Frankenstein's Meme: Q15
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purplecatQ15. What was the first thing you ever contributed to a fandom?
I think it must have been a Robin of Sherwood fanfic that I sent in to a fanzine called Channel D which published it. These days it's up on AO3. It has 8 kudos, which is about parr for the course for my Robin of Sherwood fanfics, but it also has more hits so its kudos-to-hit ratio is probably worse than the others. I must have been about 16 when I wrote it so I wouldn't necessarily expect great things of it, but I remember it fondly and and I think it's probably the best of the fanfics I wrote in my teens, for what that is worth.
I think I had sent the odd letter into the Doctor Who Appreciation Society newsletter before that. I'm not sure. I certainly had a letter defending Bonnie Langford published in The Celestial Toyroom some time around 1986 and while, I think, most of fandom has revised its opinion of her performance upwards, I have to say, I have revised mine downwards.
I think it must have been a Robin of Sherwood fanfic that I sent in to a fanzine called Channel D which published it. These days it's up on AO3. It has 8 kudos, which is about parr for the course for my Robin of Sherwood fanfics, but it also has more hits so its kudos-to-hit ratio is probably worse than the others. I must have been about 16 when I wrote it so I wouldn't necessarily expect great things of it, but I remember it fondly and and I think it's probably the best of the fanfics I wrote in my teens, for what that is worth.
I think I had sent the odd letter into the Doctor Who Appreciation Society newsletter before that. I'm not sure. I certainly had a letter defending Bonnie Langford published in The Celestial Toyroom some time around 1986 and while, I think, most of fandom has revised its opinion of her performance upwards, I have to say, I have revised mine downwards.
What's changed about your fandom life in the last 365 days?Your newest fandom.You've got your OTP, you have to throw a third into the mix (from the same fandom), creating an OT3. Who is the OTP, and in your opinion, why would they make a perfect third for them?What are the origins of your penname/username?What's a fandom that you wish had a bigger following?What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom? What fandom was it? Not necessarily your oldest fandom, but a fandom that you started and still continue to read/write/create content for in some way.What would make you leave a fandom, or prevent you from getting into it in the first place?Squicks - What are some things that squick you in fandom - not necessarily "icky", though it can be. From anything involving blood, to bad grammar.What's the hardest thing about writing, and why are titles the Worst™?Do you have a fandom that you follow - either regularly or casually - with little to no knowledge of canon?Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed.A ship you have never liked and probably never will.Do you prefer art, fic, or vids? Why? Bonus: If someone was to give you a fandom gift, what format would it be?A pairing – platonic, romantic or sexual – that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.- What was the first thing you ever contributed to a fandom?
- Do you remember your first OTP? Who was in it?
- What is your favourite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?
- How many fandoms have you written for? How many have you been in, and how many are you still in?
- Has social media caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?
- What fandom broke your heart?
- Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves. (Characters you’re neutral about are fair game, as are characters you dislike or even loathe.)
- Name a character that you’d like to have for a friend.
- Your rarest fandoms.
- A fandom you’ve abandoned and why.
- Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending?
- A trope which you are virtually certain to love in any fandom.
- A trope which you are virtually certain to hate in any fandom.
- How did you first get into fanfic, and what was the first fandom you wrote fic for?
- Have you ever tried to write for a fandom or ship, and found you couldn’t?
- Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice).
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Date: 2021-09-26 01:55 pm (UTC)and... +dashes off to see the fic+
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Date: 2021-09-27 10:23 am (UTC)