RockerByBaby In reply to DeceasedPlanet [2016-08-26 22:36:31 +0000 UTC]

It's my pleasure,, especially since your inactivity might change

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RockerByBaby In reply to BlackBowfin [2016-07-02 20:32:00 +0000 UTC]

It's my pleasure. Have a lovely day.

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RockerByBaby In reply to classic-poet [2016-07-02 20:34:01 +0000 UTC]

I'm in a poetic rut at the moment. So it might be a while? Thank you for everything! Always nice adventuring through your poetic journeys.

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classic-poet In reply to RockerByBaby [2016-07-09 11:33:37 +0000 UTC]

Guess you're like me then. I've been in a rut since... too long ago. Though taking part in those poetry challenges did help quite a lot.  
Same to you! Your poems are always a real treat to read! And I love how when you come back from a hiatus, you always post a whole bunch, keke.

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RockerByBaby In reply to classic-poet [2016-07-10 05:03:49 +0000 UTC]

I'd say so then. Thank you, that means the world.

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classic-poet In reply to RockerByBaby [2016-07-12 03:19:15 +0000 UTC]

Of course!

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RockerByBaby In reply to LadyLincoln [2016-06-28 22:30:33 +0000 UTC]

It was my pleasure. Good to see you again and be back.

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LadyLincoln In reply to RockerByBaby [2016-06-29 01:11:28 +0000 UTC]

Good to see you too, love.

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RockerByBaby In reply to classic-poet [2016-06-27 03:19:00 +0000 UTC]

Submitted two of my newest. Ecstatic to be a member as well. Thank you for everything.

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classic-poet In reply to RockerByBaby [2016-06-28 16:18:31 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! I hope you'll be inspired by the others in the same way I have been and still am. ^^

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RockerByBaby In reply to classic-poet [2016-06-28 22:22:48 +0000 UTC]

So far, so good. It would mean a lot to rebuild my support group, especially with inspirational artists such as yourself. Are you as surprised as I am that there aren't as many submissions to the folder of this poetry group??

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classic-poet In reply to RockerByBaby [2016-06-29 14:23:14 +0000 UTC]

That's good! Ah, pfftt. Well, yes, hopefully you'll find ones better than myself. I have been trying to rebuild my support group too this past year+. It's a pretty hard task, I have to say.

Umm, yes and no because I know the reasons why. Firstly, the group is only about two years old, so it's still growing. The literature community on dA seems to have shrunk down a lot in comparison to back when we were really active, so it's harder to find poets who are active and will stay continue to stay active. Secondly, the group focuses on both poetry and macrophotography... which unfortunately, seems to turn some poets away. We've been trying to figure out what the reason is exactly and how to attract more poets but... that's still a work in progress. :/ Thirdly, there are people who, even if they stay active, don't post that regularly (myself included).

That said, we do try to go more for quality than quantity, so a pro for our situation is that the level of the poetry in the group is, in my opinion, quite high even though we don't have that many submissions!

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RockerByBaby In reply to classic-poet [2016-07-02 20:16:54 +0000 UTC]

It is hard, I couldn't agree more. I'll spend hours going through someone's entire poetry gallery that stands out to me, favorite the ones that stood out most, leave my lengthy, uplifting comments, even leave them with a deviant watch because I feel like we're on the same page and can greatly help each other out, and once they come back to post more poems, I'm lucky if they even decided to reply to any of my comments. So I'm learning that just because you really adore someone else's work and discover what you'd call a match with your works, doesn't mean they'll feel the same. It just always feels so dead here anymore. And I miss those days I used to have a pretty decently active circle. You are literally the only one that seems to have stuck around, with an occasional stranger that maybe pity likes 1-2 of my works, twice a year if I'm lucky. I get more llama badges than faves, comments, and watches combined. As much as I write for myself, I must admit that it all still makes the desire to stick around that much more challenging and pointless if my time and effort is just going to sit there and gather dust. To me, that says a lot about how weak my writing truly is, and that I just need to step up my game if I'm to be taken seriously. Because I can use positive feedback and negative attention, but that's not to say I need it to keep writing alone. For me, that's been the biggest obstacle. To maintain that fire I have for poetry, meanwhile witnessing its world crash around me as it's just not taken seriously anymore.  

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classic-poet In reply to RockerByBaby [2016-07-09 11:19:21 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I totally feel the same way. Pfftt, pity likes. DON'T SAY IT LIKE THAT. THEY'RE NOT PITY LIKES. THEY LIKED IT BECAUSE IT WAS GOOD. Sheesh, you must get quite a lot of llama badges... I know, I really know that feeling too well. Recently, I realised something. After seeing how DDs work, I realised that the kind of stuff we write and like... the really emotional, self-expression kind of stuff... it isn't really what people want to read or actually like that much in the end. And that's just sad, especially when there are some really good pieces out there that really do deserve the attention. It's gotten to the point where I'm seriously considering not posting on dA anymore because most of my pieces are too personal that I don't even want to ask for critique and that means I won't be improving toward what people want to read. Though I've been trying to work toward that, at the same time, I don't want to have to change the way I write just to fit in. I guess it may be worth for us to look for another site as a secondary place to post our poetry? 

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RockerByBaby In reply to classic-poet [2016-08-26 23:29:36 +0000 UTC]

Do you have anything in mind?
I've noticed that going on, too. A lot of amazing work is overlooked on here. I'm down for searching another site, but I've become too attached to DA to just leave it for dead. You don't need other people to improve though. Yes it helps, but we improve from reading our old works or other people's works. We improve from experience. 

And I don't get too many llama badges, but I get enough to be grateful

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classic-poet In reply to RockerByBaby [2016-09-11 14:07:37 +0000 UTC]

Not sure, really. I've found a few alternatives but in the end, I'm not motivated enough to try them when I'm not really that active in the first place, haha.
Mm, that's true. I think I was just going through a bit of an existential crisis as a writer when I wrote my last response. I keep having quite a few of those lately, haha. Just the feeling like maybe this really isn't something I should be doing.

Pffttt, you made it sound like you get tons of them!

Also, you may be interested in this ? They're attempting to connect us hermit writers together, ahaha.

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RockerByBaby In reply to classic-poet [2016-06-26 00:21:07 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad I could make you happy. Anytime.

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classic-poet In reply to RockerByBaby [2016-06-26 01:51:40 +0000 UTC]

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RockerByBaby In reply to classic-poet [2016-06-01 23:26:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for all of your comments and love as well. I've been getting better these days, how are you?

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classic-poet In reply to RockerByBaby [2016-06-06 11:23:59 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! Glad to see you back here! I'm much the same but I've been trying to be more active on dA and in my writing. ^^

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RockerByBaby In reply to classic-poet [2016-06-23 21:57:05 +0000 UTC]

Same here! Cheers to that!  

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classic-poet In reply to RockerByBaby [2016-06-24 01:10:02 +0000 UTC]

Yessssssss! I'm ecstatic to hear you're going to be writing more!!!        

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RockerByBaby In reply to classic-poet [2016-06-26 00:35:25 +0000 UTC]

And that we'll be writing together

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classic-poet In reply to RockerByBaby [2016-06-26 02:11:12 +0000 UTC]

Hopefully.  

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RockerByBaby In reply to LX-und-Rahh [2014-07-03 15:31:16 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome I'm glad you could appreciate it

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RockerByBaby In reply to ColdenBlood [2014-06-30 21:06:33 +0000 UTC]

Sure thing.

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RockerByBaby In reply to DeceasedPlanet [2014-06-29 11:14:24 +0000 UTC]

You're welcone, thank you for the reassuring messages in your work

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RockerByBaby In reply to LadyLincoln [2014-06-29 11:15:41 +0000 UTC]

You work wonders for the art community

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LadyLincoln In reply to RockerByBaby [2014-06-30 04:47:07 +0000 UTC]

I always deeply appreciate seeing and knowing it. I try my absolute best.

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RockerByBaby In reply to LadyLincoln [2014-07-01 14:11:41 +0000 UTC]

It shows

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LadyLincoln In reply to RockerByBaby [2014-07-02 04:32:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, honey. I needed to see this today.

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RockerByBaby In reply to LadyLincoln [2014-07-03 15:46:59 +0000 UTC]

I know how trying to keep a dead place alive isn't always the most respected of good deeds. Just remember appreciation can be silent.

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LadyLincoln In reply to RockerByBaby [2014-07-04 05:39:46 +0000 UTC]

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RockerByBaby In reply to classic-poet [2014-06-23 13:08:05 +0000 UTC]

You deserve them too. So you're welcome

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classic-poet In reply to RockerByBaby [2014-06-24 11:25:20 +0000 UTC]

c:

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RockerByBaby In reply to Minerva-Athena [2013-06-25 00:49:15 +0000 UTC]

It's original receiving buried treasure from a stranger, this means a lot

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