Time to Explain: The Castle and Kingdom

I recently mentioned that I am working on my Castle. The Castle is my new website. I am still building it, but I want to tell you what I am doing with it and what exactly you can expect from it.

Get to It! What is The Castle?

The Castle is a place where we all can express ourselves artistically. You are able to comment and send your items in for review. If it is accepted, I will put it onto the website for others to view. There is plenty of ideas and plans for the website. All of these ideas are explained on the website itself, which you can view here.

The reason I am telling you about it now, before the website is complete, is because of two reasons:

Suggestions

This website is for all of us. I don't want to build this Castle and the only person really happy with it is me. We should all enjoy it and feel part of it. This is why I say that the Castle is our place of creativity. I want you to tell me what you would like and don't like.

Remember: Just because you suggest it, doesn't mean I will make use of the suggestion. The majority must like the idea. The King's word is the final word.

Never Stagnate

The second reason is that this Castle will probably always be a work in progress. The website will change all the time to become better. It will one day reach a good standard, but it will never be set in stone. The best way for this website to be all it can be, it must be built slowly over time.

What's Different

The Castle is different from my blog because it's about roll playing, creativity, atmosphere and fun. The blog took a serious nature, whereas the Castle is supposed to be playful. This blog will still exist, but once I start writing on the Castle's own blog (the Library), I will hardly come back here. I will, however, post a notice before heading off.

On that note, go check the Castle and let me know your thoughts. Together we can build it to be a great place for all to escape to!

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