/lit/ - Literature

>>21634202
This is just pure cope. I wasn't asking why people here write, I was asking why everyone's writing is so bad and why it's almost always the same couple of stories being told. I don't expect all or even most writers here to be good, but they shouldn't ALL be this bad. I spent about a year on this board never really engaging with /wg/, so when I finally did, it was surreal seeing all the so-called intellectuals all sharing one braincell when it came to actually writing something themselves.

If you enjoy writing just for fun and have no intention of publishing that's A-okay, but if you want to write something worth reading you have to reckon with feedback and constructive criticism even when the going gets rough. Most of the criticism on this board sucks too, unfortunately; that's inevitable because it's the blind leading the blind.

>does this anon live life?

Yes; I've published two novels and I'm working on the third, feedback for my current WIP has been phenomenal. I'll probably shill the hell out of it here when I publish it since it's a massive improvement from my first two novels. This board is terrible for writing advice, but at least whenever I have any doubts about whether my writing is up to snuff I can come here and instantly feel better upon seeing how much worse it could be.

I've also seen (rarely, but I have seen them) perfectly decent writing get torn to shreds on this board, which makes me think there's some crab-bucketing going on here.

>>21021361
Contemporary writers only embrace prosaic middle-school prose because they aren't capable of writing in a loftier manner with any degree of skill.

Being a prose stylist requires an admirable command of the English language, which demands effort and study, so it's no surprise that the writing community has adopted the path of least resistance with this "le invisible prose" horseshit.

>>20787296
>Marx
>Harry potter
And r*dditniggers wonder why everyone makes fun of them..