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>tfw rejected for publication again
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>TFW you have enough self-awareness and analytical ability to critique your own work and know whether its good or not before submitting.
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>>8746721
>tfw this is a burden
>tfw none of my work is worthy of publication according to my high standards
>tfw 50 Shades of Grey gets a fucking film adaptation
I don't even know anymore. I've been rejected dozens of times now, should I pander more? Throw in some vampire BDSM to capture the middle aged sexually frustrated housewife demographic?
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>>8746690
Keep trying. Even great writers were rejected many times before being published. It just takes one person to see the value in your work.
>>8746745
Don't compromise your work. One thing you should never forfeit is your integrity. Keep trying.
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How did the "Greatest of the dwellings of the Dwarves" fall to a bunch of goblins? I get that the Balrog could've given the dwarves some trouble, but most of the dwarves were killed by goblins.
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The balrog drove them out to the Lonely Mountain and the Iron Hills, and then the orcs infested Moria. A bunch of dwarves fought a battle with the orcs there later, when thorin got the nickname Oakenshield.
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>>8746710
If that happened so long ago, why is everyone in the Fellowship surprised to see it overrun?
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>>8746719
dwarves are isolationists but yeah the fact that Gimli didn't know this is stupid
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Best self-help books?
I finished reading Dale Carnegie's books and have been trying to book his books into practice, and of course Marcus Aurelius Meditations.
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>>8746654
I read that book was mostly bullshit.
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The Art of War and The Art of the Deal
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I'm not smart or hardworking enough to read Hegel but I want to understand his work. Recommend me some secondary literature that gives me a synthesis of his work.
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Singer and Kaufmann
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He really really isn't that difficult.
Aristotle and his boys are way harder imo.
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>>8746916
Literally who?
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Should the Lord of the Rings be considered part of western canon?
I know Tolkien wasn't a prose master but his works are known by nearly everyone in the western world.
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>his works are known by nearly everyone in the western world
since when has this been a criterion for a work becoming canon?
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Should be add Harry Potter and ASOIAF too?
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>>8746728
If ASOIAF gets into the Western Canon I'm moving to the east
Write what's on your mind
thanksgiving edition
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>>8746508
Can't wait to pose as a pseud in front of my family
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Every single undergrad girl is hot and I'm not sure if I'm allowed to fuck them as long as they're not directly my students, or if fucking them at all is forbidden
I want to go down on thirty five undergrad girls every day for the rest of my life
I want undergrad asscheeks on my face right now
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>>8746763
>I want undergrad asscheeks on my face right now
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"He was rather pi, too, about smut."
What did he mean by this?
What the fuck does pi mean?
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>>8746485
Proper pic
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pious
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>>8746485
pi
too = 2
pi x 2 or pi squared?
He was quite circular about smut? round?
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Getting Back Into Reading 2016-11-21 03:54:25 Post No.8746438
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Hi,
I'm new to this board (but not 4chan) and I've been struggling to get back into reading. I'm looking for advice and techniques on how to get back into it. I'll give some background info and hopefully someone can help me out.
I haven't sat down and devoted myself to a book in about two years. I graduated from undergrad in 2014 (where I had to read obviously, but because of time constraints I usually skimmed the req. readings, and no time for personal stuff) which had me reading books on diplomacy, strategy, history, etc. After graduating, I became employed and had more time for leisure activities which consisted of my other hobbies. The work I did required me to read a lot (the info I researched) and at that time I couldn't get into reading for pleasure. Fast forward to Fall 2015, and I was diagnosed with a medical condition (that I'm very happy to say I overcame) that ruined me emotionally - I felt hopeless but stayed strong and lived as best I could. I'm still feeling the effects from that time - I'm trying to get my life back on track, but I'm struggling everyday to do the things I used to do (and of course trying new things).
I guess it's fear - of what, I don't know. I mean, today (20 Nov.) I went into a bookstore to get a copy of "The Art of the Deal" by Donald Trump (please don't bully me - and please no political opinions) but put it back down, even though I've been telling myself I wanted to get that book for awhile.
I've got a bookshelf of literature I've collected over time (from school, sales, and Library give aways) that I have yet to touch, but I don't have that drive anymore.
So /lit/, what are your techniques for getting back into reading? What goals do you set? Any and all info is appreciated.
Thanks so much.
>Pic unrelated
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>>8746438
>what are your techniques for getting back into reading
Reading a book usually works
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>>8746438
Just read a bit each day. I usually will read a chapter or two before bed. Eventually if you are liking the book you will find yourself picking it up and reading it more often.
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>>8746456
Alright, reading a bit (like one chapter) is a goal of mine to help me get started again.
What about if you are reading, and it's not holding your interest? Do you truck through it? Or drop it and get a new one?
>Wrote all weekend
>Only got 18 pages
Fuck me dead m8s
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That doesn't sound bad to me m8
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>wrote all day
>deleted my entire sentence because it wasn't perfect
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>>8746430
That's good.
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What's a good website/forum where l can have intellectual conversations and discussions? (preferably on mic). l feel like l need to practice after reading of these books about rhetoric. l know the theory but it doesn't come off naturally on the few irl conversations l have
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Fun fact: diogenes was mostly right. There are ZERO good spots for it.
Your best shot is always gonna be peer review journals.
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>>8746350
There are no sure fire settings for intellectual conversation anymore. Neither irl or on the web.
Just do what I did and argue indiscriminately with everyone all the time until you have no friends and you don't need rhetoric anyway.
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Just how influential is Homer? Does /lit/ believe Homer was actually a group of authors?
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>>8746268
>Just how influential is Homer?
Yes.
>Does /lit/ believe Homer was actually a group of authors?
No.
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>>8746268
>Just how influential is Homer?
??
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He's a 76 out of 100 of influence.
Is there a LOTR equivalent written by a Japanese, Chinese or Korean author and translated to English?
What are some great fantasy (or horror or sci fi) fiction novels written by asians?
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Journey to the West. It's old, though.
The Chinese haven't been all that enthusiastic about Chinese folklore for the last 150 years or so.
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You want a story about a group of men adventuring into unknown land with incredibly well descriptive writing emitting feelings of comfy you'll never come across again? But in Asia?
I heard Marco Polo went to Asia, and wrote about it. Read that.
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>>8746192
this desu
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critique of pure reason 2016-11-21 02:24:17 Post No.8746124
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driest thing i've ever read. is this why college students abuse amphetamines?
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>>8746124
holy crap man, your not supposed to actually read it, the absolute mad man! you just skim through a bit, google the buzz words, maybe scroll through spark notes, and then make a thread about it
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>>8746137
i see that. apparently he wrote it in haste because he was afraid he'd die before he could finish it, little did he know that when he wrote it in such an unreadable fashion, his readers would die before they finish it
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Nice, now go read some Hegel.
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what are some good books to hit me in the feels, like "my diary, desu" type shit
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I bet you're a big fan of Rick and Morty
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>>8746098
My diary, desu
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who was the least philosophical looking philosopher?
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Zizek
also, sage
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>>8745677
I still am.
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>>8745677
What did he mean by this?