/lit/ - Literature

>>21300011
Same

>>20200942
bill is a good man but this world is still fundamentally evil and his attempts to fix things only make them worse

>>20199187
>george soros thinks child prostitution and puppy play are better foundations for society than God and country

>the only thing that keeps me from suicide is literature
really, i have nothing else to do, i don't like anything or anyone. there's some sort of a weird peace, tranquility and solace that pours down on me whenever i stare at paper with words on it.

I'm a 21 year old shut in that has wasted several years of his youth. I'm getting back out there and going back to college next fall but I still feel like shit over all the time I've wasted. What are some books to give me perspective and make me feel better about my situation?

>>20188316
Dude, I read the copyright page too!

I feel like my chronic pain is turning me into an alcoholic. I was never really a heavy drinker until last year and mostly just drank beer sometimes, but since last year I've been suffering from a bad case of CPPS (Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome) and now I drink quite frequently and heavily to alleviate pain and depression despite doctors discouraging it. Sometimes it makes it worse especially combined with hangover. But I feel like this is the only way for temporary relief at home.

I'm writing pulp, not literature. I keep relying on plot twists, tragic events (of course I killed off the dog), trying to gross people out by describing masturbation or hemorrhoids or pathetic, impotent sex with a prostitute (that ends with the man crying) or coasting on by with action scenes and detailed, brutal violence (hacking people apart with an axe). I constantly withhold information from the reader to create an air of mystery when in truth I just didn't think things through properly and use intrigue as a crutch. And whenever things lull between these extreme things I add in jokes and references to other, better things.
This shit has nothing of value in it. How do I get from where I'm at to writing something of value? At the level I'm at, I might as well write scripts for superhero comics.

>there's prestigious writing contest I want to take part in
>no ideas for a 15-page story
Eh

How are you dealing with the fact that the year is almost over and you didn't make it again?
I'm thinking of participating in a ton of short-fiction contests next year.

>>19417924
>>19418356

Books where the protagonist descends more and more into alcoholism as a way to cope with loneliness and isolation?