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Any late night lurkers?
Wondering if you could critique this flash story. I am willing to take some insults, but maybe you could offer some general critique as well.
Thanks for your time.
I've finished my two eggs. Scrambled. With pepper. Two and a
half shakes of pepper. I
left one bite full on the plate. Have to leave the one bite full on the plate.
I have to turn off the light above my stove. Off. On again to make sure it's working. And off. Good. Everything is good.
I have to make sure the outside is still there. I don't have to. I want to. It's just a joke really. I do it every morning. But still. It's just a joke.
I have to put my shoes on before I open the door to check if the outside is still there. It doesn't matter that I'm not stepping outside. I have to wear the shoes before I can check. I don't have to. I want to. It's just a joke. Really, it is.
I tie the laces tight. Left shoe first. Always the left shoe first. And then the right. I cannot do the right one first, it wouldn't be right. Left. Then right. It's the right way.
Shoes on. I can go check. I unlock the door. I lock the door. I have to make sure the lock is working. I unlock the door. I lock the door. I unlock the door. I lock the door. I unlock the door.
No. No, no, no, no. Did I check it twice? Unlock, then lock, then unlock, then lock, then unlock? Or did I only do unlock, lock, then unlock? This isn't good. If I check it again, will it be right, or will I have done it too many times? I have to do it the right amount of times. I can't do it less. I can't do it more. No, no, no, no. Why is this happening? It's just a joke, really. I don't have to....
Twice or three times? This is not good. How many times? Do I check it again? I could just walk away from it. But I have to check to see if the outside is still there. I don't have to. I want to. It's just a joke, really. I have to check, I have to check, I have to decide on the lock.
One more time. I'm sure of it. That will be two. It has to be two. It doesn't have to be. Lock. Was that two, or three? I have to check if the outside is still there. Unlock.
I open the door.
The outside is not there.
That's not the outside. That's not the normal outside. It's yellow. It's bright yellow space. And dogs. Dogs are flying. I think they are dogs. They are animals. And they have children in their teeth? Or dolls? It doesn't matter. I checked to see if the outside was there. I did do that. I did check. I didn't have to. It's just a joke, really. I have more pressing concerns.
Did I check the lock twice or three times? I can undo it if I did it three times instead of two. Before I close it. I don't have to. I want to. It's a joke, really.
Lock. Unlock. That's minus one. Is it at two now, or did I make it one? Lock. Unlock.
The outside that is not there is being loud. I have to concentrate.
Lock. Unlock.
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Wtf. Bit different but interested in where this ocd madman is going. Please continue for further appraisal
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>>8096326
Very good depiction of OCD.
good job on not breaking the present-tense narrative.
Flying dogs aren't terribly creative, but I don't think that's the point.
Good job, I like it
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I wonder if that was the first draft of his quote.
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Is it worth reading?
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I've just started reading it, it's a little slow at the moment but I'm enjoying it so far.
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>>8096313
Yes. It's neat pairing it with a dfw. Seeing how dfw was inspired by him is cool
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>>8096313
I liked it.
A bit slow, though.
The ending is a pretty good payoff IMHO
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>go to goodreads
>see Frankenstein has gotten many 1 star reviews because people thought it was boring
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pic related will make any /lit/erary scholar crack
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>>8096177
That's the one I saw that inspired me to write this thread. I'm convinced that person is taking the piss
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oy vey
What is the best episode of Dave's World and why is it S1E09 A Pynch Too Far?
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I prefer S2E01 Late Bloomer
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S3E04: Tao Lin Off
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S05E13 Hangin' Out
Series finale
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>first-person, present tense
If the story isn't written with a third-person omniscient narrator in the past tense, it's tryhard "experimental" bullshit and fails as literature because it's fundamentally inauthentic.
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EVERYONE SHOULD WRITE LIKE ME REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SHUT THE FUCK UP MOM I'M TALKING ABOUT LITERATURE ON THE INTERNET REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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>>8096044
Your pic very much related, share this with your friends at the next Magic: The Gathering tournament. Literature is just pretentious, Warhammer40k novels represent the pinnacle of mankind's cultural output.
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>>8096047
That post confirmed the literary inadequacy of the the first-person, present tense.
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What do you do when you finish a book, /lit/?
Do you write down a review? Or maybe write a summary and analysis of characters, thenes, motifs, etc? Do you try to have a discussion (in person) with others who've read the book? Or do you simply close it and never think of it again?
Personally I like to create my own "SparkNotes" for future/more in depth readings. Curious to see what others do when they finish a book.
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>>8095849
I add it to my good reads with a one or two line review and a ranking, than I thank it for its services and place it away or donate it depending
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>>8095849
I usually make a thread on /lit/ saying "just finished this, what did you guys think of it" and get like four replies if I'm lucky
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I rant at my kid brother about it for 20 minutes because I live at home and I have no one to talk to
I also make note of it in my journal and I make a small reflection
Hello I am holding coalman I have angst and I am going to tell you about my angst for many pages thanks for listening also nothing will happen at the end
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I wanted holder cobblestone to die at the end
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>when he rapes his sister Pope
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>>8095836
Oh yea I like grabbing little kids. K thx buy!
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how do i learn to write and such
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probably the best thread in the history of /lit/ to be perfectly honest
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>>8095665
You must seek a Guru of writing, climb to the highest mountain near your home, let the sparrows lead you to your destined poetmaster from there
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>>8095671
wouldnt be hard
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What are the best novels that deal with memory and recollections as a major theme?
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>>8095626
In Search of Lost Time
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>>8095626
In Search of Lost Time is pretty much the best answer.
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What did /lit/ last read, what are you currently reading, and what do you plan to read next?
Rules: to post you must recommend books to another anon. I get the advantage of being OP, fags.
Last read: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Wolfe
Current: Gravity's Rainbow by Pynchon
Next: The Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro
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Last: tcol49 ( second read)
Current: Infinite jest ( around p700)
Next: I will read any recommendation in a dubs post
>>8095607
Read the life and loves of Mr Jiveass Nigger by cecil brown
It is legitimately funny but there are too many sex ( the thought of interracial sex disgusts me so this book was a challenging read)
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L: Second Skin
C:The Recognitions
N: Phenomenology of Spirit
>>8095722
Steal a copy of Women and Men.
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What are some good lit based films?
Pic related
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Inherent Vice is as good an approximation of a rich prose-sylist novel that we're gonna get.
Novels that are able to work as stories through translating their concrete imagery from language to film work better, something like Mouchette or One Flew. Even the best directors have trouble making films from novels beloved for their stylish prose, especially modern ones: see Kubrick's adaptation of Lolita.
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>>8095656
Thanks, gotta say I hated the film Inherent Vice. Seen Lolita. Will check out Mouchette.
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>>8095606
Kubrick
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How do you cope with knowing that your only literary contribution to the world is posting on /lit/?
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my goal in life isnt to make a 'literary contribution'. lit is entertaining and 'blows off steam' after school/work.
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>>8095584
Hey, just because you give up like a pussy doesn't mean we will. The only way you can fail is if you give up or die.
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>>8095584
Eh no I write and share my works with those around me and my community circles, I may not ever get published but I have sincerely touched people with my works and that means something to me.
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Let's talk submissions, acceptance letters, rejection letters, etc.
Have submitted a few pieces of flash fiction, a few short stories. I started with no pay stuff, but then decided pay markets.
Did you receive form rejection letters, personally written rejections? What did your acceptance letters look like?
Mostly interested in short story submissions, but also curious for you novel writers who submitted to publishers or agents.
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So far I've got two rejection form letters from Clarkesworld. The last one literally took less than 12 hours to get back.
I have an english sonnet submitted to Phobos magazine right now, no response yet, also a horror story I submitted to Apex Magazine.
Still a couple of flash fiction pieces out in the void to no pay markets that are going on 4 months.
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To others: what do you put when they ask you for a bio? I really don't want to reveal anything about myself, other than maybe my name, age, and the city I live in.
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Here's an example of a form rejection letter from clarkesworld.
Dear Anon,
Thank you for the opportunity to read "Cockroach Vapor" Unfortunately, your story isn't quite what we're looking for right now.
In the past, we've provided detailed feedback on our rejections, but I'm afraid that due to time considerations, we're no longer able to offer that service. I appreciate your interest in Clarkesworld Magazine and hope that you'll keep us in mind in the future.
Take care,
Neil Clarke
Publisher/Editor
Clarkesworld Magazine
www.clarkesworldmagazine.com
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What was her fucking problem?
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>>8095532
I feel Animorphs is really under memed. Did you feel really said when they fucked up David? I did, also it never explains if R kills him or not, plus whenever they mentioned him in any other book my heart always dropped out my chest.
TFW?
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>>8095583
sad*
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I very suddenly want some executive at HBO to have a stroke and sign off on an Animorphs series that's every bit as dark as the books.
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Whats the most you have even spent on a book? Or the most expensive book you have ever received as a gift?
I clock in at 90 dollars or so. A friend managed to track down an out of print collection of short stories called 'The Azathoth Cycle' and gave it to me as a Christmas present
She was the best.
What about you, /lit/?
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>>8095529
Do textbooks count?
I spent $90 on a math book once. I think that's the most.
I pirate all the super-expensive piece of shit ones that my university requires for courses.
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if you count college textbooks then like 400 bucks once
if you only mean literature, then I think I capped out at 40. I got that pretty Frank Miller cover of Gravity's Rainbow.
>tfw when I take full advantage of my university library
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>>8095529
Excepting textbooks, maybe Katai Tayama's The Quilt and Other Stories for $35.