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30 Days of Fanfiction
Mar. 10th, 2013 12:03 pmI'll probably break the rules and do a few of these at a time.
1. How did you first get into writing fanfic, and what was the first fandom you wrote for? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled
you in?
When I was a little kid, I made up stories based on my favorite books and shows. Barbie was never Barbie, she was Dawn Schaefer or Elizabeth Wakefield or Stephanie Tanner. When I was a bit older I wrote some of the FH episodes from Stephanie's point of view. I only discovered that this was normal and there was a name when I found a BSC site, and for a while I wrote BSC and SVT fanfic. Then I got into Harry Potter and Earth's Children, although I was more into HP fanfic than EC fanfic. Plus, they always technically had us write it in school, although we never really called it that.
I think what pulled me in was the fact that when I like something, I get really, really passionate about it. My parents encouraged this behavior, and I think with my love of storytelling, those obsessions manifested into writing fanfiction. It was never about the pairings, which I think is why I've never really understood shipping. I just want to write my own interpretations of the universe I've grown so fond of.
Conversely, I don't want to read or write fic for everything I enjoy. For instance, I love Mad Men but couldn't begin to figure out how to write a fic. And even with Harry Potter, I never felt comfortable writing from the trio's perspective, just because they were the lead characters (especially Harry). I felt there was more room for interpretation if I wrote from Remus or Tonks's POVs, for instance.
1. How did you first get into writing fanfic, and what was the first fandom you wrote for? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled
you in?
When I was a little kid, I made up stories based on my favorite books and shows. Barbie was never Barbie, she was Dawn Schaefer or Elizabeth Wakefield or Stephanie Tanner. When I was a bit older I wrote some of the FH episodes from Stephanie's point of view. I only discovered that this was normal and there was a name when I found a BSC site, and for a while I wrote BSC and SVT fanfic. Then I got into Harry Potter and Earth's Children, although I was more into HP fanfic than EC fanfic. Plus, they always technically had us write it in school, although we never really called it that.
I think what pulled me in was the fact that when I like something, I get really, really passionate about it. My parents encouraged this behavior, and I think with my love of storytelling, those obsessions manifested into writing fanfiction. It was never about the pairings, which I think is why I've never really understood shipping. I just want to write my own interpretations of the universe I've grown so fond of.
Conversely, I don't want to read or write fic for everything I enjoy. For instance, I love Mad Men but couldn't begin to figure out how to write a fic. And even with Harry Potter, I never felt comfortable writing from the trio's perspective, just because they were the lead characters (especially Harry). I felt there was more room for interpretation if I wrote from Remus or Tonks's POVs, for instance.
