/lit/ - Literature

>>19046095
There's no point in it, I just wanted to blogpost about it before moving on. It's annoying to be talked down to by someone pushing a "by-the-book" approach, but what can you do?
>>19046087
I'm sure they've read books on writing. This guy cited these "books on writing" multiple times in the critique so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on that one at least.
> In fiction, adverbs are discouraged by most books on the subject. Adverbs tend to prop up verbs with resulting weak forward movement of the plot. Fiction is about action communicated through strong verbs. I use Google to try to find stronger verbs and avoid the need for adverbs.
>just use a thesaurus bro

>>18796966
>reading atm
Solaris by Lem (almost finished)
>put down for a bit
Napoleon the Great by Roberts. It's fucking long! and I needed a break for a few SFF books.
>what have I quit reading? (recently I'm assuming)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Shirer is the most notable one I guess. I hope I finish the book on Napoleon.

>>18716256
whatever - houellebecq