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''[[Motes Played]]'' is a novella coming out in August, written collaboratively by myself and my partner. It follows a little (both in the sense that she looks like a kid and also that she is an adult who engages with the world as a kid) skunk named [[Motes]] (natch) as she comes into conflict with those around her over her Identity. There is a synopsis [[Motes Played/synopsis|here]], and you can read the draft [https://motes-played.post-self.ink/draft here]. | ''[[Motes Played]]'' is a novella written in the style of a fairy tale/chapter book coming out in August, written collaboratively by myself and my partner. It follows a little (both in the sense that she looks like a kid and also that she is an adult who engages with the world as a kid) skunk named [[Motes]] (natch) as she comes into conflict with those around her over her Identity. There is a synopsis [[Motes Played/synopsis|here]], and you can read the draft [https://motes-played.post-self.ink/draft here]. | ||
The setting is a place where people can make copies of themselves who can go on and live their own lives or merge back down to share their memories. [[What is Post-Self?|It's a bit more complex than that]], but that's the only relevant part. As such, most of the characters are all long diverged forks of the same personality. | The setting is a place where people can make copies of themselves who can go on and live their own lives or merge back down to share their memories. [[What is Post-Self?|It's a bit more complex than that]], but that's the only relevant part. As such, most of the characters are all long diverged forks of the same personality. | ||
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Motes is a skunk looking to be maybe in the 7-10 range most of the time. She tends to dress the part in overalls or corduroys with brightly colored T-shirts. As a painter (both of paintings and of theatre sets), she's almost always got paint splotches on her clothes, and occasionally her fur. She's a pudgy sort, despite her high energy and constant zipping around. Some references are available [https://art.makyo.io/posts/query=motes here] (though I will note that those thick-ass thighs are an artifact of the VR avatar and probably not canon :P ). | Motes is a skunk looking to be maybe in the 7-10 range most of the time. She tends to dress the part in overalls or corduroys with brightly colored T-shirts. As a painter (both of paintings and of theatre sets), she's almost always got paint splotches on her clothes, and occasionally her fur. She's a pudgy sort, despite her high energy and constant zipping around. Some references are available [https://art.makyo.io/posts/query=motes here] (though I will note that those thick-ass thighs are an artifact of the VR avatar and probably not canon :P ). | ||
One | One motif that is common for her to dream about is a giant ultrablack square or rectangle in the middle distance that seems to hungrily devour all light. It's so common an occurrence that it usually shows up in her otherwise prosaic landscape paintings. I don't know how well this would work as an element on the cover, but it's worth keeping in mind. | ||
Another common motif is dandelions in the flower state, rather than the puffball state. She and those around her are a bit obsessed with them. | Another common motif is dandelions in the flower state, rather than the puffball state. She and those around her are a bit obsessed with them. | ||