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I don't know why I'm feeling all navel-gazy at the moment but I am. Thanks to everyone who commented on my LJ/Non-LJ discussion yesterday.
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eliza_jane has written a really interesting post on advice to fangirls
It's really awesome but bits of it made me think so I'm going to go through some of the points and add my own comments
Enjoy the power and freedom of your fannish persona. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and freedom of your fannish persona until real life causes you to take a fandom hiatus. But trust me, in the middle of RL bullshit, you'll look back at your post-episode reactions and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much fun you really had. You are not as cynical as you imagine.
I don't know if I have a fannish persona. I suppose I'm a little more talkative on here than I am in RL but I think what you see is what you get with me. I hope so anyway. The sad thing is I have never really had to take a fandom hiatus and the mere idea of it saddens me more than it should. I think that possibly means I have an unhealthy balance between fandom and RL. Possibly something I need to address there.
Read a story every once in awhile that scares you.
Does this mean I should try Wincest? I'm willing to take recs at this point but I can't promise I'll read.
Don't waste your time hating BNFs. Sometimes you're part of the "in" crowd, sometimes you think they’re douchebags. The internet is huge and, in the end, they’re just fangirls like everybody else.
I find the whole BNF thing quite strange to be honest. Who decides whose opinions hold more worth than others? Are BNFs made because they write good fic or is it something else. I've never really born witness to a BNF coming into being. They've always just been there. To be honest, though, in all the fandoms I've been in the BNFs have been nice.
Get to know your friendslist. You never know when they'll fuck off to Star Trek. Be nice to your friends from previous fandoms. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to read your stories in the future.
Sometimes I feel that I maybe ignore people on here who aren't in my current fandom. It's a bad habit and one I am looking to break. Is there anything I can do my make my LJ more inclusive to you guys. Are there things you'd like to see that you wish I posted more of? Or would you prefer it if I just shut up about SPN. LOL.
Understand that lj friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in fandoms and favored pairings, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were a crazy Clexer.
I don't think I say often enough how appreciative I am of those of you who have been with me since the Buffy fandom days. I've been through several fandoms since then and you're still here. That means more to me than I could possibly say.
So,
eliza_jane has written a really interesting post on advice to fangirlsIt's really awesome but bits of it made me think so I'm going to go through some of the points and add my own comments
Enjoy the power and freedom of your fannish persona. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and freedom of your fannish persona until real life causes you to take a fandom hiatus. But trust me, in the middle of RL bullshit, you'll look back at your post-episode reactions and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much fun you really had. You are not as cynical as you imagine.
I don't know if I have a fannish persona. I suppose I'm a little more talkative on here than I am in RL but I think what you see is what you get with me. I hope so anyway. The sad thing is I have never really had to take a fandom hiatus and the mere idea of it saddens me more than it should. I think that possibly means I have an unhealthy balance between fandom and RL. Possibly something I need to address there.
Read a story every once in awhile that scares you.
Does this mean I should try Wincest? I'm willing to take recs at this point but I can't promise I'll read.
Don't waste your time hating BNFs. Sometimes you're part of the "in" crowd, sometimes you think they’re douchebags. The internet is huge and, in the end, they’re just fangirls like everybody else.
I find the whole BNF thing quite strange to be honest. Who decides whose opinions hold more worth than others? Are BNFs made because they write good fic or is it something else. I've never really born witness to a BNF coming into being. They've always just been there. To be honest, though, in all the fandoms I've been in the BNFs have been nice.
Get to know your friendslist. You never know when they'll fuck off to Star Trek. Be nice to your friends from previous fandoms. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to read your stories in the future.
Sometimes I feel that I maybe ignore people on here who aren't in my current fandom. It's a bad habit and one I am looking to break. Is there anything I can do my make my LJ more inclusive to you guys. Are there things you'd like to see that you wish I posted more of? Or would you prefer it if I just shut up about SPN. LOL.
Understand that lj friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in fandoms and favored pairings, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were a crazy Clexer.
I don't think I say often enough how appreciative I am of those of you who have been with me since the Buffy fandom days. I've been through several fandoms since then and you're still here. That means more to me than I could possibly say.