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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 13/01/30(Wed)13:27 No. 16625 [Reply]

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So, I wrote a short story, I wondered if 7Chan's /lit/izens would like to read it.

http://roryedd.tumblr.com/post/26799038311

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Hipster Slut 13/03/14(Thu)17:20 No. 16739

>>16737
>The message is supposed to relieve you of fear of the future, to teach you to live in the moment.
"It was all worth it."
It tells Henry not to worry without that unnecessary sugary coating you're trying to include. For all we know Henry could be the first President of Earth or he could be a plague-ridden and destitute homeless man. We don't know, what we do know is what happened in-between was awesome.

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maninahat 13/03/20(Wed)11:52 No. 16756

>>16737
But that lesson could be learnt any other way, and you can teach us it without explicitly telling us the moral of the story (which should be self-evident). The message could be all doom and hellfire, but having seen everyone else fret, the protagonist decides to throw away the note away, shrug his shoulders and go on to ask the girl what she's doing later. That would say the moral just as well.

Also, and this is from personal experience, "live in the moment" and "don't worry about the future" aren't particularly good pieces of advice. I suppose that's a personal issue though.

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Hipster Slut 13/06/18(Tue)20:26 No. 16919

Just bumpin' your work. I'm using it to identify flaws in my own writing style. Not that yours is bad, rather, by contrast it makes it easier to find my own failings.

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 13/06/09(Sun)00:12 No. 16908

Twelfth Night: Read it before, loved it as always. I'd go so far as to say it's probably the most "Shakespeare" of the plays. A bunch of his usual tropes show up here, mistaken identity, gender confusion, love triangles/quadrangles/tetrahedrons, and it's just plain entertaining and witty.

Two Gentlemen of Verona looks to be pretty good, it starts off on Willy's strong foot, namely wise-asses matching wits against each other and HOLY SHIT this chick is TSUNDERE AS FUCK. We're talking Helga Pataki levels here. Methinks our dear master Proteus may be in severe danger of putting it in crazy.

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willyfan 13/06/10(Mon)02:35 No. 16909

>>16908

...aaand now I don't care what happens to the dude. He's a dick.

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willyfan 13/06/17(Mon)22:42 No. 16918

And now I've reached the point where the bandits make Valentine their king. This play. Sweet mother of fuck, this play.

The things that happen in this play are dumb, and they keep getting dumber. I've already gone too far down this rabbit hole to turn back, but if you're wondering which Shakespeare plays you can safely go your whole life without bothering to read, go ahead and put this one on it.

Unless you've got a joint. Then blaze up and crack open a copy of this play. Better yet, get your friends together and try to perform it whilst absent from thy gourd. What results will have to make more sense than the play as-is.

Yourliterary delko 13/06/16(Sun)17:18 No. 16917 [Reply]

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Everyone that has essays poems etc share on this website http://yourliterary.com/

The Hand of Death v2 Charlie Danson 13/06/01(Sat)19:52 No. 16903 [Reply]

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The Hand of Death v2

George Bush stood there, surrounded by a cheering crowd. Positioned in front of his groin, he had the severed head of the people's princess.
"What a tragedy, what a shame!", he cried, as he throat fucked the head.
"Jeez, Bush, is this your first time fucking a human head?"
"No... I'm just nervous is all. Why you gotta be such a jerk, Ted?"
"Force of habit, I guess."
"Knock it off, Bundy. Can't we all get along? Peace, love, understanding, harmony, man. We're all here for the same reason,. We love killing folks."
"Manson, you dirty hippie. Why are you even here? You never killed anyone. Just had your groupies do it."
"I'll groupie my knife up your ass!"
"Groupie isn't a verb, you drugged out buffoon!"
"Drugs? Where?!" Manson began scouting the countryside.
"That ought to keep him busy for a while. Hey, Bundy, you want a drink?"
"I know better than to accept drinks from the likes of you, Dahmer."
Jeff gave a sheepish grin.
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Charlie+Danson 13/06/01(Sat)19:53 No. 16904

"You're too naive, Mr. Bundy. I've been one of you this whole time. "
Bundy sighed. If he had empathy, he might have even felt sorry for the man.
"You're gonna make it, Bush. We're going to make sure of that."
"You promise?"
"Cross my heart, and hope to die. Now, this isn't gonna be pretty... I was hoping to use this under more recreational terms, but..." Bundy opened the trunk of his car.
"How is another corpse gonna help us?" Dahmer inquired.
"It's under the corpse. I have an iron, and an acetylene torch. We can cauterize the wound."
"Will that even work?!"
"You got a better suggestion?"
"You want me to atleast give him something to knock him out?"
"Eh, doesn't matter to me. He looks pretty out of it already."
Bundy ignited the torch, and went to work, applying it to the iron until it was red hot.
Carefully, he pressed the iron against Bush's stump. With a sizzle, the wound closed, and Bush awoke, screaming.
"YEeeeAAaaaRGH!"
"So, the rich boy gonna live? Nothin' but a spoiled daddy's boy."
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Charlie+Danson 13/06/01(Sat)23:00 No. 16905

A few typos in here, but I tried to revise the story, make it less anticlimactic, to address some critiques I received. Hope you enjoy it.

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Hipster Slut 13/06/14(Fri)18:05 No. 16916

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Bitches in the basement, in mah pit,
and they ain't leavin' cause I take no shit!
East side cleveland, born and raised,
You'd best look away cuz you can't take my gaze!
Genius IQ, so I'm better than you,
and you'll be gone by the time I'm through,
Just a cool guy with a penchant for murder,
She tried to cry out but nobody heard her,
I'm as smart, as Stephen Hawking,
Stripped electric cords do the shocking,
Meat and Alpo mixed together,
Keeping these sluts here forever.

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 13/05/03(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 13/06/12(Wed)12:01 No. 16915

>>16891
Never Change

Camp NaNoWriMo Minori+Urakawa 13/06/11(Tue)09:44 No. 16914 [Reply]

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So... never posted in /lit/ before (I'm a /tg/uy) but I was wondering if anyone else was participating in Camp NaNoWriMo this July?

If you are, anyone care to share what they're planning on writing?

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. 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?

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Hipster Slut 13/06/07(Fri)18:26 No. 16907

Instead of bumping, read the whole fucking book until 2am then write your essay until the due time
OR
write the essay about the x first chapters and conclude with "too lazy to read the rest in time lol"

Coiree Guardians M 13/05/31(Fri)19:18 No. 16902 [Reply]

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This series of books came out three years ago.

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.