So I invented a pretty simple game for my current WiP #AWolfsLullaby , called Ku'rab.
It involves posts at either end of a length of space with point assigned hooks/branches.
A small Hoop made of woven vines, about the size of a hand from finger tip to wrist.
Because my brain doesn't like to half ass #WorldBuilding,
The logic went like this
1: What's a relatively low complexity rules game a rural village might play at Harvest Celebrations & such
2: How do I craft it so it's easily adapted for modern day, with the notion of making it adaptable for play by people that use #wheelchairs
In other words, if I'm going to invent a game, it needs to be playable IRL, and it should be available to as many people as I can make it.
I'll post sketches in a day or two and solict feedback then.
#WordWeavers#Writing 24-03-31 For a giveaway, what swag would you love to offer with your book?
This took me a long moment of thinking.
Like way way more than I think others probably had to do.
First thought was a limited run of a functional replica of Pintac's arrow & sickle brooch.
But more practical and just as heavy emotional weight would be a durable bookmark with the phonetic lyrics for Bayu-Bayushki-Bayu on one side and a translation on the other.
Less practical, two mini posters, one depicting Parthia & Pintac napping in their meadow,
the other depicting the somber moment when Parthia is looking at herself in a mirror post transformation, with the William Blake poem "The Tyger" written/integrated along one side, as there is a blink-and-you-miss-it reference to Blake's poem in that scene
The downside of high bandwidth empathy, I stepped into The #Tavernn to ask someone a question, and now I need to look at pictures of cats doing goofy shit to pull me back from that mire of sadness.
Listening to the radio and a song from the playlist for The Cantata Of The Wild Soul pops on, and I started bawling because it the songs for the scene where she knows she has to leave in self exile
🎶Oh, Father tell me, do we get what we deserve?
Whoa, we get what we deserve🎶
Those first words are so important because everything will flow from them. I struggle with how my story will be until those first words are on the page. After that the cloud of possibilities collapses and I can thread my way with what flows from that start.
Naldela tries to mask her grief with anger and looks for someone to blame. If there is no one, it unfortunately always turns up against Ykril, who tries to be a punching bag for her. He can usually manage to stand it because she demonstrates her appreciation during the night.
Ykril himself becomes silent and sometimes won't say a word for days. He runs through the scenario that is responsible for the grief in his head until he has found a logical explanation.
#WordWeavers 18 — If your MC and antagonist organised a party together, what would it look like?
It would be a mix of hate and love. Naldela, as well as Claudia, admire the skills that her counterpart demonstrates. While Naldela envies Claudia for her speed and agility, Claudia is jealous of Naldela's elemental magic skills, especially with lightning and the deadly precision of it.
#WordWeavers 12 — Do you support other writers? How?
I try my best by sharing the posts, reacting in social networks or communicating in general. Unfortunately, my mental disorders don't really make it easy for me. Especially these days, in which everyone wants to understand everything wrong, to use it as a reason to vent their frustration.
#PennedPossibilities 189 — Would the core group of your WIP turn to each other if they ever needed help? MC's, SC's, friends, etc. Are they all close?
The core group, formed by Naldela, Ykril, Sanise and Nimri, would die for each other. Especially Ykril, who would rush into a risky situation without even thinking for a second. Sanise would hesitate at first. But that's more due to fear and her young age than to her will.
Nimri would only die for Naldela and Sanise. Jealous of Ykril, he would prefer to get rid of him. But he is at odds because all he actually wants for Naldela is to be happy.
@naldela_teleyal most of my writing is generic scenes between characters in specific locations.
I have so many in my files I can shuffle out a dozen cards and have a game board for my characters to move through and start banging together the specifics of unique character and plot dialog along with the two or three locations that matter to the story.