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northanger abbey

>>7714698
you don't

The character is named Proffessor Wikipedia Q. Homework

What does Norowaremashita mean?

>>7714652
that'd make good cover art for a really cozy obscure noise album desu

There is no point lol.
You got memed fucker!

at least it's better than pynchon

>>7714304
Reread the first chapter (Year of Glad).

I actually started a rough draft on college ruled paper today.

>>7713987
Tried CeltX but had to come back to FD.

The classic typewriter and bathtub never gets old. Well, pen and paper if you want to be authentic. But, I just feel ink wells and bathtubs are a recipe for blackbody.

>>7712910
>Hello I'm looking for books just like that one it is about self development and overall thinking and acting stuff.

Be more specific, because I could give you a whole lot of recommendations based on this criteria alone.

What are you hoping to achieve Anon?

>>7713017
Sorry I don't speak english well, I speak french
I'm looking to develop a new way thinking also some financial advice, and be more "happy to live" because I'm a little depersonalized in my inside..
I've read dale carnegie, napoleon hill and my favourite robert anton wilson.

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>>7713044
Well since you're French, you might start out with The Stranger in seeking happiness.

Though these are mostly philosophical and will have less to do with practicality.

Here, good luck

>>7712806
Why wouldn't it be? Reading to music is a good way to keep from being distracted. Especially when everyone in your house like to talk obnoxiously loud.

>>7712806
sweet taste breh

I don't usually listen to music when I read unless it's an album that kinda fits the mood of what I'm reading. like for example I listened to either/or by elliott smith when I read the catcher in the rye and it kinda helped me get into the world of the novel

>>7712806
I listen to a continuous loop of city rain.

>>7712683

>Have any of you anons ever had any luck getting published in literary magazines?

No one here is an actual writer.

>but am worried that some slight mistake will prevent me from being taken seriously.

You will never be a writer with this attitude.

>I know that many magazines don't even bother giving unpublished writers a sideways glance

They don't.

>How important is it that I read the magazine before sending in my story?

Zero. And any magazine that believes that is fucking retarded or just trying to get more people to buy their shitty magazine.

>Is submitting to multiple magazines simultaneously a good idea, or would I do better to submit to more prestigious publications first and be patient?

Submit to anyone and everyone all at the same time and fuck anyone that tells you otherwise. But again, if you're unpublished, the most prestigious publications are literally going to toss your shit in the trash. They have national and internationally known writers to publish instead. Submit to them, but know it's never going to happen until you have a history/resume of being published. It's like any other job. You have to work your way up.

>Are footnotes generally acceptable? Does it vary by magazine or should I make efforts to remove them from my story?

Ew. No. Get rid of them. They're only a meme because of DFW.

>How important is a cover letter for an unpublished writer? If it is important, how can I make mine stand out?

It's important but not important. Don't try to stand out. You'll look like a fucking hack and be thrown in the trash. Even the meme master DFW was almost tossed in the trash because the editor said he had the most arrogant cover letter he'd ever seen. No flowery prose. Don't tell them your mom thinks you're the greatest writer ever. Just state your business. Keep it simple, stupid. If they like the story, they'll publish it.

>>7712784
Thanks

>>7712830

>How important is it that I read the magazine before sending in my story?

>Zero. And any magazine that believes that is fucking retarded or just trying to get more people to buy their shitty magazine.

I'll add an addendum to this. Don't submit your lit fiction about - a hipster faggot who sits in a coffee shop all day and dreams about his perfect pixie dream girl who goes to the library with him for the rest of his life - into a Sci-Fi zine. Conversely, don't submit your epic space opera or magic middle age elvish fantasy with its own language, to some place that publishes brooding lit fic. Do like, bare bones research before you submit, but you don't have to read the whole thing. Most of them will tell you exactly what they're looking for.

>>7700241
It is somewhat true. I think the reason should be more simple: intelligent people set higher standards on themselves than other people.

The reciprocal is rarely true.

>Was he correct /lit/?

no

IMO yes, intelligent people question their habits and society's very often, dumb people just flow with what everyone says to be good and enjoy the silly things everyday

The Greeks.

>>7712044
Uzumaki
Books of Blood
The Hellbound Heart

>>7712044
Spinoza

yan

>>7705838
What book?

>>7705844
it's just called the book of fantasy. my copy has a cover about as bad as they come.

ok i have to call "reddit" on this shit, sure we have our pleb threads but u gone too far, fucker

>FOB Chinese
>relatable characters
Pick one

>>7714635
try Typical American by Gish Jen

Jealousy is a natural human reaction and can be a great motivator.

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>>7714592

Skepticism.

Don't sweat it. The future is nemes and emojis.

>>7714171
If you're obsessed with not spending too much time on a book, I'd recommend John Hawkes (not the actor) because none of his books are over 300 pages as far as I can tell.

Sticky has a list of easy to digest/ literature that keeps the interests of illiterates. Hemingway is good, Vonnegut as well. Maybe some Murakami or Twain.