Sometimes, when things don’t go the way you want them to be, you just have to sit back, relax, grab a cup of your favorite beverage, take a deep breath, and think calmly.
Have a picture of a thinking dragonite.
Hi Dragonite! The name's Arcanine, and I've just received my first laptop as a present for university :D So I'm thinking about starting a blog. Do you have any advice?
AnonymousPffft. You’re asking a not-so-active blog such as myself for advise? xD
I’ll do a quick summary from the ones here (please give them a read, too! They’re really helpful.) and add a bit of my stuff, from my experience.
1. Your battle plan:
- How are you planning on plowin’ through that ask box? (Will you draw your answers? Use text? Images? Or audio? Maybe some sprites? Or have you thought of an awesomely new way of doing it? ;D) Worry not your abilities, as they’ll improve with time and practice, especially with all the friendships you’ll be forging in this community. (Having a Skype may help! ^w^)
- How much time are you willing to invest on your blog? More specifically, where is the blog in the list of your priorities? (Mine’s at the near-bottom, unfortunately. QQ Hey, I have school and work to attend to. XD)
2. Prepare your mind:
- What’s your character like? You could maybe think about basic things like what your character’s diet is, where they live, and all that funstuff. I’d recommend you to give your ‘mon’s Bulbapedia entry a decent read, especially the Biology and Pokedex Entry bits. ^w^
As Dragonite, one of the first questions I asked myself was how fast can I really fly? (Circling the globe takes 16 hours, apparently; but can you really expect a large dragon such as myself to go without food or bathroom breaks for that amount of time? XD)
- How about your character’s personality? You could base them from their Pokedex entries, or make one on your own! As an example, Dragonites are generally kindhearted, but Iris’ Dragonite is a badass,
tsunderedragon. Oh, and this character balance sheet could probably help.
3. Maintaining that blog:
- Try to stay in-character as much as you can.
- If you get a nasty ask or reply which you find offensive, there are a few things that you could prolly do:
1. Ignore it.
2. Respond to it with humor.
3. Summon me and I’ll rape ‘em with a hyperbeam.
- Don’t be afraid to take breaks from the blog, especially when you have IRL things that need to be attended to, or when you’re feeling tiredbored from it. Breaks are always nice, yeah? xD
So, yeah. I guess that’s about it for now, have fun with your shiny new blog! o/
((EDIT: fixed a few typos.))
(( Egg Contest Results! ))
(( Thank you so much to everyone who participated! I was delighted and impressed by all the great entries I received, and I hope you guys had fun entering, too. C: Now that the deadline has passed, I’ve assessed all the entries and chosen the winners based on this criteria:
- The entry was creative and had thought put into it
- The Pokémon design and story fit well within the blog.Although it was difficult to pick between the many fantastic entries, I’ve chosen one winner and two runner-ups (I couldn’t settle on just one!). I’ll be contacting you guys about prizes before long. ^^
Now, without further ado, the winners (as well as the rest of the entries)…
“Mama?”
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