I would like to thank everyone who pays The Lost Prince any attention or appreciation (those I suppose you're all sick of hearing about it by now 🙃) and to that end, I want to pay love forward to some special WIPs I've been allowed to appreciate over the year. I'll pick a few and if anybody wants to do this, feel free to reblog because nothing makes a writer's day than something to keep them going.

Awwww ! Thanks

Even though I’ve stopped that WIP to focus on something else it’s so good to see someone appreciate it 🥹

I hate the way the Greek campers were viewed in hoo like these literal kids who made up a grand total of 40 (maybe 100 max with hunters + party ponies + satyrs) defeated an army that consisted of hundreds possibly thousands of monsters on their own including a couple of rouge titans and Kronos who was their leader. And won. Don’t get me wrong the Romans destroyed the Palace and all which was probably filled with their remaining resources but there were hundreds of them including adults who had retired after a decade of experience. And the army they fought was probably smaller cause everyone was off at New York in the main fight so give the Greek campers their due respect cause not only did they win, they pulled off the impossible

What is the biggest disappointment in fanfic?

When they don’t tag character death and then WHAM, character death

creative angel gonna visit you tonight. you gonna get some idea

I had a tattoo client ask if I ever used AI to design tattoos for me. Man I spent the better part of a decade doing shitty bit work as a graphic designer and now that I have the space to do whatever I want, I'm gonna let the computer generate random garbage for me? What next should I have a computer that eats my dinner and fucks my wife?

I feel like people get so hung up on the results of a thing that they don't appreciate that the process of making it is, actually, enjoyable.

It's like if you have a friend who likes to bake, asking if they'd like to just buy cupcakes from the store instead of making them. The end result of the cupcake is secondary to the joy you get from having made cupcakes.

Art isn't a slog or a chore or something I want to avoid. Art is fun. It's rewarding. It feels good to do it. You may as well be asking me if I want the AI to watch television for me, it doesn't make any sense, I'm not participating and would gain nothing from it.

Reblogging this here because I feel this way about creative writing vs. AI generated writing as well

Interested

first art of the new year

Artemis Deity Guide

The Romans knew her as Diana, she is the goddess of the Moon, the hunt, the wildlife, as well as mothers and maidens.

Who is Artemis?

Most associated with the moon and wildlife, Artemis is also known to be a goddess who reigns over childbirth, as she helped deliver her own brother soon after she herself was born. She lends a hand in the cycles of nature and the wild creatures within it.

Unlike her more extroverted brother, Artemis prefers wildlife and nature rather than hanging out with other deities. That being said, she seems to have a soft spot for humans.

She is a virgin goddess, sworn to chastity of her own will.

Parents and Siblings

Lovers or Partners

Children

Epithets

Festivals/Holy Days

Notes

Modern Deity Work

Correspondences

Disclaimer - Not all of these are traditional or historic correspondences nor do they need to be. However, any correspondence that can be considered traditional will be marked with a (T).

Rocks/Stone/Crystals

Herbs/Plants

Animals

Symbols

Offerings

Acts of Devotion

Keep in mind that these are only some ideas for offerings and correspondences! Items and activities that connect you to her in a more personal way are just as good, and often better, than those you find on the internet. As with any relationship, feel it out, ask questions, and be attentive and receptive!

References and Further Reading

Artemis - Mythopedia

Mythopedia has huge lists on either page for further reading on both Artemis and Apollo.

Artemis - Wikipedia

Artemis - Theoi Project

More Epithets here and here

Artemis - Greekmythology.com

Myths of Greece and Rome; Artemis (Diana) By Jane Harrison (via Sacred-Texts)

Fun Fact about Coin: I learned a little late in the game that the “guardian angel” that had been with me since I was young was in fact Artemis. Though I haven’t worked with her for some time now.

2023 Bucket

This is a bucket. Anything you don't want to take with you into 2024, feel free to drop it in the bucket. I will be burning the contents (with Hellfire) at exactly 11:59pm on New Year's Eve.

You don't have to type anything, at all. Just reblog the bucket and your intentions will be known by the universe. Or the bucket. Or whatever you like.

Here you go: https://archiveofourown.org/works/49574737

If you need to cry:

Remember that Artemis loved Callisto, her whole heart was wrapped around a nymphs finger. And Callisto loved her back. They were free together, laughing and dancing and kissing. They were bound by oath, by their hands interlocked even when they were apart. They were supposed to have eternity together, forever and ever in each other’s arms. Forever, which was shattered by greed and selfishness- that of a man, a god. And now, Artemis can only see her love in the stars. She cannot touch, or speak, or kiss. She gazes, begs, but Callisto will not come back to her again.

say something encouraging to other fic writers!

Someone’s life is better because your work is in it.

You were there for someone when they needed it

You made someone forget their own problems for a little while with your words.

you added ART into the WORLD. Art that wouldn't exist without you!!! That is amazing!!!

You made someone feel seen, even for just a few moments. Don't underestimate how powerful that is.

You helped someone realize that they weren't alone in the way they felt, and maybe since you had the courage and focus to look at those difficult feelings, maybe they could too.

@maldito-arbol

You’ve shown someone a really cool trope or concept that they realized they loved.

the fact that we only have “herculean task” and “sisyphean task” feels so limiting. so here’s a few more tasks for your repertoire

feel free to chime in i ran out of ideas much faster than i anticipated

Promethean task: opposite of a Cassandraean task. You have the right information, and SOMEONE has to share it. But it's all in the delivery and if you're the person to identify the problem you WILL be hated forever.

Oedipal Task: (1) Attempting to avoid an unspeakably awful outcome and in doing so creating the circumstances that will bring it about. (2) Trying to solve an problem and discovering that you are in fact the problem you are trying to solve.

Odyssean task: you’ll complete it but it’ll take 20 times longer than it should and involve multiple side quests and mini-adventures

Pandorean task: some people fucked around and now it's your job to make sure they find out

As a former humanities student, I feel it is my duty to reblog this one.