/lit/ - Literature

> then he walked away

lel

>>4037369
>"Ahhhhhh" Luke Screamed.

You could've picked one of the many non-shitty self-published books out there. But this is /lit/, so that wasn't going to happen, obviously. Herpaderpa selfperblishunnnng is below satan's winecellar-tier.

Yawn.

>>4037448
U mad.

The best self published books I can find have mediocre prose and were proof read once. Not much to get excited over.

>>4037369
Self-publishing is nowadays much easier than publishing companies. Just look at Japanese teens spitting out physical copies of comics twice a year at their Comiket.

maybe it's a script

>>4037588
Hell, in Japan kids are writing light novels on their god damn cell phones.

I couldn't begin to fathom writing an entire book on a phone. It would be like making a wedding cake in an E Z Bake oven.

>>4037593
Light novels are really short though

>>4037588
Self-publishing is easier only because there's no quality control.

If self-publishing companies had a bot that automatically detected and rejected books with a single spelling error, it would reject more than 50% of what gets through.

>>4037597
short and awful, but still

I remember that my 4th grade teacher wrote two books that year, and that he gave us all a copy of them. I recall reading one of them, but I can't remember what I thought at the time. Funnily enough, I found them on my shelf the other day and laughed at how poorly written they were. I understand that they were written for elementary kids, but the writing is so god awful even for that age group. Both books were self-published, featuring a huge font.

>"It was foretold that a magical child would be born of both Darock and Litus. He would not only master the powers of Litus and Darock but all the other magic families too."

>>4037602
Do you exist under the illusion that traditionally published books have no spelling errors?

Every book has errors.

>>4037699
I exist under the reality where editors throw manuscripts into the trash for having spelling errors in the first few pages because it's indicative of the author not giving a fuck about quality.

And while a typo may slip by the paid proofreader now and again, it happens far less often than it does in the realm of vanity publishing-- where it happens all the god damn time because the authors are twelve years old.

Come the fuck on, man.

"Why!!!!!" Luke screamed.

>>4037549
>U mad
>>>/b/

>It's happening.
>What's happening?
>What's happening?
>You'll find out soon enough.
>What do you mean?
>Why!
>What's going on!
>Why!
>Ahhhhhh!

>>4038723
This should be a banner.

>>4038723
>>4038755
when out of context it sounds like a rape is happening

>>4037549

Look harder.

>>4038793
I actually enjoyed the audiobook of that one.

How did the light knock Luke over if light has no mass?

>>4037369
everyone in this thread are Writers or poets' with nothing published because they suck shit. And the refuse to self publish because they actually think their work is good enough to be stolen...hahah you pleb cunts

>>4039975
so how much money did you shell out to be "published?"

>>4037448
>many non-shitty self-published books
That's a good one.

>Afterwards, Luke hugged Matt as hard as he could and it looked like Matt's head was about to pop off!

>>4039987
Self-publishing doesn't have to cost money, unless you're an idiot and get books printed instead of going print on demand + ebooks.

You clearly have no idea what the fuck you're talking about, and base your prejudice on feeling alone rather than informing yourself.

>>4039987
Vanity publishing is not self-publishing. It can't be vanity publishing without a publishing house taking cash to put you out.

Self-publishing is stuff like Smashwords or Amazon's KDP.

>>4037602
>Self-publishing is easier only because there's no quality control.

lol'd

>>4037591
By the Wayans Brothers?

This reminds me of a book I wrote when I was still learning English. I wonder if I still have it.

>emerald green
This is acceptable work, that is, if done by a ten year old.

>>4037604
They still take 5-10 years to complete which makes it even worse

>>4041318

He describes colors by referencing a 256-color box of Crayola crayons.

>>4041331
The really deluxe kind, with a sharpener built into the box.

Not nearly as good as Sasha Grey's book.

he's charging $7.95 for this book

http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/hyde1981uno

what a steal!

>>4041333
>120 days of sodom
>the only book that outdoes the bible for sexual perversion and violence

Simply Epic.

>>4041333
>penetrate
>pardon my french

>a secret society comprised of professional fuckers
>"not as innocent as it seems"

Wow, this is bretty bad

>>4041378
The not as innocent as it seems bit was my favorite. Perfect example of someone just vomiting words onto the page without paying attention to what the fuck they're actually saying. How does a secret society of billionaires seem "innocent," especially after being introduced from the very beginning as sinister?

Can anyone dump bad self-published works? I need a confidence boost.

>>4041478

just go look up some fanfiction

How does one get good a writing /lit/?

>>4038723
>>Bendis speak

>>4037602
I say this as someone with impeccable spelling, judging a writer's quality by his spelling is like judging a marksman's ability based on his proficiency at hand loading ammo. It helps, but it is not necessary in the slightest because if you're good enough then someone else will do it for you.

>>4041478
>that sloppy print
0/10 wouldn't even hold hands