We’ve talked about gatekeeping more than once.  It’s a real thing in a lot of spaces.  Creating content online in general does not have many barriers, but you’d be surprised (or maybe you wouldn’t be) at how much permission you have to ask in the Cosplay community to do things.  There’s a lot of going behind backs, there’s a lot of “cliques” and there are groups and factions that actively prevent online creators from trying to get into the same space.

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In a not click-bait sort of way, I want to take some time to talk about what the Marvel cinematic universe, backed by Disney, and other large companies could do to make Cosplay a lot less fun.

What we’re talking about today is the acceleration of content in phase 4 coming out of Marvel, the drop off of cosplayers coming into the community, and those who are in it and established seem to be creating at a breakneck pace.  There’s seemingly no end to what they’re coming out with. Did Marvel influence us to do so with their 30 movies, and 8 new Disney Plus series, with almost half of that being phase 4. 

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There’s a big difference between creating quality content for the masses, and quality Cosplays than there is just making as much as you possibly can just to try to stay in the “game” of cosplay. Good is really defined by you, but if the only reason you’re making cosplay after cosplay is to keep it constant for the gods of social media, you might be in it for the wrong reasons.

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Have you thought about using a character from a book for your next Cosplay? Some of my recent guests have done amazing work with Cosplays adapted from Novels.  It's not for the beginner, but if you're looking for something to challenge your Cosplay creating skills and really appreciate the fandoms in a different mainstream media with books from any genre or era, this might be a new set of creations for you.

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What skills do you need to Cosplay? None, you build them as you go.  Today I want to talk to you about why this is a good space to learn if your lifelong dream wasn’t to be a designer or videographer.  You may not have the skills in these areas but that doesn’t mean you can’t share what you’re building in Cosplay with an online community.

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We're excited to have @missgreeneinthelibrary back on the show.  In this episode, we're talking about a very exclusive event coming to Salt Lake City in May presented by Book Bound Events.  With it, will be a Cosplay group that pays tribute to A Court of Thorns and Roses - which is growing in popularity and has been compared to Twilight in it's fandom.

We talk about the Cosplay group - A Court of Salt and Snow and it's amazing cast of characters.  These Cosplayers have created a universe of their own, being available for this event and others to come.  They have a team of costume designers, actors, writers, and are some very talented individuals.  You'll be hearing more about this group and the event coming up in May as we draw closer.

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Let’s talk about what I think about Cosplay content in general today. I’ve been in the community for a few years and I’ve seen many changes and an evolving way in which Cosplayers have been growing their platforms and creating content. 

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With the inflation and economic issues that have come up in the last year, have we given up on Cosplay? I see more and more cosplayers selling their cosplays, reducing content, and moving away from the cosplay scene.  Even I’m scaling way back this year, not attending any cons and re-thinking my long term plans in light of the recent downturns looming over our heads.  What happens when you decide to hang it up and stop producing ongoing content for your platforms?

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In today's episode we're talking with Cosplayer LiliPopeCosplay. We had the opportunity to sit down and talk about her decade of work inside of Cosplay, how she go started, and why she decided it was time to bring her work online.

As a new mom, she's looking for balance in everything, but also about not being categorized as one thing or another in life - you're the sum of all you do, not just one aspect of your life.  Yes, she's a mom, but she's also a cosplayer, career-minded and brilliant at what she does, a cosplayer, and has done amazing work modeling Cosplays and @heruniverse apparel as well.

Learn about her very relatable journey through Cosplay, and find out how she keeps balance, has overcome many struggles, uses Cosplay to promote body positivity, contribute to charities, and become stronger and more confident.  We have a lot to cover!

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Wow.  Well - Twitter is still here Cosplayers.  Just when you were getting frustrated about how bad it is over on Instagram and moving to a better platform where there's still reach - it got bought and now it looks like it's taken a massive turn for the worst for the Cosplay community.

Do we want to pay for people to see our hobbies and interests?  Does it just make people leave the platform?  I remember when Vero talked about doing this, and it never really happened.  They also were going to grandfather people in, so if you already had your verification, you didn't have to pay for it again.

Twitter looks like it may fail, but it may also just completely change, and in talking about that before - with things like Meta, which Twitter really wants to compete with now - at least the guy who bought it does - what does all of this mean for Cosplay?

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