/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.9997838]

Hey lit, bought a moleskine and now I wanna start writing some short stories, any advice?

[Anonymous No.9997851]

>>9997838
Learn to draw dicks. Draw dicks in it.

[Anonymous No.9997934]

>>9997851
I'm more interested in writing

[Anonymous No.9998419]

>>9997838

Is that pic supposed to be a joke? Guess Mark Twain was a shit writer huh?

[Anonymous No.9998601]

>>9997838
I get my best ideas when I'm not consciously trying to think of ideas. I try to keep my mind as blank as possible, and sooner or later when a vivid image word or thought pops in I try to follow a chain of association and see where it takes me.

[Anonymous No.9998632]

>>9997838
Check the local newspapers, they are often full of amusing/tragic/interesting stories that may serve as inspiration

[Anonymous No.9998863]

>>9998601
>>9998632
Good advice lads

[Anonymous No.9998882]

>leave out the parts readers tend to skip

What did he meme by this? I genuinely don't understand.

[Anonymous No.9998892]

>>9998882
he means leave out the boring bits, padding etc

[Anonymous No.9998899]

>>9997838
show don't tell xD

[Anonymous No.10000145]

don't buy a moleskine notebook you cargo-culting materialist poseur

[Anonymous No.10000313]

>>10000145
I already did and there's nothing you can do about it.

[Anonymous No.10000346]

>>10000313
Chances are that you won't do much with it, either.

[Anonymous No.10000364]

>>10000313

[Anonymous No.10000392]

try to write a descriptive paragraph on the most mundane thing you can find . Try to make it a couple of pages long.

have a section on improving your use of various curse words, curses, and epithets.

make sure that you can read your own writing.

-stream of consciousness
-historical anecdote
-argumentative essays.

[Anonymous No.10000479]

>>10000346
I'm not gambling, I'm spending my time in an enjoyable manner, try to be more positive anon, it helps.

>>10000392
Good advice as well.

I think we've had some great answers in this thread, helpful.

[Anonymous No.10000530]

>>10000479
You're right, my bad.

A notebook is easy to carry around, you could try writing outside, find a calm place or somewhere with nice view. When I did some sketches years ago, I used to go to an open theatre on top of a hill in my town, from where I had view of the whole city; I also did that twice from atop a castle wall (I was visiting Edinburgh) and another time I wrote something. Idk if you can get any ideas on what to write, but it can be inspiring to relax at a calm place with a nice view. Have fun

[Anonymous No.10000623]

>>10000530
Great, thanks for the useless post.

Please refer to your diary, thx

[Anonymous No.10000642]

>>10000623
Break a glass and eat it, sperg. Cancer to you and your family

[Anonymous No.10000650]

>>10000623
Do as the image sez, tismo.