>no matter how hard I try, no one will ever read my books
>just like everyone else, I will die unknown
>thousands of hours of hard work and a life of sacrifice, for nothing
>just spent two weeks crafting a poem
>it's still shit
>wanted to be the greatest writer when I was 16
>I'm 30 and still accomplished nothing
>he writes because he wants to preserve a legacy, not because he has anything interesting or worthwhile to say
Well there's your problem.
>>7315111
that's not how this meme works
>Read an incredible book
>Still incredibly depressed
>started with the Greeks
>I now feel like a reject of something that happened 2500 years ago
>come up with a poem that perfectly captures the essence of a feel
>don't write it down and completely forget it the next day
>spent all my energy to post divine poetry on /lit/
>it was ignored
>now I have nothing else to say & want to kill myself
>>7315158
Why would you not write it down?
>>7315097
Its not like you have anything interesting to say anyway
>>7315111
>not because he has anything interesting or worthwhile to say
Why do people keep uding this phrase? Do you seriously think writers strive to send out some profound message rather than write a good story just for people to enjoy?
>>7315356
haven't read any Modernist lit, have thee?
>>7315125
thank you for this, based lizard
>>7315356
Yes I do. I think art is primarily concerned with personal understanding. Thats how you get a book like Ulysses that is an autistically detailed portrait of Dublin
>>7315108
>started writing at 17
>got first online publication at 18
>got first print publication at 19
Working on my first novel atm, lads. We'll see if I continue ascending the ranks or fall flat on my face.
>>7315408
What's your novel bro, share
>>7315412
but this is 4chan lol, why would I go and do something silly like that?
>>7315408
Or your print publication rather
>>7315415
Nigger this is /lit/ the nastiest thing anyone has done on here is harass that poor YouTube grill
>>7315356
There are two kinds of writers: those who want to say something and those who have something to say.
~F Scott Fitzgerald
>>7315097
If you did it for the fame, you did it wrong.
Anyone who isn't published posthumously is a hack.
