Thread 24542828 - /lit/ [Archived: 352 hours ago]

Anonymous
7/12/2025, 12:15:12 PM No.24542828
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This is it, the best you are ever going to get, a specific outline of the exact novel that the human race needs somebody to write, right now.

the novel the world needs right now is one that does several urgent things at once:
1. Speaks to the Global Moment

The world today is facing:

Climate crisis

Widespread loneliness and mental health struggles

Polarization and misinformation

Mass migration and identity crisis

Tech anxiety (AI, surveillance, disconnection)

The novel we need:

Explores interconnectedness without being didactic

Bridges cultures, showing empathy across boundaries

Tackles climate and collapse without losing hope (think: "climate fiction" or solarpunk)

Reclaims nuance in a world that’s addicted to extremes and hot takes

2. Offers Emotional Truth

We’re starved for authentic emotion, not performance.
The novel we need:

Doesn’t hide behind irony or cynicism

Dares to be earnest in a skeptical age

Gives us characters we care about, flaws and all

Shows us that intimacy and connection are still possible

3. Is Bold in Form, but Grounded in Humanity

Form matters. But the heart matters more.
The novel we need:

Might use experimental or hybrid structures (fragmented narratives, multimedia, AI collaboration)

But it must stay emotionally accessible

Tells stories in new ways that match how we live now (distraction, digital lives), without abandoning depth

4. Imagines a Better Future Without Preaching

The world needs vision—not just critique.
The novel we need:

Moves beyond dystopia fatigue

Offers radical imagination and new ways of being

Balances realism with the courage to hope

Think: what 1984 or The Handmaid’s Tale were for their time—but for regeneration, not just warning.

What Might It Look Like?

A multivocal novel told across continents and timelines, maybe touching climate, AI, and migration

A deeply intimate story of one person navigating isolation, faith, or love in a digitized, chaotic world

A speculative epic that blends myth, tech, ecology, and real emotional stakes

A "quiet" novel that just helps someone feel seen when everything feels fragmented
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Anonymous
7/12/2025, 12:52:05 PM No.24542876
Let me level with ya real quick op.
You wrote up an outline for a book, gg. Now for some reason you have elevated your idea to being
>Deh bestest book idea eber dat wil chambge da whirl!!
even though there are books around about these notions already. If you think its a really grand idea, go write it, seems interesting. But dont inflate your ideas. These are ok notions, some interesting ideas, but not nessisarily anything all that groundbreaking
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Anonymous
7/12/2025, 10:43:02 PM No.24544283
>>24542876
TRVTHNVKE
Anonymous
7/12/2025, 10:45:24 PM No.24544289
Of all the things the world needs, another novel is fairly far down on the list.
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7/12/2025, 11:26:40 PM No.24544421
Not trying to be rude to OP, but...
where is the "outline".
I expect an "outline" to not be one, not traditianally.
I just expect a SENTENCE FRAGMENT, what each chapter is about. OP did not give an outline, OP just pontificated about style.
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Anonymous
7/12/2025, 11:28:33 PM No.24544428
>>24544421
>confuses an ideal for a style
You are not doing much better than OP.
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Anonymous
7/13/2025, 12:42:56 AM No.24544619
>>24542828 (OP)
>le novel the world needs right now
>laundry list of disparate issues you could scrape from any news site
Real thought provoking stuff.
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7/13/2025, 12:53:31 AM No.24544645
>>24544428
>>confuses an ideal for a style
>You are not doing much better than OP.
if one of you faggots posted an actual outline? I might write the book you want.
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Anonymous
7/13/2025, 1:27:11 AM No.24544740
>>24544645
>anyone one criticizes me must agree with what I criticized
I take that back, about you not doing much better than OP, I gave you too much credit.