Jan Talking Meme: Luring children into fandom
gingicat: Luring children into fandom
Well, I had various elaborate plans for doing this for when Hypatia got older, including watching various fannish sources together and making up stories, playing computer games and doing mods (initially for her, then later showing her how to do her own). However, based on my current evidence, this is not going to be necessary. She is already a fan.
The current fandom is The Wizard of Oz. We read the book in tiny bits and pieces and then watched the movie in ~15 minute increments, fast-forwarding past the Wicked Witch.
Since then, I have sung "We're Off To See The Wizard" at least three times a day for every day of the last month, and have LARPed alternately the Scarecrow ("Mommy, can you ask to go" "OK: Dorothy, do you think the Wizard would give me some brains?" "Yes I do Scarecrow!" "Well, let's go!" *break into united song and go skipping through apartment*), the Tin Woodman ("You need to be oiled, Tin Woodman!" "Mmmphmpmphr!" *Hypatia applies toy teapot in lieu of oilcan*), and Auntie Em ("Dorothy! I'm so glad you're home! Where were you?" "I was in Oz!").
Hypatia prefers the roles of Dorothy and Glinda. She has repurposed a random plush handbag someone gave her as her basket and a small stuffed Pluto is Toto. She likes to cosplay in a small blue dress and is often sad if it is in the wash. Also she is already making up fanfic: she decided that Auntie Em and Uncle Henry should get to visit the Wizard with Dorothy. I may possibly have given excessive fuel to the fire by getting her a pair of sparkly red shoes which she now insists on wearing ALL THE TIME.
For the sake of my sanity, I would appreciate any recommendations for other toddler-appropriate fandoms to pimp her into if any of you have ideas!
Jan 1:
resonant: A character who would make New Year's resolutions, and a character who wouldn't.
Jan 2:
gingicat: Luring children into fandom
Jan 3: blackrabbit42: Trip to Disneyworld
Jan 4: cathedral_junki: Harold/John
Jan 5:
setissima: Tony/Pepper
Jan 6: miss_pamela: Tim/Kon?
Jan 7: trobadora: Thor/Loki/Jane
Jan 8:
appleqb: Any unrealized plot bunnies, WIPs, or sequels in some of your old fandoms you still thinking about writing?
Jan 9: athynto: the time Thor managed to get himself into trouble and Loki realized it right away but had a hard time getting anybody to help, because they all thought it was a new trick of the liesmith and Loki then kind of flipped out and said they had to go and f. help right now if they wanted Thor back in one piece.
Jan 10:
qian: your favourite of your own stories!
Jan 11: amber1960: What made you think of mixing dragons with history, and what was it that drew you to the Napoleonic era?
Jan 12: ariss_tenoh: Thor/Loki fic. Maybe fixing the new film's ending?
Jan 13:
sef1029: stories to tell about the unloved life?
Jan 14:
ambersnake: your favourite TV trope
Jan 15:
hedda62: either a) speculation on upcoming POI plot arcs, or b) favorite LOST character who's not Ben Linus.
Jan 16:
laurashapiro: thoughts about vidding, particularly any reflections on how it has changed -- broadly and for you personally -- since you made your first vid.
Jan 17: tariqa: FOOD
Jan 18:
marginaliana: if you could commission the perfect piece of fiction (fannish or nonfannish), what would it be like and why?
Jan 19:
sheron: Your least favourite (popular) fanfiction trope? And why
Jan 20: flaming_muse: about your John Sheppard! Or I'd love to hear about any fics in your head you know you'll never write but you wish could make exist without any effort.
Jan 21: yunitsa: what are the things that you most enjoy seeing in (fan or pro) fiction? Has that changed over the years?
Jan 22: citrusjava and realolacola: Dean/Sam
Jan 23:
kass: The awesomeness of Michael Emerson / Ben Linus / Harold Finch (any and/or all of the above.)
and/or the relationship between writing fic and vidding -- do you find that certain fandoms draw you more toward one or toward the other? Do you approach the two genres differently? What appeals to you about each?
and/or what fandom is giving you the most joy right now?
Jan 24: neery: talk a bit about the process of writing the Temeraire books. How much of that huge overall plotline did you have planned when you wrote the first book? How much did you know about the characters? Was there anything you regretted establishing as canon later on because things changed on you? Anything you wished you could have included but couldn't fit in for some reason or another?
Jan 25:
luminosity: how you keep your creative juices flowing
Jan 26:
error: what you think of superheroes or superpowered characters navigating what's 'normal life' for other people, like superheroes working out things such as groceries, insurance (how do you even calculate premiums on an immortal, anyway), social media, pop culture and so on.
Jan 27:
piscaria: how you balance between original writing and fanfiction
Jan 28: bookishwench: If you could invite any seven fictional characters to dinner, who would they be?
Jan 29:
burnishedvictory: talk about Eric and Vince from Entourage?
Jan 30: acchikocchi: what it's like traveling for writing research, please!
Jan 31:
meri_oddities: Fix "The Crossing" in anyway that makes it work better.
Extras:
avidrosette: I'm wondering about your process of world-building, particularly for fandoms like Merlin or Thor that have strong historical or legendary aspects. Do you do a lot of research, and if so, what sort? How do you find yourself interweaving the historical/legendary material with your original plot and character ideas?
killalla: any thoughts or comments on Aubrey/Maturin (the series or the pairing!)
chelletoo: What are your plans for 2014? Must see movie, vacation, etc.
imwalde: What makes your OTPs your OTPs? (Or OT3s, don't want to leave out Haven...) Do you recognize common characteristics across your fandoms?
laura47: Where do you want to see the marvel cinematic universe go, or specifically thor and loki
silksieve: Video games: how you prefer to play? Favorite themes or characters in games? Games vs. tv/movies? Dragon Age in particular?
princessofgeeks: Why You Love Dragons
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