June Fandom Meme Question 15

[potentiality_26]

What is something you do today that you wouldn't be doing if not for fandom?  Examples: Vacation with fellow fen, running a community, etc.

Probably an over-literal answer, but... writing fanfiction?  More generally, posting writing publicly is something only fandom has gotten me to do so far.  I write original fiction, but drafts of novels and short stories (many finished) just hang around on my hard-drives because I hate editing and fear failure.  Someday I will buck up and actually work to get one published, but for now fanfiction is a fun and relatively low-stakes way to not only keep writing but also get my work seen, and I really appreciate it.  
   

Comments

[thisbluespirit]

Aww. It is great, isn't it?

[potentiality_26]

It is!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Very cool!

[potentiality_26]

<3

[corvidology]

I think it's also great to be among people who understand you want to write as a hobby... at least for now?

Anytime I mention writing to non-fandom people they immediately start asking what I'm doing about getting published.

[potentiality_26]

Yeah, it's great to have people who understand writing as a hobby. Fandom really lets you get to the fun part of writing. Thinking about getting published all the time... does not.