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3319259 No.3319259 [Reply] [Original]

What should be the motivation when writing a book/novel?

>> No.3319267

to comfort the uncomfortable and discomfit the comfortable

>> No.3319295

Finishing it.

I mean, if there's to be sort of function to it, then you should damn well be able to find it yourself. Write because you want to first and foremost.

>> No.3319318

>>3319259
to be edgy

>> No.3319450

>>3319318
llike a le anonymoos xD

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3319495

>>3319318

" . . .
we need books that affect us like a disaster, that grieve us deeply, like the death of someone we loved more than ourselves, like being banished into forests far from everyone, like a suicide. A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us."

-- Adolf Hitler

>> No.3319510

>>3319267
So basically, books should be nothing but political propaganda.

>> No.3319536

>>3319510
That doesn't make sense for the second half of the post you're replying to.

>> No.3319646

Trial of visiting as many coffe shops possible to man

>> No.3319686

CCAAASSSHHHH MOOOONNNEEEYYY.

>> No.3319777

>>3319686
Im guessing you're ironic, but is it genereally a horrendous idea to do it for money?

>> No.3319813

To express a thought or an idea, concept etc.

>> No.3319816

>>3319777
Conan Doyle did it for the money, didn't he?

>> No.3319820

God tier:
Because you enjoy it.
Good tier:
To express yourself.
Mid tier:
CASH MONEY SWAG BITCHES
Shit tier:
To impress 4chan or the world.

>> No.3319868

>>3319777
Not really, no.

>> No.3319873

>>3319820
>no for self worth/to achieve something in your shitty life

>> No.3319933

>>3319873
>>3319820
On god tier you should'va included to improve yourself, yes

>> No.3319940

>>3319933
>tfw I'm writing a book for the reason this guy posted
>>3319873

Should be god tier

>> No.3320003

>>3319940
whats it about?

>> No.3320022

to become a famous author, like david foster wallace

>> No.3320025

>>3320022
to become a famous author, like my hero, thomas pynchon

>> No.3320030

>>3320003
archetypal teenager coming of age novel revised for modern day apathetic teens

>> No.3320033

>>3320030

will gmail chat feature prominently

>> No.3320034

because you have something to say

>> No.3320035

>>3320033
nope sorry buddy

but the internet will, in some way

>> No.3320084

>>3320030
Does he have diabetus?

>> No.3320086

>>3320084
unfortunately no but it's not based in America so people will still relate

>> No.3320107

>>3320034
This.

>> No.3320126

To make money, obviously.

>> No.3320167

>>3319259
to tell a story that you need to tell.