No worries! This is a very casual chat thread. I’m late all the time We all get busy with things. It’s fine
What discipline? What would you teach?
I do like Pokemon, but I don’t play it. Idk if I have a favorite…I can’t think of any XD I also can’t think of the English names right now. I do like Eevee’s grass? leaf? type design. Do you have a favorite?
I hear so many people say the exact same thing, so you’re not alone
My hobby is digital illustration. After I got Procreate, I’ve going all-in with it. I can’t remember if I asked if you have Instagram, but you can find foxwoodartist which is my art account if you’re curious
Catch Me If You Can
is a fun movie about a real-life conman.
Do you know any other stories like his? There was an Australian identity thief Jody something who was called the catch me if you can conwoman. She even carried around a suitcase of disguises.
Are there others?
If con people can build trust with their victims, do you think they actually feel that trust? How much do they feel? Not remorse, surely… right?
I have only ever finished short stories because i get distracted with new ideas of get way too far in and realize its gone too far off the rails and decide i need to take a break and then fix it…to only…never get back to it lol. I’m terrible like that lol.
OMG I am so OCD about going in order at the beginning especially. I’ll write lil mini scenes somwhere if i get inspired or if i’m really hating forcing through a boring mundane chunk ill skip around but I will sit here and struggle with that first chapter foreverrrr.
I considered that but then decided against it lol. He has the tragic past that led him to being bad but after that its 100% zeros fs to give, some very questionable morals and just pure chaos.
I needed a magic system for my story since there is a major militarized power comprised of Fairies, but didn’t want to delay getting started on my story so I didn’t sit down and write out the limitations of the magic. Now I’m playing catch up and have started trying to impose some rules as I’ve gone along
I decided to make it to where Fairies could use magic, but humans can’t. Like, it’s literally impossible for humans to learn magic; it’s more of a naturally affinity type of thing.
At first I was going to limit each Fairy to one spell each, however that seemed too limiting, so I changed it to where the most spells a Fairy can learn is three (I have a character that I REALLY wanted to be able to do a couple of wonky/cruel spells). Despite that, most only ever learn how to do one.
Since Fairies are nature-bound, I made the decision that they can only use magic when there is enough of nature around (so plants, lichen, fungi, etc). A lot of the story is set in space, which ends up limiting magic’s effectiveness. Fairies may have superiority on the ground, but in spaceship to spaceship combat and on space stations they are on equal footing with humans. They also can’t effect life on another planet with spells without actually being on that planet.
I ended up breaking/subverting the last two listed rules one time each with what I felt were creative workarounds. It was a lot of fun having some “well established” rules only to have them seemingly be broken and creating an “OH NO” panic moment for some of the characters!
Instead of going with a fatigue system for magic, I went with a life-drain system. Once all the plants - or whatever - in an area get drained of their life force, magic is no longer an option.
I guess I would say that means I’ve thought about it a bit, but I wouldn’t say it’s a deep magic system!
They can stop before the plants die if they want, so that the plants will eventually heal over time (days to weeks). But if they are desperate enough and keep going, then the plants will die.
Reading: do you like to read them? do you skip them for later? do you ignore them?
Writing: do you have them despite hating reading them? do you never write prologues?
Or any other thoughts you have on them?
As for reading, I usually like to skip them or skim them. Depends on how long they are whether or not I will actually focus on reading them. Sometimes, I read them anyway even though I don’t like them because they might make a big difference with what happens in the first chapter…which is a bummer because I rather not read prologues.
Omg nay. I’ve never seen a prologue that couldn’t be written either as a first chapter, or the information therein drizzled into the body of the work in ways that would keep the reader turning pages to find out the answers regarding backstory if only the writer had thought of that.
I never write them, and I only read them if they’re short. Very short. ( ＾◡＾)っ✂
I really don’t care. i’ll read them if there is one because it’s page one of the book, but if there isn’t one, doesn’t make a difference.
WRITING: Def nay. I don’t do them ever because I don’t knowhow to use them properly. besides, what’s the point of a prologue when everything that’s in it can be told in the actual book?
We all get busy with things. It’s fine 
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