hello, question for the guy behind this blog. i've been wanting to start an askblog for a bit, but i'm worried about messing up... so i was wondering, what does it take to run an askblog? do i NEED to make little plot points? does it have to have a story? how would i promote it? sorry if i'm coming off weird
Hey, it's me! The guy behind the blog :]
It's not weird to ask for advice, especially if it's on something you've never done before. I'll do my best to offer up some advice, as someone who's had like, 3 askblogs over the years. My word isn't law, but I hope it helps!
1.) Don't worry about messing up an askblog, because there's no right or wrong way to run one. At the end of the day, the point of an askblog is to have fun with your art/ocs :]
Some askblogs are the medium for an artist to craft a larger project, some are character explorations for an artist to flesh out a character for a larger project, some are solely used for role play, and most of them are just fun ways to show off your oc.
2.) Other than an art program (if you intend to draw art for asks) and the ability write in character, running an askblog mainly takes motivation and perseverance. A new askblog might start slow - you might not get asks right away, or there may be slow spells, or you might not get as many notes as you expect. That's why it's important that you're making the askblog for yourself, for fun, because you have to be willing to continue making art, even if it's not immediately drawing the attention you expect.
3.) You do not need to have big plot points or a big overarching story! Many askblogs don't, and they're still very engaging. That being said, if you want to introduce plot points, feel free! They can prompt more/diverse asks and give you something to draw or write for if there's ever a time where you don't have asks waiting to be answered.
4.) Promotion can be finicky and in my experience, growth usually takes a lot of time. It might be slow at first.
If your askblog is within a fandom, make sure to use all the appropriate tags for that fandom. Most of an askblog's attention comes from other askblogs. So, some of an askblog's content will be from interacting with other askblogs. Don't be afraid to send other askblog's asks in character, or start a little rp, if the other person is open to it.
So, yeah! I guess the overarching advice I have is to just have fun with your art or writing, because that's what I consider an askblog to be.
Good luck on your askblog, when ya do make it! :]
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