A Departure
I wish I could say that Iāve just been busy [and I have been] and thatās why my interaction on this website has become fleeting. I wish I could just say that Iāve been too tired and depressed [which I have been] to be on this website.
But while many new events have happened in my life, that isnāt the only case.
In the past couple of months, Iāve
become involved in my job and attempting to get further in it
Moved out of my house and on my own
finished a novel
started another
resumed work on a third
But these arenāt the only causes for my absence.
I remember a while ago, someone made a writeblr post about how the writeblr community was toxic. I thought it was absurd - I was in an active writeblr discord group. Surely, if we were so toxic, I wouldnāt be there.
But then I began to see what they meant.
Iāve not been happy with the writeblr community, and for the life of me I had a hard time understanding why. But now I think I get it. Sure, it might be a good jumping-off point for people, but also the misinformation and misconstrued ideals Iāve seen spread on a day to day basis just... Exhaust me. Itās exhausting having to see things Iāve learned over the years get twisted so egregiously. More than that, misunderstanding basic concepts like character-driven plots [which is NOT justĀ āslice of lifeā like Iāve seen so many people think it is] and the like. itās tiring.
Writeblr is not a community that I feel I can grow in, and I donāt feel like many other people can grow in it, either. I see a lot of talk but not a lot of action.
Going back to my writeblr discord adventures... It started off great, and it descended from there. Basic criticism was ignored or fought against with fury. Fights broke out over common-sense issues into the most inane fights Iāve ever been in. And it became very, very obvious very quickly that if you werenāt kissing ass, you were ignored.
Thatās not a community I want a part in. It never has been.
Iām still on twitter and Iām fleetingly using Instagram. Facebook is a cesspool, but I still get something out of it.
I get nothing out of tumblr, or writeblr, anymore.
I wonāt delete this account or any of my others. I just wonāt post anything anymore. Iām not going to be here anymore. I gained nothing from writeblr. Iāve not really noticed anyone gain anything either. All of the friends I thought I made left at the first sign of opposition or just dropped me outright.Ā
Thatās fine, of course. Iām not mad. I just understand this place is not for me and probably never has been. Thatās okay, too.
Have a nice life, writers.Ā



















