>be me
>be writing book
>get around to watching first episode of invader zim
>same exact plot but with a demon instead of an alien as the main character
Here's mine
>demon is thrown out of her home world by Death, the boss
>she is thrown into space where she finds earth
>is going by a boy who tries to kill her to become famous
>demon meanwhile hates kid and tried taking over the world
You CANT make this shit up
Someone kill me now
DO IT NOW
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>>8309682
Your story sounds like shit for third graders much like the show as well. You should kill yourself. That said, ideas are cheap and there's no reason the existence of Zim stops you from finishing your dreadful pile of garbage.
>>8309699
Thank you anon. I will now finish it with a clean conscience
how do i convince my parents that its alright for me to not want to live and to kill myself?
im 22 and i think ive had all im gonna want by now
>>8309581
First, convince yourself.
>You can't.
>>8309611
im pretty sure im done here
>The absurd man is amoral (which is not to say that he is immoral). Either morality comes from God or it is invented by humans in order to justify certain kinds of behavior. The absurd man cannot believe in God, and he has no need of justification. He is guided only by his own integrity, and integrity does not need to be guided by a moral code. Because he is free from morality, and thus from the concepts of guilt or wrong-doing, Camus describes the absurd man as "innocent."
So does that mean that the absurd man can act like a dick, but he won't feel like a dick because his acts are considered as dick moves from our moral point of view? The absurd man can decide his rules, like saying murder is perfectly fine, and just stay true to his rules to fullfil the condition of integrity?
I know it says that he is amoral, and not immoral, but if he doesn't know good from bad, then his experiences will create the rules he will follow.
>act like a dick
>but if he doesn't know good from bad
What does that even mean? That's just your spooky value system speaking.
>>8309579
>Come to the conclusion that objective meaning is an insoluble problem
>Tell people how the ought to live
>>8309908
He doesn't tell people how to live, he suggests.
Recommendations:
>Fantasy
Selected: http://i.imgur.com/r688cPe.jpg/
General: http://i.imgur.com/igBYngL.jpg/
Flowchart: http://i.imgur.com/uykqKJn.jpg/
>Sci-Fi
Selected: http://i.imgur.com/A96mTQX.jpg/
General: http://i.imgur.com/r55ODlL.jpg/ http://i.imgur.com/gNTrDmc.jpg/
Previous: >>8304181
Kindly use spoilertagswhen appropriate to facilitate smooth discussion.
first for bakker eternal GOAT
So who are the top 10 SFF writers this century so far?
>Bakker
>Abercrombie
>Sanderson
>Guy Gavriel Kay
And then idk.
>John C Wright? (Golden Age/Orphans)
>Brian Stayvley? (Chronicle of Unhewn Throne)
>Jasper Fforde? (Shades of Grey)
>Peter Watts? (Blindsight)
>Robert Bennett? (Divine Cities)
>Miles Cameron? (Traitor Son Cycle)
Does anybody have the Spurdo Bakker pic?
I've been reading a lot of Schopenhauer's work and I gotta say that his words are concise, wise and yet poignant when he talks about what he called "The will to life" , his work inspired a lot of people like Nietzche, Tolstoy, Wagner, and Wittgenstein.
But I'm surprised when they're more famous than he is, why is that ?
i mean look at him
He's still pretty famous, if not quite that famous. People probably just find those other writers and artists more inspirational and aesthetically interesting. His writing is pretty straightforward and to the point, while the others are more emotionally resonant (even Wittgenstein) so that might have something to do with it.
>>8309369
I read his Essays and Aphorisms. Can anyone recommend me what to read next? What's his best major work?
>magical realism
the best genre
SF/F for people too embarrassed to say they write SF/F
>>8309362
>borges
>calvino
>márquez
>pynchon
>cortázar
>murakami
>sf/f
OK KID
Hey /lit/,
What's some good books set in Victorian England?
History books about Victorian England are welcome also.
>>8309302
Lurkin' out of curiosity
>>8309302
Reading for setting is almost worse than reading for plot
>>8309302
Aurora Leigh is good, a lot of the Brontes' stuff is great (Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Willdefell Hall), The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Mayor of Casterbridge (mah fave).
>only that which exists exists, things that do not exist DO NOT EXIST, guys, okay!?
What was his problem
Perhaps you just don't understand what he meant and just what the implications of that statement actually are.
>there's no such thing as nothing
yeah right. why do we have a word for it then?
>>8310944
>if there is a word for it, it exists
How about exchanging books with other anons? Stuff that cant be found on the net and that you have or can get somehow.
I'll start in the next post:
I have a shit ton of scanned books that are nowhere on the net and, even if someday i'll share it all here, for the moment i just cant upload +50gb. Theyre mostly in french tho, but i have some stuff in english too.
If someone can get this one for me i'll give some love back.
>https://www.numilog.com/140301/Un-paradigme.ebook
>https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B009HWO1OS
I have greek, indian, and chinese philosophy, all wittgenstein in english, shit on language and anthropology/sociology in my library.
Is anyone here interested in creating a small, experimental and highly elitist writing ring? Benefits include: being able to look down at 99% of /lit/, entering the Western Canon, getting to make cool literatures with likeminded individuals, being part of the group that will make literature fashionable again, getting to make cool novellas and magazines and many more.
Sign up now!! You need a google account and need to write a short story of 1000 characters or less to apply.
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Post a writing sample.
Submitted something, hope you like it lad
So I'm writing a fantasy story where the King (protaganist) is overthrown from his throne by a powerful person who believes the throne is rightfully hers, but the King's personal guard is a mystical being who is basically OP. He can easily destroy an entire army by himself but I need to find a way where he loses his power and can't defend the King and his throne. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>>8309090
Have you tried hanging yourself?
>>8309096
Yeah it didn't work
>>8309090
Why would she get the throne if he has an OP, army-destroying bodyguard?
/lit/, what do you think of celine's "journey to the end of the night?
was okay on average. the first half was alienating in a wonderful way but the second half was boring.
while i was reading it one day i went to the bathroom at work and tucked it under my arm but dropped it and it landed in the peepuddle beneath the urinal. "that is appropriate considering the novel i am reading" i said aloud.
>>8309080
fascist tripe
I disliked it, i thought it was bland and uninteresting for the most part although i did enjoy that in different places it reminded me of Voltaire, Conrad and Kafka, so it had that going for it.but a shitter version of each(yea even shitter than Voltaire)
Post yours, but I'll start by saying:
People do not have time, or at least they think so.
Now we want everything to be immediate. Faster phone, easier download. Find the book, buy it on Amazon. Read it on your Kindle (or never read it).
It is not a statement, it is a conception. People 'waste' time on social networks, on things that are deemed as wasteful, but who cares if they are or not. People do them for whatever reason, that is of no use for us unless we are trying to understand motivation.
Be concise, be fast, Get to the point. The gap of people's window of being open to new information is becoming more narrow; that is, information without their objective interest of obtaining. One is always capable of doing something what sparks our interest (FREE WILL, EH?).
I'll gladly read your insights and comment appropriately.
This is not writing advice, this is marketing advice.
Fuck you and your immediatist, consumist bullshit.
>>8308964
Implying that the Internet will no go away, I believe you're encasketed in a ballsack.
Has there ever been a patrician novel that has a descriptive sex scene in it?
Game of thrones
"no"
travesty
>I swim pretty good
>regular dragon dildo use has a pretty big affect on the users anal circumference
>I don't wanna loose my money
>your a faggot
>you're dads a faggot
>stop correcting me, you stupid grammer nazi
>>8308642
Is this part of a raid?
Are we being raided?
State your board and purpose.
I don't know why but people misspelling masturbation ("masterbation") really bothers me.
>>8308642
Qt dragy