Mar 30, 2025
Once upon a time, ten years or so ago, I wrote a ridiculous children's book about a squirrel knight. To this day it's still the only book I've ever completed a full draft for, and I've considered editing it and seeing if I can't get it published someday, but I would like to have illustrations for it first. One of the problems I've encountered with that, though, is putting plate armor on squirrels. So if I have to suffer through drawing it then you guys have to suffer through seeing it.
#i write sometimes#my trash#past tarva speaks#/end classification tags#working with digitigrade legs but also trying to keep the vibe of historic plate mail is a nightmare you guys#send HELP#anyway#i once told someone that i had written a book about squirrel knights#and they were like#''aww cute i can just picture them running around in armor collecting nuts''#bro no#they're fighting in tournaments and wars and rescuing political prisoners and journeying to mythical islands#what kind of arthurian legends did you grow up with#anyhow the idea from the book came from a dream i had once about this squirrel knight#and at the end of the dream somebody handed me a book about his adventures and i was really eager to read it#and i was aware i was in a dream but at the same time my dream logic was like#''if i hold onto the book tightly enough then i can bring it into the waking world''#which of course didn't work#but that whole situation bothered me for years#so i finally decided to write the book myself#it's not exactly the same but the idea lives and that's what matters
