/lit/ - Literature

The first titles that I will be reviewing are:
>Eggplanmt
>By Ogden Nesmer
I've already read Eggplant but it wasn't all at once (it was partially serialized in &amp Magazine) and it's sort of /lit/ standard so I believe this is an appropriate start. Bezos owed me a favor so this title is currently on its way to me. I would have started with Behead All Satans by MNM-Dr however I'm not entirely convinced that he still hangs out here, and I'd like to focus on /lit/ related material.

>The Savage Green
>By Zulu Alitspa
I've read some of Alitspa's work via his pseudonymous submissions to &amp Magazine. I'm excited to read his work. He also seems to be a prolific writer and community stalwart so it's an appropriate choice for my second review. Bezos owed me a favor so this title is currently on its way to me.

>Tales of The Unreal: Vol. 1 No. 1
>By Various Authors
I'm getting more cliqued up with these guys now and I admit that I'm extremely excited to see where they take the Unreal Press. Very cool shit. I don't mind reviewing compilations; obviously I'm not going to go into as much detail per story, but will spend the same amount of time in total in my review. I will likely compare the pieces, determine which I like best and why, and also put commentary to the overall release. Bezos owed me a favor so this title is currently on its way to me.

BUMPY

OH I'll also post my reviews to Goodreads and whatever other book review sites you believe are good for exposure.

Damn, Bezos owes this man so many favors

>>21826825
not anymore. he's squared up now.

>>21826414
Dude i'm keen but i can't send you anything for a month or so because i'm broke and busy.
Can you flick me a message on my Goodreads and i'll get in touch with you when i have a copy to spare?

>>21826873
No problem whatsoever. No rush I plan to get around to everybody. Here is your author profile:
https://lampbylit.com/magazine/lewis-woolston/

is this the &amp editor wanting to become a /lit/ lolcow?

>>21826992
oof. you raise a good point. that's not very prudent is it? maybe i'll wear a guy fawkes mask. no worries. somebody had to do it.

>>21827005
Guy Fawkes masks are so 2008, go blackface and have a KFC bucket on your head

>>21827037
Extra Mild

*for white people

Bumping for Jesus.

This seems cool. Hope you still keep up with the &amps though. Looking forward to April.

What's this hyperborean mixtape

>>21828975
of course. &amp never dies.
>>21829020
appears to be an upcoming novel by _______

There was a thread recently about /lit/ writers and someone mentioned the ongoing /lit/ renaissance. I have started to write my novel recently (I have an outline, I just have to write it).

I think between you shilling Chicken World and Tales of the Unreal I feel like now is the best time to self publish and self promote via /lit/. With my next paycheck I’m gonna make my first Amazon purchase in years to obtain a selection of /lit/ books.

Definitely taking recommendations.

>>21830239
I’ve used the term /lit/ renaissance a bunch lately so it could have been me; i genuinely feel a sea change.
I just finished a podcast with some of the Unreal Press guys, and during it, I came to the realization that there is a history to be told of the works that have emerged from this board.
A lot of anons don’t have my perspective, and some will have more than I have, however I remember in the before-times, there were a lot of collaborative efforts put together by anons that resulted in published works of varying caliber, such as the triumphant Coronameron, and the Legacy of Totalitarianism in a Tundra.
There’s been an interesting shift from working as anons together, building works by Anonymous, to a faction of independent authors who have now teamed up to form the internets preeminent literary gang. It’s super exciting and I look forward to putting the work in. I might even portend that there’s a small name to be made for myself in the establishment of a reliable /lit/teary critique.
There should definitely be an ‘Early /lit/ Reading List’ detailing some of the more epic collaborative works by Anonymous. I’ll likely do that at some point too.

>>21830336
Speaking as someone who is currently trying to establish themselves as a /lit/ meme author, those early collabs have a magic which none of us will ever be able to achieve on our own.
>/lit/ renaissance
I call it "/wg/ New Wave"

>>21826414
This seems like a really good project. Keep it up.

>>21830336
I grabbed this list from that previous /lit/ books thread. It made me realize how much I’ve been on /lit/. I was in college at the time of “Totalitarianism in the Tundra” and I remember someone saying they wanted it to be “the next worst thing to happen on 9/11.”

I spent a lot of time on /lit/ while I got my bachelors and then I left the site for a long while. In the past year or so I’ve been back and it’s really been great to see this flourishing. Of all the boards I used to scroll this is the only one that has maintained any semblance of quality (although I know it’s taken a hit, I appreciate that there are still oldfags here and there are enough solid threads to balance out the bullshit)

>>21830353
True facts. The feeling that those projects used to give me was my entire impetus for founding &amp. I wanted so badly to be a part of that, to recreate that liminal inspiration. And it sort of worked. The evolution is fascinating to me, but you’re right, we can never go back.
Though I believe if we organize well enough, we can actually build an epic work attributed to Anonymous. I’ve always had visions of grandeur of /lit/ writing a turbo epic, 800,000 word count post-modern doorstopper that is sweeping and sprawling and dabs on Joyce, Pynchon, Wallace, Tolstoy, fucking Homer, something great, something really, really great (or at least great-seeming).

>>21830373
The Unreal Press has done a lot of work with regards to simply summoning and feeding the egregore that you’re feeling.
I would even say that your post itself is a fantastic example of the lore and myth of those (and these) works. Sometimes I feel like I recognize anons just from their writing, like strange faces in ink. It’s cool to know there is real meme magic lurking.

Why not first read the "Look Inside" portion of these books on Amazon, and narrow it down to a list of books you'd like to read more of?
Otherwise, this seems like a blatant ploy to get desperate and unknown authors (who already have no money) to send you free stuff.

>>21826414
Why are you using author names and giving out your PO Box? You are asking for yourself and others to be doxxed and sent dragon dildos (among other grotesque antics) and Cheese Pizza (not the kind you want). Direct people to a third party site, only post titles of books you're reviewing, or tell authors to use pseudonyms when submitting... for your own and their sake. I wouldn't put any identifying information on this butthole of a website.

>>21830406
>recognize anons just from their writing
Absolutely. You can tell who’s been around and who hasn’t as well. Which is why tripsfags are the absolute worst on this board because it’s already a tight knit community. There is no need to peacock.

bump

>>21826992
>You should never do anything for fear of being mocked by losers online

>>21830441
Those authors have likely used pennames, or have otherwise already exposed their names to the internet and are actually looking for further exposure, which was the point of the directory. The PO Box that I provided is what's referred to as a Flex Address here in Canada, it's like a General Delivery. I've discovered that as long as I show them the email notification on my phone, they let me use whatever name that I want.
I even consider myself a mail enthusiast, and I'm no stranger to sending and receiving fucked up shit in the mail. I'm not afraid of dragon dildos or pizza, I know my rights.
>>21830424 This is a decent idea.
People can ship me an author's copy direct from Amazon if they wish, I don't care. It's a small price to pay for having a comprehensive review, and it would make zero sense for me to simply buy all of the books. It's a quid pro quo. I have already purchased the first four books that I'll be reviewing from publishers themselves. I believe author's will donate their book if I can create a service of credible repute.
>>21830456
that's funny. btw where is fake butterfly? haven't seen fake butterfly in a while now.

>>21826873
>>21826900
I liked The Last Free Man and want to see it reviewed in &amp. Just ordered a copy to your PO box, OP, should get there by next Saturday.

>>21827037
>so 2008
which is why it's cringe kino
>>21827005
do it

>>21830386
Only issue: who gets to edit it?

>>21830725
My man! I look forward to this. I won't let you down!
>>21830739
I'm such a weird nerd that I've already started prepping the manuscript for the project. kek. Editing would best be handled by volunteers who would use Editing permissions to the google hot doc to simply approve 'Suggestions' made by contributors, who would themselves have Commenting/Suggesting permissions. That would keep some anon from spamming the doc with Moby-Dick (man i miss that shit) or unintentional mistakes/malicious actors. I would love to edit it of course. Most anons would probably like a chance to edit as well as contribute, so maybe it would rotate. The hot doc would likely be available year round, or for a good long while until a certain date by which it should be finished.

>>21830789
>>21830739
>>21830386
if every writer on the /lit/ author directory contributed 30k words, we'd have almost a million word count total.

>>21830807
if we all did 20k, we'd have something as big as Infinite Jest

>>21830386
Let's not forget that a copy of Hypersphere is in the MoMA library.

>>21830948
please elaborate

I still need to self-edit mine to something approaching good enough, then find the paper monkeys and negotiate

>>21831007
well it was originally part of the Library of the Printed Web, a project that collected books produced by internet artists (the physical prints of net art, a lot of the stuff is internet-generated, infodumps, print on demand, etc.): somehow the anonymous collaborative novel Hypersphere ended up in the collection; then the MoMA acquired the collection of some 200 books and now Hypersphere is in its library

https://library.moma.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/90vked/alma991010568749707141
https://libraryoftheprintedweb.tumblr.com/

Thanks OP. Novel isnt done yet, things in the way. I will keep sending short content to the magazine.

>>21831129
what a fucking trip

bump

Omg huge opportunity! Don’t miss out!

Working on my porn site gets me too depressed to actually write, but I'm almost done the bare bones of the site so I can get back to writing again soon. Can't ignore a fellow Vancouverite.

>>21826423
Fpbp

>>21826992
well I think someone sent amberlynn reid infinite jest this month so must be calving season. It's another way to get free shit books I guess

>>21833156
The man, the legend. Good looking out JB.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exZuI1ywha0
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exZuI1ywha0
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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exZuI1ywha0
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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exZuI1ywha0

>>21826423
exciting stuff

>>21834177
very cool

he did it, the madman

>>21826414
I'm a part time crab catcher and in my free time I enjoy cozying up with a copy of Amp magazine and a candle so I am very excited to view your movies.

bump

Bump

Don't forget to subscribe to buddy's YouTube channel, we're all going to make it bros.

>>21826414
Great thread, OP. I can't wait to send a copy of my book once I'm done, even if there's a chance you don't like it. Gonna shill it here anyway to motivate myself to get some editing done today, I've wasted too much time dicking around on the Internet this morning and need to get my ass back in gear. Expect a physical copy of the whole book sometime early next year. in the meantime I put the cover and first two chapters online.https://www.dylandevinewriter.com/

>>21836013
>https://www.dylandevinewriter.com/
Super nice website!

My own website is boomer-tier in comparison... really nice work man!

>>21836018
Thank you, I spent approximately two weeks working on it. Squarespace UI is abhorrent beyond measure, never use it. The only reason I stuck with it was because I was already nine hours or so into working on it when I realized just how awful it was compared to other website builders and I wasn't going to turn back. That being said, I love graphic design and hope that reflects in the book's visual aesthetic.

Are you OP? I was gonna say the &amp video linked above was probably the greatest thing I've seen all month. "Red means it should not be read." kek.

>>21836058
>>21836013
god damn. what's a good website builder?

>>21826414
Can't I just send you a pdf instead?

>>21836201
Wordpress is my favorite, but Wix is also good, and Wix is easier to learn for newbies. But Wordpress gives you a bit more control and customization if you want to go deeper with it. Just be sure to snatch a decent domain name from godaddy or something because your website or blog will flounder on the 12th page of Google search results if you leave ".wix" or ".wordpress" in the URL because you were too cheap to license your own.

>>21836013
>>21836018
Great site. I look forward to reading your book.
>>21836213
Then it wouldn’t be a book review.
It would be a manuscript review.

>>21829020
Appears to be /lit/s first coming of age novel, just started it and it’s funny in a middle school humor based kind of way.

>>21830239
Mixtape Hyperborea is genuinely funny, feels like if cumtown were a book

>>21836390
I have to make a batch of books again soon, while working on my ebook, I found a few sentences I wanted to change... kind of too lazy to fix them in the 1st edition of the paperback. To change the file and have it work perfectly for the z-up printing is a massive pain in the ass.

Need to send you a book and one to Debbie Hellion, my favourite Vancouver YouTuber.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiOn4sEuNqFLxk8CbwFqZMg

Can get inspired to write just watching her channel!

bumpy

When's &amp issue 016?

>>21838273
also wondering this. Have a short story that's ready to go.
Also, short story is in the form of an article with footnotes. Wondering how I can submit it in the regular form, or if I can email you a word file.

>>21837513
what a hellhole. Can't wait to visit this summer and document the ghouls while I'm researching for my novel.

Im working on getting my cover done, and if this is still happening in a couple months I'll submit.
Would it not make sense to start a /selfpubgeneral/? People can shill indie books they like while they wait for these reviews.

>>21838347
Best way is to email me the word doc or share the google doc with me; pdf works too but then I often just convert it to doc anyway. Would love to read your new joint.
>>21839585
It’s worth considering, however there are a number of avenues de facto for self published authors, such as /wg/, as well as any number of Unreal threads. It seems contained, if not somewhat obscure or elusive. The review project will be around by then, I don’t plan to stop, ever, I I can help it.
>>21838273
Aiming for May/June
>>21837513
I’m gonna check this out rn

>>21837513
oh i thought she was a booktuber lel. i live like two blocks from this lady.

>>21826414
bump this is cool
>>21826992
grow balls

>>21838349
It is honestly getting much more dangerous in Vancouver, lots of random assaults, mostly with fists, but random killings are a thing in Canada lately...

>>>/pol/421297767

Last spring, I was driving home from getting an evening treat at Wendy's or McDonald's, I forget which, and I drove by this scene with my kid in the back:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kelowna-stabbing-1.6431353

There was so much blood and the guy was lying down on the median dead. My kid saw it and I tried to make a joke like "oh boy, looks like he was carrying a lot of strawberries and dropped them" or something, and my kid said "No dad, that's blood, he's dead."

So dark, kid was only 5 at the time and witnessed that shit!
>le redditors say crime is actually down and we're safer in 2023
I honestly believe a lot of the random assaults and shit simply go unreporter or under-reported. There are waaaay more pissed off psychos with nothing to lose than ever before in Canada, for sure!

The next city to truly become a symbol of Canada's decline... Nanaimo.

>>21826414

Bump

>>21826414

Currently working on the first book of my trilogy, I’m a third through my next-to-last draft (it’s kind of a spy novel with a Persiaboo spin, I’ve posted here before for input which actually helped). I’ll definitely be reaching out, and I’ll try to support some of you guys.

I mainly have some marketing questions: > Is advertising on 4chan worth it?
> since the book involves some niche topics in Iranian studies, I’m actually considering reaching out to some academics and intellectuals from the field to help guide me along if they’re interested. If I follow the /lit/ alt-publishing route in conjunction with this path and mainstream advertising, would my work be stigmatized or cancelled if they found out?
> Where can I go to commission good illustrations? I’m looking for someone who can do Art Nouveau/Decadent style and I’m willing to drop up to $1k for a good cover with maybe a few other illustrations. I’d love to commission an anon but /ic/ seems lacking, thoughts?
> I’m looking to get at least 1-2k readers for this first book. How much marketing would be necessary to achieve this? Do I need to make a Twitter handle and interact on social media?

>>21839913
Word doc sent.
>>21841387
>It is honestly getting much more dangerous in Vancouver, lots of random assaults, mostly with fists, but random killings are a thing in Canada lately...
I was planning to walk or drive through DTES but not sure if I'll gain anything from a first-hand look.

I don't know if this is the right place for this, but I need to ask somewhere. How do you guys get your books printed without a publisher? I have to be vague because jannies have banned me for discussing my book but it's not something any publisher would touch with a ten foot pole.

>>21842792
LuLu, KDP, Ingramspark. Search Print on Demand services.

>>21842792
Just find a printing company. The one I used in my city didn't seem to be picky with regard to content.

>>21842800
>>21842801
Thanks anons, will do

>>21842625
Wait, this is the one about the guy who sparks a revolution through underground dance music?

>>21841387
>There was so much blood and the guy was lying down on the median dead. My kid saw it and I tried to make a joke like "oh boy, looks like he was carrying a lot of strawberries and dropped them" or something, and my kid said "No dad, that's blood, he's dead."
You should write an inversion of Life is Beautiful.

>>21842991

Holy shit, how do you fuckers remember me?! I posted about that shit like two times, over a year ago lol. That's right! I've refined the plot, if you don't mind me spoiling it:

>>21843073

I'm fucking stoked, let me tell you...

>>21842754
It’s worth it to see for yourself. Walk up Hastings and tell me this isn’t the apocalypse.

>>21843087
>Holy shit, how do you fuckers remember me?!
It was one of the few things posted back then that really had any degree of quality whatsoever.

>>21843206
>>21843087
Send it, send it!

>>21826414
i didn't even watch your youtube videos, there's somthing old and lame about them. &amp with the weird colors all over the place, it just reminds me of early 2000s

>>21843237
>early 2000s
more like mid-2010s
but he does it well and sticks by it despite all odds so I dig it

>>21843237
Crabs? On MY /lit/?

>>21843216

Honestly, I’m gonna hold on releasing the drafts right now until I get to the final version. I might prepare a little preview piece when everything’s together

>>21842792
Costs about $1000 or so to get all the gear you need to print paperbacks at home.

>>21843216
The main reason is stuck out is because the author's devotion to classic Persian literary tradition resulted in an opening scene which consists of 17 pages describing the way sunlight falls on the narrator's desk.

I also recall at one point or another seeing an excerpt from an unpublished Transylvanian author which I believe was titled "The Church and the Shepard," and I was totally blown away by the opening line and the fact that he was writing it in English and Transylvanian at the same time. Is the author of that piece browsing this thread by any chance?

>>21843652
That sounds completely mythical. >>21843459
Big if true
>>21843237
Sweet.

Looks like I’ve got some mail waiting for me at home.

>>21843652

>The main reason is stuck out is because the author's devotion to classic Persian literary tradition resulted in an opening scene which consists of 17 pages describing the way sunlight falls on the narrator's desk.

Lol, that’s since been handled. Again, you guys were a big help, funny how things come together when you say fuck it and write some shit

>>21843689
Writing is magic, you never know who, or what, it may connect you with.