Nostalgia blogging prompts (A Pillowfort blanket box)

One Pillowfort creation that I really like is called a 'Blanket Box', which is a play on the site's name being Pillowfort (many PF terms are plays on 'Pillowfort' xD). You use blankets to build (or furnish; some people say furnish) your fort, and so a box of blankets allows people to build up their Pillowfort blog! In other words, it's a set of blogging prompts (usually geared around a certain theme, like music, a fandom, or just what you're doing that moment).

I've been thinking of sharing some over here on DW, as they're very versatile prompts, and Three Weeks for Dreamwidth (which starts today and runs for the next 3 weeks) is a great time to share prompts that people might like to use! I wouldn't want to share any written by other people without permission, but I've created two blanket boxes myself that I can share: one themed around nostalgia/childhood, and one themed around webcomics. I'm sharing the nostalgia one first, as it was my first blanket box!

Blanket boxes are traditionally accompanied by a set of guidelines, which are along the lines of:

1. The first rule is that there are no rules :D
2. Feel free to interpret the prompts however you like. For the nostalgia prompts, I'd add: You can interpret "childhood" however it makes sense to you to interpret. It's not a fixed or static thing (and I won't pin anyone down to a particular age, that would be very unfair), so go with what you instinctively think of as your childhood/younger years. Also, everyone's past/childhood is different, and not everyone had the same people, places and things when they were younger! So, please amend or skip prompts if you don't feel that they fit.
3. Feel free to link this elsewhere so other people can use it! It's also usually encouraged to use a set tag, such as "Nostalgia Blanket Box", to help people find the fills. I'd love to know if anyone uses these!

And now for the prompts...

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Webcomic blogging prompts / Blanket Box

In honour of Three Weeks for Dreamwidth, I wanted to share some blogging prompts I came up with over on Pillowfort, where they're called "blanket boxes" (a play on furnishing/building a pillow fort with blankets). They usually have a theme tying them together - previously I shared a nostalgia-themed set, and this set is themed around webcomics!

I'd love to encourage more discussion of webcomics, so hopefully these reach some interested people. Fancomics count for this prompt set! Daily gag strips, Webtoons, long-running slice of life comics; it's all included.

It's traditional to have a set of opening guidelines, so first:

1. The first rule of Blanket Box is that there are no rules :D
2. Feel free to interpret the prompts however you see fit. Any kind of comic that's posted online counts for this Box, including fancomics and doujinshi if you'd like to count those!
3. Take as many "blankets" from the box as you need - it doesn't have to be all of them. Or in other words, skip any of the prompts you don't fancy answering!
4. If you use these prompts, it would be lovely if you could link back to this post. 💜

( Webcomic Blanket Box prompts )

Do I have any fellow webcomic fans in the house? Even if you don't fancy doing the prompts, I'd love to know!