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Sounds kind of like Thomas Covenant, the leper who wields the White Gold after he finds himself in The Land, before (in the last book of his first series) he decides "Wait, is this all really real? Am I really being a total d!ck to people who believe in ME, just because I did not believe they...

Well, the word "pain" is repeated so many times it begins to inflict itself on the reader. Try looking for some synonyms (agony, torment), or combining some of the sentences that mention it into single sentences.

So far I've gotten two reviews - one "Writer is clearly not professional but not bad" here, one "Writer captures the feel of Noir well, but I didn't like it much." on Royal Road. So don't get too discouraged by not getting reviews. If you have readers, you're doing well, even if they're silent...

Not sure - the term was from a series of novels based on a series of games played using, IIRC two different gaming systems over a decade or so (from the late 80s to the mid 90s, with the novels and short story collections surfacing in the late 90s; I only read three of the stories, all in other...

Having known not one but TWO women named Athena (as well as having two doctors with the last name of Solomon and one with the first ... oh, and, for good measure, knowing guys who's actual names are Elrik and Osirus) those names don't bug me in the least... Heck, given the people I've met over...

I would suggest searching for the six or seven similar threads over three areas of the site already discussing this, myself. There are as many different answers as there are people answering the question... The majority seems to be "One chapter for approval then 1-4 more chapters within 24...

Well... you need some light, some happy moments, to make the tragedy sharper. Otherwise, it just depresses the reader and they are likely to either give up or set it aside for a while before diving back in.

I've been using "Extranormals" (or the usually pejorative slang "exies") in my stuff. Officially they are designated XN by the government. Category includes magical creatures, shape-shifters, mutants and characters who somehow developed powers. Aliens are still called Aliens or Outsiders...

Yes.

The first "novel" I ever wrote had a section of dinosaur people (and one of the MCs became one partway through) but that does not exist any more (probably for good reasons), or if it does it is on 5.25" floppies, in a format I can no longer open without paying someone a small fortune so this was...

Barely made it through the prologue chapter so far... The writing is solid and clear, but sometimes a bit unpleasant and can be kind of dense to get through.

Yeah - though bad criticism will still sting, any feedback beyond "This is good" or "this is bad" is always helpful - even if you disagree with it.

I try to post when I have five more waiting. I was doing two chapters a week on three stories (between two sites), then briefly up to four until one hit an end point - but then started one story that kind of took over everything and slowed way down on the rest. My goal is, unless I have a final...

The advice I've gotten from pro writers was more like this: Every day, dedicate at least an hour to writing, with one day off a week. Every day, dedicate at least half as much time as you spent writing in reading, and most or all of it other people's work, not re-reading your own. And, no...

Since March, I've written ... let's see Between Worlds: 110000 Strange Awakening - unsure as had somewhere around 30K already down so somewhere between 30000 and 50000; say 40K The Kaiju System (HoneyFeed): 40,000 (actually started this in November) Jack Diamond - just under 30K between both...

Depends on the style and type of story - and whether it is first person, third person omniscient, third person limited or some other view point. Sometimes it is nice to see the inner monologue and plotting, sometimes it just slows things down. And some authors can make it interesting...

Well... there is a lesbian couple in later chapters but it is not a major element in Between Worlds | Scribble Hub and all the "love scenes" so far (58 written chapters, 21 posted; IIRC six love scenes so far, maybe a few more) were "cis/het"

It depends but if the first chapter does not turn me off, I'll usually stick around for 3-5 before deciding to finish or abandon it.

Moral: Be careful what you wish for... :D

Well, you could have the character encounter other "properly-isekaied" persons and learn of their plights (in the most humorous and/or over the top way you can). Maybe he gets jealous, or maybe he things "man, I dodged that bullet. And that one.. and that one... wow..."