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>tfw you write a masterpiece but the culture to receive it just isnt there

>> No.22836942

>>22836936
I feel this way every time I post an effort post

>> No.22836956
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>>22836936
>>22836942

This is a certified frogfeels moment.

Living in the shadow of normslop

>> No.22836962

>>22836936
>>22836956
you could write your magnum opus or you could actually make money

>> No.22836976

>>22836962
>you could actually make money

I think it would injure my spirit to write something on the level of "seduced by the vampire werewolf demon king"

>> No.22837032

>>22836956
I had to look this up and it's actually the same guy that co-founded Runic Games, what the fuck. Talk about a career change

>> No.22837045

>>22836976
e.l. james is worth like 100 mil for 50 Shades.

>> No.22837052

>>22837032
>>22836956
I thought it was one of those AI generated images young people have been playing with recently

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>>22836936
Juvenal's Satires
the gnostic gospels
Moby Dick
probably at least 1 Japanese visual novel

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>>22836936
Is the pursuit of the creation of literature worth it when these creatures are the determinant of your success?

>> No.22837609

>>22836956
If my baristas were demons and muscle-girl orcs I'd probably tip better.

>> No.22837729

>>22837032
>and it's actually the same guy that co-founded Runic Games
As if there wasn't enough reason to avoid it already

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>> No.22838803

Post it bro let us read it

>> No.22839023

>>22838803
Nooo... you dont understand... its not in English... but trust me bro its fire

>> No.22839146

>>22836936
I kind of feel that way. I started writing my current novel in 2021 when things felt a certain way. The longer I take to finish it, the less relevant I feel it's becoming because everything is changing so fast. I'm sticking to it, but slowly losing faith.

>> No.22839254

>>22839146
This sounds like your novel is incredibly reactionary. Even if you put it out when it was relevant people would've forgotten it fast. I hope it does well anyways anon

>> No.22839261

>>22836936
I don't think anybody on this board has anything to worry about in that regard

>> No.22839282

>>22839254
>reactionary
you have to go back

>> No.22839533

>Midwits: The Thread

>> No.22839625

>>22836962
Make money by writing your magnum opus? Think big, anon.

>> No.22839690

>>22836936
i wrote a masterpiece and posted in in /lgbt/ and it only got a few laughs, not a very large audience, despite being one of the best things ever written

>> No.22839808

>>22839146
I pray you do well anon, but it seems as if you were only seeking to write a fad piece.

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>write from my heart, nobody reads it
>write about Chad Fuckstone raping a woman and emotionally manipulating her into a relationship and I make enough money to make my rent
What the fuck? Why are people like this?

>> No.22840073

>>22836942
I feel this way every time I write a schizo shitpost
Like I'm showering and think of an absolutely hilarious thread (usually not for /lit/) and then when I post it it gets 0 replies

>> No.22840315

>>22839533
Thanks for your insightful commentary. You must have a very high IQ. Tell us more.

>> No.22840378

>>22840073
i don't let it bother me though.
https://desuarchive.org/int/search/filename/20231017_205430

>> No.22840383

>>22836936
If your book is good enough, it will kickstart a new era in culture.

>> No.22840389

>>22836936
Tolstoy said by god anything you do just don't write for anyone but yourself, you've failed the first rule of writing great literature so you didn't actually write a masterpiece, simply a piece of shit

>> No.22840454

>>22840389
weird, i just wrote sth similar.
>>22840188
>>22840205
wtf i love Tolstoy now.

>> No.22840719

>>22839960
Women are the biggest consumers of lit. Simple as.

>> No.22842054

>>22840315
my comment struck a nerve? thanks for the reply and for proving my point.

>> No.22842085

>>22842054
You haven't said an insightful thing yet. Calling people "midwits" is lazy, arrogant and an obvious case of projection. Come up with a new meme.

>> No.22842098

>>22837609
I'd tip worse

>> No.22842280

>>22836956
Lmao this book is on my gf's nightstand right now
I made her read Shadow of the Torturer and she said it was "too male"

>> No.22843137

>>22842280
Literally mine too. Honestly, "orc barista" is less retarded than most of the fantasyslop she reads the rest of the time.

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>>22836936

>> No.22843141

>>22836956
I'd known about this book for months before I found out it was written by a man.

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>>22843140

>> No.22843147

>>22836936
>the self-aggrandising, self-pitying ramblings of a chantard

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>>22843145

>> No.22843158

>>22836936
No one is writing a masterpiece here, who are you kidding?

>> No.22843172

>>22843158
I am

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>>22836936
I think I could probably write a genuine masterpiece or two, I think I have it in me, but I am just not that into writing. It would take too much effort, too much time, and besides, as you said, I have no one to write it for, no culture to receive it, appreciate it and pass it on. Dante could write for his fellow Guelphs, at least. Who do I have to write for?
I'd rather do something else. Probably nonfiction. Seems more concise, easier, a more effective method of delivery.

>> No.22843197

>>22843140
>>22843145
>>22843149
May a harsh and bitter winter thin the herd and rid us of this dysgenic faggotry

>> No.22843222

>>22837136
>Literature
>Success
These two things usually don't go together. It's easier to find someone that have read one ya than someone that have read literature for personal interest even more rare if not easy English literature

>> No.22843238

>>22836936
Lol @ anons thinking they can or are writing a masterpiece. Delusional narcissistic behavior. These same anons probably won’t take an ounce of constructive criticism

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>>22843238
>What's this? People are experiencing self-confidence and fired with motivation? How can I ladle cynicism and bitterness on this? I bet it's... I bet it's all bad!! Everything is bad, ugly, and mediocre! I bet, I-.. I bet you ... I bet if I criticized your work, which I would, because it's bad, you would... you would cry! Yeah, that's it! You'd cry!

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You're weak, you're children will not survive the next winter and your enemies will eat pizza Hawaii on your grave.

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>>22836956
Can anyone give me a QRD on the story? What made it so appealing to the 9000 billion people that bought it?

>> No.22845252

>>22842280
"Male" in this case means depth