/lit/ - Literature

>>5022065
This will give you a chance to try many.

http://amzn.to/1nJ0PZB

>>5019271
Once you are a writer, you read not because of personal enjoyment but because you seek to learn from them. And GMC is your better.

I'd discourage you from taking any kind of hostile attitude like the one you have on GMC.

It
is
difficult
to
be
both
a
student
and
a
critic.

>>5019264

Just a fellow writer trying to help out.

And next time, you need to put a silver-tipped, Kryptonite stake through my heart, and then burn the body before sundown.

>>5019246

Drugs are bad, mkay?

>>5019227
>Well by point of view I meant a first person narrator, something like:
>>I went to the kitchen to look for a beer, I had a shit day at work.

So you want to write a book people will read, but you don't understand the terminology of the craft. It's like building a house without knowing what a hammer or a nail is. How do you think that house is going to look?

>I'm actually a spic, and spanish is my first language. Can you recommend more popular stuff?

First, what I recommended is more than popular; it's timeless.

Do you plan to write in Spanish or in English? If Spanish, well, Roberto Balano, Gabriel García Márquez, and Jorge Luis Borges are ones I'm familiar with. They all wrote short stuff, so easy to sample. Some consider "One-Hundred Years of Solitude" the greatest book ever written.

If you plan to write in English, well, you need some classes or you just need to read a whole helluva lot more and take some classes, too.

ITT: I answer your questions on how to be a better writer without insulting you or without calling your question stupid. I'm online for the next hour and might return to this thread later.

>>5019168
>>>5019146 (You)
>>mid-distance third-person perspective
>Can you give me an example?

Sure. Let's stick with classics. Read "Hills Like White Elephants" by Papa.


>I'm a noob and it's just easier for me to write in "point of view".

"Point of View" isn't something you write in just like 'language' isn't something you choose to write in. You decide what type of 'point of view' to write in. 'First Person,' 'Second Person,' 'Third Person,' etc. are some of your choices.

>>5019178
>The way I see it, I'm either making my central character literally immortal, or the suicide attempts just being in his head, without no one noticing, not in a "psychological thriller" edgy way.

It doesn't matter; your fears are misdirected. The problem isn't that your story idea isn't original or interesting, it's that you don't have the skill level yet to make it interesting.

The idea itself is just a gimmick - it's just Groundhog Day. Don't be afraid to do your own take on that idea.

But do be afraid that you're waisting your time trying to fly before you can crawl. I suggest you take $10 and buy this book, and read it. Each of the stories is followed by an essay or interview by the author. When you finish and look back at your old writing, you won't recognize it and will be orders of magnitude better.

http://amzn.to/1nJ0PZB

pic related.

>>5019054

I already wrote a short story about that - or something pretty close. It's in submissions now.

I did a lot of research on depression, and emailed back and forth with one of the US's top researchers on the subject.

I'd suggest a mid-distance third-person perspective. Part of the challenge of writing a story where the central character has a mental problem is that his interiority isn't grounded enough for the reader's awareness, so you need the scaffolding of a solid third-person perspective to ground his actions.

Some more adept writers (which you can't be if you're asking this question, which is fine, you may be one day) can pull this off with a little bit of trickery. The best example I can think of is "Tall Tales From the Mekong Delta" by Kate Braverman. You can read it online here: http://www.katebraverman.com/talltalesfromthemekongdelta.html

>>5018356
Very little in my conscious mind, but it molds my unconscious mind, mysoul, who I am when I do not pause to think or analyze.

>>5014421
>Tulpamancers

Did not know that term. Looked into it. Mind blown. That's a thing that I'd done.

>>5014494
I enjoyed those books tremendously as a young boy. Thanks for the nostalgia.

>>5014350
>more fulfilling than
>fucking hippy chicks at art school

But, man, that really does sound good. Just sayin'.

>>5014316
>>5014319

/K/, sure. /Pol/, really? By 'right-leaning,' do you mean overrun with Paultards? Or have any of them actually read "God and Man at Yale?"

/HM/? LOL..

>>5014295

Which boards are right-leaning?

>>5014262
A 'she' mod? The 'delete' button is her penis substitute.

>>5010734
Really enjoyed the Overcoat. His work epitomizes the Russian style of the day.

>>5009874
Gosh, just how fucked up is the world because of 4chan? You think if Moot died at birth we'd have flying cars now?

>>5009890
Oh, I'd say this board is worse, because it's more serious. And I'd say it's legit because ..

>>5009864

this board has the most intelligent poster on average without being held back by as many asspies as /sci.

>>5009899
>shitposting about Ayn Rand all the time.
I thought that was me.

>>5009871
brb nominating for Nobel

>>5011118
Saving you from the bottom as thanks for bringing this book to my attention. One-click this to my Kindle and I'll let you know.

>>5013597
Oblivion.

>>5013804
What else did you read?

>>5004192

How much better would /lit/ be if there was a philosophy board to handle this BS?

>>5004915
It's a trip. You will enjoy it.

>>5001098

Step 1: Don't force it.

Read a lot of books. Pay attention. Think and meditate on them. Learn about the people who wrote them from interviews and articles they wrote. Read reviews of said books. Don't ignore short works.

Form your own opinions and don't be afraid if you don't conform to popular opinion.

And for as much as you speak, listen twice as much - at least.

It will come naturally.