/lit/ - Literature

>>3849629
Just did a few days ago.
Feels naked, man.

>>3849618
>kick the shitty nic addiction
>lift

These detract from my writing and are thus counter-productive.

>>3849559
>looks
Would you give me your money, /lit/? Do I -look- like a good writer?

>>3848768
HA!
You funny.

>>3845944
I'm laughing pretty hard right now, fucking Underground Man.

>>3845347
Changed my life. Doesn't start making sense until page 200. Make sure you read ALL the endnotes.

>>3845109
>Not one sailor hat in OP's "What I got".
Dammit, OP, you almost got it!

>>3829229
Fuck, I wish I was working on short stories instead of a massive novel I'm only halfway complete with.

All the short stories I've written prior to this are pretty crap.

>>3828660
There was a typo in there, sorry.
>Believes I have to writing chops to be a respected author
is supposed to be:
>He believes I have the* writing chops to be a respected author

So really it was:
>Writes shit
>Gets praised
>Thinks dad is lying or an uncultured swine

>>3828661
I have the*
Sorry.

>>3828647
She beat the crap out of me regularly and would bang her head against the tile when my dad would ground her for bringing random guys to the house to bang.
She's cool now, but when we were teens she was a selfish asshole.

One more:
>Short story Western I wrote gets published at my Community College Literature Journal.
>Parts 2 and 3 were cut.
>Mom takes a look at it.
>Hides how disturbed she is by the fact that I included a brutal decapitation scene.
>Tells me she liked the part in the beginning where the son and father spent time together.
>Probably didn't want to outright tell me she hated it because she thinks I'll murder her.
I just wanted to throw down an emotionally descriptive murder scene that would sweeten the lead character's path towards redemption.

>>3828615
She deserves it.

>>3828548
>Dad finds my 350+ page manuscript
>Reads foreword
>Believes I have to writing chops to be a respected author
>The foreword was complete shit and something I casually added after the first ten chapters to remind myself of what kind of world I created
>Can no longer trust father's opinions

>>3828180
If my sister wasn't four years older than me, I would've done the same to her at fourteen. Sisters suck.

>>3828507
Some days are better than others. But I'm getting into heavier narratives within the plot now, and I'm looking for ways to procrastinate so as to avoid the challenges before me.

>>3827145
I'd say not quite, though the example you described is something I would consider far from ideal for the developing mind of a child. All I'm trying to convey is the importance of teaching our kids the value of focusing on one task at a time, instead of jumping through a massive set of distractions throughout the day.

Can't tell you how much I wish I had the discipline to sit at my computer to write, and then do nothing but that. I'm not at that point yet. I find myself constantly being distracted by social media, online image boards, useless youtube videos; and I didn't grow up with an iPad.

>>3827758
I used to simply like them up until I saw 'em in person. Their live performances are other-wordly.

>>3827563
I put this on my Amazon wishlist after watching his interview on the Daily Show. The content described looked super insightful, so I'm glad someone on /lit/ was able to confirm as such. Thanks anon.

>>3827929
>"Is this a Sumerian Symbol?"
>Continue walking.

>>3826528
It started off strong but lost steam around the point where the doctor started touting his bad sense of humor. I would've really liked to see where you would've gone with the idea of a guy having literally "six sperms" and the doctor staying deadpan the whole way through.

>>3826739
Just ordered it off Amazon, OP. It best get my dick rock hard in horror.

>>3826654
You have killed the joke and I'm no longer pleased.

>>3826301
You know, there are quite a few people who have finished IJ in its entirety and came away from the story with a renewed perspective on life. It's hard to believe, I know, but it is the truth.