/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.17869173]

If you're a good writer you're probably able to cross different genres and boundaries freely and still make something good regardless of the medium or format you end up at, right?

[Anonymous No.17869186]

>>17869173
idk but i might buy cigerettes for the first time in my life today

[Anonymous No.17869187]

>>17869173
Not necessarily, but I do and I'm a good writer.

[Anonymous No.17869199]

i'm a based retard and i just do whatever feels natural at every moment

[Anonymous No.17869203]

>>17869173
Not necessarily, no. The best writers are great prose stylists, as have a large range in terms of topics they can skillfully write about. Take Cormac McCarthy, for example; I agree with Robert Alter in saying that McCarthy's "mesmerizing power as a stylist often seems to exceed his range and insight as a novelist." This is true for most of the greats, some authors have one thing they're really good at writing about, others, not so much. Writing is very subjective (up to a point) so it doesn't really make sense to argue about such things

[Anonymous No.17869219]

>>17869186
Don’t do it bro.

[Anonymous No.17869248]

>>17869187
what territory have you covered so far

[Anonymous No.17869274]

>>17869219
okay thanks

[Anonymous No.17869299]

>>17869173
any good poets/novelists? I feel I rarely see that combo. I know Beckett and Chekhov were good prose writers and playwrights.

[Anonymous No.17869374]

>>17869173
Write what you know

[Anonymous No.17869887]

>>17869248
Travel journaling, biology, geography, geology (just like papa Humboldt), plus drama.

[@@@ No.17869910]

>>17869173
Sure

[Anonymous No.17869982]

>>17869186
Recently bought a pack after some stress. The headrush is alright and brings a sense of calm. Still have the pack after a month. Just don't overdo it

[Anonymous No.17870261]

Nah it doesn't work that way