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addme2025-08-29 12:59 amA Little About Me
Age: Forty-one.
I mostly post about: Entries may consist of anything from short summaries of my day, to surveys, to essays on various topics, to interesting links and quotes that I find, along with my commentary on them. Lately, I have been writing reviews of opera recordings from the 1950's and earlier. I have no interest in politics and modern celebrities. I wish to keep my journal light and happy as much as possible.
My hobbies are: studying dandyism, Received Pronunciation, the Regency, and the Italian language, reading, writing, cooking, baking, playing cards and dice, and enjoying warm weather.
My Other Interests include: coffees, teas, antique menswear and accessories (usually Edwardian), chamber and classical music, pre-1950's opera singers, plants and gardening, crafts, and history and nature documentaries. I love wit, wordplay, and sarcastic humour without vulgarity. I also love cats.
My fandoms are: I don't have any.
I'm looking to meet people who: are positive, who share my interests and can introduce me to some new ones, and who enjoy at least some elements of high culture. While the minimum age I will add is twenty-one, I tend to get along with those who are older than I, particularly seniors. I am also single and searching, but since this isn't a dating community, I'll just say that you can find more about that in one of the sticky entries in my journal.
My posting schedule tends to be: It varies, from a few posts in a given week to a few in a single day. Often, I post what I call filler entries toward the end of the month. These are entries posted on one date but for another. I try to post a few entries per week.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: minors (I prefer at least over twenty-one), depression and/or anxiety (posted often), bad self-esteem, life drama, recreational drugs, religion or politics (posted often), a lot of bad grammar and spelling, and frequent obscenities. Please note that I am totally blind, so if you mostly post images, I won't be able to comment on them, as I cannot see them.
Before adding me, you should know: I have no time for political correctness, lies, or drama. While I always try to be civil during discussions, I share my opinion without reservations. If you are easily offended, please do not add me. I have a very dry and witty sense of humour. Otherwise, feel free to read my profile and/or posts and add me if you wish. I will most likely reciprocate. I also comment when I have something to say, but there are times when I don't read my friends' page for awhile, and I am trying to change that.
china_shop) wrote in fan_writers2025-08-27 11:39 amIs sharing part of your creative process?
Realizing the writing doesn't have to be done alone and is often more fun and more engaging when you're doing it with friends is a life changing experience.
I don't mean co-writing either. I mean having a friend or two who you talk through plot ideas with, who you bounce ideas off of, who you trust to tell you if something doesn't work.
Nothing is created in a vacuum and nothing can be created alone. Sharing drafts and ideas is a vital part of the creative process and it's a really fun part too.
As someone who mostly writes "black box" style, this naturally made me want to make a poll. ;-)
Which of these do you most often find helpful?
preliminary brainstorming with one or more people
31 (51.7%)
preliminary cheering on
25 (41.7%)
on-going or mid-story brainstorming
27 (45.0%)
on-going cheering on (enthusiastic first readers, no critique)
20 (33.3%)
on-going cheering on (talking about how it's going, maybe sharing teaser excerpts)
25 (41.7%)
asking questions about canon / characterisation
25 (41.7%)
in-progress / partial-draft beta
12 (20.0%)
my writing style is a black box, I don't tell anyone anything until I have a draft
11 (18.3%)
completed-draft beta
29 (48.3%)
other
6 (10.0%)
Which of these do you do for your friends?
preliminary brainstorming
41 (71.9%)
preliminary cheering on
43 (75.4%)
on-going or mid-story brainstorming
33 (57.9%)
on-going cheering on (reading along and being enthusiastic)
26 (45.6%)
on-going cheering on (just hearing about it, maybe with excerpts)
40 (70.2%)
answering questions about canon / characterisation
37 (64.9%)
in-progress / partial-draft beta
23 (40.4%)
completed-draft beta
31 (54.4%)
other
9 (15.8%)
ETA: My arms are mad at me, so I might be slow to answer comments. *sigh* Please feel free to chat among yourselves!!
musicismylife) wrote in addme2025-08-24 01:49 pm
My introduction
inchoatewords) wrote in addme2025-08-24 02:59 pmBeen a few months, so I thought I'd pop in again
Age: early 40s
I mostly post about: As my journal title says, "to spit out all the butt-ends of my days and ways," (from T.S. Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, one of my favorite poems). I've been keeping a fairly regular chronicle of my life since the early days of the internet. I had paper journals before then, but then I found MyDearDiary, and Diaryland, and then . . . Livejournal. I was there for the latter's heyday and after; I only recently stopped cross-posting there about a year ago. So, not new to this journaling thing, although some of the more experimental ways I've written have fallen by the wayside in favor of a more regular narrative flow. So, yes, mostly daily life stuff, with a sprinkling of pictures and questionnaires here and there.
My hobbies are: Reading is my main one, although to me it's more like breathing than a hobby. I enjoy cooking and baking. I want to get back into writing, but general life and medical issues have kind of put a damper on this for now. I want to learn to use my camera better. I like video games, mainly of the platformer or puzzle variety; or something cozy (I'm really enjoying the Zero Escape games right now, and pondering purchasing Tiny Bookshop).
My fandoms are: I'm not really a fandom person. I like a lot of things, but I don't think they quite rise to the level of fandom.
I'm looking to meet people who: post about their daily lives, what they are thinking about, what they like to do in their free time. I'm not on much social media anymore, so this is it. And I always did prefer the longer types of posting, hearkening back to the "slower internet," if you will, where we didn't have to think in a pithy 140 characters or what-have-you.
My posting schedule tends to be: I was trying to stick to daily, but I don't always make it there. I do try to post at least once weekly.
When I add people, my dealbreakers are: The standard -isms and -phobias are not welcome; nor are folks who are pro-MAGA (and claim they're not -ist and -phobic). Yes, there are differences of opinion, but those are things like pizza toppings and which is the best ice cream flavor, not things that will get people killed.
Before adding me, you should know: I try to comment when possible, but I always read. Same goes for you; you don't have to comment on everything, but please feel free to say something if an entry speaks to you or you want to start a conversation. Once I add you, I have a longer introduction post behind a friends-lock if you want to know more about me - I know it's hard to jump in the middle of someone's life who's been at this for awhile :-)
krakendelsur) wrote in addme2025-08-24 03:04 am
Gulf Coast Cryptid Seeking Mutuals
🦇 About Me 🦇
- Age: 36
- Posts About: Plants, the weather, food, books, tv shows, movies, music, my health and my goals
- Looking For: More active users (my reading page and my inbox are a bit dead atm). Artists, writers, crafters, foodies, nature lovers, y gente que habla Español
( 💌 More About Me )
rarepairmod) wrote in rarepairexchange2025-08-24 07:58 amOffer and find a beta!
Participants and non-participants are welcome to volunteer to beta.
Quick links: AO3 app · Promote your ships
I've provided an optional template to fill out below, which you're welcome to add and subtract details from:
AO3 name:
Best contact method(s): Please only include details that you are happy to have public.
Fandoms:
Specific topics of expertise:
Mediums: We allow comics, fic, and podfic in this exchange, so please specify which medium(s) you're comfortable working with.
What can you beta?: This is a good opportunity to include content (smut, graphic violence, etc.), length (the minimum is 1k for fic, the equivalent of one panel for art, and various lengths of time for podfic).
What will you not beta?:
Preferred file formats: Would you prefer to beta in Google docs or PDFs? How would you like audio files to be sent, if you have any preference?
Availability: This is a good place to mention if you're okay with being contacted five days out from the assignment deadline, your turnaround times, i.e. will it take you a week to review? Is it dependent on the size?
If you're interested in contacting someone offering to beta, please do so at their contact methods to preserve anonymity. If you want to find a beta, you're welcome to email me and I can ask on your behalf on the Exchanges After Dark Discord server in the #rare-pairs-3 channel (although I cannot guarantee you will get any responses).
Please email rarepairexmod@gmail.com if you need to get in touch with me to ask any questions.
I stole the base of this from
fffx and yuletide and the words from caseficexchange ♥.