Some ideas for posting more in 2026

[g_uava]

Last year, I created more than 20 posts on Dreamwidth. I'm pleased as that surpasses my initial aim of 1 post per month.

To post more in the upcoming months, I'm thinking of:

(01) Getting more used to talking about my obscure interests and fandoms as if everyone knows what I'm talking about. I'd like to create a space more representative of my obsessions rather than only creating one post to announce a new one, as I've been doing so far 😬 I want to get out of the digital marketing mindset of chiefly posting for engagement which is different from simply creating a semi-public digital personal space.

(02) Try out solutions/routines for saving, resizing and uploading posts here to complement my written commentaries and the like. I've managed to embed images here in the past, but not often enough to become more efficient in carrying out the steps involving switching between apps and softwares, depending on whether I'm blogging with my phone or computer. It seems too much like a hassle, but I remain motivated anyway to think up posts with images since I like colour and pretty pictures, especially more since I got back into graphic editing last year.

(03) Figure out how to allocate my blogging energy among creating community posts, entering discussions on Dreamwidth and just posting on my own blog. These activities call for different approaches to communicating, yet they seem to deplete the same kind of energy.

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Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>>Last year, I created more than 20 posts on Dreamwidth. I'm pleased as that surpasses my initial aim of 1 post per month.<<

Go you!

>> (01) Getting more used to talking about my obscure interests and fandoms as if everyone knows what I'm talking about. <<

That sounds promising.

goals_on_dw has Fannish 50 if you want to see how other folks are posting about their fannish interests.

>>It seems too much like a hassle, <<

Yeah, DW is great for many things, but images not so much.

>>I got back into graphic editing last year.<<

There are many Graphics communities here.

>> Figure out how to allocate my blogging energy among creating community posts, entering discussions on Dreamwidth and just posting on my own blog. These activities call for different approaches to communicating, yet they seem to deplete the same kind of energy.<<

I hope it works out.

Re: Thoughts

[g_uava]

Awesome! I see that the Fannish 50 post includes a compilation of blogs with a dedicated tag for the challenge, which promises a fun time for browsing what others have written. The list of Graphics Communities is also interesting in including some communities that I haven't before associated with graphic design/editing, like journalsandplanners.

Re: Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I see that the Fannish 50 post includes a compilation of blogs with a dedicated tag for the challenge, which promises a fun time for browsing what others have written. <<

Exactly. The page offers a way for creators and fans to connect.

>> some communities that I haven't before associated with graphic design/editing, like journalsandplanners. <<

That's where all the pen and paper fans hang out. Ink reviews, fancy calligraphy or fountain pens, textured papers, collage, bullet journals, etc. I think my last post was about last year's test of pens on outdoor plant labels.

Re: Thoughts

[g_uava]

I'm a member of journalsandplanners too! Someone commented on my last post posted months ago with an interesting link, which was really a pleasant surprise.

Re: Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

Yay! It's a fun community.

[vriddy]

I find Dreamwidth very supportive of people just getting excited in their journals about whatever obscure fandom they're currently into :D Said with recent/current experience, haha.

My system for allocating energy between posting/replying/chatting on comms involves way to many open tabs to be useful to anyone... sometimes myself, too XD Best of luck figuring out a system that works well for you :)

[g_uava]

Dreamwidth users have indeed been supportive in spirit about pursuing our individual niche or obscure interests! Still, in comparison to chatting and sharing works in special interest communities, it takes more effort in DW discussions to navigate references obscure to me for finding common ground with others and keeping conversations going. I think that's my main challenge for starting and participating in DW discussions, which can be circumvented by participating in discussions or communities with a more general topic.

'Best of luck figuring out a system that works well for you :)' - I'm hoping to document my findings here as I go on posting and chatting!