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I hate when people just kinda push a job on me for basically the whole day. Especially when I can’t register any objections or complaints cause in their books I should be “Happy about it because it involves x thing.” Now I am just tired af.
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When friends from an old site you ran wanna just role-play for funsies so you start repairing the site a little. I'm kinda excited even if it will be more back-burner role-play and just went through and cleaned up the member's list a little and now am tidying claims before maybe moving onto images next!
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I always feel bad when I skip a thread to reply to, but if I know someone is going to be away or if someone has not responded to the activity check I opt to occasionally. It is not against anyone of course, but if someone is around I like to give a faster turnaround and with the later, while I love writing, I want to put my time and effort into progression. So if it kind of seems like the person will not be checking in and maybe leaving, I would rather put it on the backburner.
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Only cropping and resizing. Maybe a little sharpening if it is pixelating a little or blurry to make it more clear. Otherwise I just don’t want to be bothered. I want to write more than photo edit for avatars and covers. If I want to photo edit I do site images and signatures.
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This kind of comes across as a false dilemma. There's lots of things you could do if you feel you are "constantly being thwarted" from succeeding. "Ghosting" or quietly quitting or however you want to call it is one option, but it's not the only one.
i wouldn't say it's a false dilemma, though i wonder if maybe my word choice was poor because i'm not trying to speak in the absolutes of ghosting is the only other option to staying. i'm saying that it's one of the many potential reasons why people do ghost.

it's not a case of me being like "stop writing with your friends, stop having fun with people you know, you're ruining the community", etc. cliques happen, that's a fact (i'm sure i've found myself unintentionally becoming a part of ooc groups)! but personally speaking, it's one of the reasons i try to reach out to people who, for example, have plotters that haven't been replied to. we all have the ability to be a little more conscious, to maybe change our habits and behaviours, for the sake of a healthier community.


Just want to say to the second paragraph, I appreciate members like this. People can have a hard time entering a community, so giving people easier means to plot and get involved are something I appreciate seeing. I try to do the same given people have mental health issues or generally anxiety making reaching out hard.

From a staff perspective, it is why it is important to help newer members get involve. They basically entered a house party not knowing anybody, so some people need a hand. I know in the past I have appreciated members and staff who reached out and helped me feel more comfortable on a site. I have been in the situation where it feels like I am trying to get involved, but being shoved back in favour of other members. So it is great when people and staff put the effort in cause I guarantee a lot of people really appreciate it.
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In regards to ghosters and such—

I think it is good to always give a ghoster/flake a chance. Sometimes sites do not mesh, life gets in the way or even an individual’s mental health may result in them not being able to plot, post, etc. Thus, I always give them a chance, mostly cause I do not mind if things fall through. It sucks, but I can shrug it off. Not to mention, some people are just waiting for that site they can call home. It can be hard to find a community that feels like that. So I tend to shrug it off even if there is a history and hope for the best.

This is probably mostly because I already know my line in the sand. Personally, my biggest one is someone consistently dropping and making characters; especially if it is before we can ever finish a thread. I will always give a flake a chance, but when this happens it feels like I am throwing multiple threads or potential plot lines that will never be resolved since I cannot post fast enough.
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Am I the only one who wants to use the fancy words on those aesthetical images? They are just so pretty and sometimes I wanna stroke my ego while saying "Yeeah! I'm so smart. >:3 Look at me."
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Have you ever re-read a post and started laughing because you forgot what a character did? I forgot my dumbass rockstar high-fived this girl's attempt at a handshake and I'm just cackling cause her reaction was priceless.
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What are things that you do to stay motivated to write?

I know for a fact that part of my energy slump is coming from work burnout, but I'm also wondering if I'm feeling writer burnout from things like feeling too slow to keep up and wondering if I'm enjoying what I'm writing or if I'm just trying to roll the boulder up the hill because I know I'll never be able to be caught up. I've been a little more self-critical lately, looking at stuff and thinking ah man I just produced more garbage

Anyone read anything lately or get sucked into any games or pick up any new hobbies that have reinspired you and help bolster motivation???


I do not experience this often and this solution does not work for everyone. When I am having trouble I sometimes just start a post with the knowledge I am okay backtracking if I am not satisfied. My other suggestion would maybe even try finding writing warm ups to gauge if your brain is willing to cooperate. You can try music, turning off notifications, etc. However, if progress is not happening, then do something else and see if you can come back to it. Forcing yourself is not a great solution, but for me it has helped my brain begin rolling and get engaged with what I want to write. In general, it is more about finding ways to incentivize or inspire your brain to start the project. I can bet there are multiple unique methods to do this. I figured I would provide mine since I do not know enough about burnout hampering writing, I do know how I get myself in the mood. I know starting the first line is the hardest part, but once I have it, it flows out usually.
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To be honest, there are flaws and perks of both plotting archetypes and really depends on personal preference. I kinda stick in the middle where sometimes I have plot beats, sometimes I like seeing where the thread takes me. However, I also love being surprised.

Legit was just pleasantly surprised with a wanted ad recently where a person made my character’s sister a lot different than I expected. Now it is really exciting cause from spontaneity comes potential plot ideas once I get a feel for their character.

Though I suppose that is another reason. I get a feeling for somebody else’s character best in role-play. How they react to my character and certain happenings play crucial roles that cannot always be gleamed by application information or questions. So I prefer a mixture of plotting and improv. Allows things to be planned while leaving room for abrupt changes, but that is just me.
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When I started using face claims to role-play people, I found a lot more comfort doing animanga role-play opposed to RL. Honestly, I am glad since it feels like RL has a lot more face claims rules; which makes sense, you are using real people. However, these stricter rules makes it a bit harder for me to want to role-play. Mostly because I do not know my actors, singers, etc. In addition, finding images without knowing how to find nice images in a face claim medium only expedites my struggles with RL. Even plotting wise, animanga makes me feel I can do anime-esk scenes and flex reality a tiny bit.

Overall, it is easier to imagine my characters as the animanga face claim I chose. It makes their movements clearer and more precise in my head as I ponder the manner of which they walk, gesture, express, interact, etc. Animanga face claims also are more accommodating to allow original art depending on site; I know this is not an always, but does happen. These original art characters being in an animanga setting do not class with my immersion; which is why I cannot do mixed. So everything meshes pleasantly and, at least to me, animanga has more freedom and liberties from aesthetic to plotting for me to capitalize on.

I do want to add, I have only ever joined one RL site and I received zilch attention. So I cannot fully attest to plotting and community experiences as a result. All I can really say is my plotting brain operates best with animanga faces.