/lit/ - Literature

Consider Mad Men took 8-9 years of development. Though Matthew Weiner says he had an idea of where he wanted the story to go, Mad Men wasn't all planned from the start, it was developed as it went on. And Weiner wasn't alone, he worked with writers he knew and trusted and shared his vision.

Writing is hard, desu, but making a TV show is a different beast. Production design, cinematography, casting, editing, soundtrack, it all has to be perfect, not just the writing.

As far as writing is concerned, keep writing. Even the giants who seemingly cranked out masterpieces had to work had to get there. Pic related, early draft of Blood Meridian

Where'st'm'ever can I submit my short fiction?

Any good /lit/-friendly online mags that you want to recommend (or plug if they're your own)?

>>9322505
Sounds like a good technique and I think I can identify. "Mud" seems to work like scaffolding. The good work it built up around it and then removed. This first draft of Blood Meridian is a good example. It reads poorly, but all the good elements of the final draft are worked in.

Write a novel, then revise until it's good.

>>3903728

Blood Meridian is shit. Cormac can't even spell "don't" correctly.

He's a shit write. He can't write. Proof related.

>dont

>>3861882

Don't read that, OP, it's shit. Dude can't even spell.

>>3792800

He can't even spell or use punctuation; be fucking serious.

Look at this shit.