June 11, 2014 - 6:15am — Staff
Not gonna be active on here really. Slight rant/vent below? Whatevs.
I feel like my roleplays are getting ignored and any art I've posted I end up deleting since it collects dust. Not sure if I lack skill in either areas or my styles are just boring. Not trying to call anyone out or beg for attention at all, just saying a few things that have been on my mind. Not to mention I've been feeling down in real life with some re-occurring thoughts and it hasn't been too pleasant. Right now TEF isn't my main focus, especially since the threads I track have slowed and I've lost muse to develop my characters and push them for interactions. I will say that it'd be nice to have a giant Katar to hold though, at least he wouldn't blind me with sparkles.
There ya have it folks. I'll probably log in and check stuff like I've been doing, but no posting expected. -clap-
I know from experience that's
With roleplays I find that the best method is to hunt down other people, since most times people won't come to you. It's very much an unfortunate result of shy people gathering on the internet--we're pretty much all terrified of social interaction as far as I can tell. As far as I can tell it's a system of no one being at fault and everyone needing to get out of their comfort zones.
I've found that art will generally not get attention unless you are among the artistic elite. There are many exceptions, of course. I believe that the only solution is to produce content because it makes you happy and not because of others' reactions. It is not easy or fun to accept and in fact it makes me kind of grim to think about it. At this point I am motivated primarily by a love of the game as a whole, a love of others on this site, and a distinct spitefulness to succeed where someone expected and wanted me to fail. The only way to win is to give and give and give until you learn to be satisfied by giving, because you will never get back as much as you need from other people.
I'll mention also that a lack of a comment isn't the same as dislike. I look at all the art that gets posted and I pretty much always do so with a smile on my face. I keep track of threads even if I don't post in them. I am often grateful even if I do not say so. I care about people even if I don't remind them every day. I can't be the only one.
As for muses as a whole, I use this quote to get "inspired".
Best of luck to you in all your future endeavors.