Let me tell you about my Sims

I love the Sims. Not the gameplay (I couldn't care less about that) but the whole idea that I can use a game to make a whole story of my own.

Most of my friends know that I have an Instagram account where I'm telling a story using my Sims and all of them know it's private. At least from people I know. A couple of them may know the handle but they've been sworn to secrecy. 

Making that story is my "passion".

Actually yeah, it is my passion. No need for sarcastic quotes to make fun of a certain poet. Anyway, I'm being honest here. I love telling that story and so far I have gathered quite an audience.

And today I'm going to tell you how I was able to achieve this. Granted this isn't as big as other Instagrammers (read influencers lmao) or even my fellow sims story tellers but its still quite a lot and grows everyday.

What I learnt is that the key is to give what people want. Now, now. Before you go out saying "But Momal you gotta do what you like not what others like" and that is a truth fact but there's a line.

You need to figure out what you like and what others like and where those two things connect. 

But I think it's better explained with a Venn diagram.

For example, in my opinion stories that have LGBTQ+ story lines, or stories that talk about racism are well appreciated because people relate to a lot of those things. But for me, I don't think I'm educated enough to be talking about such serious things.

Instead what I do is show real life. And everyone relates to real life. Childhood jealousies, friendships, and love lives are just small examples and for most parts I use my own experiences and the ones of people around me which just gives it a different charm. 

Of course, I am still limited by technology but most of the time you can do quite well with custom modifications that EA could never match. 

Here is an example of using poses (I didn't make this one) to make your sims stand in a certain way and there are like hundreds of talented pose makers out there. I make poses too but am I talented? I don't think so. 

https://simmerberlin.tumblr.com/

Bottom line is, if you want to start a sims story,  keep in mind that it's for you as well as you wanting others to enjoy it. Because if you won't like it, then it doesn't really make sense.