/lit/ - Literature

>>5077264
No, it was me.
Everyone else was black, dumb, or a combination of the two, so they're all lazy cunts who voted to "read aloud" in order to get someone else to do it. And the substitute being a piece of shit INSISTED that we read aloud after, and the idea of reading silently as per the rules the teacher left was impossible at that point for some arbitrary reason.

Yes I'm mad.

Is there a name for the literary technique where a story begins in a certain situation and the rest of the story is leading up to that situation? It's meant to be a hook and it's pretty common (for instance, most Breaking Bad episodes open this way) technique. Does anyone know the name? Much appreciated.

>>2125530

You faggot, I was just about to read animal farm too.

What are some overused literary elements a novice writer should avoid?

>grade 11 geography
>girl receives quiz
>I got 7 out of 10
>what percent is that
>where's my calculator

>Decide to start reading Lovecraft
>Yesterday, while I'm out, stop and B&N
>Look in every fucking section he could possibly be in.
>Find Nothing
Also, the horror section was 90% Stephen King and Dean Koontz and 8% zombies.

What I find most difficult about writing stories is the introduction. What are some ways I can get past that?

>>1316724
Whether or not star wars books are good is irrelevant all I need to know are some star wars books that are set primarily during the time of the empire. You faggots act as if i'm asking the answer to a calculus problem.

I like the way A Dance With Dragons has been coming out within the next six months... for the last five years.

If by "like" we mean FEEL MURDEROUS RAGE