actually talking to people on tumblr?
i’ve been seeing a lot of posts to the effect of “i wish i could talk to more writers on tumblr, but i’m too shy.” and a lot of the replies are “you can talk to me, i don’t bite!” which is great, honestly. but these interactions, at least in my experience, rarely lead to anything more.
so this is my attempt to compile a list of how to be friends with writeblrs that’s a little more than just “talk to people.” i don’t know if it’s just common sense for the rest of you, but this is all stuff i had to learn through almost a year on tumblr. im fuckign old omg.
so without further ado, i present: Conversation Starters For Writeblrs.
do they reblog ask games? send asks, off anon. reply to their answers.
see something in common? you both have dragons in your wip? you’re both the same age? tell them!
tag them in things! who actually cares if you’re following the rules of the tag games or not?
if they’re asking for something, like book recs or advice, answer them.
compliments. literally anything, as long as it’s genuine. send them off anon so people know who you are.
reply to their fuckign writing!! pleAse!! and not just “ooh this is good” (though that’s nice too), but tell them what you liked! tell them what you were confused about! tell them where you want more detail! we’re all on here because of writing, might as well actually talk about it sometimes!
just. like. ask how their day went.
you’re not a bother. and even if you are, who’s going to be rude enough to say it?
someone has to make the first move, it might as well be you.
they’re just people. we’re all literally just people.
friendship ≠ one interaction. keep trying. keep talking.
vaporwave
theartofmadeline
pixelskylines
germansingergirl
kianamaiart
