Well, I guess I'm on here now?

[lu_hyperfixates]

I had this big intro post planned out in my head but now that I'm actually on the "post an entry" page I've totally frozen up. But I'll try to hit my main points that I can remember.

Basically, Dreamwidth seems kind of cool, and having a very casual blog might motivate me to write more and to share my writing more. I like the idea of being a published novelist someday, but in order for that to be a possibility you have to write things so you can be good-ish at it. Also it could be good for my brain to think through ideas and make them vaguely presentable in the form of Posts. And who knows, maybe I'll even make some Online Acquaintances. (I used to have those back when I used Instagram, and it was kind of awesome, but then I became an indie web bitch and I couldn't put up with the messy parts of Instagram anymore. [Well it's more complicated than that but that's a different story.])

I kinda tried to talk myself out of making an account on here, like "you have to do more lurking until you're sure this is the Perfect Place for You" and "oh it would be so much more eco-friendly if you coded your own blog". My brain is weird. Luckily if you delete your account on here, eventually it'll be gone and the username will be free again, so I can be like "I'm just trying it out, if I don't like it I can just delete my account and nobody will be worse off." I'm sure you're reading this and thinking, "Lu, are you okay?" and the answer is "not exactly!" (I have a therapist, I promise.)

Anyway, please stick your fingers through the bars of my cage (subscribe to my journal), especially if you're one of the two or so other people on this site who like Chonny Jash. I'll try to make the other posts less rambley than this one, but no promises!

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Welcome!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> Well, I guess I'm on here now? <<

newcomers has lots of resources about how to use Dreamwidth and where to find things you'll enjoy here. If you're coming from Tumblr, soc_puppet has posted tutorials for that angle. Find your Tumblr friends here.

The Follow Friday Master Post has lists of active communities by topic where you can look for some based on your interests, including some of the Most Useful Communities. Many bloggers use recurring posts to pin down their key interests and maintain activity, which is also a good source of inspiration if you aren't sure what you want to post yet.

>>Basically, Dreamwidth seems kind of cool, and having a very casual blog might motivate me to write more and to share my writing more.<<

Good plan. There are lots of Writing communities here. goals_on_dw has posts about Writing Challenges and Full Content on Dreamwidth.

>> I like the idea of being a published novelist someday, <<

It's a worthwhile goal. Conventional publishing is still an option if you want to write mainstream stuff. Nowadays there are many more options, from a personal website to Kickstarter, if you prefer to write off the beaten path.

>>but in order for that to be a possibility you have to write things so you can be good-ish at it. <<

Yep. You can work with challenges, you can write a certain amount or time each day, you can set aside bigger chunks of time once or twice a week -- it doesn't matter how, just that you write. I wrote a poem every weekday through junior high, high school, and part of college until I felt like I could do it reliably.

>>And who knows, maybe I'll even make some Online Acquaintances.<<

You might like the Add Me communities. Also, some communities have a check-in or gather post to share what you've been doing; those are good for meeting folks with similar interests.