/lit/ - Literature

Just realized all the most universally acclaimed pieces of literature are about adultery. Examples are madame bovary, anna karenina, the red and the black and so on. Did all those authors enjoy fantasising about cheating, seducing married women and what not? Also women used to be obsessed with such books? What the fuck?

Hey guys how do describe something in a way that makes the reader feel cold?
Trying to describe a winter scene.

>>17427479
That black dot is the portal to Finnegans Wake, btw.

>>14756682
Before you do, ensure you are living a Christian life, receiving Communion, and confessing your sins. Mysticism isn't something you can just get into because you're curious - if you are not prepared you will suffer serious consequences. Even if you are prepared, remember that as you move along this path you will face greater and greater temptation as satan and his angels attempt to steer you off course. Mystics such as Padre Pio even report being beaten bodily by demons.

What do people look for in an antagonist?
I've scrapped my story of 5 chapters to start again because I realised my villains are irrelevant to the story.