hey, im so sorry if this is a dumb question, but how does one make a writeblr? like, what to do? where to start? where to publish the works? could you please help with the basics? thank you
Hi! It’s totally not a dumb question. It was scary for me to start this blog up at first, so it’s totally understandable that you’d be curious.
I guess the absolute basic is figure out whether you want a sideblog or a main blog for writing. I love this blog and I’ve put a lot of work into it, but it’s a sideblog, so I can’t leave asks for my friends or comments on posts from this blog, it’s always from my main, which can get a bit confusing if someone doesn’t know what my main blog is. That’s why I always sign my asks to other people with - Rhiannon. So if you want to figure out real basics, use a sideblog if you want everything connected and easily accessible, but use a main blog if you want separation, which I would have preferred, but everyone is different!
After that, what I started doing is following a bunch of other writeblrs. I looked at what they did. I commented on their projects and tried to get involved in tag games. I reblogged any resources that I thought would be helpful for me later, and I cataloged them really specifically so that I could find stuff later. I started posting information about my projects and my process and my characters, which don’t get as much traction as the other stuff, but I still try to do it anyway. So where to start your blog? Follow people. Try to make friends. Get involved in tag games or Storyteller Saturday. Save resources that could help you, because maybe they could help other people. And once you feel comfortable post your own writings! Rant about a plot point you’re stuck on and ask for help from other writers! Start a trend where you create moodboards or a specific poetry style for a project or a character. The sky is the limit, but if your scared, it’s okay to start off quietly. (Another tip for finding writeblrs and resources and stuff is to follow tags. Writing resources, writing help, writeblr, writers of tumblr, sci-fi [if thats your genre], etc.)
I don’t totally understand what you mean by where to publish your works? I know a lot of writeblrs are writing novels to work towards traditional publishing, and that’s a big rabbithole I’m really not qualified to speak on right now. Others are working on self publishing, either through programs like ingram sparks or kindle direct publishing. I haven’t actually put any books out that way either. Others are writing for wattpad or ao3 or a number of other free online sites. Even more still are simply writing for tumblr, especially poetry blogs and the like. If you want to post a full novel, chapter by chapter, right here? There are people who will read it. But in my little corner of the community, most people are publishing excerpts and things like that, with the eventual plan to publish a full book for purchase.
I hope this answered some of your basic questions? The question is pretty broad, so I have trouble answering specifics, but if you or anyone else has any further questions then I’ll be happy to answer as soon as I can!
- Rhiannon <3
