Hey /lit/, trying to beat God in a game of 4D chess.
Can anyone give me an abridged version of the internet webseries "Worm?"
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>>9654885
Yes, OK.
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Local bullied girl fucks up everyone with bugs. Everyone.
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Didn't you know? Worm threads are banned on 4chan
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what are you writing?
I started a story about two old people moving together. I wanted to take part in writing contest but I have two fucking we to finish the draft
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>what are you writing?
A couple of books
>I started a story about two old people moving [in] together. I wanted to take part in writing contest but I have two fucking we[eks] to finish the draft
So do that. Look away from as much of these distractions as you can.
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When you're reading something, do you do anything to help yourself retain the information? For example, do you pause after the sentence before moving on, review the meaning of the sentence, move on immediately and only keep important ideas in mind, or anything else?
I am concerned that I may have a poor time remembering from what I have read, because I may not have developed some habits that others did when they were younger. It seems like I only ever have an easy time remembering the general concepts, but never the specific details.
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Read stuff more than once
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rate how pseudo this guy is on post-modernism
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On a scale of 1 to you
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damn misconceptions about it spread even onto here
sux for you boi
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“Postmodernism is a complete assault on two things: One, it’s an assault on the metaphysical substrate of our culture, and I would say that the metaphysical substrate looks something like a religious substrate, so it’s a direct assault on that; and the second thing it’s an assault on is everything that’s been established since the enlightenment; rationality, empiricism, science.. everything; clarity of mind, dialogue, the idea of the individual, all of that. You see, it’s not that it’s just up for grabs, that’s not the thing: It’s to be destroyed. It’s the goal, just like the communists wanted the revolution to destroy the capitalist system.”
thats not pseudo?
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What's a good book/text to start with if you want to get into Derrida?
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>>9654626
Whatever the guys on the other Derrida thread said
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>>9654635
Didn't see that one, sorry.
why there are so many books
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We have to many trees
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publisher's union refuses to print guidelines against their expansion
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>>9654580
because not enough people read
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The Tunnel by William Gass
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What /lit/ thinks about The tunnel ?
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A vastly underrated work. It will probably be considered a seminal piece of postmodern literature in a decade or so, representing the flourishes and flaws of the movement.
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Has anyone ever been able to read this? Is it worth it?
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Yes, it is one of my favorite Platonic dialogues.
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This is a kids book.
Just one step further than something like Treasure Island.
This is maybe a great novel for 14 year old girls who need some pretentcious novel to help "find themselves".
I am so disappointed in you /lit/ that I see this discussed here so often.
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>>9654494
>I am so disappointed in you /lit/ that I see this discussed here so often.
Outside of high schoolers and crossposters---which admittedly make up a large percentage of this board---it isn't really, and that's primarily because the rest of the board share your assessment of the book. Hesse's other works, like Steppenwolf or Narcissus and Goldmund, are the well-liked ones on here.
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>>9654494
>implying high school girls read out of their own volition in current year
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>>9654494
I had to read Siddartha in my first year of college. Was this """American education""" at work?
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I've got some money to spend and i want to read something intresting.
books i liked :
Against the day
Gravity's rainbow
Blood meridian
2666
Dying Grass
Europe Central
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>Recomend meme books
fixed
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random quad 4 get
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>>9654444
fuck yeah i own yr thread OP
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1. What is the optimum, pithily stated, always correct philosophy of life if I want to fully optimise fun, work, intellectual activities, and not have any of the dehumanising feelings that come with optimisation?
2. Is it possible to consider the above question utter bullshit, along with considering all self help and religion either trivial or bullshit, and not get wittingly or unwittingly manipulated by advertising / corporations / society as a result? I fully trust my intuitions and tastes. But society wages war against me e.g., tells me to read Dickens or else I'm considered dumb. This kills my morale.
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>>9654288
1. Do what's right for you. Work and play at your own pace.
2. 'Society' does no such thing. Even the major complement of /lit/ posters scoff at the very idea of 'reading Dickens,' whom I rather like.
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>>9654288
>along with considering all self help and religion either trivial or bullshit
Trivial for what? The label exists for you to ignore things. The main reason is for you not to get paralyzed by information and meaning.
So, what is your goal for you to discard those?
Anyone want to discuss Fritz Zorn's "Mars"?
>"For a person to have to face death from malignant lymphoma is a tragedy under any circumstances. For a 32-year-old ''adolescent'' who has never lived, made love, experienced friendship, achieved success, found comfort or known pleasure, it is a particularly grievous tragedy."
>''Mars,'' which was published in Germany in 1977 to some intellectual acclaim, is the autobiographical account of a young Swiss raised on the Gold Coast of Lake Zurich who attempted to find some meaning in his existence by writing candidly about it in the months that preceded his death. In that better world of the cinema, he would have left us an illumination that not only served his purposes but transformed his death into a final bequest for all who are suffering and dying."
>"Fritz Zorn was singularly untalented. With Fritz Zorn being a pseudonym (meaning ''Angry Fritz'') and the author now dead, a reviewer is released from the normal compassion toward the dying and solicitude toward the innocent."
>"He points out that Zorn is a ''man without ties to the outside world,'' and therefore the book is ''autistic in the most extreme sense of the word.'' He admits that the book ''could have gained in power if its author had given more attention to the 'minutiae' of experience, instead of indulging in his eccentric speculations.'' Andfinally, he decries the ''peculiarly tutorial quality in his style."
http://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/17/books/in-defense-of-illness-as-metaphor.html?pagewanted=all
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHoAQW_DBI4
Unbelievable. The most /lit/ video on youtube.
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That's Housman right?
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I want to put Peter Hitchens into a headlock and make him say "Uncle".
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As a neet who is not in art school, how can i practice writing, specifically for creating episodes of a tv series? All i do is write a bunch of stories in script format. But Im not sure how educated i am in terms of creating plots and timing and what not.
I want to see if i can build a writing portfolio to show to a studio to see if i can get hired.
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>>9653984
Anon, first of all:
Read some books regarding screenwriting structure, character development and typical structure elements such as the set-up and pay-off. John Yorke's Into The Woods is good for this as he works in British television and has done for the past 20 years. He knows what he's talking about.
I assume you've already encountered Syd Field's Screenplay book, Robert McKee's Story, Blake Snyder's Save The Cat, etc. If not, check those out: they vary in quality but they'll offer useful info for beginners in screenwriting. Robert McKee's Dialogue is also a useful book in how to write good dialogue rather than relying on exposition to get your story rolling.
On top of that: it's not just enough to have a big bag of screenplays. Submit them to competitions first: if you win, it proves you're good at what you do. If you don't win, it still proves you're a legitimate screenwriter and that your screenplay has received legitimate attention. Some of the people reading your works for these competitions (agents, production companies, filmmakers, actors, playhouses, etc) may even really enjoy your stuff, even if you didn't win anything. It may be that they see potential in a new writer who isn't exactly quite there yet, which means KEEP AT IT, m8. Keep in mind also that no competition is too small or too large: large ones will have cash prizes but they're also more intensely difficult to win (people tend to write for years before they even get noticed through those due to how many submissions they get). If you want to see your work produced, try submitting to small competitions, especially run by indie playhouses or a small group of recent graduate filmmakers. A lot of people need scripts and not many people are willing to polish their own original ideas into a well structured creation.
If you can take any screenwriting courses to help you develop your skills, do so. Masterclass.com has some worthwhile classes hosted by Aaron Sorkin and David Mamet right now and they're very thorough while also being accessible. If you can't afford those, there's plenty of writing blogs and screenwriting communities you can find via social media (this may mean you might have to be more sociable online). Don't turn your nose up to studying at a college or going for networking meet-ups too.
Also make sure you invested in Final Draft. Final Draft makes formatting so much easier and people will recognise very quickly whether you wrote in Final Draft or not. Screenplays for TV or film not written in Final Draft but, say, Microsoft Word of CELTX are often very quickly trashed. Final Draft is the way to go, but unfortunately it is kinda pricey. It's pretty essential though.
After all of that, I would then consider finding an agent to represent you. Most production companies don't want scripts from unsolicited sources: they may have heard of you at this point but without an agent you'll find it difficult to get your foot in the door.
Hope this helps, OP.
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>>9653984
>neet
>in art school
You don't even know what neet means.
Not in Employment Education or Training
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>>9654455
he said he wasn't in art school, anon
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Hello Lit. I need help editing a plea I made to a TV organization.
The basic premise is that some horrible shit is being targeted towards toddlers and kids.
>>>/r9k/37798613
This thread does not concern itself with this.
I would like your help editing my work to at least give it a chance to be read by some CBS email reading pleb.
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Many thanks, essay will follow
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Please read and judge my essay
Hello CBS,
This is a plea to a group in authority.
I have been recently made aware of some rather disturbing content on the popular videosharing website YouTube. The gist is that videos with horrible "cartoons" impersonating Disney Cartoons get millions of views in days of being uploaded on YouTube
These are quite disturbing. Here are several links
It was posted 3 days ago, and is nearing 3 million views
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ6JkIeApo8 [Embed]
This "Cartoon was uploaded a few months ago, it has a viewship that TV episodes would be jealous of.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW8UXR-bs5s [Embed]
This one was posted 12 hours ago from current time, it has 150,000 views
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wiaqnwMPLg [Embed]
It is important to recognize that YouTube is an extremely popular platform, and content is viewed by millions of people, the "content" I'm referring to about is viewed by millions of toddlers and children who are rapidly losing their innocence.
Their parents are probably relieved that YouTube entertains their kids, but even toddlers know how to click on the suggested videos playlist, and end up watching these things in very large numbers.
This is corrupting the youth.
This is porn for kids that don't know what sex is yet. They're old enough to realize there's something interesting about it but don't quite understand why. They're easy to make and apparently grab kids attention, and they generate tens of thousands of dollars in ad revenue each.
We have already tried reporting these videos to youtube, contacting radio stations to raise awareness, but people are in denial, how can their cute cat video website contain such disturbing horror.
With respects,
_name_here_
A concerned Citizen
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>>9653916
please sempai
I put effort into this :(