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Did I Just Pass the 2 Month Mark?
Sep. 28th, 2023 06:49 pmWell, it looks like letting go of Tumblr was harder than it seemed. I had a hunch it would be though. I've grown such sturdy roots in it, and even when I bemoaned my frustrations with its general culture and the limitations of the platform, I knew I couldn't completely abandon the community I became a part of there.
Last month I took stock of my Tumblr profile and usage, and I decided that with several major modifications, I might start to feel at home in it again. I ended up doing away with my sideblog where I used to post fandom content and general shenanigans. I didn't delete it, just decided to no longer post anything there. My main blog is now where the all-for-one show is happening. It will no longer be a highly curated Philippine culture and writeblr. I also mass unfollowed blogs. And lo and behold, I am actually starting to have fun again. I even joined the Inklings Challenge, which is a Christian fantasy writing challenge that will start in October.
I've been quite active on BlueSky as well. I'm slowly starting to find accounts that I trust enough to follow. A few have started to follow me as well. Like I mentioned in my previous post, there are a lot more authors there, so I actually feel as if I'm part of the writing community more on BlueSky than I do on Tumblr.
That said, just because I've been spending more time on microblogging websites, it doesn't mean that I've abandoned my pursuit for long-form blogging engagement. These last few weeks, I found a couple of authors writing newsletters on Substack, both of whom I quickly subscribed to. There has also been more activity on Patreon, as one of the writers I support there has found more time to post now that school started in the States. So all in all, I've been more engaged both in short-form and long-form online content!
But where does that leave Dreamwidth? Good question, good question. I actually don't know. There isn't a lot of activity here, even though I still think this LJ-inspired platform works best for me. I still think I will use this for dumping my less polished, more impulsive thoughts, and who knows, maybe over time, if I slowly chip away at it, I might develop a community here too.
Last month I took stock of my Tumblr profile and usage, and I decided that with several major modifications, I might start to feel at home in it again. I ended up doing away with my sideblog where I used to post fandom content and general shenanigans. I didn't delete it, just decided to no longer post anything there. My main blog is now where the all-for-one show is happening. It will no longer be a highly curated Philippine culture and writeblr. I also mass unfollowed blogs. And lo and behold, I am actually starting to have fun again. I even joined the Inklings Challenge, which is a Christian fantasy writing challenge that will start in October.
I've been quite active on BlueSky as well. I'm slowly starting to find accounts that I trust enough to follow. A few have started to follow me as well. Like I mentioned in my previous post, there are a lot more authors there, so I actually feel as if I'm part of the writing community more on BlueSky than I do on Tumblr.
That said, just because I've been spending more time on microblogging websites, it doesn't mean that I've abandoned my pursuit for long-form blogging engagement. These last few weeks, I found a couple of authors writing newsletters on Substack, both of whom I quickly subscribed to. There has also been more activity on Patreon, as one of the writers I support there has found more time to post now that school started in the States. So all in all, I've been more engaged both in short-form and long-form online content!
But where does that leave Dreamwidth? Good question, good question. I actually don't know. There isn't a lot of activity here, even though I still think this LJ-inspired platform works best for me. I still think I will use this for dumping my less polished, more impulsive thoughts, and who knows, maybe over time, if I slowly chip away at it, I might develop a community here too.
