#flesh-pocket

[edge-lorde]

so my name is edge-lorde now

its a way better and more innocuous name than flesh-pocket was ever actually  trying to be. now people will hopefully not get scared when they see i started following them.

still have the flesh-pocket url hoarded though, just in case anyone wants to steal it (unlikely)

[flipsidered]

since youve given out advise on this before... how much do you need to know about a story before you can turn it into a webcomic? i feel very strongly that i have a story in me and want to have something to show for it... but i dont have an ending, or a middle really. mostly what i do with my characters is think them up and insert them into situations in my mind for me alone. its fun and all, but im so wishywashy with the story and characters i dont know how to start :(

i think this is something that varies a lot depending on the creator of the comic and how fluid you’re willing to be with the storyline/plot/characters involved. Maggot Boy initially started only because Eli and I loved the interaction between Davey and Chainey; we hadn’t planned out any further than chapter three, to my understanding. Even Lazaro and Noah weren’t a factor at the time. At this stage I’m not even sure where I was gonna go with it, but diving in headfirst helped me develop as the story went.This isn’t always the best way to handle things though; it means (for me, anyway) you can’t easily incorporate or mesh in worldbuilding around the pockets of action, which is something MB suffers from IMMENSELY (i love reading abt people theorising how sov even flourishes the way it does in the situation it’s in bc even after all these years i have very little grasp of the sandbox i’m playing in, part of that being apathy and part of it being failed and missed opportunities for fleshing it out)

you should definitely take any advice i give with a grain of salt, i don’t wanna lead you down a bad path, but i still believe starting and reworking bc you’re not happy with the result or want to include more factors is still better than not starting at all. :>

[anthrocentric]

hi ive got an AA in biology already and am starting my anthropology degree in the fall. i know what i really really want to study specifically is neanderthals and other ancient humans, but my parents are concerned about finding a job with this. do any of you know what classes i should look for/ what career to aim for? this is just really a subject i want to know everything about.

Hello flesh-pocket!

Congrats on your AA! Your parents’ concerns are valid -- I’m sure all of us have those same concerns too. If you’re adamant about this path, take as many biological anthropology and archaeology courses you possibly can. Throw in forensics and osteology courses too. Do your best to acquire any internship opportunities as possible. Try to get a forensics internship. I know it’s not the same and I know it’s not easy, but it can give you some related experience. Save money and go to field school. You must go to field school. Talk to your professors and try to get into their research labs. Stay up to date with recent research. Doing this can help set you on your way to becoming a bioanthropologist/palaeoanthropologist/archaeologist/etc. 

It’s definitely not an easy path. You may end up doing something completely different from what you intend to do. You may end up working in a museum or a research lab or a police unit or the NatGeo. You may end up getting into resource management instead or you may decide forensics is pretty interesting. The good thing is, if your plans don’t fall through, there are plenty of related fields you can accidentally stumble into. The bad news is, you’ll have to fight everyone for it. And to give yourself a fighting chance, go to field school, make connections, get involved.

Best,Kris. 

[asspile]

Flesh-pocket is my new best friend