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Oh, how Fandom doth shape us!
Today, pitchblackrose had a very interesting poll about whether fandom had changed the way you view regular fiction. She offered us the chance to expound on our answers in the comments, which I did. I felt guilty about going on and on in her journal though so I've posted my exposition here and posted the link in her comments. What follows is essentially ( how fandom has shaped me as a reader ) -
I added a new friend so I'm doing the meme she had up
30 things meme ( Read more... ) -
on the pleasures of reviewing
I used to never write reviews. I can't really explain why I didn't. I really loved a lot of the first stories I read, but I just wasn't moved to express that most of the time.
I was messing about in Aucta Sinistra's back entries and found a rant on the trend in fandom by some authors that reviews are deserved rather than earned. So I read ( Read more... ) -
I've been resorted?.... WTF
Last time I was sorted, a few years ago, I came out a resounding Gryffindor. At the time I had a mad pseudo crush going on the ultimate slytherin. I swear I was Harry and she was Draco and we were totally in the stage of fic where the chemistry is there but everyone is in denial. Anywhoo ( Read more... ) -
Why I love Fanon Harry more than Canon Harry
Fanon Harry rocks my socks because fanon writers don't make Harry out to be a dick. Personally I think we just love Harry more than JKR ( Read more... ) -
Some awesome fics to smooth out the bumpiness left in the wake of HBP
One of the best Severitus stories ever has concluded as of several days ago when I meant to do this post. GreenGecko has a sequel in the works, but in the meantime all should bow at the alter of Resonance. I've been following this religiously for the last 3 months or so. God bless greengecko for very regular, every other day or so, updates. ( Read more... ) -
How I happen upon good fic
The only bad part about being addicted to fanfic is that when the updates start to slow down I get desperate. My favorite method for trolling for fic is window shopping on the recent updates page of various archives. Goddess bless the archives ( Read more... ) -
In the beginning...
There was pretty blond girl who introduced her friend to fanfiction. This friend (that's me) wasn't sure she'd be into this bastardization of another author's work, but she's a bit of a follower and will give pretty much anything a try ( Read more... )