/lit/ - Literature

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/04/what-writers-really-do-when-they-write

>>9385651
There's no proper way to write, is the thing. Some writers take ages to properly structure out their stories ahead of time, others just start putting shit on the paper and worry about the fine details later. Find what feels natural for you, if you're a massive autist, there's no shame in taking a ton of time to just plan things meticulously. Aside from that, here's some things you should do when writing..

Characters: Make up a character backstory for them, even if it won't be in the finished product. Giving every character an origin will help you make sure that they're consistent and "human."

Whenever a character does something, ask yourself, "Would they really do this? Is there a more practical way they'd go about it? Is this realistically in their capabilities?"

When a character says something, ask yourself, "is this how people talk? If I were talking to this person, would I be interested in what they're saying?" Avoid as much drivel as possible, of course, some characters can be written to be boring or understated. Know what your tone is, and what's effective.

Whenever something happens in the plot, ask yourself, "Why did this happen? Why wouldn't this happen? Does this contradict anything I've said before?"

Work from there. Consistency really is the key in my opinion.

try mindfulness

>>9385671
That was a pretty nifty read
Thanks anon

>>9385692 basically I thought of that "theres no proper way to write", but there are so much writing classes, workshop etc. i dont know if they are useful. thanks for your answer


>>9385671 looks like a deep article, thank u

>>9385727
btw this was my first post on 4chan

>>9385745
You're here forever m8

>>9385707
why??

>>9385771
any other suggestions?

Read every single Book review & Poetry Analysis on this site

http://www.cosmoetica.com/Archives.htm

http://www.cosmoetica.com/TOP.htm

>>9387820
worthy answer, thank you so much

>>9387804
/lit/ is a bit more serious than other boards
/mu/ is sorta similar to here
If you're in memes and there's a ton of other boards for that

>>9386781
>why mindfulness?

Not the original anon, but it is helpful to be aware of your reality and what makes it what it is before trying to reproduce it or something similar to it in whatever art form you choose. That said, there is a lot of more practical advice that will help more directly if you're just starting to write.

>>9388889
>/lit/ is a bit more serious than other boards

thank you to everyone! i am really grateful!

>>9389238
Compare to /v/
/fit/?
/tv/?
/sci/?

>>9388889
/mu/ seems good at first but after a year or two it's all the same shit, some of which is good and some of which is god awful

>>9390435
also, people on /mu/ have poor ability to talk about aesthetics, they never talk about what makes something good or not, it usually just "this got a high score on pitchfork, i fuckin love it!" which is kind of boring, i can skim pitchfork too and cut out the /mu/ middleman

>>9390442
Admittedly it's hard to talk about what makes stuff that gives them hadrons like ambient and shoegaze great

But idk I think the discussion remains fresh in regards to newer stuff,if you ignore the /mu/ canon circlejerks

>>9390510
it feels like the board moves too fast so in order to talk about anything it either has to be canon or forced really hard to get anyone to talk about, and ever since i got apple music i don't really need sharethreads and shit anymore, so i just stopped going there, i still like music as much as ever but if i find something dank i just enjoy it myself rather than trying to convince anyone else to listen to it, although, there is one music piracy blog site that i post snarky comments on once in a while when i feel talking about how much the latest indie hotness actually sucks ass or whatever

>>9390544
>although, there is one music piracy blog site that i post snarky comments on once in a while
Wich one?

>>9390828
nice try officer

>>9390836
I'm no cop, man

>>9390877
ok, fine...

>nodata.tv

i actually got this site off /mu/ years ago, but that doesn't mean it's ok to go fag it up and bring in a bunch of plebby memelords, keep it to yourself