Neocities allows anyone to create a free web site to express themselves. Want to create your own awesome site? Join us!
preternaturality
3 years ago
Sometimes it got me to write stuff I otherwise wouldn't have, but more often I just wound up cheating it. It's why I started Frigid as a serial instead of leaving it a standalone project I was writing. In retrospect, I think that's to the story's detriment, and the hope that it would help me write it faster definitely didn't pan out. I've rushed a few things because of it, though I don't think that badly.
preternaturality
3 years ago
Meanwhile I've been managing to write fully new stuff weekly at a higher wordcount than what my site stuff has been lately, with that forum Quest. And it's reminded me of why I started posting Preternatural as a serial. Because it wasn't something I really intended to be serial; it wasn't something that really took advantage of being a serial. I think it works as one, but that's all, it just works.
preternaturality
3 years ago
The reason was that I really wanted people to look at it. My biggest motivation as a writer is attention. Not, like, fame, even in a limited community sense; I just like people seeing my stories. Originally this was just a convenient way to show writing to friends satisfying my silly colored text idea. The fact as many people look at it as they do still makes me quite happy. Every like makes me happier than it ought,
preternaturality
3 years ago
Even the occasional ones coming from someone who I'm pretty sure hasn't read the update. It's nice to see people notice. It's still pleasant to look at the number of daily hits and imagine that even the small portion of those that aren't web crawlers are people who like the stuff I make. But my main motivation to write for this site is that I've made an obligation for myself,
preternaturality
3 years ago
Instead of properly anticipating the response. And this certainly isn't a complaint, mind. It's just something where I should probably rethink how this works, before I start to like, fully neglect it for the thing where I write it in a forum and people comment in response right there. Because I want to finish these stories. All of them, even the ones I posted out of nowhere and haven't gotten back to.
preternaturality
3 years ago
So I think I'm probably going to ditch the update schedule. I'll have to give it more thought; but it felt in the spirit of the full silly Preternaturality Experience to put an extensive and thorough examination of things, directed as much for myself as informing anyone bothering to read, right here in a character-limited comment box not meant for this at all. Even if it's not quite as funny without writing above it.
preternaturality
3 years ago
So, that's a thing. However this goes I really do want to avoid neglecting this place; I've got the one derelict site here already. (Actually I have two but shhh about that.) All in all, I think this was a successful experiment if you believed the way the front page said I was "trying out" an update schedule even after it was in place for well over a year. And middling if you took it for granted like a normal person.
letslearntogether
3 years ago
While I haven't read everything on your site yet, I do genuinely like what I have (and I'm not a bot!). However, I stopped using the "like" button to signify this, preferring instead to express my "liking" through views and the occasional comment.
letslearntogether
3 years ago
I feel similarly in that I deeply desire to finish all of the stories that I write, even if I have to return to it much later. So, whatever schedule you decide to keep, I think what matters most is simply that you continue.
preternaturality
3 years ago
Thank you, that's encouraging. And I really appreciate that you like what you've read. While I do like the silly lil' like feature (at least, on small scale stuff like this), receiving a comment when you or someone else is always nice; and means all the more when it's when someone specifically has something to say.
nohappynonsense
3 years ago
i haven't read this (or anything you've ever written, obvs) but know that you are a talented writer and dope human (again, i base this on literally never having read anything you've written, ever)
lolabee
3 years ago
dear god, that is a very good review. I always refused to watch the movie, too scared of being scared, but it might be worth while...
slimysomething
3 years ago
Thanks for the kind words, also to the other people who followed recently.
preternaturality
3 years ago
I finally uploaded the first arc of And Should the Soil Not Take You like I said I was going to. (If the titles look wonky, hard-refresh; I added a tad more CSS, so you might have the old stylesheet cached.)
preternaturality
3 years ago
A new short story, Superlatively Great Affection. Technically not new, it was on Sufficient Velocity for a contest shortly before Valentine's Day. I would link the contest, but it's NSFW? But this story isn't, I wouldn't say; it doesn't involve anything that hasn't been brought up before, at least.
art music videogames programming anime games personal food writing cats blog movies books gaming fashion photography comics animation design horror arte game drawing musica manga coding reading portfolio ocs furry poetry cute kpop history technology animals film literature philosophy fun education roblox nature sports programacion science videogame tech politics html programing travel minecraft videojuegos life gamedev love retro web 2000s school blogging pokemon diary pink fantasy computers youtube cartoons illustration idk video dogs gardening random arg oc y2k comic ai crafts videos cooking internet linux memes nostalgia queer kawaii fandom journal worldbuilding tv aesthetic films emo media webcomic cars vocaloid learning space test fanfiction business cutecore news health arts stuff fiction math culture journaling silly etc stories baking website scifi painting crochet cinema cat series punk diy 90s graphics 3d shows football archive homestuck goth psychology commissions pixelart artist dance comida makeup marketing me program software digitalart creativity dnd indie lgbt sanrio css sport lifestyle graphicdesign editing metal trans characters lgbtq aboutme friends religion plants rpg fanart funny guitar cool streaming clothes sonic rock roleplay story sewing deltarune zines code community development everything entertainment scene languages ttrpg electronics engineering aesthetics webcomics comedy study reviews weird beauty photos blogs javascript vintage cyberpunk originalcharacters hobbies webcore gay spirituality fnaf hacking social thoughts storytelling vtuber basketball webdesign it fandoms coffee biology soccer pets flowers architecture educacion lore oldweb computer project weirdcore undertale cosplay discord moda movie creative magic japan mlp shop shopping language book alternative clothing informatica ttrpgs personalwebsite crafting information singing radio chat nintendo astronomy fitness physics gatos vaporwave experimental blinkies juegos digital websites testing birds about nothing anything bugs wip money site info cybersecurity research witchcraft tvshows yaoi band japanese animes theatre projects frutigeraero crypto furries occult interests sleep sleeping gamedevelopment tecnologia finance dolls html5 autism profile all other libros television poems work photo romance knitting vampires fish visualnovels collecting puzzle events genshin essays tarot dreams transgender marvel linguistics vr jogos system mentalhealth futbol wiki gothic gym astrology resume dancing fanfic toys aliens apps lain yuri peliculas skateboarding animations stamps hiking birthday gyaru english drawings whimsy app intro meme rap creepypasta cartoon medicine mystery developer free coquette splatoon journalism windows bio chess puzzles modding family python interactive popculture webdevelopment dog gamedesign touhou robots resources teaching mathematics osc introduction gallery pixels zine dragons humor a musicals dreamcore mythology fnf links piano pizza ocean online novels jfashion hobby adventure blender characterdesign studying rp fortnite ghchs spanish amor myself carrd cine no deportes audio traveling bl alt security roleplaying vkei style craft pjsk recipes stars meow objectshows dark gifs danganronpa bunnies bfdi data fansite indiegames paranormal law pixel hiphop lol christianity shrine foods home fotografia plushies utau songs communism breakcore noise running privacy wrestling swag boardgames pinterest feminism ffxiv production scenecore brasil volleyball twitch geography zonelets filmmaking activism collage podcast pictures tf2 robotics rpgs jewelry blue graphic tools filmes socialmedia none death literatura grunge progamming car designing dinosaurs vlog outdoors cozy lesbian travelling bts 3dmodeling student manhwa things hellokitty educational transformers omori dev vent historia maths livros sharks ecommerce stickers anarchism args f1 chemistry electronic awesome theater jpop god acting novel yumeship tea 80s android scratch webdev misc lolita jesus cafe store mario clowns pop girly girls environment jazz deporte realestate starwars old draw twine computing trains collection pc college pastel dj vtubers mcr whatever skating images horses videography plurality yoga retrogaming supernatural artes unblocked cyber construction creepy ecology help services doom baseball translation programmer multimedia flash escuela videoediting tumblr persona insects computerscience trading gamer animales trinkets dc warriorcats nerd event miku programar kandi lego southpark therian 3dprinting weed forum surrealism green hardware lgbtqia skincare chatting drama weather medical tiktok hi tattoos swimming techno salud socialism analog epic sociology opensource bitcoin people cultura yes mangas sound ropa truecrime monsters modeling visualnovel ideas tabletop economics java kdrama sketching maps purple world edm tcc author bsd animanga podcasts artwork freedom angels bands vhs hockey colors fishing writting healthcare restaurant programas halloween chill hardcore vida otherkin thrifting academia cricket js wedding cleaning homepage plural medieval egl racing learn conspiracy sculpture shoes bible terror tourism kirby eating friendship analysis search brazil knowledge service programacao christian webseries kidcore otaku scary anthropology videogaming hair creation yapping wellness text magazine ambient sciencefiction programa digitalmarketing scrapbooking library hetalia nails tennis retrogames surreal enstars graffiti rats women turismo poesia rants general liminal aviation sites sustainability frogs alterhuman estudiante harrypotter ceramics theology depression mods homework did garden gacha creating university crocheting analoghorror water networking petz shitposting curso schoolproject musicas cv building jjba tattoo voiceacting kdramas cryptids cycling concerts genshinimpact drugs writer glitch ghosts folklore foss erotica academic talking 3dart quotes furniture closedspecies shrines society fanfics archives mobile tutorials cards vlogs selfship musicproduction anarchy seals mylittlepony onepiece notes french mtg esoteric illustrations character play dandysworld spiderman moe server performance truth theory live rpgmaker batman soft superheroes review conlang content ux escritura estudio dibujo vampire kids startrek articles handmade programs guns yumeshipping os sanat shoegaze glitter crk neocities quiz camping creativewriting forsaken programmation company doodles geek practice underground daily lostmedia bot ia whimsical blockchain oldinternet shitpost filosofia youtuber bikes ultrakill decor animal musics vibes calculator species satire originalcharacter shoujo vinyl commission communication cs chaos disney rhythmgames songwriting meditation apple industrial informacion noticias scp sweets military instagram training todo church musique solarpunk animating class blood marxism crime vrchat future synthesizers adhd viajes stem sims revival new paganism black mha zelda house party idols multifandom vtubing unblockedgames cryptocurrency more disability evangelion spooky randomstuff desing russian fotos collections facts espanol beach google tadc instruments bass exploration joke overwatch gossip dating advertising embroidery vegan repair visualkei rambling diario exercise something beginner geometrydash programm islam interactivefiction dungeonsanddragons rainbow magick creatures animalcrossing tamagotchi cheese twitter kink designer jeux zombies red faith shifting musik ciencia finalfantasy cult studies spiritual miriadax motorcycles warhammer argentina silliness miscellaneous css3 neopets ddlc naturaleza videgames webring productivity tips entretenimiento developing 1 frontend tcg numetal politica jobs happy club secret edits au opinions musician miniatures cities socials jokes paint peace halflife sea self cybercore archiving angel drinks woodworking lofi
ideal website. so many things to click