I had an awesome idea for a magic system over the Christmas break. But…I’m not sure I want to post it publicly. I know I said in an earlier post that I didn’t believe in hording good ideas…but I don’t know about this one. Not with just anyone.
At the same time, I don’t want to keep this idea locked in my mind. I’ve found that when I share my ideas with my friends, they help me to see it from an angle I haven’t considered. That’s a necessary part of the idea phase, IMO–bouncing ideas off of friends.
So I’m going to try something new: password protected posts. If I’ve got something I only want to share with friends, I’ll put a password field on the post. Email me at onelowerlight at gmail dot com and I’ll send you the password…probably.
It feels kind of weird, keeping people away from reading things on my blog. If you’re a regular reader and someone I know from real life (you know who you are), chances are pretty good (as in: 100%) that I’ll give you the password if you ask. And I’ll trust you not to share it, though if you do, I obviously can’t stop you. I just want to be able to keep the random googlers from having access to everything.
So if you’re a friend of mine and see a password field on one of the posts, don’t think that I’m trying to exclude you! The opposite is true–it means I want your feedback twice as much. So please read and let me know what you think!
