Search results

  1. Southdog

    Writing How do the aspects of yourself affect how you create stories?

    I prefer to think of myself simply. I don't like to let my brain run ahead of itself so to speak. When I do things, I don't try and act smart about it. Modesty, humility and empathy are things I think are important. It affects a lot of my writing. I don't find myself laying out fantastic events...
  2. Southdog

    Looking for Things to Review

    A Country Boy Isekai! This one ought to be good for a laugh. I know I write slow-paced stuff at a fast rate. It's an Isekai/Fantasy story... but the twist is that a good ole' redneck built like a brick shithouse is sent instead of who you'd expect. In other words, Truck-Kun's driver truck-kuns...
  3. Southdog

    Two different people in dialogue

    "Hey, slick, what the hell are y'all making?" "Nothing. Nothing at all." "It sure smells like something." "Just- don't. It's for my soul, you see."
  4. Southdog

    Writing I need tips and tricks for writing combat scenes.

    I am about to hit you with an essay because this is something I'm grappling with myself. Combat in the real world is brief, brutal, and bewildering. Fair fights are for suckers and showmanship. Modern warfare is largely conducted by bombing the ever-loving shit out of whatever you're at war...
  5. Southdog

    Would you have sex with a dragon?

    What two consenting, compatible adults do is none of my business, just so long as it's not harming anyone and they're safe doing it. That being said, is this a one night stand thing or can there be a deeper relationship?
  6. Southdog

    Who's the Most OP Character You Created?

    Being overpowered is a matter of context. I had a DnD character who could shapeshift and furrow in size to be as big as an house, while also iirc being in the top few percentiles of raw strength and constitution (only a few godly avatars were higher up). Was he overpowered? In the context of...
  7. Southdog

    Writing Prompt Mental Illness: The Sequel

    Isn't this just the Split movie? By m night shymalan?
  8. Southdog

    What would you do in front of the isekai king?

    I would join the fight, but also start a side hustle of selling fast food and Southern cuisine to the army for fun.
  9. Southdog

    Western Reincarnated novels.

    There's one i can think of in the Thomas Covenant series. I guess John Carter is also an example.
  10. Southdog

    Post Your Best Line Below

    From I'm Your Huckleberry, an Isekai starring a country boy, a quarter-elven girl, and an even mix of slice of life shenanigans with nudity and adventure. This line is in a chapter I'm posting soon.
  11. Southdog

    Strengths and Weaknesses

    I tend to get too wordy when I can just pare stuff down and make it more readable.
  12. Southdog

    Best sweets and desserts.

    A shot of espresso and some toast with strawberry preserves.
  13. Southdog

    Favorite weapon?

    Mossberg 590A1 with a bayonet, slugs, flashlight and red dot sight. Absolutely nothing within 100 yards would ever pose a problem. Melee weapons? I'm fond of spears. They're simple, practical, and almost everybody can figure out that the pointy end should go inside the enemy. Hell, a rifle with...
  14. Southdog

    Is explaining too much a bad thing?

    I second everything big kusa says but will also add on some of my own thinking. The more alien and foreign a setting or character is, the more exposition you may need to communicate the who, what, when, where and why. Stories featuring normal humans in normal situations from the perspective of...
  15. Southdog

    Post your male character and I'll tell you what I think of him from my female reader's perspective

    Name: Robert "Bobby" Black Description: 28-turning-29 year old that could blend into a crowd. He's aged pretty fast because of his smoking and drinking habits, and because he works an exceptionally stressful job. He dresses in plain clothes underneath his workwear. He's an "everyman" in a crowd...
  16. Southdog

    Free First Chapter Feedback

    Hey, that works for me. I won't lie: Six Ways is getting a rewrite and paring down things before i continue it. That's happening since it's a much older draft from when I was a lot less practiced. I had THOUGHT it was up to my standards, but reading it again leaves a lot to be desired even for...
  17. Southdog

    Free First Chapter Feedback

    I figure i might as well before i get too far into writing either one. I've got two stories to pick. Both have the same general setting, and in fact share a universe. I alternate working on them. Six Ways is set before Red Clay, but doesn't have direct continuity with it apart from sharing a...
  18. Southdog

    How Would You Review Your Own Story?

    I'm harsh on my self because i want to improve. I'd say my stories could always be worked on, but then I'd never actually release anything. You can make a perfect story in your head, but if you never show it to others, then you've missed the point of a story: it's meant to be told to other...
  19. Southdog

    What makes you give a story a 5-star rating?

    For some reason, the first two people to rate my story (Mage of Red Clay) gave it five stars. If you're an author, give your story five stars and people will probably follow suit.
Top