I love telling Diary what’s new :)
It’s a new month. I got the new FAGIOLINA started. I didn’t finish the September issue on time. Oopsy. I put a lot of pressure on myself to meet these deadlines, despite this website getting single digit traffic. It’s because here I feel like I’m building something real. I’m able to express ideas that don’t fit into character limits and file constraints. Learn, grow, and experiment without putting myself into an easily digestible algorithm appeasing box.
I still want to interact with others though. I’m not aiming for a huge audience. I just want it to be easier to share my work with people who are organically interested. I can’t realistically expect people to check my website unsolicited, but I know they’re checking social media anyways. As much as I hate it, I still compulsively open Instagram.
I was posting screenshots of my diary for a while to do that, and it was ok, but too ephemeral. It didn’t seem important enough to warrant full on posts, but then I realized… why not? Might as well haphazardly share what I’m doing instead of occasionally posting more polished things. It’s not going to get “engagement” either way. I’m just gonna have fun with it and take a more casual approach.
10/01/2025 4:14 PM