Scribes & Makers

April 2025

  1. Analyze this out-of-context quote from obscure influencer/author SA Poscat and tell us how you feel about it. "If I wanted to do something people liked, I would post videos of someone kicking me in the nethers. Instead, I write."
  2. What do you want to work on this month?
  3. Would you like to form a writers/creative group? Share what you're looking for to see if anyone would like to join you.
  4. Can you handle praise well, or do you get embarrassed and play your achievement down?

  5. If you sell your work, how do you decide on a price? Do you offer sale prices?

  6. Talk To Me Day. Featured creator: Lydia VVinters ( @HeliaXyana@mastodon.nl )

  7. Without showing it, describe something you've made or seen that is meaningful to you.

  8. Share a song lyric you've written or heard that resonates with you. (Give credit if it's not your song.)
  9. Are or were you taking courses for your creative activities?
  10. Show us a book cover you like. What makes it special?
  11. Do you use spreadsheets to help in your process? If so, how do you use them, and what makes them better than other tools?
  12. Shameless self-promotion day. Show us what you're proud of. Let's boost away.
  13. Who are the masters of your art or craft to you? Why?
  14. Would you enjoy living in a creative village/house/shared accommodation? Or do you already?
  15. How's your creativity this month? Anything you would like help with?
  16. What one thing would you tell your older or younger creative self if you could time travel?
  17. Marketing can be difficult. As a reader/viewer, what catches your interest and makes you want to buy?
  18. Do you have a role model or hero? Who is it and why?
  19. Would you like to hang out with your favourite creator or do you think it's better to appreciate the work but keep a distance?
  20. Is there a movie that inspires your creative work?
  21. Do you create for a certain niche or do you hope to have as broad an appeal as possible?
  22. How do you feel about the different qualities of film vs. digital photography?
  23. Do you have deadlines? External or self-imposed?
  24. Show us an image that inspires your creativity (with source in the alt text.)
  25. Do you have any indie marketing strategies that work well? Please share if you're willing.

  26. Do you engage offline with other creatives? What did you/would you do if social media didn't exist?

  27. Talk To Me Day. Today's featured creator is: Strange Seawolf ( @strangeseawolf@mindly.social )

  28. Do you blog or journal about your work?

  29. What is your proudest or best moment with your creative endeavor this month?
  30. How did it go? Were you able to work on the things you wanted to?