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9287526 No.9287526 [Reply] [Original]

Greatest writers were very autobiographical
>Pessoa
>St Augustine
>Proust
>Melville
Except Melville they all had "boring". So why there is this opinion on /lit/ that writing about own life is bad? My suffering is only thing that interests me, so should i not write anything? I also think my experiences and thoughts may be universal in some way. Only way i am afraid is exposing too much without disguising it, what could ruin my relations with family and friends in future

>> No.9287530

*"boring" lives

>> No.9287556

>>9287526
>boring lives
Maybe, but their insights on said lives are anything but boring.
Basically you can do it if you're a literary genius. If you're not, I don't know, write about robots, orcs and relationships.

>> No.9287575

>>9287526
>So why there is this opinion on /lit/ that writing about own life is bad?

its meme. it's some criticism that if you write what you live, you are not doing literature but just being a huge faggot without a talent. it's a bit understandable at some point but totally stupid if you take this too serious.

>> No.9287729

>>9287526
>Pic
Kys yourself.

>> No.9287736

>>9287729
file was named "fernando pessoa", so i thought its just his photo, sorry anon