/lit/ - Literature

Okay thanks for the attention i apologize for burdening you with my worries .
Ron Paul ain't that bad
i don't live in Texas or Kansas so neither he or his son represent me
But at least they add to the discussion unlike their peers
But it is my belief that representation only facilitates laziness

i am going to go numb my brain with vidya games

>>3860793
ya i saw that vice ep it encouraged me to read more articles. did u see the one about smoking in Indonesia similar problem people think they can cure cancer by smoking

>>3860702
pic was the only one that dealt with reading
also schools don't really educate our children there are more and more illiterate graduating from high school and our teachers couldn't careless if the people in their classes learn as long as they get a pay check
>>3860703
whats /r/atheist?

i thought that a group of people who read literature might want to discuss the decline of said /lit/
there are few good books being written and people couldn't care less as long as they can discuss Kim and Kanye's baby

also just bought brave new world is that related to my subject?

Dear e/lit/ists,
I am of the opinion that illiteracy is the bane of civilization. I think the growth of the illiterate population signals the fall of culture and society.
Recently i have read articles talking about how Jihadis in Afghanistan and Philippines are using children as suicide bombers and child soldiers, and are able to fill their heads with ridiculous ideas (like suicide vest only kill the other people) because they are illiterate and uneducated.
I fear that the culture of illiteracy is on the rise. People are growing more and more willing to not read, they accept information blindly simply so they don't need to read and educate themselves. I fear that for all the good the internet has done it is being used as a tool by the uneducated to facilitate their illiteracy and spread their ignorance.

I bring this issue up because i wish to ask how can we fight illiteracy? and am i over reacting?

>>3859262
so good baby
damn that's dirty two time'n me
but i like dirty
u know what i like don't u

>>3859272
sry man it was just a joke u know like
do u even lift?
u know cause they are audio books

>>3859243
i see three major themes in the future of lit u tell me if they are vanguard enough for you.
Art- someone eats some Mcdonalds craps it into a kindle and then ask what u think of his work
Politics- Religious conservatives and anarchist will join forces to create a manifesto in where people shoot it out and god sorts it out
Culture- people will fight depression with drugs, addiction with mysticism, and disappointment with apathy
So am i edgy yet?
also pic is my book cover

>>3859240
OmG LoL
yes yes oh your god yes
thats the spot dont stop

>>3859230
I love frank Herbert. i only just started reading foundation be Asimov, but Herbert still better. i really enjoyed the first ring world novel so i must mention Larry Niven

>>3859175
>>3859209
>Dat pic
Bro do you even read?

>>3858363
because if i wrote a story with no protagonist no conflict no climax and no ending then it might be unique but it would still be shite

>>3857112
i read "night watch" the English translation isn't horrible and i recommend it

>>3855142
i think it would be best if you said commercial

and could u give me your opinion on my piece
>>3854709
>>3855141

>>3855126
not really sure what u mean
I think of a sentence sometimes then while i type it and read it doesn't really make mesh with what i was thinking until i fiddle with it
but i am never sure if anything i write makes any sense
Like the thing i wrote was meant to be a play on the idea that when u die there is a white light and a long tunnel, but life is just a journey down path which we don't know the destination but we have to walk all the same

>>3855114
no that comes across fine but novella isn't fun to read it makes you think

>>3855098
>be the end of its very own novella length paperback.
dont like it make it a corny hallmark movie
>...oh wait, that doesn’t make any sense
i chuckled out loud
also i think the transitions between paragraphs need help its a little too jarring when it jumps from disappointing work to disappointing in sex

>>3855078
this guy is right about everything
xi accept that the survelliance people are twisted people with a twisted sense of humor but also the guy sets off terror flags he has to be watched for the security of us all
also i think u might be a brit because the accent came off as brit not Wisconsin.
and ya average readers would be put off on the beginning ,i was, but people who read nowadays aren't average

>>3855075
no joke i like it
if u post this part on lit again when u publish i will buy the novella
honestly i thought some parts were a bit long winded but they all paid off in the end i didn't laugh out loud but i did chuckle inside for a good 10min

>>3855069
oh my god it was great
i might send it to a friend if that's alright

>>3855040
>he turns the crusty webcam away and sits under the stream of water contemplating what he’s just done.
Pure gold bro Pure gold
i don't know what pansexual is and i don't care but it was perfect

>>3855050
copy editing is easy they advertise in the classifieds and all u need to do is write a description of the product if they use it they pay if not they don't

>>3855028
i am not but i assume copy editing
writing reviews for magazines and advertisements

>>3854938
its bland and boring
everything is a little of this a little of that. Too many details, i don't care where the blankets are. The kids are props and the adults are some kind of generic
sry bro but i just don't believe you care about any of it
also
> Burgers were cooked, well-cooked, but delicious
why wouldn't they be delicious they were cooked well

>>3854807
interesting
i like it but last line i didnt like the second use of the word mouth not necessary i know u taste things in your mouth u dont need to explain that