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Waited months for the price to drop and alas, my first ever book set...

I just didn't want to read the normal paperback knowing I would break my spine and the hardcovers were out of stock for whatever reason, so.

u/thesniperbeggar — 5 days ago

Can 'The Grand Inquisitor' be considered activist literature?

I was recently working on an article on activist literature and didn't hesitate to use a quote or two from this chapter.

I know it's viewed as a mockery at times for catholic churches but also as a criticism of the higher powers that rule our nations (government.)

And considering dostoyevsky's background with all the sentences and the mock execution—it just makes sense, I guess.

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u/thesniperbeggar — 9 days ago
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Lost access to all my OTT subscriptions

I recently switched my router plan to a slower network speed in exchange for getting a few OTT apps like Netflix, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime. Now... Apple TV and Amazon show up as claimed OTTs on the Airtel Thanks App, and I don't know just what number or email they got activated from.

Please help :(

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u/thesniperbeggar — 1 month ago

Did Zosima prove Ivan's point? TBK spoilers

After Zosima's death, it is stated people visit the church, some out of spite, some out of respect. And out of those who respected Zosima, a lot expected to see some sort of a miracle take place.

In this regard, didn't this prove Ivan's point he made in "The Grand Inquisitor?" That it isn't the divine people seek, but rather, his ability to perform miracles for them.

I'm atheist and don't know anything about Christianity, so I'm wondering if there's another point I missed. I've only read up until book 8 chapter 1, beware.

u/thesniperbeggar — 2 months ago

Should italics be used in this cenario?

The novel I'm working on is basically the narrator looking back all the way from the prologue to the very start of where the story is supposed to begin. Most of the narration is in the present tense; however, at times when the narrator goes off into a monologue to describe his feelings in the situation, emotions, or his sentiments towards a certain character, I was thinking of making that part of the descriptions italicised.

Because at the start of the story, in the prologue, it is also mentioned that the narrator has kept a diary for whatever reason. It's kind of difficult to explain.

BUt should these segments be kept as normal texts, or will turning them to italics make sense? Especially since they often turn to past tense.

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u/thesniperbeggar — 3 months ago

How would you integrate poetry into your novels?

For example, let's say a person is narrating their poetry to someone else, or someone wrote it down for them.

In a dialogue, I'll usually go, "She began reciting her poetry."

And then centralise the poetry and make it italic.

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u/thesniperbeggar — 3 months ago

In a mostly show-not-tell scenario, how do you integrate a monologue of a character thinking in a first-person narration? Like he's making a decision without it feeling off.

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u/thesniperbeggar — 4 months ago

I have written a few manuscripts over the last few years, but whenever I go around to the thought of editing them, I just freeze because of how mentally draining it sounds. I understand the gist of it, remove unnecessary lines, fix grammar, but I just don't know how to make it easier for me... I want to finally publish my works this year, how should I go about it?

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u/thesniperbeggar — 4 months ago