#writeblr anniversary

[pens-swords-stuff]

Today, my blog is turning 4 years old!

I ventured into the Writeblr community for the first time on October 26th, 2018. Previously, this blog existed as a place to store writing advice that I wanted to reblog and hold onto, and I decided to check out the actual writing community on a whim to have support during Nanowrimo. (Spoiler alert: I wrote exactly 30 words and that was it). Although my Nanowrimo goals were very obviously not met, little did I know that I would find an amazing little internet home.

I created this blog since I was feeling lonely and isolated, and the amount of support, friendship and community that I found here gave me something to look forward to everyday. The people that I've met here have been so lovely, and I'm very excited to have gotten to know you before you become famous, bestselling authors.

I haven't really been present or active in the past two years. I've barely had a chance to catch up with what's happening here, keep up with all of the cool projects or meet the new talented people that are joining the community. However, just knowing that this blog exists, and having people welcome me back with open arms whenever I peek in has been so incredibly comforting.

To everyone who knows me, and also to everyone who doesn't: Thank you all so much for being here! Being a part of this community and sharing this space with you has been an honor and a privilege.

My Writeblr experience in numbers:

Days: 1461

Total posts: 11,777

Followers: 13,494

Most popular post: 136,309 notes

Advice given: I also shared this stat on my first writeblr anniversary post, but honestly I'm way too lazy to count now since there's so much more.

Words written: Well over a million

Projects started: At least 12

Projects finished: 0

Writing shared: 22 (It was 16 on my first anniversary. We're clearly making a ton of progress)

Amazing writers met: Countless 🥰

Big life changes since I've first started my writeblr:

Started legally drinking on occasion

Graduated with my Bachelor's degree

Graduated with my Master's degree

Became a licensed professional

Started my first real adult job

Met my writing partner in person for the first time after 7 years

Learned how to conquer writer's block, and stop hating my writing

Started writing smut sometimes

Got significantly older

Got wiser? (probably)

Thank you for an incredible 4 years! Here's hoping that I'll see you for the 5th one.

[dontcrywrite]

hello friends! i can't believe it's been a year since i decided to join the writeblr community! i sort of joined the writeblr community on a whim last april, mostly to try and hold myself accountable for my writing. i haven't been the most consistent with posting (which is something i'm working on lol) but i'm so glad i decided to take the leap and make this writeblr!

i'm super grateful for everyone i've met this past year! y'all are so wonderful and welcoming, and i love spending time on here reading everyone's projects/interacting with everyone. and a big thanks to everyone who follows me for all your support! it really means a lot to me, and i'm excited to see what this next year will bring :)

[maguayans]

HEY, I’M CELEBRATING MY FIRST WRITEBLR ANNIVERSARY!

Hi, hello. How are you? I hope you’re well and having a great day/night!

Apparently, I made this blog last May 19, 2020. I thought it was June. Well, I became an active writeblr in June. And I’ve been having fun since then! Our experience and interaction with the community might be different, but everyone I’ve met so far has been welcoming. And I hope I was able to return the same level of openness and warmth. I also learned a lot from everyone and it helped me with my writing.

So, I send my love and gratitude to those who have been with me. Thank you for following and interacting with me; for checking out my stuff, including my rambles and random edits. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me and answering my questions. I hope to keep this energy with all of you, especially with my lovely mutuals. And I hope to gain more.

I haven’t prepared an event or something of that kind to celebrate my first anniversary. But I am going to plug my Wattpad reading list again. It’s called Peculiar Library, a curation of stories I found here that was cross-posted on Wattpad. If you have some of yours you want me to add to the list (regardless of the genre), don’t hesitate to hit me up!

Also, check out the following tags to read some WIPs and Writeblr Intros of other writers I found during my first year: #ecwwipnav + #ecwwriternav

I guess that’s everything I wanted to say. I hope I was able to convey my gratitude properly. Thank you for reading!

[stories-by-rie]

✨ 3 Year Anniversary Celebration!✨

It’s been three years since I started to post my short stories on tumblr, and in many ways it was the best decision I ever made. Since then, I also reached my initial goal of 100 short stories, which is yet another reason for this celebration! Without any further ado, here’s what this will be about!

I really want to give some of the love back I received over those three years, so I thought I would just do the handwriting game again! Here’s how it works! ✨ ✨ ✨

Send me a line of your writing via ask! It can be your favourite line, your last line, whatever you want. The line is only limited by the character limit of my ask box.

Additionally, if you want, send me a link with your WIP intro/page or work of choosing via dm so that I can check out where the line is coming from! I will link it in my reply of your ask so others can find it easily too!

I will then write that line down by hand and post a picture and give your work of choice a shoutout!

This starts today, November 1st and ends November 30th!

No following or reblogging necessary! (But if a few mutuals could reblog so that it reaches more people, it would be very much appreciated! ^^)

Also! ✨

If you don’t want to send a line or submit your writing, feel free to drop by anyway! If you have any questions, I would love to answer them! Or just tell me something nice about your project or someone else’s! Or just put some emojies in the ask box ^^ I’m looking forward to hearing from you all!

I will reblog this post with some more rambling, fun facts, and fun stats about me – so if you’re curious, check it out!

[bardicfool]

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THAT’S RIGHT! As of today, I’ve been on writeblr for ONE WHOLE YEAR!  🎉

I actually have some Plans(TM) for a celebration giveaway, but for now, I thought I’d do a brief re-intro.

Soooo...hi, there! 👋

My name is Katy, and here’s some stuff about me that’s kind of interesting:

I’m an indie fantasy author, fiction editor, and book review blogger.

If I’m not writing or editing, I’m probably playing video games or cross stitching something inappropriate.

I am unironically in love with the Pacific Northwest and would be perfectly happy drinking coffee and walking through ancient forests for the rest of my life.

As you might expect, this being writeblr and all, I enjoy writing things. Here’s a little about that:

I write about snarky, magical people doing snarky, magical things.

My novel Dark Empathy is the first in a contemporary fantasy trilogy(?) about a misanthropic empath, the long-suffering BAMF he definitely doesn’t fall in love with, and the sketchy government/military organization trying to kill them. Also, there’s a girl who talks to plants.

If you enjoy character-driven stories featuring snappy dialogue, platonic M/F friendships, and adorkable LGBTQ+ romance subplots, this series is for you.

Having curated this Tumblr for a year now, I can say with relative certainty that it contains:

Mood boards, excerpts, and other sneak peeks of my work

Writerly inspiration and support, including events like the WIP Shout-Out Project

Other random things, including but not limited to: cats, hedgehogs, books, and atmospheric art/photography

And some relevant links that will ensure Tumblr hides this post (sigh):

My website

Email list signup (includes free chapters!)

Purchase Dark Empathy

Thanks to all you lovely writeblrs for helping me have an exceptional first year in this community! I'm looking forward to many more. 😊  

[prettylittlelyres]

One Year on Writeblr!

Today marks a whole year since I started this blog, and, 175 followers and 700 posts later, I just want to say I’m so happy all of you are here, so glad of all the friends I’ve made in this brilliant community, and very excited to keep on sharing my work for more years to come.

[pens-swords-stuff]

It’s actually here! October 26th, 2018 was the day I decided to try venturing into the Writeblr community. I don’t really remember why, I think it was done mostly on a whim to see if I could find some support around Nanowrimo, but that was the very beginning of my Writeblr journey!

As someone who is incredibly inconsistent and tends to abandon projects and interests quite often, it’s really shocking to me that my Writeblr has been going for this long and you guys — all of my amazing followers, supporters, friends and fellow writers — are a really big reason why I’ve been able to be around for as long as I have. It’s a bit cliche, but none of @pens-swords-stuff​ would be possible or even still exist if it wasn’t for every single one of you. I’ve never felt anything but loved and supported in this community and even when being around and blogging was difficult or something I didn’t want to do I kept coming back because I enjoy being around everyone, interacting and seeing what you guys are up to.

So thank you, truly, for everything you’ve given me over the past year. It’s been an honor and a pleasure getting to know you and your lovely work!

This is getting a bit long-winded and super wordy as everything I post tends to get so moving on! I’ll be posting some reflections and other thoughts about my year in Writeblr in some other posts later.

Here is my one year on Writeblr in numbers!

Days here: 365

Posts on this blog: 6,553

Total number of followers: 7,276

Most popular post: 95,505 notes

Advice given out: 145

WIPs: 6

OCs (discussed on blog): around 20

Actual writing I’ve posted: 16

Events run: 4

Friends made: Countless :)

THE CELEBRATION

I’ll be randomly choosing 3 of my followers to highlight, shout-out and put a spotlight on! Winners will be receiving a full blog review (a positive one! There will be absolutely 0 negatives mentioned so no need to be worried) including reasons why people should follow them, thoughts about their WIPs/OCs, and other things like that.

HOW TO ENTER

Be a follower (new followers always welcome!)

Reblog this post

Send me an ask with any of the following:

A favorite memory associated with me

Why you decided to follow me

First impression vs current impression

A WIP or OC of mine that you like

An original post of mine that made an impression for whatever reason

General thoughts about me and this blog.

I’ll be accepting entries until November 2nd, 2019. 

Thank you all so much for an absolutely lovely year, and I hope to love and support you all for many more to come :)

[pens-swords-stuff]

There’s a LOT of really bad writing advice on tumblr, so it’s refreshing to have a blog that posts legit advice (and I like how you’ll admit when something is out of your purview) as well as writing positivity. And you’re a nice person (which is unfortunately something that can be rare on this site). I honestly have too bad a memory to answer any of your other questions, but congrats on your blog milestone :)

Thank you so much friend!!!

Every single time I post any advice post, I honestly get so anxious and scared that it’s wrong or bad advice so this actually really means a lot to me!

Writeblr Anniversary Celebration: Wrapping it up several months later!