I had a dream

In between snooze buttons, I had a dream this morning....

Cosplay Burlesque

So, this whole week I've actually been having the desire to caption.  I was actually feeling quite motivated.  I had some lovely pictures that I really wanted to work with.  So I sat down and started.

It wasn't so much a writer's block, as it was a writer's great wall of china.  A writer's hoover dam.  I literally could not write.  I managed to get out exactly two words before being unable to continue.  I had nothing.

Today, I finally managed to get an idea going.  In the end, it actually started running so long that it would never fit into a single caption.  Rather than trying to cut it down, I decided to do the opposite.  I would expand it and turn it in to a story.  But, rather than make you all wait until the story is complete I thought I would do this.

Below is posted the text as I originally wrote it, formatted as to be a caption.  The image is included as well, though I did not add the text to the image itself, as is normal.  Instead, think of this as a sort of teaser, a preview if you will, of the story to come.  I intend to expand a bit on the back story of the characters at least a little, and certainly continue with what happens after the caption.  I'll also try to flesh out some of the parts within the caption a bit more, add more details where needed.  Since it won't be constrained by image size, I can be much more verbose.

In the meantime, I hope you all enjoy this quasi-caption.  Feedback is always appreciated, and I'd certainly welcome suggestions as well.  Got an idea for what you think might happen next?  Let me hear it.  I can't promise I'll use it, but who knows, maybe I will, or maybe it will inspire me in completely different ways.

New Story Snippet

So this is a story idea that has been kicking around in my head for some time.  I thought about trying to develop it more, but never really knew where to go with it.  I decided to write up what I did have and make it in to one of my snippets.  As always, people are welcome to expand upon or take in new directions what I have here, just so long as you give proper credit and make sure you tell me where it is so I can enjoy it for myself as well.

This one also contains images to go along with the story.  You can click on them to enlarge them.

*edit* ok, so this one kind of ended up a lot longer than I had originally planned when I started writing.  It still doesn't have a beginning or a true ending, so it can't be called a complete story.  But it is quite long for one scene.  I actually left out some parts I was thinking about putting in, both to cut down and because it didn't flow as well.  Hopefully you will all enjoy, and please take the time to leave me some feedback.  Comments always help me to improve, and letting Any artist know their work is appreciated can help to keep them from getting discouraged.

Self Reflections

So, in the interest of suiting actions to words, I finally put together something I've been working on for quite some time now.  I had the idea way back, and I even edited the images and started writing the text.  But I couldn't get the whole thing out, and it just sort of ended up on the shelf.  So I dusted it off and finally finished it.  Hopefully you'll enjoy it.

This is a story with images, so it is a bit longer.  You may also want to let it load all the way, especially if you are on a slower connection before reading.  Read it after the jump.
(note, all images can be enlarged by clicking on them)

The Jump Rope (SWI)

I've decided to do another short story with image, rather than trying to cram all of the text in to a single image.  I think that it will work better this way for longer captions, and I am considering using this method more often here on the blog.  What are your thoughts?

This is another caption that, like with the purse, was inspired by an inanimate object found in the picture.  I'm sure you'll be able to guess which one.  Story found after the jump.