/lit/ - Literature

>>23115914
That's the common wisdom, but I've heard a number of novelists suggest that quitting your job is important to making it as a writer. But every time they acknowledge how big a risk it is. The risk is what helps push you to succeed, I suppose. I'm not quitting my job, for the record.

When you're writing, do you ever recycle characters/concepts/whole blocks of prose from your previous unpublished works?

>>21375873
Yes but it's a "handle with care" issue, and rarely do authors handle them with any subtlety or nuance. Like if you wanted to do something on racism, for instance, you shouldn't treat others different from you badly while also realizing that societal hegemony and culture are important.

>>20885199
You brainlets somehow figure out how to use the Internet...why can't a snake?
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>>20810662
No I don't have this problem. I note what notice as far as techniques, for example last night I marked a word because I noticed it had a connotation with the end of the opening chapter. But I wouldn't say I'm deconstructing it so hard that I can't enjoy the story. It helps me appreciate the work if anything.