Comments | lady_ganesh: Mentors, communities, and what keeps me writing. (Xposted at LJ/DW)

lady_ganesh

Mentors, communities, and what keeps me writing. (Xposted at LJ/DW)

Apr 23, 2010 21:27

This is a little rambly, but I've been poking at it for days, so we'll release it into the wild. This is about fanfiction, because that's what I do, but if you want to jump in with reflections on what you do, please do!

Okay, let's start off with the simple stuff: this entry is pretty creepy and terrible. Generalizations, gender essentialism, and ( Read more... )

creativity, fanfic, i like to talk, meta

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nina_vendredi April 24 2010, 02:30:36 UTC

...I think calamitycrow's the one who did recs on crack_van as a cat. It was kind of flounce-a-licious.

poor_choices April 24 2010, 02:33:56 UTC

Yep! She answers posts in spnstoryfinders the same way.

nina_vendredi April 24 2010, 02:39:52 UTC

I think that just made my weekend a little more delightful.

poor_choices April 24 2010, 02:42:25 UTC

It really adds a level of awesome to the whole thing.

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poor_choices April 24 2010, 02:32:58 UTC

I'm having lunch with one of my mentors from high school on Sunday!

lady_ganesh April 24 2010, 02:48:18 UTC

Hooray! I lost track of most of my high school mentors. I think I disappointed them by not going to grad school.

kansan_entrails April 24 2010, 02:51:21 UTC

My mentors have shifted from my Grandmother, to several highschool teachers, to my dear friend Gyphon. I try to find nourishment everywhere.

lady_ganesh April 24 2010, 02:53:27 UTC

Having a good grandmother is a big help, I think. And yeah, that's a good way to do it.

kansan_entrails April 24 2010, 02:56:55 UTC

Also, I clicked the link (which is almost always a mistake) and as soon as I read the first line I back spaced like I was winning money by doing so.

lady_ganesh April 24 2010, 03:12:15 UTC

You are so much wiser than I.

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morningstar4 April 24 2010, 03:26:59 UTC

My origins are pretty much the same as yours. My parents were VERY encouraging and my dad liked to dabble in drawing a bit. To be honest, he's not all that good at it, so I really think I got my creative talent from someone else in the family. Apparently I had an uncle or something I've never met that was good. But of course, I've all but abandoned art in the past few years (which looking back at my childhood I would have never thought possible!) in lieu of writing. My dad has dabbled in that too, although the first writing of his I can remember was when I was already a teenager and already into writing myself ( ... )

lady_ganesh April 24 2010, 15:11:22 UTC

I still have a long way to go, but I've come SO far.

Yeah, I feel that way too.

tiggymalvern April 24 2010, 05:53:41 UTC

Yup, you're right - that post is... bloody awful, and it hurts to read it ( ... )

lady_ganesh April 24 2010, 15:14:13 UTC

Yeah, the comments are worse IT'S KIND OF AMAZING.

I wonder if, even more than the mentor thing, it's the feeling of collaboration and support we can get from fandom which makes a difference.

I still love your tiny fandoms!

tiggymalvern April 24 2010, 16:04:59 UTC

I wonder if, even more than the mentor thing, it's the feeling of collaboration and support we can get from fandom which makes a difference.

I think it's the unique squee :-) I know how bubbly and awesome I feel reading a great fic about these characters that I love, and the impulse to share that and give back is irresistible!

lady_ganesh April 24 2010, 23:34:36 UTC

YES.

Oh, and while I'm here, could you beta and/or Britpick my Keeping Up Appearances fic when it's done? I'm feeling pretty good about the plot and voices but the details frighten me!

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