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As if the changes made to this place weren't bad enough already, now I find that, when I go to submit a new story, there's no option to upload text. No problem, I think, I'll just use a PDF version of the file instead. Not everyone seems to be able to read them on here, and it's a bit more of a hassle, but at least some people will get to see it. But then I find that I need to submit a preview image to then submit the PDF file, yet when I try to do so, the site just ignores the files that I try to use.


So if you want to know or care at all about why I haven't posted anything around here recently, DA just gave me another very good reason to think twice before I try to do so again. The changes were one thing, but this place used to be a quick and relatively easy forum on which to share my work. The aims of the people in charge seems to be the wish to make this site no longer viable for me to use in that way - which makes me sad, as it's been an important part of my being able to reach an audience for almost a decade now.


In the past it always felt like writers of any kind were the second-class citizens of DA. But now the feeling is more like the entire site is becoming somethign totally unworkable from my own perspective.

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I'll admit that I've been away from here for a while now, popping in whenever I had the time to do so. And as a result of my absence, the news that DA was switching to a new format was not something that I could properly digest. But having just tried to use my account for the first time in a while, I have say that I've got no idea how these changes make anything better or even allow me to continue to use my account at all.


Navigation seems to make no sense, search results can't be effectively filtered any more, notifications are now apparently a permanent thing, and I can't add a single thing in my notification list to my favourites any longer. In short, these changes have made DA almost useless to me now, and I'm wondering what the point of even trying to get back into the swing of posting around here would even be.


Is there any help out there?

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I'm sorry to have been absent from DA for a while now, but the world just seems to be conspiring against me when it comes to my online presence in places like this. I don't need to mention how weird and unfamiliar things are for all of us right now, but I do want to assure anyone that's interested in my work that these are the main reasons for me being less than active on here recently. I have not deliberately scaled back what I'm doing and posting on DA, and I still have a number of private commissions in the works or circling the airport that my workload resembles right now.

Currently I'm juggling the realities of social distancing, home-working, home-schooling and looking after the vulnerable members of my family, as well as helping the less physically able of my neighbours with daily tasks. This means that when I have had the time to sit down and write, professional and paid work has been my priority, because that helps to pay the bills and keep us in food! On the other hand, being that almost all of my writing is for online media, the lack of people being able to get out and about really hasn't affected the demand for what I do.

Now that the Easter weekend has passed and I'm into the fourth week of the lockdown, a routine is starting to emerge that should allow me to fulfill my commitments with greater ease. This means that I hope to be able to begin following up on the private commissions that I've already commited to and taking on some more of the ones that I've agreed to in principal. So I guess what I'm saying is - please bear with me for a little while longer, and things should start to get turned around.

In the meantime, I'm around to chat or talk about ideas here and on Discord, so look me up if you feel the need.
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Looks like the same professional commitments that have kept me from accepting regular commissions is going to be quieter for the month of November, and so I have a lot more spare time on my hands for the next few weeks. This means that I'll be able to take on such commissions on a more regular basis, at least until later into the month and maybe the first weeks of December.

So if you're interested in purchasing a commission from me, now would be the time to drop me a note and let me know what you're wanting written as well as getting a handle on my rates and timescales too.

I don't know when I'm going to have another period of availability like this in the near future, so while I'm not trying to come across as a huckster selling something with bluster and showmanship, this would be that opportunity that you've been waiting for if you want to have that wonderful idea that's been sitting in the back of your mind for ages finally brought to life.
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