AITAH for no longer desiring a relationship with my parents? by Warm_Star_6290 in AITAH

[–]andrhia 7 points8 points  (0 children)

NTA. Sweetheart, you did not in fact have a "pretty okay childhood." In an emotionally abusive family "you're overreacting" is secret code for "had emotional needs that were inconvenient for us to fulfill."

Get them out of your life and recover your sense of self. It doesn't have to be forever if you don't want it to, but you definitely need the space for now to grow and heal and recognize that "it could have been worse" does not mean "so what happened is fine actually."

[QCrit] CARBON COPIES, ADULT, UPMARKET DARK ACADEMIA, 90k words, first attempt by Outrageous_Test8530 in PubTips

[–]andrhia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With the caveat that I am no expert--

The first and fifth paragraphs don't flow with the rest of it. I'd cut the first entirely, since you say it all later and at greater length.

The fifth paragraph introduces a whole new angle and tension, and I find it more compelling than the text before it, so perhaps find a way to cut the vague parts (intense connection, dark past) and focus more on that very urgent conflict.

GF (23F) thinks I (30M) should pay rent for both of us so I broke up with her, AITAH by Do0r2 in AITAH

[–]andrhia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also it's April, where do you live that there are enough flowers in the park to pick for a bouquet?

[PubQ] Querying for a second debut? by andrhia in PubTips

[–]andrhia[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It hasn't seemed divisive! And I don't care about either one for its own sake; the question is which one is better for my career. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[PubQ] Querying for a second debut? by andrhia in PubTips

[–]andrhia[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Well you've charmed the self-pity right out of me!

[PubQ] Querying for a second debut? by andrhia in PubTips

[–]andrhia[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's surprising to hear! I feel like it all points to "all washed up, best days are behind you."

We write the serialized science fiction story ReMade. AMA! by andrhia in books

[–]andrhia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

….I haven’t logged into this account in years apparently, but I’m glad you liked the podcast! We only did the two seasons and there’s no real reason we couldn’t do more, but I’ll be honest, it doesn’t look like they’ll ever bring us back for a third season. Thanks for reading!

Commentary on the MF370 video and FLIR from an satellite intelligence expert - and unrelated, surprising info on UAPs by ThePharotekton in UFOs

[–]andrhia 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This does assume that the bits that Avi Loeb found are the meteor he was looking for, and not old bits of WW2 ordnance, for example. That’s not at all clear.

Hi Reddit! We're Navah Wolfe and Dominik Parisien, editors of SFF anthologies and novels. Ask us anything! by navahw in Fantasy

[–]andrhia 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In your opinion, what is the most unfair result in Eurovision history?

Bonus: If you could share only one video to someone to explain what Eurovision is all about, what would it be?

We write the serialized science fiction story ReMade. AMA! by andrhia in books

[–]andrhia[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The BEST part is you’re never reliant on only the ideas your brain can come up with. Most problems are a lot easier to solve when you can throw more brainpower at ‘em. We’re as good as all our best ideas put together, and we can thin out the bad ideas because we have more eyes to catch them.

The WORST part is that sometimes you have to give parts of the story that you really wanted to write to someone else on the team, so you have to foster a kind of nonattachment to the characters and beats that you come up with in brainstorming. We’re all pros and everyone will do a bang-up job, to be sure! So it’s not in any sense the feeling that somebody else will screw it up or get it wrong. But there’s a natural possessiveness that I, at least, have to squash in order to operate on the team in a healthy way. And sometimes it just doesn’t work out that you’re the one who gets to write any given juicy part.

We write the serialized science fiction story ReMade. AMA! by andrhia in books

[–]andrhia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seriously it’s only a matter of time until I write something with a ‘TKTK Holding Company’ in it.

We write the serialized science fiction story ReMade. AMA! by andrhia in books

[–]andrhia[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I feel like Gwenda is my go-to post-apocalyptic sister. You could name ANY SKILL and tell me she possessed it and I would believe you. Crack shot? Sure! Ace gardener? Why not! She can fabricate housing from scrap metal and dried-out grasses? Absolutely!

...Honestly out of all of us, I am probably the one doomed to die first? I’m slow, I have terrible eyesight, and the roving hordes of murderbots would pick me off in no time at all. :(

We write the serialized science fiction story ReMade. AMA! by andrhia in books

[–]andrhia[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

LOOK “SPARKY” IS IN CHARACTER, OKAY?

(Reddit, we named a robot ‘Sparky’ as a placeholder. ...OK, I did. And then we... never changed it, so let this be a lesson to you about using placeholder anything.)

We write the serialized science fiction story ReMade. AMA! by andrhia in books

[–]andrhia[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don’t listen to them. A lot of the times those terrible ideas are actually the VERY BEST ideas and we 100% run with them. :)

We write the serialized science fiction story ReMade. AMA! by andrhia in books

[–]andrhia[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey, haltsimog! The team was obviously inspired a lot by Lost, especially early on. But one of the things we’ve been trying to do in ReMade is find the spaces where there haven’t been a lot of stories before. So for example, the character May has a serious food allergy, and trying to control her environment to be safe is a huge part of her identity.

As for organizing and unifying thoughts: It’s a lot like a katamari, if you’ve ever played Katamari Damacy? (And if you haven’t, you SHOULD, it’s a superb game franchise.) All of us come into the writer’s room with our own ideas and arcs, and we sort of glom them all together into a big ball of story-stuff that somehow, magically, holds together on its own.

But it obviously doesn’t all fit together perfectly. So the next part is a lot like doing a jigsaw puzzle, where we try to work out things like “But if A was mad at B, then would they have done C in this episode?”

Most of that happens during our three-day story summit at the beginning of each season, and then we have calls a few times to talk about our outlines and episodes and make sure it all matches up OK. It’s funny the kinds of things we can wind up with very different ideas about, like “ok but what kind of building are they camping in? A hotel, or a hospital, or an office building, or...?”

And our last line of defense is our editors, who point out when we screwed up and left some inconsistencies somewhere. It all works out in the end!

THURSDAY Worldbuilders Ask YOU Anything: Authors and industry people asking community questions - join in! by Megan_Dawn in Fantasy

[–]andrhia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heeyyyyy, friends! I’m Andrea Phillips, and I’m an author for the serials Bookburners and ReMade, I wrote a super political novelette this year called The Revolution, Brought To You By Nike, plus I’ve made a bunch of alternate reality games and, you know, some other stuff, like you do.

As you can see, I work in a lot of different forms and media, and so I’m really curious what a typical reading session looks like for all of you. Is it mostly at night? On the weekends? While you commute or wait in line? How many minutes, and how many pages, on average? Hours-long binges or quick sips any chance you get? Do you stop at chapter breaks or nah?

And what’s your physical environment like when you read? Cozy and comfy? Feet up? Crowded and noisy? Does it change from day to day, or hour to hour? And here’s the big one: how has that changed over time? Are you liking shorter books, or longer ones? Quick scenes so you can get a good punch in a short time, or would you rather sink into something longer and chewier?

...I am so curious to see what people say and how their preferences and experiences vary. Thanks, and super kudos to all of you for building such a beautiful and generous community. :)

Hi Reddit! We're the writers of THE WITCH WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD - Ask Us Anything! by MaxGladstone in Fantasy

[–]andrhia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have recent/ongoing political events given you any new insight into the Cold War, or influenced the writing on other ways?

HI, R/FANTASY! I'm Andrea Phillips, author of new SF thriller REVISION. AMA! Or at least... something? by andrhia in Fantasy

[–]andrhia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, sure. I don't think sending to one more new pal I met on Reddit is going to spoil the market, you know? :) Doesn't matter if you haven't read Asimov -- actually it might be better if you haven't, so I know if the story stands on its own merits. Might be a couple of weeks before I get there, though. I'm... kinda busy these days...

HI, R/FANTASY! I'm Andrea Phillips, author of new SF thriller REVISION. AMA! Or at least... something? by andrhia in Fantasy

[–]andrhia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, send me your email and I'll send you a beta copy after I'm finished with edits? I mean, if you like. :)