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OOC - Fanfic Meme - Day 1
Jun. 24th, 2011 11:28 amDay 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?
My first fandom was Star Trek TOS. I wrote fanfic before I knew what fanfic was. When I was in school I carried around an extra spiral notebook that I'd write stories in. No one got to read those stories, but I happily sat there in my classes taking notes and writing fanfic at the same time. I started writing when I crossed into the "too old" to play make believe with my friends. I was in my teens, and you did not run around the neighborhood with a towel around your neck playing Batman anymore. We were too old to pretend we were on alien planets, so I took my fantasies to paper and ink.
Star Trek spoke to me about diversity and acceptance. I was different from other people, but I knew in the world of Star Trek that I could fit in. They'd be able to fix what was wrong with my physical body, and they'd appreciate me for my intelligence, which was something that was sorely lacking in my real world. Being disabled when I was a kid meant people treated you like you were retarded. You were bullied. You were ignored. You were treated like utter crap, so for me the Federation of the future was my hope for a better reality.
( The rest of the days )
My first fandom was Star Trek TOS. I wrote fanfic before I knew what fanfic was. When I was in school I carried around an extra spiral notebook that I'd write stories in. No one got to read those stories, but I happily sat there in my classes taking notes and writing fanfic at the same time. I started writing when I crossed into the "too old" to play make believe with my friends. I was in my teens, and you did not run around the neighborhood with a towel around your neck playing Batman anymore. We were too old to pretend we were on alien planets, so I took my fantasies to paper and ink.
Star Trek spoke to me about diversity and acceptance. I was different from other people, but I knew in the world of Star Trek that I could fit in. They'd be able to fix what was wrong with my physical body, and they'd appreciate me for my intelligence, which was something that was sorely lacking in my real world. Being disabled when I was a kid meant people treated you like you were retarded. You were bullied. You were ignored. You were treated like utter crap, so for me the Federation of the future was my hope for a better reality.
( The rest of the days )
