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Snowflake Challenge #2
Jan. 4th, 2025 01:10 pmChallenge #2
As a kid, I was an avid manga and books lover. I have got into the ACD Sherlock Holmes book series very early and loved it, so I look for more Holmes and Watson stories when I finished the canon. My first exposure to fanfics is reading published Sherlock Holmes stories by other writers in public libraries.
When I finally had access to the internet, I looked for more and found websites and archives. This was the first time I came across the term "pastiche" and "parody" as fanfic genre. I also stumbled on my first slash fic - a fic written in Watson's PoV about a pining Holmes and repressed Watson in denial. It broke my mind because I didn't know that people would write them with romantic feeling. Then I looked for more Holmes/Watson fics.
My love of manga also led me later to join forums to discuss manga and animes, read translated doujinshi and play otome games. My first fanfic was published there. I lost my account, but I still had fond memory about the forum.
Then I discovered Kirk/Spock in Star Trek: the Original Series. Thus began my archive crawling, Yahoo group lurking, and fic posting foray in western media fandoms. I didn't remember how I discovered fandoms on livejournal, but it was why I got in Stargate: Atlantis, Marvel comics, Due South, etc. It was great to discover something you might like because a fan talked about it/recced fanworks on journals/communities. I enjoyed talking with other fans. They encouraged me when I was a very nervous newbie.
For me, these were the focal points of my fannish origin.
In your own space, talk about your fannish origin story. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
As a kid, I was an avid manga and books lover. I have got into the ACD Sherlock Holmes book series very early and loved it, so I look for more Holmes and Watson stories when I finished the canon. My first exposure to fanfics is reading published Sherlock Holmes stories by other writers in public libraries.
When I finally had access to the internet, I looked for more and found websites and archives. This was the first time I came across the term "pastiche" and "parody" as fanfic genre. I also stumbled on my first slash fic - a fic written in Watson's PoV about a pining Holmes and repressed Watson in denial. It broke my mind because I didn't know that people would write them with romantic feeling. Then I looked for more Holmes/Watson fics.
My love of manga also led me later to join forums to discuss manga and animes, read translated doujinshi and play otome games. My first fanfic was published there. I lost my account, but I still had fond memory about the forum.
Then I discovered Kirk/Spock in Star Trek: the Original Series. Thus began my archive crawling, Yahoo group lurking, and fic posting foray in western media fandoms. I didn't remember how I discovered fandoms on livejournal, but it was why I got in Stargate: Atlantis, Marvel comics, Due South, etc. It was great to discover something you might like because a fan talked about it/recced fanworks on journals/communities. I enjoyed talking with other fans. They encouraged me when I was a very nervous newbie.
For me, these were the focal points of my fannish origin.
