New Instagram Profile

Before Twitter got 'broken' by the new 'dark lord'- I was on the platform regularly and it was a mostly wonderfully supportive, creative community. I made new friends there, kept in touch with old ones and discovered fabulously inspiring artists, researchers and generally all round great human beings who have made my life more interesting and meaningful.

I left Twitter some time ago, as it descended into a vicious torrent of hatred and toxic Musky-ness.

I was already an ex-'facebook user'. After receiving violent threats from a man that warranted me contacting the police for support, I left the platform some years ago. My sympathies go out to anyone who has been threatened, bullied or stalked online - and I hope that it has and will never happen to you. I know that the platform - in my experience - didn't care about my well-being or safety.

I also left Instagram for a while and closed myself off from social media. I deleted my Instagram account. I have tentatively I have created a new Instagram profile specifically to share progress on my graphic novel about the commemoration of Busby Babe Duncan Edwards:

https://www.instagram.com/busbybabescommemoration

I feel nervous about being identifiable on the platform again and I'm not sure how much to share about my work in progress. What if I share too much - and everyone has seen the work before it's published? What if I don't share enough and followers get bored or drift away?

It's nice to have some interaction now and again and to reach new audiences, but it takes time to post and it can be distracting. Shouldn't I just be drawing? Getting on with it? Am I just feeding an always hungry generative AI machine? Is blogging any better?

Gayle Rogers artist at drawing board