CE (Catie) Murphy

Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 09:09 UTC

A bit of promo as reaching readers becomes increasingly difficult. My current contemporary fantasy series is inspired by British myth and folklore. Dan Mackmain is mostly human, but he is a dryad's son, so the Green Man sends him to solve problems when the mundane and the uncanny collide.
#booksky

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 09:09 UTC

I'd never seen any of his reels before, he was new to me. He seemed very nice :)

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 09:05 UTC

*Mom in no way pressured me to wear dresses all the time. She just thought they were appropriate for Special Events, like the first day of school, and she was a seamstress who made us adorable stuff. But I really, really hate being told what to do, and I thought dresses were impractical & stupid.

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 09:04 UTC

So I have hangups. Maybe something like this 20% idea would help. IDK. I feel extremely self-conscious and uncomfortable even talking about it right now, so IDK.

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 09:01 UTC

Let me tell you, that did not make me feel better about wearing them. There was also an incident in my adulthood where it was a lovely day & I felt like dressing up a lot & put on a beautiful dress to go out & someone close to me said "oh my GOD, we're only going SHOPPING." That did, uh, not help.

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 08:56 UTC

...obviously I get that my 5 year old self has no control over my 50 year old self's dress sense. But. In a classic "don't call out/mock the behavior you want to see" way, my mom, who was the one who wanted me TO wear dresses when I was small*, INVARIABLY Commented when I did wear one in my teens.

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 08:53 UTC

Then add another element, etc, until you've changed up the style to whatever you're aiming for. Cosplay aside, this actually seems like a great idea. Like. I am *extremely* sensitive about wearing dresses bc I really hated them when I was a kid. Now...

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 08:50 UTC

The dude suggested a 20% rule: basically most outfits have five fundamental elements (shirt, pants, shoes, various accessories which he spun out into sunglasses, watches, etc, whcih seems like a bit of bs but work with me/him here), so he says: change one at a time. Wear it enough to get used to it.

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 08:48 UTC

Huh. I was talking yesterday about wanting to do some low-grade cosplay at Worldcon but not being very brave, which is generally how I feel about my wardrobe anyway, and I just saw a menswear reel thing about how to avoid feeling like a change in your style is wearing a costume.

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 08:24 UTC

It is hands down my favorite television show ever. :)

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