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Main question:
>what does it take to be a successful writer? (A writer who can live off the money
they make from their book(s))
Extra:
Is it something you are just born able to do? Can anyone be a successful writer if they put the time into it? Or is it an equal mix of both?
What do all famous writers have in common?
>>7558982
>what do all famous writers have in common?
a fixed sum of talent (x), accessibility (y), and luck (z). x+y+z=100
you are born with talent
you can learn accessibility
no one has a handle on luck
>>7558982
>what does it take to be a successful writer? (A writer who can live off the money they make from their book(s))
Naturally want to create the kind of book that the market wants.
The skill needed to make a marketable novel is attainable by any average person who is willing to put in the work, which boils down to writing a lot and getting useful critique. This is pretty easy, as long as you have the work ethic.
The only major obstacle is for writers who insist on writing unmarketable works, or writers who would prefer to write something unmarketable but force themselves to conform.
>>7559012
i'd also like to point out that "successful" and "famous" writers are different. Success implies popularity and money where fame implies lasting appeal due to high-quality writing
So, I just bought this book. Should I expect something good?
>Stephen Pleb
>good
you should expect to go back to reddit
Bought it for like 0.99 , it's not like it was a huge investment
So can you come up with an original sentence right now and tell it to me?
Yes.
No.
A ceaseless empire bangs some little amoebas.
Who are your favourite aphorists, /lit/?
The poster known only as "Anonymous"
Giacomo Leopardi
If you haven't read Zibaldone you are literally a pleb.
>>7558513
Worth it in translation?
Is there any kind of consensus about the best translation of the Aeneid?
It's Fitzgerald
>>7558495
It's not Fitzgerald.
It's Mandelbaum
>reading in public
>>7558267
>reading in private
>reading
>in public
How can I write like him, /lit/?
Why would you even want to anon? Of all the greats you could aspire to imitate why DFW of all people? Just why? It's like you actually desire to be pretentious.
>>7558216
Autism
>>7558223
this 2bh. DFW was a good writer but pretentious as all fuck,
are there any authors who explore similar themes or ideas to Lovecraft?
without being one of those faggots who harp on about muh cthlulu tentacles of course
ligotti and that faggot who wrote house of leaves
maybe emil cioran if u can handle no spooky monsters
Ligotti is solid. I haven't read much of his work but you should check out Robert W. Chambers. The King in Yellow specifically.
Arthur Machen
Clark Ashton Smith
enjoy
Is Inferno worth the read? I tried before but got somewhat lost in the archaic language and had to stop.
Did you read in original language?
>>7557713
Translated, obviously, but yes
>translations
Hi guys!
What do you think about these bad boys? :)
I really like them! they look so classy in the shelf and they are pretty cheap where i live!
nobody is amused, anon
Top tier. I have one in a wood finished countertop book display case. It's the envy of my personal library.
What does /lit/ read when they're online?
What publications have exceptional travel writing pieces? Humor? Editorials? Highly engaging blogs?
4chan, you idiot, what else?
/lit/ is the only place I go to and only when im taking a break from reading/my actual life.
>>7555881
>What publications have exceptional travel writing pieces? Humor? Editorials? Highly engaging blogs?
4chan
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