Blog #2 - A Better Pencil

I am... getting second-hand embarrassment right now. Livejournal. Holy shit, I have not seen that word in a while. Nowadays it's all about Blogger, Wordpress, Tumblr, and Pintrest. I have a confession to make. Yes, I do have a Livejournal. I've had it since 2005, and that means I was 13 years old. However, I have abandoned it in 2012. What was I thinking when I made it?

I was interested in communicating with people that had the same interests in me, and while I had at least one friend and a sister that liked the same thing, it wasn't enough. The need, the want for material to sate my obsession is what drove me online, to write for others, and draw for them. Publicly post them when I don't even show them to my friends. It seems that being able to publish things without going through a publisher or anyone to tell you "no" is a great thing about online writing. And how I feel personally about having authors online, is that it's a great place to learn. I've read so many fanfics online, written gorgeously by people I don't even now, who has the ability to make someone cry, laugh, or squeal in excitement, and that's something many books out there can't offer. It's a person with passion the same as yours is always an exciting thing to experience. I'll advocate writers online till I die. They are such passionate people who will do things for free, simply because of the freedom you can experience.

Fan written material is sometimes (personally, most of the time) better than the source material. However, this just depends on the person. But that's just what's so nice about the freedom of choice and what you choose to read.