/lit/ - Literature

I'll just leave this here...

Ok, I got several questions that will likely kick up a hornet's nest in here but they have been bugging me, so here I go.

1. How do you define the boundaries between things like : Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, Science Fantasy, Fantasy, (and any other big ones I may have missed along those lines) ?

2. I have seen many conflicting versions of The Mohs Scale Of Science Fiction Hardness. What key elements do you use when making distinctions?
(Is consistency an element here or does it apply to all stories?)

3. Where do you put Psionics in these things?
Does it break down differently by sub powers like Telepathy, Empathy, Telekinesis(Psychokinesis), Teleportation, Pyrokinesis, if so how?
Do you see Psionics = Magic?

Lastly I do not want to turn into a ya or nay poll, I want this to be a discussion to better understand WHY we categorizes these the way we do. As it seems to have a significant impact of how the reader expectations are formed and that can make or break some books. (Also I see this more about story elements. So other medians can be covered from this angle, but be sure to label it and consider what median is used as it does further effect the public expectations.) Thanks and let the civil discussion begin!

I like science fiction, but when it comes to literature, I've never really gone into anything beyond the early 20th century. I'm thinking of getting into Arthur C. Clarke, since 2001 is one of my favorite science fiction movies, but I'm not sure if I should start with that or not. Is there another Clarke novel lit might recommend for me? Or is there a different science fiction author you'd recommend over Clarke for my first foray into modern science fiction?

This is the official /lit/ Fantasy General Thread.

If you see anyone discussing fantasy elsewhere please direct them here.

>Roleplayan
>Not improvan intellect
>Wonderan whether to talk about Borges and Poe
>Readan for fun

Keep it classy, folks.

>ITT

Pic pretty accurately describes current dialogue.

>>2187747

I honestly don't even know what to do with a tripcode.

How did /sci/ get D&E's? Is it cos of science?

Short essay time, /lit/!

We're all on holidays/will be on holidays soon, and writing essays is like riding a bike. You will never forget, but your bike will get rusty.

Pick one of these subjects and write a quick essay:

1. Despite being completely anonymous, there is a relatively high quality of punctuation, grammar and spelling on 4chan, even on topics where the thread will last less than fifteen minutes. Discuss.

2. Define these terms in your own words:
a] Hipster
b] Pretentious
c] Postmodernism
Do the definitions of these words change depending on context? For instance, in regular conversations v. talking on /lit/?

3. Is there less of a drive in society at large to strive for intellectual pursuits, or is this just a perceived trend among moral panic-mongers?

4. High school education. Discuss.

5. Is readability an important factor when choosing a book?

6. Discuss Jonathan Franzen's Ten Rules of Writing:
http://onehundredonebooks.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/jonathan-franzens-10-rules-of-writing/

Come on, /lit/, I though you guys knew your stuff.

Is it because it's sci-fi? It's because it's sci-fi, isn't it?

Myup.

>>1875877

>>1850831
He is pathetic creature, best left to his own devices. He feeds on attention, so if we ignore him he will go away to a book club somewhere.

>>1831495
Fine.

Literary wankitude. /lit/ is full of it.

u just jelly

deal with it

>>1130644
If you're already in doubt, don't do it. You write firstly for you, not for the market. So if you're worried about what people are going to think, don't write at all.

Or try to write the next great American novel, like thousands of others, and look down your nose at people who do what they enjoy. You seem to have gotten that part right already.

pew pew jetpacks.
sci-fi ftw

I would like to learn how to write. As in, write a book. I'm not really looking for trying to create my own style. To be honest, I have an author with a style I would really like to pick up.

Anyone good any ideas for someone who wants to become a decent writer?

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SciFiGhetto

What's your opinion on this matter, /lit/?

>>496654