June Fandom Meme Question 15
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.
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.