I recently acquired Clip Studio, and let me tell you, this is the most spoiled I've been with an art software program in literally decades.

#Octember Ollie would nail it. He is absolutely a gamer, from Pac-Man to Dark Souls. He'd know how and where to get every power up, or what special skills to use on which monsters. He'd be speeding through levels like a rocket. It'd probably be the most powerful he ever felt. 😆

Zed Prospero@zprospero.bsky.social · yesterday

Please try to remember the 9th of #Octember! TODAY'S QUESTION: How would your character do transported into an 8-bit video game? You may eat a cherry and a ghost too, or a round plumber may stomp on you! 1/2 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Just glimpsed an old FF6 illustration of Terra, and you know what, we don't have enough green-haired woman protagonists out there.

#Octember Vince isn't thrilled about the job. While the sleigh is flying over cities, etc., he's taking the presents out of the bag and just tossing them. They'll fall wherever, and some kid will get 'em, he doesn't care. Ollie would put way more effort into it, but he'd wear out pretty quickly. 😩

Zed Prospero@zprospero.bsky.social · 2d ago

Please try to remember the 9th of #Octember! TODAY'S QUESTION: How would your character handle becoming Santa Claus? A gift of new socks may be boring, it's true, but they'll keep the Yule Cat from eating you. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

#pretendpanel I'm going to genuinely try to remember what kicked off my desire for storytelling... I watched Pinocchio as a kid and was obsessed with drawing the donkey kids trying to escape their corrals on Pleasure Island. I wasn't writing but drawing my fanfics. 😂

Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️@karamoonauthor.com · 2d ago

#pretendpanel Loved everyone's answers last weekend! Tell me more about how you got to this point (though maybe just the elevator pitch so we're not here all day) 🤭 9th October: What was your origin story/the spark that ignited your writing? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

🚫AI🚫 I will never use AI when writing my stories. I will continue doing it the proper way by: *Acting out scenes for my cat *Solving plot holes out loud while walking through a local park *Reading books and using libraries for research #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting

#Octember Suuuuuper late reply, but I wanted to Do An Art for this one!!! Except, it's not going to make much sense to anyone except me, but trust me, it's very sweet 😭

Zed Prospero@zprospero.bsky.social · 3d ago

Please try to remember the 8th of #Octember! TODAY'S CHARACTER: What would your character's constellation be? Stories so old are told with shapes in the stars. If Homer's are up there, why not ours? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

We’re in the home stretch for Tyrant Lizard Queen, so here’s another fave @korybing.bsky.social piece from my new book! Sometimes this is just how women say hello. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

#Octember Ollie definitely would've had a stuffie as a kid. I THINK... It'd be a stuffie of Tigger. 🐯 Off the cuff, I could imagine Vince as a kid picking a wood bird ornament off an Xmas tree in a department store, and he'd kept it on his windowsill as a secret little friend. 🐤

Zed Prospero@zprospero.bsky.social · 5d ago

Please try to remember, the 6th of #Octember! TODAY'S QUESTION: What is your character's embarassing childhood favorite things? (That they still love as adults) Nothing cringe about what brings you joy, be it blanket, stuffie, or a toy. Rhyming though is a bit much... #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

This is how I flirt (Halloween edition)

Cheryl Mason: It's Bread in Silent Hill

Alt: A Silent Hill 3 clip of Heather looking at a box of bread slices. The caption in the image reads: It’s bread.

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🎃☠️ Amina ☠️🎃@aminaleeds.bsky.social · 5d ago

This is how I flirt (Halloween edition)

I'm on a roll finishing reading books lately, woo! 🙌

#AwesomeCharacters In Delfini's case, feeling like he's been taken advantage of emotionally. Suffice it to say, there is a history between him and Vince, and it is a messy one... 😩

💀🫜 Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta 🦊👻@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 5d ago

Tell me about your #AwesomeCharacters Antagonist day! I think even the most evil villains have things people will connect to, either something big or small. What's something you think people will find relatable about your antagonist? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

And you felt like a super badass hacker when you opened View Source and hunted through the HTML for the file link to a person's midi file that was playing their background music... 👀

Karissa Barrows@sjbsmama.bsky.social · 6d ago

Raise your hands if you, as a pre-teen, learned basic-ish HTML coding with the help of the internet of eld for the sole purpose of making a geocities webpage with animated pixel galaxy backgrounds

#Octember lmao oh boy, so here's what would happen: Ollie and Vince would target a house/library/etc. Ollie would use equipment to simulate "hauntings." Vince would dress up as a priest, contact the owner, and offer exorcisms (for a fee) to eradicate "the hauntings." And let the money roll in. 🤣

Zed Prospero@zprospero.bsky.social · 6d ago

Please try to remember, the 5th of #Octember! TODAY'S QUESTION: What kind of haunted business would your character start? With entrepeneurship your characters are cursed! For what ghostly endeavor would they start to fill a purse? Have fun! Don't think too hard! 1/2 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

#WritingPrompt At first, it was because Ollie wasn't paying attention to the time (he was playing his Game Boy). Then he grabbed his toast, bag, ran outside, tripped, and whacked his face on the street.

Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨@cometkins.bsky.social · 7d ago

Oh no, your MC is late for anime school! Who or what is keeping them from leaving on time? #WritingPrompt

#Octember Neither Ollie nor Vince know much about tea (they're coffee fellas), so to both their great chagrin, they will need to consult Delfini. Delfini prepares a smoke-dried black tea (probably Lapsang Souchong) for a smoky flavor. Accompanied with savory cheese/ham finger treats and scones.

Zed Prospero@zprospero.bsky.social · 7d ago

Please try to remember, the 4th of #Octember! TODAY'S QUESTION: How Do You Defeat a Tree? The trees are cross though the roots may be hardy, rhyming at 3 AM is hard, what the fuck, let's have a tea party! 😅 Have fun! Don't think too hard! 1/2 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

This is absolutely completely random, but if anyone ever saw the movie Gay Purr-ee as a child, then you, too, may remember this baller song that has been stuck in my head for at least two decades

GAY PURR-EE (1962) Clip - "The Money Cat" sung by Paul Frees & The Mellomen (LYRICS [CC])

YouTube video by Dreams Are What Le Cinema Is For

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While in that odd between state of a finished draft and waiting for feedback, I feel so untethered and adrift, like "whAT dO I DO wiTh MySElf????"

#Octember Assuming this occurs in Japan, Ollie will hijack the full-scale Gundam in Odaiba, Tokyo (okay it's gone now, but IF THIS WERE A MONTH AGO... 😭) and the battle would begin. Yes, Ollie would know how to operate a Gundam. Vince... sits on a bench with a cigarette and watches with intrigue.

Zed Prospero@zprospero.bsky.social · last wk.

Please try to remember, the 3rd of #Octember! TODAY'S QUESTION: Go Go Go Away, Godzilla! Most die but that's no reason to not take a try! His breath is fire, and his back is all spiny. Would you roll out toy tanks that are tiny? Have fun! Don't think too hard! 1/2 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

#Octember Assuming an AU where everyone is an actual Kabold, I'm gonna assign Ollie, Vince, and Shelly (who is a badass, and I haven't talked about her nearly enough 😭). Shelly is the head, being the most pushy and having the most common sense.

Zed Prospero@zprospero.bsky.social · last wk.

Please try to remember the 2nd of #Octember! TODAY'S QUESTION: 3 Kobolds in a Trench Coat! Who's got the legs? Who's lending an arm? Who's the one on top with all the charm? What mischief do they make when there's no blame to take? Have fun! Don't think too hard! 1/2 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

#pretendpanel It's just fun, man. 🤷‍♀️ Even through all the struggle and self doubt, I never fail to get a kick out of it. (I blame maladaptive daydreaming lol) Also, I like making people laugh and making things they will enjoy. Ain't it great that we can all share in that fun together?

Kara Moon 🏴‍☠️💜⚓️@karamoonauthor.com · last wk.

Let’s kick off our #pretendpanel month of the deeper reasons why, with the big one… 2nd: Why do you write? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

#AwesomeCharacters Vince loves to laugh, and he finds a lot of things to be funny. His laugh I'd describe as "bouncing," the kind you get through a grin. Ollie has more of a snort-laugh. He's also got that sarcastic "nerd snark" so to speak. 😂 So, he and Vince are good at making each other laugh.

💀🫜 Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta 🦊👻@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · last wk.

Tell me about your #AwesomeCharacters Does your character laugh often? What does a laugh from them normally mean? Is it usually bitter? Sarcastic? Genuine? Contagious? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow

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#Octember Vince and Ollie would be hired by the Dwayyo! His rival, Snallygaster, has held top position of cryptid popularity for TOO long. The Dwayyo has hired Ollie and Vince to market him to the public to garner a wider following. Together, they will usurp the Snallygaster from his throne!!

Zed Prospero@zprospero.bsky.social · last wk.

Please try to remember the 1st of #Octember! Join #SatchelCumberland and I on a month long mental breakdown and answer some fun nonsense questions about your characters! TODAY'S QUESTION: WHICH FOLKLORE MONSTER WOULD BE YOUR CHARACTER'S EMPLOYER? 1/2 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

#AwesomeCharacters Vince is def one of those can't wait guys. He's gotta get up, walk around, go out for a cigarette. If there's magazines on a table, he'll thumb through them, not read them, put them down, straighten them up. Ollie sits anxiously while the Jeopardy music plays in his head.

💀🫜 Charlie (Chelizabeth) Delta 🦊👻@charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 2w ago

Tell me about your #AwesomeCharacters I'm sorry I am late everyone! Got locked out of BlueSky all afternoon! 😭 As I impatiently waited to return, the questions became: Is your character patient? How do they handle delays and waits? #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#SunsetChat Ollie would be the talker, especially after an energetic night 😂 I don't have much to promote per se, but anyone curious about peeking in on PriCon's progress can check my tag for it: #PriConWIP !

ELwolfsblood |Author/Artist|@elwolfsblood.bsky.social · 2w ago

#SunsetChat Outros! Remember how you were sent an all expenses paid ticket? The band has heard of you as an author and your characters. They invite you all backstage and ask you to talk about yourselves. Promo absolutely anything you want to tonight! #WritingPrompt #QTP #PromptGame

#SunsetChat Oh, it's probably a shirt or something from the merch table lol. Vince is taller, so he'd probably catch it, and then he'd hand it to Ollie 😂💛

ELwolfsblood |Author/Artist|@elwolfsblood.bsky.social · 2w ago

#SunsetChat Q5: Who is the luckiest of your group? They just caught a once in a lifetime drop straight from the hands of one of the band members. What’d they get? #QTP #PromptGame #WritingPrompt

#SunsetChat Ollie is the first to start dancing, doing fist rotations, hip bumping. 😂 If Vince dances, he's smooth and subtle about it, but the more Ollie nudges him, the more he moves. They're both having a good time regardless.

ELwolfsblood |Author/Artist|@elwolfsblood.bsky.social · 2w ago

#SunsetChat Q4: Talk about which character(s) begin to feel the rhythm inside them. Are they contained about it, dancing in place or are they rowdy? #QTP #PromptGame #WritingPrompt

#SunsetChat Vince would be up for any rum or bourbon. Ollie would grab a simple beer, but if cocktails were an option, he might try a fancy one. 👀

ELwolfsblood |Author/Artist|@elwolfsblood.bsky.social · 2w ago

#SunsetChat Q3: Talk about any drink that they might have at a concert in your world! (No pressure for your character to consume alcohol if that’s something that they aren’t into) #WritingPrompt #QTP #PromptGame