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teddy_radiatorFirst of all, Happy Birthday to Severus Snape, who has been such an inspiration in so many ways. The culmination of the archetypal dark-haired, dark-eyed man I had dreamed of since I was a child, my secret Muse, my eternal flame.
Day 9
In your own space, talk about what surprises you about fandom. It could be a pairing or fandom you never thought you'd like. A fanwork type you never knew existed. Talk about a talent you discovered you have. Finding folks who are geekier than you, or on the flip side, finding out that there is no one geekier than you. A person who changed your life. The possibilities are endless. Big or small, what unexpected surprises have you found?
I was surprised that so many people liked my fanfiction. I thought of myself as a decent writer, but their encouragement gave me a lot of confidence to try and grow stronger as a writer. I never thought I would like slash (and still don't care for a lot of it), but I found a true appreciation of certain pairings that surprise me (Argus Filch/Severus Snape, for one, Severus/Sirius Black, due to the immense talent and all-around awesomeness that is![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
akatnamedeaster.) I also love the fact that I have got the chance to collaborate with and been the happy recipient of the work of lemonade8, whose SSHG art was the first I ever saw, and fell in love with her stern-faced, gorgeous Severus. I'm still in love with him; he is the prototype for my original character, Elwess. Whenever I see her Severus, I see my Elwess.
I love how protective of my OTP I have become, and how I love reading and writing about them. I'm also very proud of the fact that I was able to do several podfics for Hufflehugs and the dearly missedmischievous_t. I love reading aloud, and I hope I brought her some happiness at Hufflehugs.
The people that most changed my fandom life werekmhmd, for turning me on to Harry Potter fanfiction in the first place, droxy for introducing me to this amazing network of creativity,toblass for being such an encourager, and stgulik for being so special I am afraid to imagine life without her.
I could not talk about this without mentioning TheHubs™, who is my number one fan, who believes in everything I do, and who loves me in spite of my mostly idiotic behaviour. I am surrounded by people worthy of a far better person than I am.
Day 9
In your own space, talk about what surprises you about fandom. It could be a pairing or fandom you never thought you'd like. A fanwork type you never knew existed. Talk about a talent you discovered you have. Finding folks who are geekier than you, or on the flip side, finding out that there is no one geekier than you. A person who changed your life. The possibilities are endless. Big or small, what unexpected surprises have you found?
I was surprised that so many people liked my fanfiction. I thought of myself as a decent writer, but their encouragement gave me a lot of confidence to try and grow stronger as a writer. I never thought I would like slash (and still don't care for a lot of it), but I found a true appreciation of certain pairings that surprise me (Argus Filch/Severus Snape, for one, Severus/Sirius Black, due to the immense talent and all-around awesomeness that is
akatnamedeaster.) I also love the fact that I have got the chance to collaborate with and been the happy recipient of the work of lemonade8, whose SSHG art was the first I ever saw, and fell in love with her stern-faced, gorgeous Severus. I'm still in love with him; he is the prototype for my original character, Elwess. Whenever I see her Severus, I see my Elwess.I love how protective of my OTP I have become, and how I love reading and writing about them. I'm also very proud of the fact that I was able to do several podfics for Hufflehugs and the dearly missed
mischievous_t. I love reading aloud, and I hope I brought her some happiness at Hufflehugs.The people that most changed my fandom life were
kmhmd, for turning me on to Harry Potter fanfiction in the first place, droxy for introducing me to this amazing network of creativity,toblass for being such an encourager, and stgulik for being so special I am afraid to imagine life without her.I could not talk about this without mentioning TheHubs™, who is my number one fan, who believes in everything I do, and who loves me in spite of my mostly idiotic behaviour. I am surrounded by people worthy of a far better person than I am.
