You have done a great job for kink October! (please don't mind the error) It was absolutely wonderful <33
Please remember to take breaks (≡^∇^≡)
Hello!
Besides stressed with life and using fiction to cope, I’m okay.
I’m so glad you like it and find my little fics enjoyable!
I’m doing my best to enjoy my break before I get back into writing. I’ve actually finished reading 3 1/2 books and a few fics I’ve been saving up, which has been lovely. But don’t worry, overall I’m doing okay. 💕
Thank you for the kind and caring ask. It really does make my day ✨
Hello! Hope you are doing well! I have decided to write in Tumblr. Can you please give me some tips?
hi dear!! welcome to tumblr 👋
sorry this took a while, i wanted to save this until i had the time to give a proper response. here are some writing tips that work for me personally, and that are specific to tumblr:
use your tags wisely
this may be the most important thing to know if you’re new to tumblr
my personal experience says you have a maximum of about 15 tags before tumblr marks your posts as spam if it has pictures in it, and 20 tags if it’s just text.
don’t throw in 50 irrelevant tags to your writing. it’s tempting, but it will probably make tumblr think you’re a bot/spam account and will hide it from the tags. plus, it often means your writing isn’t reaching your target audience. even if you are writing for kpop, using #kpop imagines or #kpop fanfiction is probably too broad of a tag, and you should focus more on the group/people you write about. so maybe try #the boyz imagines or #the boyz fake texts instead of #kpop imagines.
find mutuals/blogs whose work you like
i say this almost every time someone asks me for advice but it’s so important! make some friends who like to write! it helps you to be motivated to write as well, and you can find writing that inspires and excites you. plus, figuring out what you like to read can sometimes help you figure out what you want to write.
and if it doesn’t inspire you (which i doubt), then at least you’ll have mutuals/friends who will make you feel more connected to the writing community here on tumblr. i’ll be your first mutual if you’d like! 💗
get really familiar with the format of tumblr
this is important so that you can make your writing stand out, like i’m going to discuss in the next point. understand what you need to do to add pictures to your posts, make text bigger/bolder/smaller/colourful, add paragraph breaks, tag other accounts, and anything else you might need.
make your stories stand out
make your titles interesting and eye-catching! use pretty banners or pictures to showcase the vibe of your story! make a collage, gif or visually appealing edit!
even though, as a writer i understand that visuals don’t depict how good or well-written a story is, it definitely catches my eye as a reader and determines whether i give something a read or not while scrolling through the endless amount of writing here on tumblr
so make it stand out visually and do something that captures people’s attention so that it doesn’t get lost in a sea of posts
join writing networks
i personally am not in any writing networks, but they exist for almost any fandom here on tumblr! especially for kpop, there are sometimes multiple networks for each group. a network is essentially a few admins who go through the tags of the group they are a network for and promote the members’ writing! some networks, like deobiwritersnet are so lovely and promote writers who aren’t in their network as well.
i think this would be a great way to get more exposure, and it could help with making mutuals since networks often have discord or other groups to chat with members
(edit: I have joined several writing networks since posting this and they are an absolute treasure!!! they support writers and boost our writing, you really can’t lose by joining)
write at your own pace
don’t make a writing schedule you can’t keep to if it means your writing suffers. i used to try to post fics on a schedule and it made my writing rushed and sloppy. stick to your own schedule, or don’t make a schedule at all! either way, don’t feel pressured to put out a lot of content because other people work faster or post more often than you
only post things that you're happy with
it’s not worth it to post something you don’t really like and then spend a lot of time thinking about how you don’t like it but it’s already up so you can’t change anything, or posting things you don’t think represent your skills/abilities just to have content. this kind of goes back to the previous point, but don’t be swayed by what other people are doing! if something takes a year before you think it’s ready to post, then take a year to post it! that way, you’ll be happy with it and proud when you post it
i hope any of this helped you! let me know if you need anything else x
hey, you sent this yesterday but it was eid so i was busy. btw, eid mubarak ❤️
and yes love, my requests are open. but let me warn you about my writing mechanism lol — currently i have 8 requests in my box and i find all of them interesting, so i will be writing them all. the requests range between a few months old to a few days old because more often than not, even if the request is interesting, sometimes i just lack that incentive of motivation / inspiration to bring the scenario from my mind to words hehe.
so please bare with me if i take some time to write it 💖
There are so many dishes in India and it's extremely difficult to choose one.
But for me I'll say biriyani. It's very delicious 😋 you should definitely try that.
I looked it up and see it’s made with spices, rice, and any meat you want. Eggs/vegetables optional. I’ll have to try it whenever I can! I can only imagine how hard it was for you to choose, but thank you for the recommendation!
