Recent content by Andrew_Udell

I hope you enjoy songs about alcoholism and depression:

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“Everything in the world is about sex, except sex. Sex is about power.” You can certainly use sex play at different power dynamics. A powerful man who runs a company but wants to be submissive in bed might show that power is exhausting and is willing to let it go if the conditions are right. A...

It happens all the time. I think of something beautiful in my head, try to write it down, and it just comes up as wandering, scribbled non-sense. I've come to prefer thinking about interesting concepts and subjects while away from the keyboard and only considering about style and clarity of my...

"It" or "they" would be acceptable gender-neutral terms. Don't overthink it.

I love the idea of a protagonist who is genuinely dumb, but things work out for them anyway with a narrator becoming increasingly incredulous at their success. For example: "This is Krog. Krog eats a steady diet of cereal with water, because he could never figure out how to open the milk...

Realistically, you would be looking at options that aren't that flashy or fun to write about, such as imposing an embargo/trade sanctions or placing political pressures. Less realistically, but more fun, you could look at subterfuge options that happen occasionally, but not often. For example...

Don't get bogged down in the details. You can use abstract language and let the reader fill in the details for themselves. Ex 1: "The two swordsmen engaged in a deadly dance. Their blades flung through the air like ribbons of a floor gymnast as the parried and countered each other with...

I would probably use the word quadrants or quarters combined with a cardinal direction to describe it (ie, the Northeast Quarter)

You could give a geopolitical excuse. If god A directly intervenes in some affair that affects god B, then god B will also intervene and cause a highly destructive war among the divines where the earth is their battleground. Not wanting to needlessly kill off their followers, they might have a...

Force them to resolve an external conflict by overcoming an internal conflict. Examples: 1. The MC must kill the big bad who's been destroying the world (external), but must overcome their moral issues in killing (internal). 2. The MC is trapped under a boulder (external) and the only way to...

I either start with a plot hook or a call to action, but either of those things must be interesting to read. I personally like when things are either action filled or leave me with just enough questions that I want to read on.

I've consistency is important than fine-tuning the exact time. If I'm a loyal reader, I will go out of my way to follow the story and read your chapter when I'm ready. If you post every Monday and Wednesday, I'll be sure to check it to make sure I get the latest content.

Writing my first web novella. Be gentle.

I really don't think anything should be filler. As a writer, you have to compete with all the other stories online for people's attention. Droning on about some irrelevant tangent is a great way to lose readers. With that said, there are very legitimate ways to bolster word count. If you can...