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Celsius 09/07/12(Sun)16:23 No. 3532 [Reply] [First 100 posts] [Last 50 posts] Stickied

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Post some goddamn books

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Hipster Slut 13/05/23(Thu)18:37 No. 16896

Requesting Apathy and Other Small Victories by Paul Neilan

Hipster Slut 13/05/22(Wed)02:42 No. 16892 [Reply]

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I am a writefag and need inspiration for a story. Tell me, what should I write about?

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Hipster Slut 13/05/22(Wed)04:57 No. 16893

The website Seventh Sanctum has a bunch of random generators, including some for writers. The results are not usually that great, but they can kick your imagination to come up with something decent.

http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-writ.php

Here are five stories from the quick story idea generator on that site:
The theme of this story: epic slice-of-life. The main character: materialistic queen. The major event of the story: deception.

The theme of this story: humorous action. The main characters: grim reporter and obscure gambler. The start of the story: temptation. The end of the story: research.

The theme of this story: psychological drama. The main characters: confused teacher and hysterical murderer. The major event of the story: dream.

The theme of this story: surreal adventure. The main characters: domineering archivist and insane grave robber. The start of the story: critical injury. The end of the story: flashback.

The theme of this story: tragic drama. The main characters: industrious singer and overworked cleric. The start of the story: wedding. The end of the story: reconciliation.

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Hipster Slut 13/05/24(Fri)15:22 No. 16899

Why not try to make fictional event like literature?

I make this kind of work during my spare time at my own house.

If you look on Booksie.com, there might be some good ideas to be provided since there's some good works there that I've just seen since I registered there.

My thoughts on reading the complete works of Shakespeare willyfan 12/12/24(Mon)19:27 No. 16499 [Reply]

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Like many, I've read the usual Shakespeare plays, but recently I decided to tackle the whole package. And so I will share my thoughts here, for whatever that's worth.

I'm reading the gutenberg.org version. There are some occasional OCR typoes that were overlooked, but nothing too egregious.

All's Well That End's Well: Standard Shakespeare fare. Nothing outstanding, but decently entertaining.

The Tragedy Of Antony And Cleopatra: Boring. As. Fuck. This must be what people who think Shakespeare is boring think ALL Shakespeare is like. No investment in any of the characters, and I have ZERO sympathy for Antony. This is not a tragedy, this is watching Antony fuck everything up royally with a single decision that EVERYONE IN THE PLAY INCLUDING HIMSELF knows will fuck everything up, yet he does it anyway.

As You Like It: Again, a pretty standard entry in Willy's works. Bit of comedy, bit of action, bit of drama, and wrapped up with a bow at the end.

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willyfan 13/05/10(Fri)17:32 No. 16876

Timon of Athens: Lear Junior. Not as old, not as powerful, not as big a fall, he only goes disgruntled instead of really going mad, but I'd say their themes are in the same ballpark. This play lacks a lot of the power of Lear, though it's still worth a read. I'd say what it really needs is a more significant end, it just kind of peters out toward the end.

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willyfan 13/05/23(Thu)19:19 No. 16897

Am I supposed to feel sorry for Titus Andronicus? Because I don't. He clearly doesn't even think of his children as people, and despite the lengths Willy goes to in order to paint Tamora and her kids as villains they have a legitimate basis for revenge against Titus.

This one gets pretty fucked up, even for a Shakespeare play. I want to see a version done by Troma.

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Hipster Slut 13/05/24(Fri)01:46 No. 16898

I share your opinion of Titus Andronicus. Characters behaving absurdly to provide an excuse to shock the audience.

Hipster Slut 13/03/24(Sun)16:14 No. 16763 [Reply]

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Hi there 7chan. We are a couple of guys that just has started a lit-mag, the writer base stems from the /lit/'s of the net.

I'd thought i'd let you know so you can submit you works if you want to.

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Hipster Slut 13/04/14(Sun)21:52 No. 16812

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Issue 03 is now released.

http://www.themetric.co.uk/issue-three-released/

Thanks for your submissions.

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Hipster Slut 13/04/29(Mon)23:38 No. 16848

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>>16812
http://www.themetric.co.uk/author-reveal-no-03/

Author reveal 03 is out

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Hipster Slut 13/05/22(Wed)21:27 No. 16894

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>>16848
http://www.themetric.co.uk/

Issue 04 is out. Still taking questions.

Hipster Slut 13/04/29(Mon)00:09 No. 16845 [Reply]

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Alright /lit/ I need a little help here. I am shit at Shakespearean sonnets so I need someone to make a beauty

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Hipster Slut 13/05/02(Thu)06:57 No. 16850

Do I hear community effort?

"A devious fellow, indeed."

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Hipster Slut 13/05/03(Fri)23:42 No. 16869

sonnets need ten beats per line

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Hipster Slut 13/05/20(Mon)20:42 No. 16891

Voila!

Shakespearean sonnets are quite a breeze
But they are boring and quite restrictive
You can write sonnets with relative ease
So this fucking poem is what I give

Shakespeare is an overrated dickshit
Only faggots really like his writing
His undeserved status makes me vomit
And his plays are mostly unexciting

The dude did invent the English language
So you gotta give him credit for that
My toilet again has some bad drainage
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Hipster Slut 13/05/20(Mon)06:07 No. 16887 [Reply]

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I read the first 3 chapters and am really interested. Only thing is I had a busy weekend and need a good summary of this so i can write an essay due tomorrow. I love you.

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Hipster Slut 13/05/20(Mon)06:49 No. 16888

Bump

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Hipster Slut 13/05/20(Mon)06:49 No. 16889

Bump

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Hipster Slut 13/05/20(Mon)09:35 No. 16890

Why bump on a board that moves like old people fuck?

How to remove DRM Gruntydactyl 13/05/10(Fri)08:25 No. 16875 [Reply]

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How do you remove the DRM from an AZW file? That Calibre program everyone recommends isn't working.

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Hipster Slut 13/05/18(Sat)04:34 No. 16885

>>16881

I'm sorry, you seem to be lost. This is the literature board, one is expected to be literate here. Read the OP's post again and apply critical reading skills to identify your error.

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Hipster Slut 13/05/20(Mon)01:48 No. 16886

Honestly, /halp/ would be better at answering the OP.

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Hipster Slut 13/05/24(Fri)15:23 No. 16900

This board is for /lit/erature writers, not your general tech support board.

Use google first too.

Hipster Slut 13/05/14(Tue)14:26 No. 16877 [Reply]

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I like to read. I will read whatever. I read this.

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Hipster Slut 13/05/14(Tue)14:27 No. 16878

It was pretty good. Kind of a male romance. He sleeps with everyone. Everyone is sad but he sleeps with them and turns out ok.

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Hipster Slut 13/05/14(Tue)14:30 No. 16879

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I tried to read this. Got half way, found the languge insufferable. It was amusing. I will revisit it and read later. It's in the public domain so one can pull it up online whenever.Pic relaed its the first edition of Goddamn Gulliver's Travels.

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Hipster Slut 13/05/14(Tue)14:32 No. 16880

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Then I read this. It was pretty great. Blair has some problems as a writer. I don't like his passive, morally blank protagonists.

cheapscifinut 13/05/06(Mon)05:05 No. 16873 [Reply]

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If anyone has the Slave Trade Trilogy by Susan Wright it would be appreciated!

Anon 13/05/04(Sat)00:39 No. 16870 [Reply]

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Hey guys, ive been all over the chans, im looking for a guide/book on classic conditioning / animal training. If anyone could help me out, it would be great.

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Anon 13/05/04(Sat)01:45 No. 16871

bump

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Hipster Slut 13/05/04(Sat)08:22 No. 16872

http://www.gichd.org/fileadmin/pdf/publications/MDD/MDD_ch1_part3.pdf

I Googled it, and oddly enough couldn't find much on both classical conditioning AND animal training. Except for dogs at least, but I assume the same principles apply to other mammals.