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Good news includes all the things which make us happy or otherwise feel good. It can be personal or public. We never know when something wonderful will happen, and when it does, most people want to share it with someone. It's disappointing when nobody is there to appreciate it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our joys and pat each other on the back.

What good news have you had recently? Are you anticipating any more? Have you found a cute picture or a video that makes you smile? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your life a little happier?

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From:

ombra_la_lupa99

Today I went out with a friend after months of trying to organize a day to see eachother. It was a beautiful day and I actually feel relaxed and happy!

I also set up my new DW account, even if I never had anything like this before. I hope that I managed to do everything properly...

I've done this last thing because I wanted to follow you, ysabet! After I found "Love is For Children" on AO3 I wanted to re-read it on DW, so I made an account to comment and "subscribe" to the series.

From:

ysabetwordsmith

>>Today I went out with a friend after months of trying to organize a day to see eachother. It was a beautiful day and I actually feel relaxed and happy! <<

That's great. Here it's been chilly and gray.

Good News is one of three recurring posts that alternate on Wednesdays.

>>I also set up my new DW account, even if I never had anything like this before.<<

Go you! I recommend

twitter_refugees and my post Twitter Exodus for resources about how to use Dreamwidth.

>> I hope that I managed to do everything properly...<<

It looks good so far. An introduction post would help, even if all it says is "This is a comment account." If you're not sure what to include, there's a New Year's Friendzy over on

friending_memes with a good general outline.

>>I've done this last thing because I wanted to follow you, ysabet! After I found "Love is For Children" on AO3 I wanted to re-read it on DW, so I made an account to comment and "subscribe" to the series.<<

I am so excited! Here is the Dreamwidth landing page for Love Is For Children. It kind of outgrew the AO3 one. I haven't added yesterday's poem yet though. Also if you like the general family-feel of LIFC, I write a lot of other things like that too.

Poetry Fishbowls are the first Tuesday of every month, and the Creative Jam is mid-month in

crowdfunding which I also post about here. Fanfic prompts are fine because I can use those as freebies.

I recommend that you check out

snowflake_challenge which just started, if you'd like to connect with other fans on Dreamwidth. My Challenge #2 is "A Brief Guide to The Avengers."

From:

ombra_la_lupa99

Thank you very much for all the links and advice!

Your post "Twitter Exodus" has been a godsend these days and I will definitely read it again today when I write my first post.

I found the landing page for "Love Is For Children" right away and I bookmarked it on my browser, same as "A Brief Guide to The Avengers". Maybe I should use memories for this?

I read your new poem and I really liked it! I love how you portray JARVIS (and Bruce & Hulk).

I used your december followfriday posts to find some active communities to subscribe to, and I bookmarked a lot of writing ones that I will subscribe to/join when I feel sure enough in my writing skills (English is my second language) to post some of my stories.

From:

ysabetwordsmith

>>Thank you very much for all the links and advice!<<

I am happy I could help.

>>Your post "Twitter Exodus" has been a godsend these days and I will definitely read it again today when I write my first post.<<

Yay! I wish you luck with the first post.

>> I found the landing page for "Love Is For Children" right away and I bookmarked it on my browser, same as "A Brief Guide to The Avengers". Maybe I should use memories for this? <<

Some people like bookmarks. I use Memories for things I want to be able to find again. Most of that's in my How To section.

>> I read your new poem and I really liked it! I love how you portray JARVIS (and Bruce & Hulk).<<

Thank you. I think they need more love and care than they usually get.

>> I used your december followfriday posts to find some active communities to subscribe to, <<

I'm glad you found some that appeal to you.

>> and I bookmarked a lot of writing ones that I will subscribe to/join when I feel sure enough in my writing skills (English is my second language) to post some of my stories.<<

If you hadn't told me, I probably wouldn't have noticed that English is your second language.

Beyond that, though, the way to get better at writing is to write things. Start small if you like -- there are lots of drabble communities, and

allbingo can be played with any size of card or fill. About half my fills this month for Public Domain Day Bingo are haiku. All of them are short because my Poetry Fishbowl theme on Tuesday was "short forms."