/lit/ - Literature

lord of the flies

So which books dive into the idea that once we die we will not lose consciousness but will forever remain concsious of life and the eternal pain afforded to it?

Sup /lit/,

20 year old douche bag who finally realizes that college really isn't a joke; but a black comedy.

Right now I'm stuck in between majors, Liberal Arts (LOLHIPSTERFAG) and my true calling, Funeral Services.

My advisor told me straight up to just drop the idea of Funeral Services and focus on my Lib Arts degree with a minor in English.

I can't do a desk job, I have no intention of looking for a job.

Basically, I want to write a really engaging (see : bestselling), good, (see : bestselling), novel and hopefully get it published (see : farfetched dream).

So aside from all the vampire/beast/romance bullshit, what's hot and marketable?

If possible, I really would like to publish a brutally honest short story or novella about life as modern day fuck-up and see if any publishers bite.

If it helps, my literary tastes range from Chuck Palahniuk, Anthony Burgess, Jeff Lindsay (more like the first Dexter Novel), That one famous series about that wizard with a facial scar, Eoin Colfer, Vonnegut, Dahl, and Christopher Moore.

any ideas?