Sometimes I actually find a deadline or obligation forces me to be more productive and creative -- this year's FFEX, for instance. But not always; I think it depends a lot on my mood and motivation.
I know what you mean about things coming and going online. LJ is my third major online community (the others being the TWoP boards and the Bryn Mawr mailing list), and this is the first time that I feel like I'm staying in the same place while others move on. A lot of folks have migrated to Facebook, which I will not do in this context because I feel strongly about keeping my fandom identity separate from my professional identity. LJ (and Twitter) give me plenty of privacy controls; Facebook seems to do everything it can to make my RL identity public. (Full disclosure: I do have an FB account, mostly to keep up with RL friends, but I also use it for work purposes, so I'm not going to link it here.) I like Twitter, though; it's fun for quick hits and posting links without feeling the need to write several paragraphs of context. I do understand that it's not for everyone, though.
Thanks for your thoughts! If nothing else, I can promise that this LJ isn't going anywhere. Despite the decrease in posting and community over the last couple of years, I would still feel like I was cutting an arm off if I left. And maybe an uptick in posting would make me feel more connected again.
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Sometimes I actually find a deadline or obligation forces me to be more productive and creative -- this year's FFEX, for instance. But not always; I think it depends a lot on my mood and motivation.
I know what you mean about things coming and going online. LJ is my third major online community (the others being the TWoP boards and the Bryn Mawr mailing list), and this is the first time that I feel like I'm staying in the same place while others move on. A lot of folks have migrated to Facebook, which I will not do in this context because I feel strongly about keeping my fandom identity separate from my professional identity. LJ (and Twitter) give me plenty of privacy controls; Facebook seems to do everything it can to make my RL identity public. (Full disclosure: I do have an FB account, mostly to keep up with RL friends, but I also use it for work purposes, so I'm not going to link it here.) I like Twitter, though; it's fun for quick hits and posting links without feeling the need to write several paragraphs of context. I do understand that it's not for everyone, though.
Thanks for your thoughts! If nothing else, I can promise that this LJ isn't going anywhere. Despite the decrease in posting and community over the last couple of years, I would still feel like I was cutting an arm off if I left. And maybe an uptick in posting would make me feel more connected again.