fh14 | I'm a Writer, I Swear!

I'm still bad at keeping up with Dreamwidth but I think everyone is to a point. I think part of it is I feel like I have to put in marginally more effort into these posts, rather than a site like twitter where I can just fart out whatever pops into my head. Tumblr's still alive even though I think everyone's way more pessimistic than they were even a few months ago. It kind of sucks because I actually prefer the longer-form types of social media like journals and blogs over social media like Twitter and Instagram. And, surprise surprise, it really looks like pillowfort shot it's wad before it ever really started, and I can't see it really taking off even in the niche way that Dreamwidth and Mastodon did.

nordipalooza is underway right now and I haven't made much progress on any of my prompts, even though the deadline is Sunday and I really want to finish writing something. I fell off writing in a big way back in 2016 and I really wanna get back into it. Hell, I would be thrilled if I could get back to the "one fic per month" pattern I shot for back in 2015. Maybe now that it's warmer now I can find a way to sit outside in the sun with my laptop for a few hours and just get as much done as I can. Hetalia is a good (and dynamic) well to go back to, but I'd also like to try to write some stuff for my other fandoms. I've had an Earth AU Star Wars fic that's been bouncing around in my head the last couple of months that I'd like to take a crack at, and I've been meaning to write a Harry Potter fic for actual decades.

There's been a couple of relapses, but overall I've been feeling much better about myself and where I am with my life since April and I wanna keep that energy going by getting back to some of the things I love. I wanna finish watching Glee finally before it's tenth anniversary on Sunday, and I have a complete X-Men film series watch planned in advance of Dark Phoenix, but after that I think I'm gonna take a break from that kind of structured media consumption. It gave me something to work towards when I was at some really low points the last couple of years but now I kind of want to get back to a place where I'm much more relaxed and varied with how I spend my time.

For reference, I'm linking a couple of fests/events that are coming up that I might wanna participate in. We'll see I guess.