Snowflake Challenge 2020 #10
Jan. 20th, 2020 11:31 am(doing these all out of order because I'm behind and also I don't care)
In your own space, talk About A Creator/Someone Who Inspired You.
One of the bits of advice I would give every writer/storyteller is to play or watch TTRPGs. (I guess you could also go do improv classes, but those cost money and you can't do them from home, usually.)
I started watching Critical Role mostly as a curiosity. I was aware of D&D, but it was never a thing I'd really participated in. I watched the D&Diesel one-shot and remembered being really impressed by the DM (who I did not know at the time), and it took me forever to realize he was also the DM for Critical Role.
I think the thing CR taught me that was most useful is to just throw yourself into the story. It's not the end of the world if you make a choice in your story (RPed or written) that doesn't work out. There will always, always be opportunities to try again. Before in my writing, I was very hesitant to take risks, however one chooses to define them. Being immersed in a narrative where players are forced to make a choice, any choice, or the story grinds to a screeching halt was incredibly useful in breaking down that fear of failure? taking risks? It didn't always work out (Keyleth and the clouds) or advance the story in a meaningful way (the one with the cows), but it was entertaining and everybody seemed to be having fun so that's what's important.
And as creators and people, the CR cast/crew are my role models for how to interact with fans and the sordid business we call Hollywood. I know they got a lot of shit for selling Adventures of Vox Machina to Amazon Prime, but it's not like there are a whole lot of options out there for digital media distribution. I feel like they've been as transparent as they can be when they fuck up (the Wendy's thing was goddamn surreal), and they're honestly trying their best.
Matt Mercer is such a sweet, lovely man and I can't believe there are people out there who would ever try and take a swipe at him. (And not just because they'd have to get through Marisha first.) I appreciate that he's been so open about his brain monkeys and impostor syndrome, as well as how we're all just giant bundles of neuroses trying desperately to create connections with each other, and how those connections can make us better, kinder, more empathetic. Obviously he's not perfect nor should he be put on a pedestal, but that's the sort of energy we need more of in the world.
In your own space, talk About A Creator/Someone Who Inspired You.
One of the bits of advice I would give every writer/storyteller is to play or watch TTRPGs. (I guess you could also go do improv classes, but those cost money and you can't do them from home, usually.)
I started watching Critical Role mostly as a curiosity. I was aware of D&D, but it was never a thing I'd really participated in. I watched the D&Diesel one-shot and remembered being really impressed by the DM (who I did not know at the time), and it took me forever to realize he was also the DM for Critical Role.
I think the thing CR taught me that was most useful is to just throw yourself into the story. It's not the end of the world if you make a choice in your story (RPed or written) that doesn't work out. There will always, always be opportunities to try again. Before in my writing, I was very hesitant to take risks, however one chooses to define them. Being immersed in a narrative where players are forced to make a choice, any choice, or the story grinds to a screeching halt was incredibly useful in breaking down that fear of failure? taking risks? It didn't always work out (Keyleth and the clouds) or advance the story in a meaningful way (the one with the cows), but it was entertaining and everybody seemed to be having fun so that's what's important.
And as creators and people, the CR cast/crew are my role models for how to interact with fans and the sordid business we call Hollywood. I know they got a lot of shit for selling Adventures of Vox Machina to Amazon Prime, but it's not like there are a whole lot of options out there for digital media distribution. I feel like they've been as transparent as they can be when they fuck up (the Wendy's thing was goddamn surreal), and they're honestly trying their best.
Matt Mercer is such a sweet, lovely man and I can't believe there are people out there who would ever try and take a swipe at him. (And not just because they'd have to get through Marisha first.) I appreciate that he's been so open about his brain monkeys and impostor syndrome, as well as how we're all just giant bundles of neuroses trying desperately to create connections with each other, and how those connections can make us better, kinder, more empathetic. Obviously he's not perfect nor should he be put on a pedestal, but that's the sort of energy we need more of in the world.