17 and one of my own! what do you look for in a writing partner?
RP HABITS.
since i already answered 17, i'll just dive right into your question! tbh, i have a number of factors i consider when following somebody.
is their theme accessible? someone who prioritizes aesthetics over function is not really someone i want to write with, because those folks tend to overly stylize their writing as well, and it becomes incredibly difficult for me to read. someone who takes care to have a layout that is still aesthetically pleasing, or even plain as heck, but ultimately is accessible is someone i will stop to look at.
do they have all their pages up? i make exceptions sometimes, but it is critical for there to be a rules page for me to be able to read over (i'm not guessing your boundaries ok) and an about page so i understand their character. even canons need about pages, and i do not like it when ppl just link their wiki. everyone has their own unique take, and i'm not a mind reader about how you write your character.
do they have a clean writing style, and don't overly stylize it? if you are beating your thesaurus to death, and making it difficult TO read, all for the sake of looking aesthetic-ly, we aren't going to be a match. i don't get the point of taking up writing as a hobby if you're going to make it into a thing of ensuring you have the prettiest words without also ensuring they are accessible to your potentially disabled followers and actually make sense in execution (too many times i have seen words that did Not Mean That used simply for the sake of looking 'poetic'.)
you gotta be an adult. i just do not want to follow kids. that's it. i'm turning 25 in october and need ppl to be at least 18 before i can consider it, but even that is becoming rather young in my mind.
most of all, i have to like your character, whether i know what canon they're from or not, and i have to like your vibe. i'm not afraid of dropping people the moment they don't click with me, because this is a hobby at the end of the day, and i'm not gonna put up with anything that is going to leave me with additional stress on top of my regular life.














