On #Tumblr @neilhimself recounts how he and #johnMastodon crossed paths.

#FriendofJohn

https://www.tumblr.com/neil-gaiman/704043133625942016/can-you-tell-us-a-story-about-how-you-met-john?source=share

For your first day on Mastodon, just a few humbly suggested steps! Welcome to the party!

1) Consider if you're on the server for you, your hobbies, and your moderation desires. You can always migrate your account, later. https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/

2) Make a profile! These can be longer than Twitter ones - and you can format them with line breaks, italics (using asterix), and loads of emoji if your server supports markup. Check the emoji on your server, here! https://emojos.in/

3) If you liked who you followed on Twitter, use https://debirdify.pruvisto.org/ and/or https://fedifinder.glitch.me/ to create a csv of all the people you followed there to upload into Mastodon, using the web menu option Preferences > Import. Now you are following the same folks!

4) Using https://debirdify.pruvisto.org/, you can also export your Twitter blocklist, and import it using the same function in Mastodon.

5) Create an introduction post! Use lots of hashtags to help people find you and your interests, as there's no algorithm or string search function here. Make sure to add the hashtag introduction!

6) Get used to using hashtags in your posts regularly, so that people can find them manually or using the hashtag following function, or the rss feed function.

7) Use CWs liberally, to help people decide what to see. Follow your server's guidelines, but definitely CW those movie spoilers!

8) Use alt text in your images whenever possible, to help people with screen readers enjoy it here, too!

9) Enjoy your new community, and have a lot of fun!

#MastodonTips #MastodonNewbie

Rushing. Industrious mode.
Things have to be done.
Fast.
The keys clink.
The door locks.
The engine springs to life.

The road opens.
Houses rush by.
"The day is mine!"

At the crossing
only the
uncertain road
is green-lighted.

#vss365 #writer #writing #poetry #monday #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #IntuitiveWriting #unedited

Oh, hello there, wonderful audio surprise!
I had no idea about its existence and I know I am in for a treat. I have started to appreciate “the author reading of a #book” when I discovered @neilhimself and one of my old time favorite story #Neverwhere.

I understand that Charles Dickens couldn’t record this one and I cannot think a better author in its place!
Please do not disturb for a while! 📖🎧🤓

Neil Gaiman Reads "A Christmas Carol"
New York Public Library

“Acclaimed author Neil Gaiman performs a memorable dramatic reading from NYPL’s own rare copy of "A Christmas Carol," which includes edits and prompts Charles Dickens wrote in his own hand for his unique public readings 150 years ago. Dressed in full costume and joined by writer and BBC researcher Molly Oldfield, Gaiman performs the classic tale as its great author intended.”
🎙️✨👉https://soundcloud.com/nypl/neil-gaiman-reads-a-christmas-carol

#books #holidays #reading #audiobooks #amreading

#vss365
#scifansat

They thought deploying it would cool things down.

The solar depressor worked. But the following emissions killed everything which saw the #light of day more surely than climate change ever could.

Bound to the night, our end comes with a whimper, not a #bang.

Hiya! My name is Andrew, and I'm looking to connect with new people here as my plan is to exit Twitter. I'm an #actor #puppeteer #voiceactor and #mocap #performer who's been working for 28 years now. I'd love to meet other #performers #puppetbuilders #castingdirectors for #audiodramas and #games and generally make a nuisance of myself.
You can see examples of my work at www.andrewjamesspooner.com.

Take care!
#voiceacting #voicetalent #casting #auditions #producer #director #vo #gamedev