I'm going to be shutting down my Buzzly account eventually, just because it's not a good idea to have a bunch of unused accounts just floating around the internet. I plan to do the same for my original deviantART account, though I need to go through my favorites there first so I can fave them for the current dA account (which is also no longer in use, as in I no longer post anything there).
The nature of the online art community is so... dead (on top of all the other problems present). Like nobody replies to anything anymore unless you're a super popular artist, and people are just really unfriendly in general nowadays. I don't think that's purely a dA or Buzzly thing either, I just think that's an online art community thing. Makes me pretty happy that my primary focus for all these years has been on my writing, as opposed to art.
But I will be setting up shop over on Pillowfort. I'll I'll drop a link here once it's active, but I'm going to wait until I've drawn some new stuff. I've been wanting to practice sketching my newly revamped Road Rovers OCs lately.
Meanwhile, in writing related news...
New Dogs, New Tricks: Maybe 95% finished? I'm hoping to have the rough draft for this bad boy finished by either this month or the next. So close!
Still doing a lot of brainstorming for both original and fan stuff (namely STARS, Sonic The Hedgehog, a Friendship Is Magic/Disney crossover that's actually one of the two fic ideas referenced in my last update here, and a webcomic called Cloudscratcher).
//The nature of the online art community is so... dead (on top of all the other problems present). Like nobody replies to anything anymore unless you're a super popular artist, and people are just really unfriendly in general nowadays. I don't think that's purely a dA or Buzzly thing either, I just think that's an online art community thing. Makes me pretty happy that my primary focus for all these years has been on my writing, as opposed to art.//
ReplyDeleteRight? It's so weird and sad that the online art community on these art places is the way it is. I feel bad for beginner artists who want to get out there and show the world their art, only to be met with silence. I don't blame you for wanting to close down your art accounts, but that's cool you'll be setting up shop at Pillowfort. I hope it works out! :)
//New Dogs, New Tricks: Maybe 95% finished? I'm hoping to have the rough draft for this bad boy finished by either this month or the next. So close!//
YESSSSS! I'm grinning from ear to ear with excitement at the hearing of this news. :D
//Still doing a lot of brainstorming for both original and fan stuff (namely STARS, Sonic The Hedgehog, a Friendship Is Magic/Disney crossover that's actually one of the two fic ideas referenced in my last update here, and a webcomic called Cloudscratcher).//
Right on! All good stuff are coming together. :D
//Right? It's so weird and sad that the online art community on these art places is the way it is. I feel bad for beginner artists who want to get out there and show the world their art, only to be met with silence. I don't blame you for wanting to close down your art accounts, but that's cool you'll be setting up shop at Pillowfort. I hope it works out! :)//
DeleteSame. Creative spaces in general are in a lot of trouble right now. I think part of the blame can be laid on social media. There's other factors at play as well, but I'm not going to say what publicly. It does tie back into the problems I discussed that are going on RP sites atm though.
Yeah, I'm sure Pillowfort is going to be quiet as well, but I'd rather have quiet that's not continually broken up by nonsensical/out of touch/outright creepy comments from a bunch of other posters. Like that could very well be there too, but I'm hoping it'll be more spaced out so I won't run into it so much like I have on Buzzly.
//YESSSSS! I'm grinning from ear to ear with excitement at the hearing of this news. :D//
I hope you and other readers will like the fic as much as I enjoyed writing it! :)
//Right on! All good stuff are coming together. :D//
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