Who buys these books to warrant so many publishers pushing them out? how much are companies money laundering?
>>24726600Porn and other jewish influences.
>>24726600Autogynephilia from overdosing on pornography. In pornography, the centrality of the woman is palpable, the medium behind the message, people are conditioned to find narrative from motion pictures at a young age- and than culturally acclimate by sympathizing as the protagonist- defining a good guy, a bad guy, a plot, a climax. This is subconsciously applied to porn. More often than not the female is determined as the protagonist, than without conscious thought out of habit, put themselves in the shoes as the protagonist. They jerk off and imagine themselves as a nubile young woman filled with hard throbbing cocks. They have become the pinnacle of desire, which stands in stark contrast to the male and his throwaway nature. The fetish consumes them and escales, they chase after the unattainable. It’s not possible to become a young nymph filled with cocks, but they cannot help but chase after the infinite. They go like a moth into the flame
I want to create a battalion of right-wing FtMs
>>24727504how? they're literally all invalids because the hormone therapy destroys their bones. half of them need canes to walk before they're 30.
>>24727483It is. Now bent over so I can stick a red hot screwdriver up your sphincter
Big, juicy encyclopedic novels where the author flexes their knowledge on all sorts of subjects, please? Doesn't even need to be tightly woven into the story. I just love when writers go off on history, art, science, society, whatever.I love stuff like Lost Illusions, Les Misérables, In Search of Lost Time, and Life: A User's Manual for that exact reason.
>>24727407Moby Dick does this to an autistic degree
>>24727407Burton (though Anatomy of Melancholy is not really a novel), Huysmans, MannSeconding Moby-Dick. Maaaaybe Confidence-Man
>>24727407
The Meme Trilogy is all very good especially since you like to read encyclopedic knowledge the same way i do where its the author intentionally trying to be obnoxious (Gravity's Rainbow) or just showing offThe Recognitions (William Gaddis) is more autistically allusive than Melville in Moby Dick and Gaddis continued to use encyclopedic knowledge as his career went onJoseph McElroy is encyclopedic and has this weird quality of his writing where i have no idea whats going on at almost all times but i keep turning the page. would recommend History a Paraphrase and Women and Men if you can find themi do not really enjoy William Vollman but he has many many books that are encyclopedicobv these books are massive undertakings and i have, go figure, encyclopedic interests. Stephen Moore is a critic thats on our wavelength so look up interviews with him like this one since they namedrop more underground encyclopedic novels => https://thecollidescope.com/2021/01/03/giddy-for-gaddis-an-interview-with-steven-moore/all told however the brightest minds in any field are encyclopedic. Lyam Thomas Christopher w/ his Kabbalah Magic book is, Alexander and Sadiku's Fundamentals of Electric Circuits quotes literary people all over the place, Simon Schama's Citizens (history of french revolution) is too. happy reading man. i love it when authors yap too. you will be a genius!!!!!
Books with this feel?
>>24727261Leaf by Niggle
>>24727461>author thinks he is clever>creates character to explain how clever he is>character is a useful idiot>author assume character is smarter than reader>so character explains everything to the reader>mainly explains how clever the author is>because author can not imagine his reader understandingA word of advice, in the future when you get triggered, just ask the anon who triggered you to explain. Worst case is you learn something and don't come across like a moron.
>>24727471I was probing for an explanation with my questions. You were being a monosyllabic tard, by answering 1 sentence at a time.Now you explain, and your explanation doesn't make any sense. It's a jumble of buzzwords by someone who is attempting to dodge a real explanation. The author "thinks he's clever"? In what way?He creates a character to explain how clever he is? Helward does not do a lot of explaining in the book. In fact, he mostly asks questions. And when he's challenged to think outside of the box, he often struggles to adapt to new ideas, opting to remain with the status quo. Or go down the path of least resistance. Helward is a man without answers.>author assume character is smarter than readerDefinitely not. Helward is just kind of average in this story. He has his talents, sure. But so does everyone. He's no one exceptional, he's no philosopher, he's no great thinker. >so character explains everything to the readerAnd he certainly doesn't do that.Now I'm wondering if you read the book at all. Or if you just got on /lit/ and chose a random book to shit on for the lulz.
>>24727485>he needs a useful idiot to explain it to him>can't even conceive of being wrong>was told very simply and directly how to not be retard>doubles down on stupid >because no useful idiot to explain it>because retardlol.
>>24727485You might want to look into what a useful idiot is (or just think about the phrase a bit) before going on.
Learning From Web Novels EditionStubbed >>24717589>What is /wng/ — Web Novel General?A general for readers and authors involved or interested in the growing phenomenon of 'web novels', serialized English fiction posted to websites such as: Royal Road, Webnovel, Scribblehub, Wattpad, Archive of Our Own, Spacebattles, HFY, various personal author websites, and more>Why read web novels?Not for prose or tight editing or deep themes, frankly. As a whole, web novels are infamous for content sprawl and pacing issues. If you enjoy having millions of words to sink your teeth into to get to know the world and characters, though, you may be interested. Keeping up with other readers on a weekly basis to discuss the story's events unfolding is another perk, in the same way discussing an ongoing TV show might be.>Why write web novels?Ease of access & potential for Patreon earnings. Many successful authors gain an audience on their website of choice and funnel their readers into a Patreon. See graphtreon.com/top-patreon-creators/writing for an idea of what some are earning.Also, once an author has earned a fanbase, transitioning into an Amazon self-publishing career is several orders of magnitude easier than starting 'dry'.>Advice for Noobs!Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24727303>Waifu A>IsekaiI can't judge, because I wouldn't even touch it with a 10-foot pole
>>24727216This is the kind of prose AI comes up with. The problem isn't that there are passages like this here and there, it's that every passage in the story is like this.
>>24727422I mean, I understood how onlyfans could serve gooners with content for money. This feels similar. But for some reason I thought there would be no market for it.
>>24727216AI prose has this weird, infinite positivity. Every line is like sung in a musical, just nonstop hypest moment ever. Every character is super nice and playful. It's repulsive
>>24727482Subbing $5 or $10 a month is nothing to a lot of people, especially to get the niche story they enjoy at regular intervals.
Perhaps we were too harsh on the Greeks…for years I sifted through the Symposium, offhand references to Ganymede, and even dialogue in Cicero, but then I saw this picture, and I understood the Greeks intuitively…
>>24727498took u years huh? yikers
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>>24727278It's a manifestation of the grace God gives all humans
>>24725438It's a very long story. Though it's a shame you can't choose the family you're born into
I enjoy listening to this radio station as I sleep: https://onlineradiobox.com/ca/cbux909/
This is also a very relaxing field sounds album.
>>24722410>do not let it languish like a puppy crawling in an alley next to a Golden Dragon Buffet. it will not last long there before becoming kung pao.Lol
"High School Girlfriend" editionPrevious: >>24707466/wg/ AUTHORS & FLASH FICTION: https://pastebin.com/ruwQj7xQRESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS: https://pastebin.com/nFxdiQvCPlease limit excerpts to one post.Give advice as much as you receive it to the best of your ability.Follow prompts made below and discuss written works for practice; contribute and you shall receive.If you have not performed a cursory proofread, do not expect to be treated kindly. Edit your work for spelling and grammar before posting.Violent shills, relentless shill-spammers, and grounds keeping prose, should be ignored and reported.(And maybe double-space your WIPs to allow edits if you want 'em.)Simple guides on writing:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24727030I'm ... but I'm addicted to alcohol... what can I do???
>>24727014The brain exist and functions within the balance of your own biology, exposing youself to sunlight, exercising, and eating right has an enourmous impact on your mental health and is very much able to improve your performance and cure your depression. Theres a milion studies that have succesfully linked mind and body.
>>24727065Addicted is the right word. Good on you for being up front with it. My father is a biologist and has studied pro bono the mechanisms of how alcohol interacts with the body for like 15 years. It's not only mind poison, but, unbeknownst to most people. It produces a proven physiological addiction. Since it's an addition, our only recourse is to treat it as one. Abstinence, 0 leniency, and group therapy. Godspeed anon, love yourself, and I hope in 2 or 3 years, u dont come to look back with hatred for your present self.
is of 'worm' prose a good inspiration for absolute begginer?
>>24723690They all look like shit.
how do you guys keep disciplined with your reading during footballs season?
>>24726112A distraction for cattle.
>>24725255Sports would be infinitely more tolerable if it wasn't 80% commercials.
>>24726460No, I'm not Muslim, I think Sneyking and Cr1t are good players and Cr1t has been playing pro Dota forever and hasn't won a TI and I think he deserves a win, everyone knows he's one of the best position 4 players. I mainly just thought it'd be nice to finally see Cr1t win a TI after trying for so many years, although apparently Ame hasn't ever won a TI before either and he's been around a long time too, so if XG won then that'd be cool because maybe it would make China more interested in Dota and increase the game's player population, idk
>>24726301Yeah, but only your mom's
>>24723783Football is the default interest of normies. Today, people are only mildly cognizant of sports. "Did you see how the false nine's decoy run creates the vertical passing lane for the inverted winger's underlapping run?" Shut the fuck up.
Is a 0.999... inch line the same as a 1 inch line?
>>24727227Off topic, but we give TsundeRies some slack. Yes, it is.
>>24727481It is a Xeno reference.
Post /lit/ quotes that you consider to be ironic.
>>24727440You are right where you belong.
>>24727402Based>>24727419Cringe
>>24727419As opposed to a stereotypical person of another nation huh?
>>24727419Twain made it American, Hawthorne and Melville kept things old world, wrote in their style using their ideas and mostly reduced America to plot.
This board feels like arguing with two old lovers stuck in bins while one guy loudly screeches in a chair and pisses himself, and makes as much noise as possible, and everything is dying slowly. Everything is turned grey. And we’re out of pain killers.
>>24727390>/lit/ does not read and makes threads about authorsTrue>/mu/ listens to music and talks about musiciansSlow your roll, friend
>>24727405My roll? Guessing that is some /mu/ism, I don't spend much time there and it has been at least a decade since I have known their memes.
I dunno, guys, I've been on 4chan since 2008 and I don't really feel the desire to leave. I don't even think /lit/ is that bad, really. I'm not bothered by the site, I love this place, it's nice to talk freely without having to have what you say attached to a name or a personality.I'll be here until they shut the site down, and I don't think /lit/ is dead, or dying any time soon.
>>24727416Show me one (1) /lit/ post that of worth
>>24722857>Yeah /lit/ is dying./lit/ isn't dying, the quality of poster is dying. If every board is complaining about this, then it's largely attributable to the newer waves of posters.Young newfags are too angry and have too short an attention span. They don't make for fun or interesting posters.
What is some dark academia literature?
>>24722099goth femboy clique
>>24724086Is that fucking DeS?
>>24725229The body type doesn't matter hugely for this purpose beyond personal preference. Just an athletic girl who is into competitive sports.
>>24722212>The Secret by Donna TarttAbsolutely
R F Kuang’s Katabasis”. Is basically “Dark Academia” mixed with fantasy. The author went to Georgetown, Oxford, Cambridge, and now Yale, so she has experience with “Ivy League” academia. The writing quality is closer to the later Harry Potter books rather than Henry James or Nabokov, although the writing quality may be a bit beyond the later Harry Potter books. There are a lot of references to various Philosophers and Mathematicians, etc., and theories about logic etc.
Tomorrow morning 10:00am BST the Character and Theme requirements of will be released.You will have until Monday 23:59 BST to write and submit. Submit via rentry.co – you can change the url of your submission to your story name to be identified easily. Your writing must reflect the Character and Theme requirements – the character requirement doesn’t have to be your main character and the theme can be creatively interpreted, but those who just ignore it will not be voted for. No word count, but anything over three thousand is most likely going to drag and no one wants to read your novel. To submit, reply in the thread with your rentry.co url using a tripcode (Namefield: Name + “#” + Password).ANONS feel free to submit! We will just use the no.# on the reply to identify your story. If you submit you should leave meaningful feedback for at least two other stories. Put in what you want back. There aren’t many places on this planet to get raw, no filter feedback, and it’s the best way to keep sharp and improve. And let’s not circle-jerk each other. Empty, positive platitudes do NOT count as a critique. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24726406I don't blame him for the level of engagement he got
>>24726520Nothing stopping you from writing a proper critique now. I don’t see what you see in his work at all.
>>24709645>>24725648>Prose with line breaksA poorly executed story that tries to hide from its inanity by pretending to be poetry. Playing with fragmentary sentence structure and retarded anthropomorphizing (“flags in a soil of fear”) would be forgivable if it wasn’t literally stretched thin by retarded formatting. Worst of all, you’re now samefagging in a desperate attempt to get some kind of praise. It was shit, and you know it was shit, and you should feel embarrassed to try and force people to find something nice to say about it.
>>24709234>it wasn’t something whose various bits were lost in the deep black vitreous fluid of my subconscious, and whose frayed and tangled threads I could eventually stitch back together, reconstitute through careful labour.I agree with Heng about your great verbal jets, but you should have cooled them for this sentence.First of all, it’s a sprawling description of what something ISN’T, which is kinda unnecessary.Second, the MC’s internal monologue already sounds like this—>all the strange scabbed flesh, all the gross mycotic difference, is stored on the inside,—so it shouldn’t be coming from Bruce too.Third, this is the 7½th sentence and you’re already hitting the abstraction throttle.Before we don the device and enter the memoryscape, the story should be as concrete and stable as possible.>It gave a sensation a little like realising your phone isn’t in your pocket:Bruce is a journaling mad scientist, divulging his latest invention by the glow of a fireplace.How jarring to hear so COMMON a frustration from him!If this was a longer piece, with more time to develop Bruce, his comparison could gel instead of stick out.A past author wrote an eccentric/evil genius character back in March—meteor’s “Dr. Kittle” was so striking and well-defined that I still remember him (https://rentry.co/y5289rey).>An unsettling impression – like the hard autistic menace you feel when you walk into a pitch-black room.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>24726877>samefaggingEh, doubtful. I think if Tik was still lurking he'd thank heng and others for their unadvisedly charitable reads. But maybe there's layers to the art of samefaggery.
I can't keep this to myself anymore. Blood Meridian is an underrated masterpiece and I am tired of pretending otherwise.
>>24726530>>24726531terrible bait
>>24726688Rude...>>24726721Made you bite, at least.
i forced myself to finish itits only popular becuase people are making tiktok edits out of it since they like anything edginess just like dexter the tv show is booming now, same reason.
>>24727213Dexter is popular because it has a new series. And at least Dexter has an element of goofy that works well with the edge. Cum Meridian is pure edgeslop.
>>24727213It regularly features near the top in both the /lit/ and r/books top 100 books of all time, or pick any other list and you'll find it. Its popularity on TikTok is a very recent phenomenon.
I can read a Harry Potter book in a day, but reading something with a denser style and actual substance takes fucking long, and is exhausting, especially informative or interesting nonfiction. After reading 30 minutes of a book like The Secret Teachings of all Ages, I can continue to read attention-wise, but my brain actually takes in and understands stuff much more slowly, up to the point that its kinda useless to read on.Its better to actually understand what you read, but it makes the process of finishing a book take soooo fucking long.What do?
>>24727395get up, make some tea, read a poem, watch an episode of beavis and butthead, stare out of the window, and after 10 minutes head back to your desk. that's what i do.
>>24727395Talk to someone about what you read, it'll illuminate the depths of the ideas and give you a deeper appreciation and motivation. In ideal circumstances, you'll be able to predict the direction of the book (or provide divergent ideas for comparison) which will make it easier to read. If you dont have a friend, try journaling
