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23267616 No.23267616 [Reply] [Original]

It took him only six weeks to write the first draft of his debut novel.

What is your excuse now?

>> No.23267637

I write literary fiction, not genre slop.

>> No.23267661

You really can’t put a time frame on these things. The novel isn’t even a viable commercial product anymore anyway. It’s almost purely something you write for the sport of it. So write at whatever pace you like. But understand that as a writer there’s some wisdom to gained in publishing, so maybe try that sooner rather than later if you know you want to be a writer.

>> No.23267797

>>23267616
How are his books? True Detective S1 is phenomenal but it was a fluke

>> No.23269438

It’s literally a pretty hefty reworking of another novel he wrote about the aftermath of hurricane Katrina or something. He talked about it with Dan Harmon. It likely would have taken him much longer if he started from zero.

>> No.23269442

>>23267797
It’s not a fluke. He just hasn’t sat down long enough to think about something awesome again. Season 3 showed he still had it. But, we probably won’t see something great from him for a while. Probably when he gets old and starts worrying about his legacy.

>> No.23269457

>>23267797
S2 mogs.

>> No.23270329

>>23267797
Galveston is a pretty good read. Some it is pretty ham-fisted and schlocky, but overall it's a pretty good read. Pizzolatto has a real knack for surprising you with pretty deep aphorisms and also portraying the harsher realities of life in a way that is frank and informed.

>> No.23270402

>>23267616
His name is literally Pizz(a)-(m)ulatto.

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23270699

Nigga wrote this in a day.

>> No.23270744

I once wrote about 40,000 words in three days. But it was for a fanfic so it doesn't count.

>> No.23270776

>>23267616
I want to be an author but not sure what application I should use. I use Ubuntu if that matters, hard to use Word

>> No.23272353

>>23267797
S2 was great it just got shredded by critics because it revealed too many things about LA, where all the critics live.
S3 was senile boomkino.

>> No.23272356

>>23270776

emacs bro

>> No.23272527
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>>23270329


I CONCUR IN THAT HE HAS A SENTENTIOUS STYLE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE BOONS THAT MAKE HIM LITERARILY RELEVANT, SAVING HIM FROM FALLING INTO THE GENRE KITSCH SCHLOCK CESSPIT; I HAVE NOT READ ANYTHING BY PIZZOLATTO, BUT IT IS EVIDENT FROM «TRUE DETECTIVE», AND FROM THE CINEMATIC ADAPTATION OF «GALVESTON».

«GALVESTON» (2018) IS AN EXCELLENT CINEMATIC OPVS.

WHAT LITERARY WORKS BY PIZZOLATTO WOULD YOU RECOMMEND ME TO READ?

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>>23267616
this is that faggot who plagiarized Ligotti, right?

>> No.23273881

>>23270776
Pen and notebook.

>> No.23273907

>>23267616
My excuse is I don't take cocaine or any other drugs.

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>>23267616
The type of writing I enjoy isn't commercially viable. Like >>23267661 said I mostly do it for sport and my own enjoyment and I think that should be the mindset most anon's write with. Maybe one day I'll get a reading and if I'm lucky a production staged at a community/volunteer theater for a few of the play's I've written, since I have a fairly decent sense of character, and the passions which lead to conflict, but that's a decade or two down the road, if at all. I certainly have no delusions about myself as a writer, if that's what you're asking.

>> No.23273983

>>23273931
>>23267661
so since you aren't looking to publish it for money surely you've posted it online for everyone to read for free since you're so confident in your ability and that the only fact it wouldn't sell is that there just isn't a market for it, yeah?

>> No.23274225

>>23272527
>>23267797
>How are his books?
Galveston is a solid piece of crime fiction. If you like crime fiction, you'll enjoy it. He's got the "touch," his stuff feels authentic - the characters, the dialogue, the crime situations - not contrived, tryhard, or overly hyped-up in the manner of some would-be crime fiction writers.

With that said, it's not a great book, but it's a solid, enjoyable read.