// There’s a post going around on my dash from a lot of my partners about post length. It’s always been something I’ve been self conscious about. Whether I write too much or too little. I’ve always made it clear to everyone who writes with me that all I want for them is to enjoy themselves and reply back with what strikes them. Long as I have something to write from? That’s all that matters. Obviously that’s not an issue if we’ve been writing.
However. The amount of anxiety I’ve had in the past for trimming posts because people don’t want more than two or three lines is ridiculous. It made me almost quit tumblr more than half a dozen times. If you have a partner who paras often? Surrounding you with scenery, emotional content and push forward in plot? It’s because they love what you’re doing together. They love writing. They love the story they want to tell. With someone they enjoy writing with. Someone’s writing a ton and you’re uncomfortable? Let them know. But be aware that posting something like that? Is bound to make people like me (who can post a two line starter one day and a four paragraph starter the next depending on mood and UNF) feel even worse and kinda avoid initiating anything. Which is why I usually let a lot of people write the starters nowadays. So, I can match them out of fear they won’t want to write with me anymore.
And that’s a really shitty feeling. Which is the exact opposite of the good feeling I had when I dove into something for my partner and loved every word that came out. It’s not filling lines for some people. For some people, like me? It’s enjoying our world we created and having a good time.
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