Wow, you really are approaching the one-year mark in Narnia. A very hearty "Congrats" is in order, considering what you've accomplished.
I always find screen names to be so interesting. When I started to be active in fandoms, it was all about coming up with fun identities online. But the longer one's been in a fandom, and the closer you become with some other fans, the more I tended to shy away from using screen names and going back to using my real name.
I think it's partly due trying to figure out which identity to use when contacting both online and RL friends simultaneously. Do I sign off as "Nightshade" (a long forgotten screen name when I was deep into Buffy fandom) or just as "Karen"?
My RL friends know I've been involved in fandoms before, but I don't think any of them really knew how deep in it I was. Most of them have never read any of my stories (for which I am very thankful about) in the past, and even now, they haven't read any of the stuff I'm currently writing. The ones that do know and read are the ones that I became good friends with from my Buffy fandom days.
I think you should just go with it, Rth! If I were the other person, I'd probably be a bit surprised but shrug it off. After all, it was all thanks to being involved in the same fandoms that the two of you became better friends. And perhaps, the two of you can now share yet another new friend. :-)
(Sorry if I came off as rambling. I blame all the snow we just got dumped with and my mind is still reeling at having managed to get into work early despite 9" of the white stuff we've gotten so far.)
MWHAAAA! I laugh in the face of your measly 9 inches! Well, not really because that much snow in an urban environment is AWFUL because there is no where to put it. As I met all these other women through fandom (a lot of them entered it through big multi-chaptered fic I did in the mid-90s), it's not the shame of fandom. We're all "fans" and now real life friends and have moved together over the years through a number of fandoms. But most of them have never delved into fic writing as I have, not as long, not as in depth. And I guess that's really it - at my age, I should be doing something else, like retirement planning, than writing fic about characters much closer to my children's age than my own.
I think it's great that you're still doing this stuff despite your age. Because that means I can keep doing it and not feel bad. Someone must blaze the trails for the younger generation!
At your age...at which I am guessing... aren't you old enough to do what you want? I mean, what's the point of aging if you don't get to sneer in the face of society's expectations?
Amen, sisters. What's the point of growing up if you can't spend your leisure time however you want (illegal, immoral and fattening aside). I'm not that much younger than you, rth, and while I can't write worth squat, I still read this 'children's lit' and 'teen lit' and I enjoy it, and I don't give a toss that I'm supposed to be reading "literature". If I don't enjoy it, then what's the point? I'm old enough to know that life's too short to do stuff you don't enjoy.
My two cents, anyway. Go for it, and who cares what anyone else thinks. Oh, and BTW, happy anniversary, and many more of 'em.
Yes indeed. Had an insane week flying in and out, and while we can't boast snow, we had rain. Rain, rain, rain- we've been in drought for over a decade, so it's a bit of shock to the system. Then the pc blew up. So I'm working my way through the backlog, but I have to say that an iPod isn't the easiest typing device available. So the promised reviews are coming, just slowly : )
9" so far and still more to go! Nature is not done with us yet. :-) I think we'll get double the amount by the time it (hopefully!) tops sometime tomorrow.
Just say "Pooh" to retirement planning. Live in the now! Fic writing is a hobby and while some like to garden or golf, you like to write stories. Before Narnia took a hold of me, I had relegated fanfic writing to something younger people (than me) do for fun, but really, age shouldn't matter if you enjoy it!
I always find screen names to be so interesting. When I started to be active in fandoms, it was all about coming up with fun identities online. But the longer one's been in a fandom, and the closer you become with some other fans, the more I tended to shy away from using screen names and going back to using my real name.
I think it's partly due trying to figure out which identity to use when contacting both online and RL friends simultaneously. Do I sign off as "Nightshade" (a long forgotten screen name when I was deep into Buffy fandom) or just as "Karen"?
My RL friends know I've been involved in fandoms before, but I don't think any of them really knew how deep in it I was. Most of them have never read any of my stories (for which I am very thankful about) in the past, and even now, they haven't read any of the stuff I'm currently writing. The ones that do know and read are the ones that I became good friends with from my Buffy fandom days.
I think you should just go with it, Rth! If I were the other person, I'd probably be a bit surprised but shrug it off. After all, it was all thanks to being involved in the same fandoms that the two of you became better friends. And perhaps, the two of you can now share yet another new friend. :-)
(Sorry if I came off as rambling. I blame all the snow we just got dumped with and my mind is still reeling at having managed to get into work early despite 9" of the white stuff we've gotten so far.)
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As I met all these other women through fandom (a lot of them entered it through big multi-chaptered fic I did in the mid-90s), it's not the shame of fandom. We're all "fans" and now real life friends and have moved together over the years through a number of fandoms. But most of them have never delved into fic writing as I have, not as long, not as in depth. And I guess that's really it - at my age, I should be doing something else, like retirement planning, than writing fic about characters much closer to my children's age than my own.
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My two cents, anyway. Go for it, and who cares what anyone else thinks. Oh, and BTW, happy anniversary, and many more of 'em.
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Yes to all of this.
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Just say "Pooh" to retirement planning. Live in the now! Fic writing is a hobby and while some like to garden or golf, you like to write stories. Before Narnia took a hold of me, I had relegated fanfic writing to something younger people (than me) do for fun, but really, age shouldn't matter if you enjoy it!
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