#and focus on my novel ideas

[selfnss]

// hough

[icewindandboringhorror]

finally finished all of one character's entire quests/optional dialogue/questions/etc.... 100,000 words... .... aughhh

[pekoeboo]

man. I've been reworking a lot of content involving Act II of Home Is Where You Are and like. ugh. it'd work so freaking well in novel form but I just Do Not have the dedication or the drive to start from scratch and rewrite everything that happens.

idk how else to share the updated version of that part of the story with y'all tho, considering that Khalan's journal is insanely outdated now and isn't entirely canon anymore, so I'll probably just have to accept that I likely won't ever be able to update the story for y'all in the way I wish I could. >n<;;

[actualaster]

I still think the FUNNIEST thing I could do if I ever managed to write the stories in my brain, publish them, and get any kind of decent following would be to destroy the shipping gatekeepers by revealing that EVERY single one of the characters are aroace-spec. Every last one. In fact most of them are 100% hard-core aroace with no attraction to anyone else. That the ones who are into each other are each other's sole exceptions and they would never canonically be interested in any other person.

And, further, that outside of those sole exceptions they're all sex and romance repulsed.

I just think it would be hilarious to watch the "noooooo, you can't headcanon that character as aspec because they're TOTALLY [other identity that they headcanon instead regardless of actual canonical proof, including a lot of times where it's just subtext they interpreted as "totally proof of this one identity" but is actually a more general "Not Het" vibe that is shared across multiple identities]" crowd have a meltdown realizing that they either need to abandon all their shipping outside of those specific ships in order to avoid being hypocrites or that they can accept that people can have different headcanons at times and that shipping doesn't have to respect the source material.

(For the record, as a creator I wouldn't actually tell people they're not allowed to ship things because of canonical identities--shipping is for the fans, not the creator, and it wouldn't be my business. I just think it would be funny payback for all the aphobia that gets tossed at aspec folks over their personal headcanons from shippers who feel threatened for some reason by somebody with an aspec headcanon)

[heartsyncproductions]

Future Game Jam Idea I want to make happen

Putting this on my Tumblr instead of just my Twitter because I never pay attention to Twitter so I forgot about this idea BUT

During my Year in Review it made me realize part of the reason why I don't interact with the community as much as I'd like is that it doesn't really feel easy to break in, in a way that feels comfortable with interacting with others. I think the rise of so many communities being so heavily focused around Discord makes it super unfriendly to some people as well (I'm in the Indie Otome Discord now, however it took since 2022 to take that step to join any type of server due to my Schizoeffective Disorder/paranoia making Discord really scary asfjdlkafjl) and it just made me think.

What if there was a game jam whose whole point was to help with the anxiety of making a game/interacting with the community? Rambling thoughts below:

Placeholder name and subtitle: The No Stakes Game Jam (The jam to help you find friends and community)

One of the things I learned through doing three game jams last year, is that it's so much less daunting to comment on a game when it's expected of me vs commenting on a game when it isn't. It's so silly I know, as a game dev I love when people comment idc if I know them or not. But I think since I'm /also/ a developer it makes me overthinking it really bad. But you know. Life hack: you can't overthink commenting when it's expected of you-

Like there could be a requirement of like "You have to comment on at least one other game or else your entry will be removed" or something, and then there could be like a Bingo card with extra challenges if participants wanted to.

I was also thinking of using the discussion board to share resources to manage anxiety/mental health (since game jams can be stressful even for people who don't struggle with the community/socializing part) as well as posting maybe a check in or two throughout the jam depending on how long I run it.

There could also be two version of it:

Non-ranked for those that just want to try engaging more with other game devs and

And a ranked version specifically made for those anxious about critiques/reviews/etc both in giving and receiving and would have posts and resources to help manage anxiety around the topic, as well as general advice on how to learn to critique and how to manage getting feedback as well

The Non ranked version would happen first so that way people could transition from there to the ranked version after (obviously people can just do one or the other).

Anyway, this is just coming from someone with severe paranoia around internet spaces and is trying to think of ways to make it easier for others. If you've read through all this, thank you! And if you like the idea/have thoughts feel free to add on or share! I actually really want to make this happen at some point if I'm able to!

[lunarblossomyuehua]

I am being consumed by an all encompassing desire to create a visual novel with a unique aesthetic approach.... like I dont have any ideas for a vn yet but I really badly want to explore some alternative ideas for visuals in a vn game....like what about heavily stylized 3D ? like im not talking disney smooth stylized 3D, Im talking pixel 3D, cartoon 3D, ghibli 3D, 3D that looks painted- and through that, how much more variety could we get in poses and sprites so to speak? what about cgs where the mc actually sees some customization on their avatar bc 3D lets us achieve this with more variety and potential add ons in future ?

idk these thoughts cross my mind a lot lately and maybe I don't need a vn idea to play around with this concept but id love to figure this out as a 3D and 2D artist who loves the vn genre so so much. I just want to see it grow into something amazing, bc while I love 2D and it has its place in the medium for sure theres this part of me that is just ITCHING to find out what the possibilities could be if we expanded our aesthetic toolbox just a little more beyond that scope.

[saifahname]

SaifahName post-canon fanfiction thoughts. As much as I want them to get together in the show, I feel like I could write such a great get together fanfic for them...

[javier-pena]

not to be annoying or anything but i think i might have to realize that i simply can’t write a book, i lack the skills to do what i wanna do both linguistically and from a storytelling pov, i could write a somewhat basic story that’s been done a million times but it’s not what i wanna do and i’d consider it a waste of time, maybe it’s easier to just stick to fic writing (which i’m actually good at) but also not being able to write a book makes me resent writing fics too because i’d like to make money from writing books but i can’t if i just write fics and argh!!!!!!!!

[welcometogrouchland]

Had a class on transmedia and unfortunately I am now thinking about them again (my ocs...the enterprise of evil)

[attenaeus]

have decided i really wanna work my various mental illnesses into a fantasy work at some point. i've got some ideas regarding interpersonal conflict and dissociation along with some old magic system world building i did a few years back. time to brainrot methinks

[inga-don-studio]

Thinking about starting a new hobby at 1:30am is the Devil talking and they’re so right

[mishkakagehishka]

So like. My literature notes just got interrupted because i had a new wip idea. Which is so funny to me personally bc you'll be reading notes on the specific genre that brought that divine inspiration on me, and in the margins OC name possibilities and titles to (re)read as my "models" and then right back to literature notes

[unproduciblesmackdown]

grabs the most specific funny little guys you ever heard of & tosses them in a jar with glitter & caprice....kaleidoscopic to me

[hadeebake]

Having to actually outline now, as a former hardcore pantser....I hate to admit that it helps. It makes my first draft SO MUCH stronger but by god does it also tucker my brain out.

[ambersky0319]

I'm completely reworking "Not of This World" - characters (a lot of characters like Watina will still be in it, but the MCs are getting a revamp/I'm changing entirely who/what the MC is), the world itself (I'm actually visualizing the world before tossing characters into it), the magic system, hell even the format I was gonna write this!!

Speaking of, if anyone has any hypertext and/or "choose your own adventure" style stories, PLEASE tell me about them! Would love to read and learn about these genres more since... well... that's the path I've realized is most fitting for this story 😅

Anywho! Here's a glimpse into my current brain dump (Collanote my beloved i didn't realize how good you were for this <3)

[whereisthedamndaddymanual]

Shall we talk about Arthur

A military man that got a hit off some 220 current

He weighed his words before the next line. Ah, an untrained eye would never know he wanted to say it with a little grace. I allowed for it.

He said it was the best two weeks of lovemaking he ever had. Now, I flinched at that phrasing. I kinda despise when men say they made love. They don't.

But, this is an old hand so I ignored it.

I asked why he didn't tap himself again with a big shock. His explanation was that he thought it almost killed him the first time

*yanno reaches hand up*

I was down and needed help he said.