The Art of Sims Storytelling
Hi guys! @CathyTea and I were talking, and we thought we'd try making a thread that would be focused solely on writing, especially Sims story writing. The writers' lounge thread is great for being ...
Forum Discussion
Re: the number of readers dwindling over the years: I blame a shift in where the Simming community chooses to go, as well as trends in what kind of online communities are popular.
I never really got into LiveJournal beyond lurking, but it seems like a better place to share long stories than a place like Tumblr. There are still good stories on Tumblr, but they tend to be shared in a very piece-meal fashion. A few pictures, and a little bit of text. I could find a way to post 3,000 word/40 image chapters there, but it's not a popular format.
Tastes have changed with online communities. I understand the appeal and current popularity of "microblogging" like with Tumblr and Twitter, but I don't like how it was at the expense of the popularity of forums and longer-format blogs. I'm more comfortable with those, and I ended up writing in a style that is best shared over some obsolete platforms.
The best I can do is cross-promote wherever I can. My WordPress stats tell me that some people still get the idea to read Eight Cicadas thanks to me posting the links on Tumblr.
I never really got into LiveJournal beyond lurking, but it seems like a better place to share long stories than a place like Tumblr. There are still good stories on Tumblr, but they tend to be shared in a very piece-meal fashion. A few pictures, and a little bit of text. I could find a way to post 3,000 word/40 image chapters there, but it's not a popular format.
Tastes have changed with online communities. I understand the appeal and current popularity of "microblogging" like with Tumblr and Twitter, but I don't like how it was at the expense of the popularity of forums and longer-format blogs. I'm more comfortable with those, and I ended up writing in a style that is best shared over some obsolete platforms.
The best I can do is cross-promote wherever I can. My WordPress stats tell me that some people still get the idea to read Eight Cicadas thanks to me posting the links on Tumblr.
