/lit/ - Literature

>>22612884

Recc a book with a lot of sexual encounters but isn't smut

>>22175862
This is nigh on exactly what I was looking for. Thanks, anon!

>>22175936
I was reading Lovecraft stories, Dracula, and other gothic horror long before bloodborne ever existed and I loved them.

Japan Studio hardly “plagiarized” gothic horror. Rather, they created the perfect, quintessential homage to the genre itself and effortlessly spliced it with cosmic horror. Western developers and artists cannot compete because the people who understand the genre best are not being funded, and so an outside perspective is the only one meeting the niche. There is absolutely NOTHING that can compete with bloodborne on the masterful levels of its careful artwork, employ of historical and religious elements, themes, and horrific designs. This is to say nothing of the multi-compositional, yet fully unified soundtrack that perfectly encapsulates everything about the genre and gives professional film composers a series of impotent conniptions. There is only one negative to bloodborne and that is that Sony refuses to release it to PC or unlock its shitty 30fps rate.

>>22102412
>Character and plot notes
Okay, fine.
>worldbuilding
Utterly worthless.

>>22102462
This sounds like you’re making excuses to justify an utter lack of discipline. If you can’t put in the work, don’t call yourself a writer.

But you CAN do it. Just stop jerking off and do what needs to be done.

>>22050322
It’s a matter of priorities. Obviously your wife, financial stability, and subject of study are more important to you than publishing. We have limited time and energy and must pick our battles or else we get burned out. You need to come to terms with the fact that you will have to give up certain things while other more important things take up your time - nobody can do everything. But circumstances eventually change and you might not be in this situation forever. I would dedicate your energy to your wife and your education with fullness and focus in the meantime, since this will help your overall mental health. Don’t worry so much about writing and publishing right now; there will be plenty of time for that later.

If you absolutely must write to feel like you’re improving/not going rusty, try journaling or writing poetry. I did this a few years ago when I was going to school and working full time, and it helped me tremendously.

>>22004547
she cute

>>21982716
No(ggerman)

G2-07. The 05 is like nails on a chalkboard. Much too sharp of a point to drag across paper.

>>21724838
why do so many fantasy readers hate women?

>>21204323
You forgot about him

Every time I read or just think about Lovecraft, I immediately imagine him screaming like a mad man and calling his cat to save him every time he sees a sea creature.
WHY IS THAT SO FUNNY TO ME

>>21002152
>t. communist gaslighter
>>21001939
it's impossible
if such a place existed, it would have already be full of nazis, cannibals, pedophiles, islamic radicals, and all kinds of people who were not mentally diseased enough to be co-opted to the Anti-Racist Anti-Sexist Anti-Bigot team

p.s. it's part of why the internet exists in the first place, as otherwise you could have just >typewritten
>handwritten
>xeroxed
>mimeographed
>printed on your 1450's printing press
your beloved novel you poured your blood, sweat, and semen in -- and just hand it out to anyone interested... and the worst thing that would have happened is the bishop coming over and having a talk with your parents (or hit you over the head with his crosier)
and that is just unacceptable.

dis nigga do be looking kinda fruity though ngl fr

>>20958336
>Mfw nowadays horror literature is made up of Lovecraft, Lovecraft’s friends and Lovecraft’s fans