/lit/ - Literature

>>21921947
>Them having defined boundaries means ass pull shit has a small chance of happening

I've been autistically mapping out my quasi-fantasy book on excel, and still can't figure out an ending, FUCK ME

And I can't deal with begginings...
I have the main guy almost getting stabbed in the first paragraph just to pique interest and start in medias res, but it all soon turns into dreary exposition as the narrator goes on a sight seeing tour of the city (being an outsider, I need to establish where he is).
Worse, as the narrator is a hunted criminal himself (through no fault of his own), the next few chapters involve him lying low and waiting for the plot to move forward. And I've written myself into a corner with the whole stabbing thing.
Thanks for reading my blog, I'll get back to my annual writing session.

>>19448528
Well, there's this utter lack of judgement:
>>19443477

I happened to read his essay on C&P and his hatred boiled down to the pulpy style (fair enough) and to Dosto equating Raskolnikov's crime with Sonya's, since prostitution could never be on the same level as murder.
Raskolnikov's "redemption" at the end through Sonya does seem kind of shoehorned in, and it gives off the impression that he learned nothing at all through his punishment.

Nabby does make some fair points, but on an emotional level, I'd argue that it's just hard to hate Dosto, he's just too good despite his flaws.
The Idiot and Demons are much deeper anyway when it comes to the ideas he's trying to convey - on religion, suicide, the ultimate meaning of life, etc. (haven't read BK yet)