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@ellette-giselle

Yes, I agree on the age cap for joining. The mentorship idea relies on having someone who is already a contributor to the community. Joining later would not work, safety concerns aside.

@mineralizedwritings @rae

lgbtq people gravitate towards art because I know many of them are mentally unstable, and suffer from depression and other things,

If my apparently transgender cousin (I’m going to refer to him as “he” cause he’s a guy in reality, just confused) is any indication, this is exactly what’s going on with him. He married a…[Read more]

@elishavet-pidyon

That could work, but I’d still like to put a cap on joining. Like no one older that 25 or 30 can join.

@loopylin LOL so you’re saying Fel was originally much closer than she knows to the characters of mine she’s met in the roleplays? That’s hilarious haha

Tail, invisibility, ex-assassin/revolutionary. Would 100% fit in with the Valve Galactic Universe.

Fun fact: the original Felicity had a tail and could turn invisible

@Elishavet-pidyon

Glad you like them! 😊

Does she need tea and cookies? Someone to watch her back?

Everyone needs tea and cookies sometime. *Hands Fel a mug and a plate of treats* *She nods to you gratefully and nibbles a cookie*

I can see a little how she’s changed from when you first introduced her.

Yeah, she used to be an ex assassin, then a s…[Read more]

@loopy-lin @ellettegiselle

As one of the few active KPers who is not a teenager, I have thought about the age requirement thing too, more and more as each year goes by. Here’s a thought. What if at 25 or 30 the KeePer is offered a position as a mentor? Not a regular student, but a real Eccentric Mentor who acts as a bit of an instructor or a…[Read more]

@theducktator

In that case, I don’t think this writing strategy applies to her. If it’s public knowledge, it’s going to be reader knowledge. You could maybe hide her emotional reaction to the tragedy until later, since she needs to act strong for her country. (If you wanted. Just an idea.)
But I think in this case, it’s good to introduce her with…[Read more]

@loopylin

An assassination of her father, the President.

@whalekeeper

I pretty much agree. I know how to use this place, and I intend to use the blog library here more, since I remembered it existed. XD I don’t intend to leave. I see the new website as another resource, with the possibility of being a retreat should this place succumb to Wyoh or the famous 400 Chinese robots who attacked a few years…[Read more]

@theducktator

Was it a war or an assassination or something? Maybe this just doesn’t apply to your character?

@loopylin

Ooo Ink aesthetics!! I love the vintage/victoian style. It’s classy and dramatic, my favorite. Lol.

Brea’s is making me rethink her a bit. I like it. It’s playful and serious at the same time. The color choice is intriguing. The old photo is precious.

Felicity… I love it. I am also concerned. It’s beautiful and cold with a heart…[Read more]

@loopylin

I’ve seen that, and I’m trying to figure out how to avoid it for one of my characters, but it was also a major event in her country, so I don’t think it’s avoidable.

@whalekeeper

Hehe yesss these memes are excellent. I shall send them to my brother.

@whalekeeper

I had a feeling this might resonate with you.

( I wanna share this discovery with other people too though, but tags are scaryyy)

In conclusion, my apologies for tempting you to reveal secrets.

Don’t apologize. Questions like that are really motivating to keep me writing since I know someone is actually interested. So thanks :]

Once…

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@loopylin

I know I was the one asking you, but this is my reason for holding backstories back too. This is it. My characters have those quirks that are connected to their past, but if I revealed the past, the cat’s out of the bag and it feels almost taboo.

In conclusion, my apologies for tempting you to reveal secrets. I shall always be on the…[Read more]

This isn’t a rant. I just didn’t know where to post this. But I found a thing on Pinterest that I think explains exactly why I don’t like talking about my character’s backstories:

(not that all my characters have sad backstories. I’m actually a pretty nice author by comparison to most lol)