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#iamafanficwriter
Jan. 18th, 2021 06:51 amChallenge #9
In your own space, brag about yourself. Tell us what things you've done that you're proud of; the things that make you the wonderful person you are. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
Bragging! Not something you're encouraged to do every day, 'm I right?
Here's something I'm not at all ashamed of: I'm a fanfic writer. (Of course, you are all saying with a slight frown. Isn't that how we know each other? Reading and writing fanfic? Duh!)
Hear me out: now that I have one published novel and a fantasy series in the pipeline, I hear a lot of people say, "So you're done with the fanfic stuff now? Got that out of your system? You're doing "real writing" now? Done with the crayons and coloring books?"
Fanfic writing is how I learned the craft, how I discovered my fandom family, my heart sisters, the people who have supported me through some of the worst of life's dramas. I am not about to abandon it now. I've met fans, other writers, expanded my world and my world-view, and learned a lot about how to speak civilly to people through the awful medium of the internet.
It took me about two seconds to decide to include my AO3 user name in my "author's bio" on the back of my novel. Because I'm proud of what I've posted there. I'm proud of my Talented!Tony and my Powerful!Harry. I'm grateful for the Jack & Daniel friendship that taught me what kind of teams and partnerships I want to write about in my original fic. I'll never deny my connections to fandom.
In my three major fandoms, here are three stories I particularly like:
Where the River Meets the Sea SG1
Box Out NCIS
Harry Potter and the Interfering Professor (sg1-hp crossover)
Here's to fanfiction and fanfic writers and readers. May it live long and prosper!
In your own space, brag about yourself. Tell us what things you've done that you're proud of; the things that make you the wonderful person you are. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
Bragging! Not something you're encouraged to do every day, 'm I right?
Here's something I'm not at all ashamed of: I'm a fanfic writer. (Of course, you are all saying with a slight frown. Isn't that how we know each other? Reading and writing fanfic? Duh!)
Hear me out: now that I have one published novel and a fantasy series in the pipeline, I hear a lot of people say, "So you're done with the fanfic stuff now? Got that out of your system? You're doing "real writing" now? Done with the crayons and coloring books?"
Fanfic writing is how I learned the craft, how I discovered my fandom family, my heart sisters, the people who have supported me through some of the worst of life's dramas. I am not about to abandon it now. I've met fans, other writers, expanded my world and my world-view, and learned a lot about how to speak civilly to people through the awful medium of the internet.
It took me about two seconds to decide to include my AO3 user name in my "author's bio" on the back of my novel. Because I'm proud of what I've posted there. I'm proud of my Talented!Tony and my Powerful!Harry. I'm grateful for the Jack & Daniel friendship that taught me what kind of teams and partnerships I want to write about in my original fic. I'll never deny my connections to fandom.
In my three major fandoms, here are three stories I particularly like:
Where the River Meets the Sea SG1
Box Out NCIS
Harry Potter and the Interfering Professor (sg1-hp crossover)
Here's to fanfiction and fanfic writers and readers. May it live long and prosper!
