Welcome back? I don't remember you from Steemit, but that means little.
Which tags to use?
Whichever you want, provided they're applicable. You can have 8 on the hiive.blog frontend, or 10 on peakd.com. Tags don't seem to matter quite as much nowadays, though, because...
Are communities still a thing?
Definitely! They are a thing, and many are incredibly active. In fact,
Are there any fun challenges or weekly topics? I always loved those!
Writing and photography communities often have challenges!
Any tips for scheduling posts, or using the Template function?
If I want to join a particular challenge on a specific day, I schedule a post for it. If my muse strikes, I often save drafts in PeakD or schedule posts ahead of time to fill days where I expect to have little writing opportunity.
Wtf is Punks on Hive lol?
A NFT-y (get it? nifty?) idea I don't really understand either.
thank you so much for your considerate response! I'd love to hear more about the challenges, maybe you could drop me a few links in discord?
And yes, I will definitely be making use of the Drafts and Templates, I think it makes such sense, as you say, we are not inspired every day :)
If you like writing, you might check out The Ink Well, Freewriters, and The Weekend. There are also daily photography challenges in some groups, but I don't participate in them.