What do you think about the national endowment of the arts?

>>8397452
What is that from?

>>8397459

Pride and Prejudice

I think it's a good idea. It helps, in a small way, to make sure that working-class and middle-class literature is still produced. People from those classes don't have the free time that the upper-class has, and free time is essential for writers because they need that time to read and to perfect their writing craft. Grants from stuff like the National Endowment for the Arts helps them get that free time.

>>8397471

>implying the lower echelons should be writing to begin with

>>8397480
>implying you have the ability to troll with the best of them

yeah right

>>8397459
https://books.google.com/books?id=ATmRBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT70&lpg=PT70&dq=%22gorilla+looking+ass+nigga%22&source=bl&ots=O7EWKd_bzH&sig=N-pAEL5somAPip2A1LYxnlgyaCY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiwytHC98HOAhVHKWMKHUpxBA4Q6AEIJDAB#v=onepage&q&f=false

>>8397471
It doesn't actually work that way. You have to already be published to qualify for most of the grants so if it's your first book you can't finish due to financial concerns you're still screwed.

>>8397519
Oh, well, that's super shitty.

>>8397519
>>8397594

It's not bad that you have to be established. It's not like you need to be a New York Times bestseller. All you need is some simple publishing (perhaps some short stories in magazines) and show a little promise.

Leslie Marmon Silko is a perfect example of someone who received the grant. She published one short story that had great critical acclaim then received the grant which she used while writing her novel Ceremony.

>>8398856
>great critical acclaim

I don't mean to say she became famous, either. Just that she wrote a good short story and individuals in the literary community acknowledged her talent and promise.