Feel free to check out the full thread if you're interested. Should you want even more, check for quote-posts.
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.
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! 📌
Feel free to check out the full thread if you're interested. Should you want even more, check for quote-posts.
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
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
Normally I use Olivar Brackenbeard, the bosun and windcaller for #CatsThePajamas, but Nekomancer Cat N. Kinnery feels right for Spooky Month.
Normally I use Olivar Brackenbeard, the bosun and windcaller for #CatsThePajamas, but Nekomancer Cat N. Kinnery feels right for Spooky Month.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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! 📌
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.
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
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
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.
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.
A lot of the other characters' ages are relative to Melody's.
#WriteSky #CatsThePajamas
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
A lot of the other characters' ages are relative to Melody's.
#WriteSky #CatsThePajamas
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
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
Then edit the second one, write the third one, and hopefully get some momentum going.
Then edit the second one, write the third one, and hopefully get some momentum going.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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?
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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@lvrussell.bsky.social
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.
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.
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.
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
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
This could be something Cat N. Kinnery does between books 1 & 2 of #CatsThePajamas. Or just a Friday night.
This could be something Cat N. Kinnery does between books 1 & 2 of #CatsThePajamas. Or just a Friday night.