Why? Why do I keep making sims 2 series?
I've been asking myself that question for years. There are some days where I want to quit making them and there are other days where I'm sitting at a computer hours on end creating a new episode. No matter what I'm feeling in those days I always find myself coming back to them.
In the beginning I wanted to make a sims 2 series because I got inspired by other sims 2 series out there like the Hontry and Natalie Crystal Firexx. For the first few years of creating and releasing episodes of my first sims 2 hacked kids series, Memories, I was determined to get as many views as them. I wanted people to love my videos and adore my characters just as much as I adored theirs. After the first couple years I found myself getting frustrated with the lack of views and setting such high hopes. On top of that I got bored of the Memories series and found myself in a battle with whether I should end the series or continue. After a long couple months, I decided to end it. I came to the resolution of knowing that it would be bad to continue it because I was not as excited about it as I was the day I created it.
After I ended the series I tried several other series which ended up not going anywhere. I started getting frustrated with myself because I started to think that people were getting annoyed with my indecisiveness to stick to a series. I finally realized that I was comparing all my failed attempts at other series to my Memories series. I knew at that point that I needed to sit down and figure things out.
I started to miss my Memories series so much that I started creating a series with them all grown up and would tell their children's story. (because I love filming with Hacked Kids) However, while I was toying around with that idea, I got really into South Park. I love how all of South Park's characters each have very unique personalities. Thus was born Winter Falls. Winter Falls is a hacked kids series I made about 4 girls who dressed in winter clothes. I fell in love with the series and turned it into a voice over too. The scripts were fun to write and the characters were awesome. However, I forgot the frustration that comes with relying on others to send in their voice recordings on time. I never knew when a new episode would be released. At this time I also noticed that less people were watching my videos.
I became so caught up in trying to impress others with my videos and finding more subscribers that it made me question this one question. Why am I still making a sims 2 series? I mean c'mon, no one plays the sims 2 anymore. Everyone has moved onto the sims 4. No one is ever going to watch a sims 2 series over a sims 4 one.
Why was I trying so hard to make a sims 2 series become a hit when everyone was so focused on the sims 4? I had to really think to myself. I was so sick of making sims 2 series that I got bored of easily. Now, there was this one series that I made on my old channel that I loved but it wasn't ever going to get anywhere because I made it with dolls. Dolls were a huge part of my childhood and brought lots of happiness to me. So I sat down one day and did a lot of thinking and deciding.
I ended all of my other failed series and started over with a series called, Layla's Lyfe, that would tell the tale of my wacky childhood adventures. I was very excited to get started with this new series. I already knew that I wouldn't get many views but this was something that I was completely interested in and wasn't trying to please anyone with. I LOVED all of the characters and writing it just came naturally. It felt like my Memories series all over again but this time it felt like it was going to last longer than they did.
Once I finished filming the first episode I wasn't sure what to expect when I uploaded it to youtube. In my mind I was hoping it would get a lot of views but of course it didn't. I got a little discouraged when I kept posting more videos and not getting lots of views. I was getting less likes than my other failed series got.
I recently stumbled across a post on tumblr that was titled, "If you're a creator and you needed to hear this today". It caught my eye because it was very fitting with how I was feeling. Here's what the post said.
I've been asking myself that question for years. There are some days where I want to quit making them and there are other days where I'm sitting at a computer hours on end creating a new episode. No matter what I'm feeling in those days I always find myself coming back to them.
In the beginning I wanted to make a sims 2 series because I got inspired by other sims 2 series out there like the Hontry and Natalie Crystal Firexx. For the first few years of creating and releasing episodes of my first sims 2 hacked kids series, Memories, I was determined to get as many views as them. I wanted people to love my videos and adore my characters just as much as I adored theirs. After the first couple years I found myself getting frustrated with the lack of views and setting such high hopes. On top of that I got bored of the Memories series and found myself in a battle with whether I should end the series or continue. After a long couple months, I decided to end it. I came to the resolution of knowing that it would be bad to continue it because I was not as excited about it as I was the day I created it.
After I ended the series I tried several other series which ended up not going anywhere. I started getting frustrated with myself because I started to think that people were getting annoyed with my indecisiveness to stick to a series. I finally realized that I was comparing all my failed attempts at other series to my Memories series. I knew at that point that I needed to sit down and figure things out.
I started to miss my Memories series so much that I started creating a series with them all grown up and would tell their children's story. (because I love filming with Hacked Kids) However, while I was toying around with that idea, I got really into South Park. I love how all of South Park's characters each have very unique personalities. Thus was born Winter Falls. Winter Falls is a hacked kids series I made about 4 girls who dressed in winter clothes. I fell in love with the series and turned it into a voice over too. The scripts were fun to write and the characters were awesome. However, I forgot the frustration that comes with relying on others to send in their voice recordings on time. I never knew when a new episode would be released. At this time I also noticed that less people were watching my videos.
I became so caught up in trying to impress others with my videos and finding more subscribers that it made me question this one question. Why am I still making a sims 2 series? I mean c'mon, no one plays the sims 2 anymore. Everyone has moved onto the sims 4. No one is ever going to watch a sims 2 series over a sims 4 one.
Why was I trying so hard to make a sims 2 series become a hit when everyone was so focused on the sims 4? I had to really think to myself. I was so sick of making sims 2 series that I got bored of easily. Now, there was this one series that I made on my old channel that I loved but it wasn't ever going to get anywhere because I made it with dolls. Dolls were a huge part of my childhood and brought lots of happiness to me. So I sat down one day and did a lot of thinking and deciding.
I ended all of my other failed series and started over with a series called, Layla's Lyfe, that would tell the tale of my wacky childhood adventures. I was very excited to get started with this new series. I already knew that I wouldn't get many views but this was something that I was completely interested in and wasn't trying to please anyone with. I LOVED all of the characters and writing it just came naturally. It felt like my Memories series all over again but this time it felt like it was going to last longer than they did.
Once I finished filming the first episode I wasn't sure what to expect when I uploaded it to youtube. In my mind I was hoping it would get a lot of views but of course it didn't. I got a little discouraged when I kept posting more videos and not getting lots of views. I was getting less likes than my other failed series got.
I recently stumbled across a post on tumblr that was titled, "If you're a creator and you needed to hear this today". It caught my eye because it was very fitting with how I was feeling. Here's what the post said.
After I read this post I had a whole new perspective and motive for why I still create sims 2 series.
I still create sims 2 series because I want to inspire others to follow their passions and not get caught up in the glitz and glamour of trying to have the most subscribers and likes. Even thought it may feel like no one is interested in what you have to say or cares about your work keep doing it! I love making sims 2 hacked kids series! I continue to make them from the fact that there is someone else out there who appreciates my work and is just as excited as I am about it.
To all those creators out there who feel like their voice is too small to be heard. Know that your voice is being heard and there is someone out there who appreciates all the work you've done. Forget about the millions of subscribers and thousands of likes. All you need is a few true fans. Keep creating! Keep pursing your passion!
Feel free to post your story in the comments section below! I would love to hear others stories!
I hope I have helped someone feel better! <3
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