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[Shadow of Light Dragon]

Nnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooo!

[okiness]

Oh you guys! XD



Incidentally Sarah1281 is my hero for writing me a fanfiction about my Cousland. And I feel especially happy that someone reviewed it saying it was an original take on a Cousland....YES XD

[TanithAeyrs]

Shadow of Light Dragon wrote...

Nnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooo!

Even worse - Zev just left to run off with Shianni.   Your fault, you introduced them.

[Shadow of Light Dragon]

@Tanith - He'll be back. :I *taps keyboard menacingly*



@Oki - Hooray! I'd ask for the link except I'm trying to write, and getting distracted already. >.>

[okiness]

SOLD: It's coo. I just had to share my infinite love as far as I could, hah!

[Sarah1281]

okiness wrote...

SOLD: It's coo. I just had to share my infinite love as far as I could, hah!

*feels infinitely loved*

[Maria13]

TanithAeyrs wrote...



Linked this piece by aimo before but I thought it appropriate.  I can see us in the nursing home now hiding our sexy fics from the nurses.

YEEEEEEEEEES  this is so apt, but actually, I'm already doing this.... No-one but hubby knows because everybody else would think I'm soft in the head, isn't that rather sad?

PS Hubby adores me so I'm not complaining really but...

Modifié par Maria13, 08 août 2010 - 08:24 .

[MireliA]

Maria13 wrote...

YEEEEEEEEEES  this is so apt, but actually, I'm already doing this.... No-one but hubby knows because everybody else would think I'm soft in the head, isn't that rather sad?

PS Hubby adores me so I'm not complaining really but...

I've told two very good friends but asked them to keep it schtum. There's some people I don't mind knowing but others....

[Maria13]

MireliA wrote...

Maria13 wrote...

YEEEEEEEEEES  this is so apt, but actually, I'm already doing this.... No-one but hubby knows because everybody else would think I'm soft in the head, isn't that rather sad?

PS Hubby adores me so I'm not complaining really but...

I've told two very good friends but asked them to keep it schtum. There's some people I don't mind knowing but others....

Yes nobody understands us...

[LupusYondergirl]

A friend of mine, while very drunk, said "I got bored and wrote a fanfic for X TV show" the other day.
She looked so GUILTY and ashamed I had to respond with "That happened to me. I've written 400,000 words of fanfic so far."
I don't think it was the response she was expecting. And she now thinks I'm a bit crazy. Oh well. I was hoping we could, like, bond. Instead she found my stuff and now doesn't understand why I'm writing "dirty video game stories" instead of "something real."

But hey, I got fanart so screw her!

Modifié par LupusYondergirl, 08 août 2010 - 04:23 .

[Raonar]

LupusYondergirl wrote...

A friend of mine, while very drunk, said "I got bored and wrote a fanfic for X TV show" the other day.
She looked so GUILTY and ashamed I had to respond with "That happened to me. I've written 400,000 words of fanfic so far."
I don't think it was the response she was expecting. And she now thinks I'm a bit crazy. Oh well. I was hoping we could, like, bond. Instead she found my stuff and now doesn't understand why I'm writing "dirty video game stories" instead of "something real."

But hey, I got fanart so screw her!

I feel you, I also wrote quite well over 100,000 words already on my ONLY story and some people think it's weird I spend so much time on it but, well, it's turning out rather well.

And reviewers somehow came to the consensus that the DN Aeducan protagonist is a magnificant bastard, which is SO proper.

BTW, congratulations on the fanart, I know it can be a real confidence booster.

[Maria13]

LupusYondergirl wrote...

A friend of mine, while very drunk, said "I got bored and wrote a fanfic for X TV show" the other day.
She looked so GUILTY and ashamed I had to respond with "That happened to me. I've written 400,000 words of fanfic so far."
I don't think it was the response she was expecting. And she now thinks I'm a bit crazy. Oh well. I was hoping we could, like, bond. Instead she found my stuff and now doesn't understand why I'm writing "dirty video game stories" instead of "something real."

But hey, I got fanart so screw her!

Yes, we are, I am very much afraid, the nerdiest nerds...

[LupusYondergirl]

You know, I'm so not concerned with being a nerd, really. Between the tabletop gaming, the video games, and that I make historical clothing for fun I think fanfic is only the tip of my nerd iceberg. Most of the people I go to school with already think I'm an old nerd since I'm always the first with my hand up. But hey, that's half the point of going back to college as an adult. My beer pong days are over, now I can sit up front, having the reading done, and contribute. I'm paying enough for an education, I'll milk every bit of knowledge out of that school that I can!



Writing fanfic got me enough practice I parlayed it into an A in creative writing and multiple pieces in the school literary magazine, newspaper, and local non-campus publications. So, I'll proudly be a nerd, it does a lot more for me than trying to be cool ever did. (that only led to a point-something GPA, a decade of lousy jobs, and a whole lot of self-loathing)

[okiness]

I enjoy being the nerd that I am. I've never even been the beer pong type and I don't intend to change it now that I'm starting college. I've always been a goody two shoes introvert and I want it to stay that way - haha! As for my writing habits though, I toggle between fanfiction and original stories so I never feel too guilty. And my best friends all write fic, so, hah

[DreGregoire]

About writing fan fiction and keeping it to oneself.
I can totally relate to not wanting to tell people in your life what you are up to. For me I think it's about how they will judge me. Not just about the writing of fanfiction; but also about spending hours on end playing games like Dragon Age and then more time writing about the make believe; and then there is the whole worry of judgement by them when they read what I have written not because it is fanfiction as much as that it will reveal to them more of my mind than I wish to share.

I think that's the biggest problem I have; worrying that sharing my style will reveal to others that I am not worth their time or that they will mock or downgrade me. Before Dragon Age I spent most of my time on SecondLife another endeavor that I wouldn't share with the ones I love (parents, siblings, reallife friends). I still spend time in secondlife having fun and developing the story line that I have been working on since I was a teen, but finding you all and fan fiction has opened up an even greater world, one where I can write not just for myself with the idea of one day sharing, but for myself to share with others.

It's a different path and one that is a little scary at times. I am thankful for my husband who may scratch his head in puzzlement at what I spend my time doing but never seeks to judge me or tell me that I am crazy to spend my time in fantasy world. I also love playing the Sims, it reminds me of playing barbie and ken when I was younger, except they complain when they run out of food.

Thank you for having this post in sticky status because otherwise I might not have taken the chance of expanding my horizons.

L2A (love to all)

Modifié par DreGregoire, 08 août 2010 - 06:01 .

[Sarah1281]

You know, I don't think I've ever actually had that problem. While I first found fanfiction, two of my closest friends wrote it a lot so even though one of them's stopped doing it (and is embarrassed by what she did because, well, eighth-grade quality) and the other obsessively edits everything it was never a huge secret. Then going into high school a lot of my friends were hugely into anime and video games so if they didn't do fanfiction they did fanart which is really the same thing as far as I'm concerned. My brothers always tease me about the fanfiction thing although I know my oldest one reads it all the time although he only wrote two or three awhile back before deciding not to for some reason. I have my mom read some of mine (like the Pollyanna one since she's seen the movie and I haven't and even though she kept saying 'she's not supposed to be an idiot' she said it came out decently) and ask her questions while I'm writing and it's kind of funny because it's gotten to the point that she just sighs and says 'not more about dwarves' even if it has nothing (well, little) to do with them since she doesn't play the game.



So yeah, maybe it's an age thing but I've never seen fanfiction as a shameful secret or something to hide. It's a little awkward sometimes when people see me writing to explain what fanfiction IS - because they've evidently been living under a rock - although that's because it's kind of a big concept to try and define in a sentence or two.

[LupusYondergirl]

It could be an age thing. Most people my age (30ish) assume fanfic writers are all basically the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons, writing dirty stories about Kirk and Spock or Xena femslash. While I'm like "who cares if they are?" and don't see how that's any stranger than, say, fantasy football, there is definitely a negative attitude about it. If people even know what it is.



I'm glad to hear that doesn't seem to be the case with younger people, though. In general it seems like the geeky hobbies my friends and I all got crap for are becoming popular or at least mainstream. That's pretty awesome.

[TanithAeyrs]

Self-confessed nerd. Ten years ago I would have worried about what people thought if I admitted to playing D&D, Rolemaster and CRPG's, much less writing FF. Now, not so much. Although I only recently discovered FF I found out that one of my best friends has been reading it for years (and she never told me). I guess those of us in the 30-40 range grew up in a culture that didn't accept RPG's or FF as normal. At this point in my life I really don't care what others think so I freely admit my RPG and FF addiction. Not that I shout if from the rooftops, but I certainly don't hide it. I never was one of the "cool' kids anyway and it certainly doesn't matter now.

[Maria13]

LupusYondergirl wrote...

It could be an age thing. Most people my age (30ish) assume fanfic writers are all basically the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons, writing dirty stories about Kirk and Spock or Xena femslash. While I'm like "who cares if they are?" and don't see how that's any stranger than, say, fantasy football, there is definitely a negative attitude about it. If people even know what it is.

I'm glad to hear that doesn't seem to be the case with younger people, though. In general it seems like the geeky hobbies my friends and I all got crap for are becoming popular or at least mainstream. That's pretty awesome.

So am I, but you call thirty "youngish", unfortunately, I am closer to 50 (much closer) than to 30 but as Eminem says, "I don't give a F..." and it's my time and my life, anyway.

[DreGregoire]

Wait an age thing? hmmm.. I suppose that is partitally possible, but I think in my instance it's more about where I come from than how old I am. More about the people whose lives I am attached to than about what generation they or I come from. If the people in my life were into video games and fantasy I would be more likely to share, but alas most are into education and world travel and reality.



Even with age and background aside there is the lack of being able to put yourself out there and take a chance. This lack of courage, if you will, is what has plagued me from day one. I've been writing since I was nine and even with encouragement from others I would hide most of what I wrote. I have over 200 pages of a story never shared and numerous shorts and bits that most likely will never see the light of day.



Heh, look at me getting all share crazy. I'll try to stop now! LOL

[Maria13]

TanithAeyrs wrote...

Self-confessed nerd. Ten years ago I would have worried about what people thought if I admitted to playing D&D, Rolemaster and CRPG's, much less writing FF. Now, not so much. Although I only recently discovered FF I found out that one of my best friends has been reading it for years (and she never told me). I guess those of us in the 30-40 range grew up in a culture that didn't accept RPG's or FF as normal. At this point in my life I really don't care what others think so I freely admit my RPG and FF addiction. Not that I shout if from the rooftops, but I certainly don't hide it. I never was one of the "cool' kids anyway and it certainly doesn't matter now.

I just slightly sad that I can't share it with some of my mates at work because we're all, well, BRITISH, and we belong to an, ah, PROFESSION, although I recently discovered that one of my colleagues was a closet NWN nut, unfortunately, he's left so no more surruptitious discussing of RPGs in the workplace for me... Groan....

[DreGregoire]

Maria13 wrote...

LupusYondergirl wrote...

It could be an age thing. Most people my age (30ish) assume fanfic writers are all basically the .

So am I, but you call thirty "youngish", unfortunately, I am closer to 50 (much closer) than to 30 but as Eminem says, "I don't give a F..." and it's my time and my life, anyway.

LOL. I was trying to avoid aging myself but since you all have shared I'm somewhere in the middle, I would go so far as to say I'm smackdab close to the middle, by one point even over. Heh

[SurelyForth]

I'll be honest, I used to be utterly disdainful of fanfiction (mostly because I had some residual English major snob issues and my roommate wrote it and it was all SparklePrincessHappyTimes crap). Then I discovered that fanfic could be as well-written as some published stuff and that, as a grown ass woman with Batman checks, I really couldn't judge anyone for their geeky pursuits. So I came around. Now it's sort of consumed my spare time (between writing, talking about writing, and reading bits for other people).

And, like LupusYondergirl, I will be returning to school in January. I figure spending 8 months writing my ass off for fun is about the best thing I can do before I have to start writing my ass off for serious. 

Zyanic wrote...

So I just skirt around this board because I don't write proper grown up stuff like everyone else does but This above, Is so much how I feel about sharing stuff that I had to jump in and go "THIS! THIS! THIS! A THOUSAND TIMES THIS!"

Um...please continue I'll just go back to under my rock.

But...I want you here! Your story is one of the funniest things I have read in ages. It has made me love you, for real. 

Modifié par SurelyForth, 08 août 2010 - 07:18 .