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Question About OC Lore
7 months ago
So, I think it should be no surprise that I enjoy writing lore stories with the artwork I order for my characters (Dawn, Stormy, etc.)
I definitely plan to continue with this
What I'm trying to figure out is what to do about some of the poke-sonas I've been designing (Vivi among others I haven't made artwork of yet -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/59025951/ )
In the roughly 2 months since first designing Vivi, I've brainstormed a lot about her, the rest of the cast, and plenty of (softcore erotica) stories. I don't necessarily want to spoil anything just yet, but let's just say, I've already written a handful of different "side stories" in the slice-of-life genre about them. The current one I'm at is currently at 24,000 words and still has another 2 acts to finish. (as a frame of reference, that's almost as long as Romeo & Juliet).
I'm trying to figure out the best format of how to get these stories published on here. I had originally planned to post drawings and small "chapters" of 1000ish words at a time (roughly 2.5 pages of a book). However, I'm likely not going to draw nearly as fast as I can write more story.
I guess my question is two parts
1. How "complete" of a post would people want to read? I assume just posting a Shakespeare-length story isn't going to get read very often. I don't know if it makes sense to break up the stories if I'm writing multiple in parallel unless I'm careful with titles, but I want to make sure they're posted in chunks that are long enough to be satisfying for those interested, and short enough to actually get read.
2. Are people okay with them being posted as journals on this page, or would they be better suited as something on
DerpyCatDraws ? I'm thinking a once or twice a week post. Exactly how much I write has been varied from none in a given week to a couple acts (5k-8k words) in a week. I would only post on the schedule if I had something written that I was satisfied in publishing, but would still add to the amount of posts I already put out
Sorry if this is a bit of a ramble or nonsensical. I wanted to get my thoughts down now before I change my mind about publishing these works in the future
I definitely plan to continue with this
What I'm trying to figure out is what to do about some of the poke-sonas I've been designing (Vivi among others I haven't made artwork of yet -- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/59025951/ )
In the roughly 2 months since first designing Vivi, I've brainstormed a lot about her, the rest of the cast, and plenty of (softcore erotica) stories. I don't necessarily want to spoil anything just yet, but let's just say, I've already written a handful of different "side stories" in the slice-of-life genre about them. The current one I'm at is currently at 24,000 words and still has another 2 acts to finish. (as a frame of reference, that's almost as long as Romeo & Juliet).
I'm trying to figure out the best format of how to get these stories published on here. I had originally planned to post drawings and small "chapters" of 1000ish words at a time (roughly 2.5 pages of a book). However, I'm likely not going to draw nearly as fast as I can write more story.
I guess my question is two parts
1. How "complete" of a post would people want to read? I assume just posting a Shakespeare-length story isn't going to get read very often. I don't know if it makes sense to break up the stories if I'm writing multiple in parallel unless I'm careful with titles, but I want to make sure they're posted in chunks that are long enough to be satisfying for those interested, and short enough to actually get read.
2. Are people okay with them being posted as journals on this page, or would they be better suited as something on
DerpyCatDraws ? I'm thinking a once or twice a week post. Exactly how much I write has been varied from none in a given week to a couple acts (5k-8k words) in a week. I would only post on the schedule if I had something written that I was satisfied in publishing, but would still add to the amount of posts I already put outSorry if this is a bit of a ramble or nonsensical. I wanted to get my thoughts down now before I change my mind about publishing these works in the future
As far as I'm concerned, seeing them posted as journals here wouldn't be an issue, though you're more likely to get attention with a regular post than a journal. I'd suggest drawing or commissioning a small image to use as an icon/thumbnail and try posting the stories regularly. And, if it's not too big of a hassle, I'd post here and on you alternate account as well, at least to start with.
Probably not a huge help, I know, but I'm certainly interested in seeing what you have written. And it's a nice reminder to actually, finally click "watch" on your other account, too, seeing as I'd forgotten to do that!
This is foreign territory for me, and not something I originally planned to post at all. I originally just wanted to write a brief backstory to OCs so I could have some art direction for any drawings I did of them. But I quickly became engrossed in writing ongoing stories beyond a simple synopsis. By the end of the year it became my primary way to decompress after stressful workdays. I did some retrospective a few days ago, and when I realized these pieces were Shakespearean on length, I figured it would be a waste to keep them locked away in a private Google drive. Had a couple friends suggest posting here (or anywhere else), but I don’t know the first thing about the literature side of online content.