/lit/ - Literature

>>4210209
I have something like that

I can't see the big picture. I have problems with plot, with the grand scheme of things, and I'm not talking exclusively about my writing, I'm talking about my life. I think the problems in my fiction are problems from my life. I can't look forward, nothing comes together. I can't write for more than a few paragraphs before I lose interest, focus, I can't see what's coming, I'm not sure how to care about what is coming.

How do I tap into the narrative?

Hey /lit/, where can I find older, out-of-print, books? I'm in the UK, if that helps, and the sort of thing I'd be interested in finding at the moment is early-1900s/late-1800s horror and weird fiction. Authors like Algernon Blackwood, Lord Dunsany, H. P. Lovecraft (not that he's hard to find any more), Robert W. Chambers, Clark Ashton Smith, and August Derleth.

I can find much of this stuff online, but some of it is simply impossible to find, and I'd prefer physical books anyway.

Judge my writing, /lit/

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>>2636384

Well I'm sorry that you might be socially incompetent and thus needlessly bitter toward your peers, but those of us who are capable of understanding other people have been noticing a trend. It is becoming more and more fashionable to be into reading, good movies, or obscure music, all of which require some level of artistic appreciation. Being ignorant has become very unfashionable. Of course there will always be the moronic majority, but our generation as a whole has a greater average level of knowledge and appreciation of art than previous generations, because of our improved access to vast amounts of information.

Just a word of advice, in case you really are in high school: Just because they didn't talk to you does not mean that they refused to. They might have been as shy as you are, and more comfortable with their group of established friends. Keep an open mind and talk to people. There is no reason not to make friends. If they're bad or insincere people, you can always stop talking to them, but you must give them a chance first. You will be pleasantly surprised.

A word of advice; in case you are out of high school (unlikely): Leave your house and talk to people. You might be pleasantly surprised.