Post by @hiisikoloart@writing.exchange

2026-09-02 05:31 UTC

@cyris@troet.cafe @Lana@beige.party When I moved from doing these things as a hobby and started to share them to others, I wasn't seeking an audience. I just wanted to share them with likeminded people. No matketing strategies, just fun. And now that it is a business, my goal is still to do it because I love it and sharing that love to others and that resonates more than selling a product. People don't want AI, they want to connect with the art, the story, the growth of a person.

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@hiisikoloart@writing.exchange 2026-09-02 05:34

@cyris@troet.cafe @Lana@beige.party When instagram was still not sloppified, I followed an artist who made their doodles on their phone. Super unrefined but each piece came from the clear need to create. Another made stick figure sketches of comics and quickly gained following because of consistency and passion. I've followed small indies since I was 20, and they followed me back because passion recognizes passion. I foreged friendships and community that wants to support me back. Don't stop making art. It matters

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@cyris@troet.cafe 2026-09-02 05:34

@hiisikoloart@writing.exchange @Lana@beige.party Oh, I have been doing that as a hobby, just for others, just to connect, without making any money from it, and with my passion, and with all my free time. And still having an image boosted by a big account that fits into one post will be much more successfull than trying to get that same big account share a post with a link to a website where they'd have to read a story with 6k words. I've even started to cut my stories into easy-to-read 1k-parts and still it's too much.

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