/lit/ - Literature

>>19451265
Interesting thread. I sure hope it doesn't get ruined by namefags.

>>17693391
Going back and reading this, I notice all of my typos and repetitions.
Maybe I don't have mechanical writing going for me, either.

I believe I've plateaued.

I write as a hobby. I write a lot. I write f*ction mostly, stuff that doesn't have much depths, and is just indulgent bullshit, but I enjoy it quite a bit.

My issue is that I feel that I've peaked in terms of prose. This isn't me saying that what I write is anything special, or even 'good', but more that I simply cannot find myself improving.

Day after day, I'm at my keyboard, typing out sentence after sentence, and my stuff is serviceable, but I want it to be great.

What I'm worried about, and this legitimately terrifies me, is if I've stopped improving.

I'm aware that the number one rule to improve as a writer is, obviously, to write. The second rule's to read. I do both of these things, but notice no improvement with my own work; My peers blow me out of the water, and it makes me feel inadequate.

That last bit's a me problem. I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, I know that, but are there any genuine, proven exercises to become a more proficient writer? I want to improve in all regards.

I think I'm going to do it.

I'm going to sell my soul and start writing porn for money.

Can you recover from that, or if you publish smut, is that sort of a permanent black mark on your record? Is there any chance of you advancing as an author?
Moral qualms need not apply here. I'm at a low enough point to seriously consider this, ergo, I assume I'm at a low enough point to go through with it.

What's the best way to go about turning my efforts into coin? Self-publishing on Amazon like the authors of BLACK FUTURE and Velociraptor Hunk Squad, or opening a Patreon/performing commissions?

Once again, I'm aware of the soul-draining, passion-destroying effect producing fap material will have on me. I just want to make some money.