Well, like I said, I was sure the only thing I could contribute to fandom was art... and mediocre art, at that. I whined enough to my art 'beta' that she poked me to go back to my prompts (this was for an exchange) and see if there was a story to write. I told her I didn't (couldn't) write fiction.
I realize that I neglected in all my navel gazing to reflect on my experience as a reader. Like you, I'm voracious and have learned a ton by reading others' work. I can't be without a book (or, more accurately, a pile of books or open tabs) and become completely absorbed. My parents used to say that a bomb could go off when I was reading and I wouldn't notice. :)
When I found the Sherlock fandom (well, when Scoffy dragged me in there by sending me crack, I mean, fic, every day), I was SO happy not to be writing for Sherlock. It was a huge relief. But I fell madly in love with the characters, and when Sherlock began whispering in my ear, it was all over.
My first reaction was that there was nothing new to say and that anything I wrote would be derivative of the fantastic fanfiction I'd already read. I'm not sure that I was wrong, actually. :)
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Date: 2011-08-29 01:59 pm (UTC)Well, like I said, I was sure the only thing I could contribute to fandom was art... and mediocre art, at that. I whined enough to my art 'beta' that she poked me to go back to my prompts (this was for an exchange) and see if there was a story to write. I told her I didn't (couldn't) write fiction.
I realize that I neglected in all my navel gazing to reflect on my experience as a reader. Like you, I'm voracious and have learned a ton by reading others' work. I can't be without a book (or, more accurately, a pile of books or open tabs) and become completely absorbed. My parents used to say that a bomb could go off when I was reading and I wouldn't notice. :)
When I found the Sherlock fandom (well, when Scoffy dragged me in there by sending me crack, I mean, fic, every day), I was SO happy not to be writing for Sherlock. It was a huge relief. But I fell madly in love with the characters, and when Sherlock began whispering in my ear, it was all over.
My first reaction was that there was nothing new to say and that anything I wrote would be derivative of the fantastic fanfiction I'd already read. I'm not sure that I was wrong, actually. :)