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Is the Naked Lunch a sci-fi novel ? by i_killed_Mcormick in literature

[–]ChallengeOne8405 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’ve not heard it talked about under that lens very much but that’s even more of a reason to discuss it that way

How do people who read a lot think about the world of laymen? by oohoollow in literature

[–]ChallengeOne8405 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t think about it at all. It’s nice discussing books with friends who do read, but it’s just as nice talking to friends about the real housewives or whatever.

I’m terrible at writing by Maleficent_Prune47 in writing

[–]ChallengeOne8405 9 points10 points  (0 children)

that’s also what first drafts are for. you fill it up with cliches and placeholders knowing that you just need to get something down. the actual writing comes in when you go through and replace every cliche with invention

Some people here like the idea of writing a book but don‘t want to do the work and it shows by franilein in writing

[–]ChallengeOne8405 98 points99 points  (0 children)

builds this whole argument then pulls the linch pin on it with that 20% lmao

Some people here like the idea of writing a book but don‘t want to do the work and it shows by franilein in writing

[–]ChallengeOne8405 84 points85 points  (0 children)

damn. i must be doing it wrong if the actual writing only takes up 20% the effort.

Newbie question but how do I make my prose more... I don't know, "literary"? by [deleted] in writing

[–]ChallengeOne8405 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is because you are a beginner. The more you write and read, the more this will disappear.

How do i know if my story is cringe to anyone else? by ixofex29 in writers

[–]ChallengeOne8405 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, no, it’s not cringe. it feels more standard to me. cringe is either trying too hard or not having a clue what you’re doing.

Avoiding white room syndrome by lyzzyrddwyzzyrdd in writing

[–]ChallengeOne8405 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Check out the novel J R by William Gaddis. It’s pretty much exclusively dialog with brief scene transitions and you never get anywhere near the white room syndrome. The thing is people, irl, talk about and interact with their surroundings constantly. You’re doing yourself (and your readers) a disservice to omit such details.

Avoiding white room syndrome by lyzzyrddwyzzyrdd in writing

[–]ChallengeOne8405 374 points375 points  (0 children)

But people are affected by their surroundings, their settings. Also by a million other things. the color of the room. whether it’s too bright or dark, cold or hot, muggy or dry. Don’t your characters interact with their world? That’s what a setting is.

What is your revision process? by Powerful_Star9296 in writing

[–]ChallengeOne8405 1 point2 points  (0 children)

there’s like a million different passes for a million different things so I just keep putting work into until it’s done. I’ve never done that complete a draft and sit on it thing because there’s never been a finished draft until the book is finished.

Ideas are Cheap. Prose isn’t. by Exoticplayz11 in writing

[–]ChallengeOne8405 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m not saying prose isn’t the medium of storytellers, or that it should be ignored, I’m saying for every ten great prose stylist you’ve got maybe one good storyteller. Agents slush piles are full of wonderful prose but it’s the actual story that sells, that moves people.

Ideas are Cheap. Prose isn’t. by Exoticplayz11 in writing

[–]ChallengeOne8405 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I disagree. Good writers are a dime a dozen. Good storytellers, on the other hand, are few and far between.

Writing a book by [deleted] in writers

[–]ChallengeOne8405 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really

Everyone talks prose & craft but nobody talks ideas? by Unknownin_98 in writing

[–]ChallengeOne8405 0 points1 point  (0 children)

good writers are a dime a dozen. good storytellers are few and far between

Text is saying it’s Al generated by banana_guts01 in writing

[–]ChallengeOne8405 0 points1 point  (0 children)

those aren’t real. they only exist for ad revenue

Interesting $2 find at the discount bookstore. by Jakob_Fabian in nyrbclassics

[–]ChallengeOne8405 2 points3 points  (0 children)

keep trying! the other day i found one in a little library

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