#CatsThePajamas
This past September, I participated in #Septopolis to further develop Safe Harbor, the hometown of the point-of-view character in my #CatsThePajamas fantasy novella series.

Feel free to check out the full thread if you're interested. Should you want even more, check for quote-posts.
I'm David A Ludwig, the author of the swashbuckling fantasy novella series-in-progress, #CatsThePajamas.

I'm an avid world-builder, but zooming in to the city level for #Septopolis should be interesting.

I'll try to engage with others, but expect to mostly use this as a build exercise for myself.
Good morning #Septopolis!

For our first post, we're going slow and spreading the good knowledge of the month around, as well as trying something in an attempt to make the month more manageable for myself.

If you have no idea what Septy is, please check my pinned post to avoid jumping ahead! 📌
October 16, 2026 at 11:25 PM
#FantasyIndiesSpooktober

Cat and Melody both probably get at least one tombstone, though neither would be buried at one.

Rather than words, Cat's would be an image of The Pajamas' wheel, flanked by the images from her personal flags.

Melody's would include "in loving memory."

#CatsThePajamas
October 12, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Thank you!

Normally I use Olivar Brackenbeard, the bosun and windcaller for #CatsThePajamas, but Nekomancer Cat N. Kinnery feels right for Spooky Month.
October 4, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Traumamuffin? Would I do that to a character?

It couldn't be how Melody Fayth transitions from the Point-of-View in #CatsThePajamas to the mysterious badass in "Melody of".
Certainly not something I'd have done to Horera. She's adorable.

Huh. So mine are the ones who start kind and don't break.
September 30, 2026 at 4:20 AM
I may need to do this #SongsOfSeptember, too.

The musical song I most want for #CatsThePajamas would be Melody's 'I want' song, looking out over the sea cliffs, imagining the world.

Foolishly for someone as musically inept as myself, I boxed myself into writing about 6 songs with lyrics per book.
#SongsOfSeptember Day 7

Musical Monday! If your story was a musical, what's one of the songs your characters would sing? It could be a solo for someone, a cast song, a duet--have fun with it~ You can pick a song you think fits or even make up a title to fit your characters!

Don't forget to tag!
September 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I'm David A Ludwig, the author of the swashbuckling fantasy novella series-in-progress, #CatsThePajamas.

I'm an avid world-builder, but zooming in to the city level for #Septopolis should be interesting.

I'll try to engage with others, but expect to mostly use this as a build exercise for myself.
Good morning #Septopolis!

For our first post, we're going slow and spreading the good knowledge of the month around, as well as trying something in an attempt to make the month more manageable for myself.

If you have no idea what Septy is, please check my pinned post to avoid jumping ahead! 📌
September 1, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Elementia, the world of #CatsThePajamas, has 360 day years, broken into 12 months of 4, 6-day, weeks.

Because this results in any given day of the month or year being the same day every time, Elementians attach significance to what day of the week something (like a birthday) occurs on.

1/7
August 4, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Oh yeah! I have a Height Chart for #CatsThePajamas!

Mr. Brackenbeard is grumpy about a lot of things. His height isn't something he cares about.

Cat's first mate is the tallest of the core cast, and Cat likes to perch on his shoulder--or the tallest available shoulder, if Mr. Rahal isn't there.
June 20, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I've been told that Melody Fayth should be 16 years old. I went with 18 because I wanted her to be naive and inexperienced, but still an adult. Which I feel works with her upbringing being sheltered.

A lot of the other characters' ages are relative to Melody's.

#WriteSky #CatsThePajamas
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Here's one I asked a long time ago! But there are many new characters now, so let's revisit:

How old is your character, and is that important to the story?

Why did you pick that particular age group for them?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
May 27, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I wanted to do something a little different with Elementian merfolk (as in less common, not unique). So I decided they're entirely mammalian.

Half-dolphin and half-humanoid. They hold their breath well, but their actual homes are in hidden air pockets in or under the land.

#CatsThePajamas #MerMay
May 5, 2026 at 10:41 PM
In the first book of #CatsThePajamas, Melody Fayth's 12th day aboard The Pajamas introduces her to many things new to her--including the concept of mystic tattoos, her first time seeing a real mermaid, and the existence of silent languages.
May 4, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Once I have the energy, my next project is to figure out self-publishing on my grandpa's biography, so I can apply what I learn to publishing the first novella of my #CatsThePajamas series.

Then edit the second one, write the third one, and hopefully get some momentum going.
April 20, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I'm going to slightly misinterpret this to share songs I have in mind for both Cat and Melody's ultimate fights.

I associate "Undefeatable" from Sonic Frontiers with Cat N. Kinnery's highest power fight in #CatsThePajamas.
Melody Fayth's ultimate confrontation I hear to "Carry On" from Sailor Moon.
What would be your original character's boss/battle theme?

#OCASK #OCQOTD #OCSKY
February 27, 2026 at 11:15 PM
This is perhaps a bit of a difficult for #CatsThePajamas.

Cat N. Kinnery has no problem flirting with people as soon as she meets them. But she also enjoys playing coy.
She'll invest and fish for attention, but actually confess? Actually probably not.

Melody Fayth strongly prefers waiting it out.
Is your original character the type to confess first, or wait it out with their feelings?

#OCASK #OCQOTD #OCSKY
February 14, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Happy Valentine's Day from the cast and crew of #CatsThePajamas and myself!

Here we have Cat N. Kinnery herself, Jacques de Blanche, Melody Fayth, and Mererid of Merdeep.

You have your pick of several characters this Valentine's Day.
February 14, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Sports bra!? Why didn't I think of that!?

But yeah, crossing worlds and time periods is a pain. And/or when did lacey underwear (as we know it) become a thing? Which #CatsThePajamas characters would wear lacey underwear and is it available in the 1670s-ish?
December 7, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Of my own characters with sword canes;

Sforzando Alighieri of #CatsThePajamas got a sword cane after being injured in the Five Year War.

General Karius from my family movie script, Yuki, got a sword cane as he started getting older, but was a little disappointed to retire before ever needing it.
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Limiting to #CatsThePajamas for managability.

A surprising number of readers have said Melody is their favorite character. I thought she might've suffered the main/POV character feeling generic.

Also, Lute and the twins got expanded presence due to positive reader feedback.

#dailyocs
Which one of your OCs do you think is the favorite of your followers? 😍

#dailyocs
November 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Had an interesting dream the other night.

Captain Kinnery of #CatsThePajamas fighting Butch Slade of my Fantasy Fighter series. Which could be a fun crossover.

The Final Bosses of Fantasy Fighter are godlike, but the player should be able to win with any character. So it could be a good fight.
November 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
In #CatsThePajamas, I'd say Melody and Cat are sides of the same coin.

Melody begins the story sheltered and naive, and purposefully learns about the world as she's exposed to it.

Cat, and the rumors and mysteries surrounding her, epitomizes what remains unknown.
Bonus Question!!
Authors and TTRPG Players

What are the main motifs of your character's story? What does their arc represent? What lessons can be learned from their development throughout the story?

#booksky #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompt #ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #WIP
May 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Which #CatsThePajamas character is wealthiest?

It could be Cat herself. She's a wildly successful pirate, though it's unclear how much she really keeps.

The monarchs of the big countries are also contenders. The slave trader, Lucretius, would like to be it--but Cat raids him rather heavily.
#OCSky
Hey #OCSky, which OC of yours is the wealthiest? Why?

#OCQuestion #OriginalCharacter
March 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
#FantsyIndiesMarch
Superstitions in WIP

My #CatsThePajamas series has SO MANY superstitions. I really wanted to explore the interplay of belief and reality in a fantasy world with magic and monsters.

For example, it is believed that saying a name draws the attention of the person or thing named.
#FantasyIndiesMarchs
Superstition

Humans believe women from the Exile Forest come into their villages to steal women and children for their foul rituals. And use their Elenite wiles to bewitch men, turning them away from the true path.

@chesneyinfalt.bsky.social
@lvrussell.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Happy Valentine's to those who observe it, and best wishes to all!

In #CatsThePajamas, the Elementian equivalent of Valentine's Day is Dream Day. Falling on the day of the first full Dreamer Moon in the 4th month, it is an auspicious day for lovers and artists.

Handmade gifts epitomize the day.
February 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Since I caught this one in a timely fashion; Yes!

I've been working on including more queer characters in all of my work, and #CatsThePajamas is one I started after adopting the rule that all characters are bi by default.
Writing them reveals some to be gay, lesbian, or straight.

#WeeknightWriters
Q1: Are there any queer characters in your WIP? #WeeknightWriters
February 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Thank you!

This could be something Cat N. Kinnery does between books 1 & 2 of #CatsThePajamas. Or just a Friday night.
January 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM