Inspiration - two sides of a coin

[marzipan77]

Once I found fan fiction on FFN, I was thrown head-long into a new world. A world where other people felt the way I did about my fandom. About the characters. About how the dialogue and action should have gone. About how different some fans thought of the characters than I did. How I hated seeing the characters written. How I resonated and felt joy about reading new stories about the Jack and Daniel I saw on the screen.

I found my voice by listening closely to others' voices, whether I agreed with them or not.

I found my love of writing by loving their words and how they were put together. And by knowing what I didn't love.

I found my confidence in my own story-telling by watching the way they spun their stories. Taking the good, and leaving the bad.

I found Betas who would be honest with me when I was honest with them.

I was challenged by their ingenuity and passion, and found the passion that had always been inside of me.

eilidh17 sg1jb  darcy3011 oneofaradia samantilles 

I fell in love with the stories, the writers, and the fandom because of these beautiful, smart, welcoming women.

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