𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫: Danielle | Dark_Ghostie
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𝗛𝗲𝘆, 𝗜'𝗺 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.
Hello! First of all, thank you so much for having me. I am honoured to be able to represent Celestia Cove, an inclusive community for writers, in this interview.
I am, like everyone here, a writer and reader. I post my books on @_abhipreeti_ and the support, achievements, and encouragement that I have received from this community, within a short span of time, has always made me feel full. I wanted to create a place for writers and readers like me, who can showcase their talents (mostly through award shows) as writers, judges (and several more in our upcoming projects). And thus, Celestia Cove was created by me on 12th August, 2023, with the sole objective of helping writers, whether they be undiscovered, published, experienced or new.
Besides hosting award shows, we have an interview book where we feature the interviews of Wattpad authors, a hiring page to hire members and even a book feature option in one of our reading lists (more are coming soon!) Everyone is welcome here!
𝗛𝗲𝘆, 𝘀𝗼 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘁 :)
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲. 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 :)
𝗜 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆, 𝗜'𝗺 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲. 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗽𝗮𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆? 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀?
Aah, I miss Mellonia Community too. It was really an amazing time and all the members and heads were so friendly. I don't think I have ever been part of a community which had been so welcoming like Mellonia Community. And wow, thank you for giving me the credit of unintentionally finding Mellonia Community XD. No but seriously, kudos goes to the three of you for managing everything so proficiently.
Well, I'd be honest. My first thought before finding Celestia Cove was that it won't be a community with reviewers, promoters, interviewers, graphic designers, theme designers, etc. I wanted the community to have its theme being something out-of-the-box than all the other communities. Then it came to my realization: as someone who is experienced in hosting and judging award shows, why don't I find one such community with things like book features and interviews and book clubs as side quests?
While awards can be helpful in boosting up your confidence, at times, due to few negative reviews, it can lower your self-esteem too. Therefore, we have awards surrounding several themes. Not just grand awards. We have mini awards, awards meant for new and undiscovered writers, awards done through voting. However not winning anything potentially does not mean you should stop writing. We always try our best to encourage and support authors. In fact, after reading the interviews given by various Wattpad authors, I have received responses from several users that they feel inspired and a need to work harder.
𝗔𝘄𝘄, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗵𝗮𝗵𝗮. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲. 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱, 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘁?
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗜 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗜 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝘀. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀? 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿?
For the first question, I just trust myself and the community and go with the flow. Sometimes I face obstacles, sometimes I do not. I think it is due to the fact that I have much experience, the obstacles don't faze me anymore and I am able to handle it smoothly, whether it be a conflict with a participant, judge or other members of the community or a conflict between them.
Thank you so much for the compliment <3 Once again, the smooth sailing is ensured because of the experience I have. At least, I tend to believe that. When I was a beginner in hosting awards, I got into a few troubles and confusions as well but experience has blurred those flaws out now. As for the dos and don'ts, it's basically write the procedure and rules and guidelines of your award shows well, so that the participants and judges don't have confusions later. Develop the habit of straightforwardly saying something to a particularly rude participant or judge, explain everything politely and patiently to the participants and judges asking questions, no matter how many times they do, and keep in check that the rules are being followed. Also, I believe having a tentative schedule in awards attract more participants and judges, since they can know when to expect the results or official lists and all. Not just having a schedule, but also following them should be strictly done. At last, as they say, "communication is the key". If you are going on a hiatus, then inform your participants and judges by posting an announcement in the award book or message board because particularly, if you suddenly disappear without any information, it may give the impression of you abandoning the awards.
P.S. This is completely my opinion and I do not mean to offend anyone but speaking from experience, the awards which have "less payments" to do, there more participants and judges join. For example, in the award show that I am currently hosting, Celestia Cove Awards 2024, the payment is simply a permanent follow to the judges. There is no payment for following the community, head or any other member. Because I feel like there was no need to as after all I am doing this to help the writers and for not gaining followers for the community. If the participants and judges want, they will follow the community on their own. But of course, I keep in check whether the participants are following the judges and if they don't, I eliminate them after a certain time period.
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲! 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁? 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴?
Haha thanks so much for calling me a talented writer. But I believe I still have many areas for improvement. Honestly, I am very thankful to the Wattpad community for the achievements that I have managed to receive within the span of one year which is really, a huge honour for me.
Well, not many know this, initially, I had an account back in 2021. I was introduced to Wattpad by one of my cousins, since she knew I love to write, and thus, I opened Wattpad and started posting stories. Well those weren't really stories that could be read due to the amount of grammatical errors, spelling mistakes, and lack of plot constitution (I was around 14-15 years of age during that time, so everything was very new to me. It could be said I was an amateur writer back then XD). I had to leave Wattpad after some months due to my schedule. But I joined again on 27th May, 2023 and started fresh and as a little bit more experienced writer than what I was as a teenager (I am an adult now lol XD. Time flies), who had little to no knowledge about the vast writing world. And I'd say that I am thankful for the achievements I have received since last year, in such a short span of time, like receiving features from verified Wattpad genre profiles and other community profiles; winning Ambys 2023, hosted by @TheAmbys; being in the Top 3 in other user-run awards; hitting more than 1K mark reads in few months; writing my first novel AND finishing it in few months; receiving compliments from readers; making new friends. This fresh start on Wattpad, now as an adult (with perhaps a little more experience), so far, has been an amazing journey. So I think I have definitely improved as a writer from the time when I was a teenager.
𝗪𝗼𝘄, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗹! 𝗜𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗽𝗮𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝗵𝗮𝗵𝗮. 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗹𝘆 :')
𝗦𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀, 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱/𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿? 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮?
Ooh yes I very truly agree with that lol XD.
Well I will be attending university from next year so for me, I want to presently focus on my final year of high school so that I can graduate with good marks. As for Celestia Cove, I do have plans of completing the Celestial Cove Awards 2024 which will end in April. I certainly have other plans on introducing book clubs to the community but that may or may not happen this year, due to my schedule (I tell you, final year of high schools are always so hard and exhausting). The interviews of Wattpad authors and book features will continue. And then again, if my schedule permits, I might host a mini awards.
Well for this year, the plan or goals might seem too bland lol. Oh and I also plan on finishing my ONC 2024 novella and my Rom-Com novel "Tellers of Lies" which will end within a few months, since I have the plot drafted out.
So yeah, the goals for this year are pretty simple. I do have other dreams and goals regarding my writing for this year but I won't get my hopes up so I have forgotten about it, lol.
𝗢𝗼𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀, 𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗵𝗮. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗽𝗮𝗱:) 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗴𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽! 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘄𝗻. 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗜'𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀.
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳?
Well I hope my checklist will be full of ticks once we go to 2025 (fingers crossed! XD).
Next March 2025. Oh I will be 19 then and already have graduated from high school and probably will be preparing for college admissions. So, perhaps I would have become a little more mature than what I am today as a 18 year old lol. So, here is the message for my older self:
Hey Abhipreeti, I am confident that you did well in your 12th finals and graduated with great marks. If for some reason you didn't, then don't lose your hopes because you know you have given your 200% effort. So focus on what's next on your plate, that is, college. I know, adulting sucks and you are probably scared and anxious about going into this large world, meeting with new people you have never met, moving further and further away from the loving and protective bubble created by your parents. However, I strongly believe you can do it. Just trust yourself.
P.S. I love you and will always you <3
~From your 18 year old self
𝗛𝗮𝗵𝗮, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂! 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲! 𝗜'𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟭𝟵 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲. 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁, 𝗵𝗮𝗵𝗮.
𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳, 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱/𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗱?
1. Well, the first and foremost thing that one should remember and ask themselves before starting a community is "Do I want to? Am I sure? Do I have the time and patience?" Because, there were numerous times in the past (in my old account) when I opened communities on whim. I still remember a number of communities that I had founded alone or with other users when my old account was active (it was around 2021-mid 2022). I still remember some names (Zooperior Community, PPO Community, Flame Community, Literary Community, Idol Community, Dynamite Community. Lol there were a lot.) There's a community called @Butter_Community, the profile of which is still present. I had to hand it over to three other users but I think the community is just lying abandoned there right now.
So what I wanted to point out here is, don't make rash decisions. I was a teenager full will dilemmas and an inconsistent brain all the time. But I learnt that making decisions on a whim takes you nowhere in this case, so first and foremost, sit down and think carefully. Do you want to open a community?
2. If it is your first time opening a community, then I'd suggest you to read the hiring or guide books of other communities to have a rough idea of how the mechanism works. Then you can decide on new rules, new themes and processes for your community.
3. Patience. Have patience. Don't think that "Why isn't the community gaining followers?" "Why are there no new members joining?" "Why aren't there any customers in our shops?" As they say, just trust the process and possibly think of some strategies. Think of yourself as the CEO of a company here, if you must.
4. Last but not the least, handle everything with a calm mind. Don't get agitated. And take care of everything with utmost care and professionalism.
Well, that is all.
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲! 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 :)
Of course, it was a fun and great experience. Good luck for Mellonia Community's future endeavours! <3
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂!! 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲'𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹!
❤️ <3