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Helens ([personal profile] helens78) wrote2018-12-04 03:55 pm

Er, hi!

If anyone is looking for me in the Mass Tumblr Exodus, it may not look like I've posted much in the last couple of years, since my last public post was in December 2016. I still exist, but I am no longer very fannish -- it was the hobby that wound up on the chopping block after I had a kid, and has not made it back to the top of the hobby queue. It doesn't look like it's going to, either -- although I am still writing occasionally, I am extremely leery of actually participating in fandom or interacting with people.

But I still work on stuff that was in progress when I had my kid, with the end goal of finishing off my WIPs, and I still dabble in original fiction now and then (no new books since 2014 or whatever, though). I miss the kind of interaction we used to have on LJ and DW before we all got sucked into Tumblr, and if it came back around, that'd be neat. But I don't know if I have that kind of squee to spare for mass media these days, or the emotional space to get to know people. It's kind of hard to imagine.
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[personal profile] mrshamill 2018-12-05 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
But you're HERE, and that's the important thing! HI!
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[personal profile] peoriapeoriawhereart 2018-12-05 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
Hi!
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[personal profile] princessofgeeks 2018-12-05 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
Regardless, it's great to hear from you.

I am so glad to know you are writing orig fic, and if you would like to tell me where I could buy it, you can PM me on Dreamwidth or my email is princessofgeeks at hotmail.

No pressure.

Thanks for being you.
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[personal profile] harpers_child 2018-12-05 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
Hi!
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[personal profile] kath_ballantyne 2018-12-05 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
Hi!
I miss journal stuff. I was already moved away from Tumblr and talking about heading back here. Would be nice if people did stick around. Much easier to post more often if there are people to talk to.
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[personal profile] wanted_a_pony 2018-12-05 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
Whew, kids are YOUR WHOLE LIFE for a few years--or so it seems from watching others do it. ;-) And of course it's natural for ones interests & needs to change.

But I'm glad you're around, & hope to hear more from you when & as you can manage it! :-)
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[personal profile] cesy 2018-12-05 09:54 am (UTC)(link)
Good to hear from you, anyway!
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[personal profile] the_rev 2018-12-05 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello! Same to almost everything! Except that I've kept some fannish stuff alive via lunch breaks at work. Or, you know, not-exactly-lunch breaks. XD I would be really stoked to see those kinds of community thrive again, even if I am unlikely to have much to contribute.
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[personal profile] spuffyduds 2018-12-12 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Hey there!
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[personal profile] mekare 2018-12-16 09:22 am (UTC)(link)
Hello there! It’s absolutely understandable why you would take a step back from fandom. I hope you come back some day but that’s up to you of course. All the best to you and your family and happy writing!

Since you write you are extremely leery of actually participating in fandom would you like me to find mods for the Due South/C6D communities you are modding? There is an influx of new people from Tumblr and we (at [community profile] ds_noticeboard are in the process of checking relevant communities and how active they are to make a sort of directory. If you’d like to stay on as mod, you might consider adding a co-mod to handle questions if they arise?

ETA: my mistake, the c6d already has two other mods, sorry.
Edited 2018-12-16 09:25 (UTC)
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[personal profile] ride_4ever 2019-01-10 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Hiiii, hels! *waves enthusiastically* Happy to see you posting and giving a glimpse of your current life!

Regarding the dS fanworks comm that you've been modding, [personal profile] mekare and I have discussed it and would like to be co-mods on it, so you can add both of us and you can step back.

(BTW, I still <3 and read your dS fic and your X-Men fic. If you're willing to share info about your orig fic, I'd like to know about it.)
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[personal profile] ride_4ever 2019-01-15 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
Profile updated! Your name out, mine and [personal profile] mekare in!

(Also - LOL - I thought it was time to delete the line that said "this is a new comm" so I deleted that.)
Edited 2019-01-15 05:27 (UTC)
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[personal profile] ride_4ever 2019-01-10 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[personal profile] mekare, I've commented here to say that you and I are volunteering to co-mod that dS fanworks comm.
Edited 2019-01-10 19:53 (UTC)
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[personal profile] mekare 2019-01-10 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
You are wonderful, TYK.
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[personal profile] ride_4ever 2019-01-10 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
You too!