/lit/ - Literature

I've got 400 books ideas and snippets (which are cringe) on a notebook. I still can't write.
Last story I had in mind was about an enlisted young man who receives a gift from a superior (a cellphone) and realizes he can send messages to himself to the past. It wasn't really inspired by Mirai Nikki, I just like the concept and applying untold rules to make it more interesting. I envisioned the main character testing out the capabilities of the phone and making more and more hypotheses before trusting the device with his life. For example, if you send multiple messages in a row, only the first one is actually sent through time, and all the others you will send for the day won't time-travel. Sending a message to your past self doesn't always change your current circumstances, you could send a message and suddenly find yourself in the bathroom, naked, or you could send a message and nothing happened because your past self decided to ignore your advices. Using another sim card will nullify the power of the device, so you can't just change chips and call it a day, etc. I like rules.

Anyways, I'm rambling. I liked the idea and wanted to share, I guess. pic related is an OC ad and cringe I'm perfectly aware of how cringe it is but it kind of sets the mood of what I was envisioning when imagining the story.