I've thought about writing for a while.

I'm not sure how this works. The first time I tried to get a blog on Paper.wf, it didn't work. I ended up getting on Plume first, despite my concerns with it being in beta still and not being actively developed. I also wasn't too fond of the domain for the instance I was on because it was the only instance I could find at the time. Then I got an account, wrote up my first blog post, and then decided that the purple wasn't for me. That was when AO3 was still suffering from DDoS attacks and I realized that I needed to be able to host my fanfiction elsewhere in case AO3 goes down again.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I like the idea of decentralization. I like the idea of the fediverse as I've seen it so far. I like the idea that even if one instance goes down, the rest of the network still survives. It's not that all data is stored in one place like it is with AO3; data is stored everywhere people can or care to store it. Anyone can access it so long as the others allow it. You don't need to be on the same platform, domain, instance, whatever to see and interact with posts. That's great, I think.

I'm here because I wanted a place to put my fanfiction with a good aesthetic and on the fediverse so that anyone can comment on them. If AO3 goes down again, then readers can come here to read my fics. They can also go to Squidgeworld, but my fic archiving there isn't complete either. Also, I don't think the minimalist aesthetic of WriteFreely can be beat.

I think instead of making another blog to post my fics, I'll just use this one and alternate between blog posts like this one where I really do just blog instead of posting a fic. I think I'll distinguish the two by using tags, so a blog post like this might be tagged something like #thoughts, while the fics would be tagged #fics. I'm not sure how well tags will work on WriteFreely, but it never hurts to try, and I can always come back to edit this later.

It's nice to meet you all! I haven't written anything much for a while, but I think I'll enjoy my time here on Paper.wf. I don't normally blog like this, but there's just something about a blank screen to type on that's getting me to write. I'll be back soon.