Meta Month of March: Meta Prompts & Brainstorming

[sholio]

Signups for Meta Month of March open soon, so now is the time to start thinking of topics that you might want to write about. This is the post to help you

Comments

[lunabee34]

I'm not sure if this counts as meta (it's certainly navel-gazy), but I've been thinking a lot about how there seem to be several trajectories than fans tend to follow as time goes on--one being an increasing sense of isolation or disconnection from fandom. I remember seeing posts like that from fans who'd been around a long time when I was a newbie and not having any idea what they were talking about, but now I'm feeling that way myself. I've been struggling with how to maintain ties and a sense of belonging, and I thought I might talk about some possible reasons fans feel this way and what can possibly be done to reconnect. I guess this sounds more like a personal essay, but IDK. What do y'all think?

[trobadora]

It's about fandom, so it absolutely counts as meta! And I'd love to see a post along those lines.

[lunabee34]

Oh, yayness. :) That's probably what I will contribute then unless I get bitten by a bunny I see here or on the DW post.

[horridporrid]

*raises hand of interest* I'm going through something similar myself, so I'd love to see an essay/discussion about it. (Frankly, just seeing it listed as a possible topic is nice, so consider this a vote of support but no pressure. *g*)

[lunabee34]

Thanks for letting me know. I think a lot of fans go through this kind of situation, and it can be hard to know how to handle it or feel about it. I'm almost 100% positive I will write about this now. :)

[amaresu]

I was just reading through the suggestions before signing up and I have to chime in for this as well. This is basically my last year of fandom. It's been really weird and I'm looking forward to what you end up writing.

[lunabee34]

Oh cool. :)

I hope you'll share your experience with us in the comments to the post; I'm hoping to get a lot of conversation going because it's something I'm still struggling with.