meme: reasons i write fanfic

From sanj

Bold any reasons that apply to you, strike out any that don't (if you feel like it), and add three reasons of your own to the bottom.

REASONS I WRITE FANFIC

1. To explore themes that I don't get to see in mass media using characters I love.
2. Because it's fun.
3. Because mass media does a crappy job of representing my race* and sexual orientation.
4. Because I can get more people aboard my ship writing a story than a manifesto.
5. Because TV science-fiction doesn't explore its science-fiction premises in enough depth.
6. Because it's a gift I can give a stranger and know they will enjoy it.
7. Because I resonate emotionally with the characters what I read and watch, and want to find out why by writing about it.
8. Because every tale is a universe, often with fascinating nooks and crannies that the original author never explored.
9. Because I've made some of my best and dearest friends through this very wacky hobby.
10. Because the world the creator made is vast, and I want to see more of it.
11. Because writing as a communal experience is amazing.
12. Because I can.

Comments

[littlemousling]

Ooh, fabulous!

[azurehart]

Sounds like fun!

[elandrialore.livejournal.com]

11. Because writing as a communal experience is amazing.

One of the things that I love most about fandom is it's creative potential. Knowing that it’s not unusual for one fic to lead to fanart, which can be used as a banner for the fic trailer, which inspires someone else to write another story, which then inspires a sequel, which gets remixed by three other people possibly including the original ficcer. It’s an explosion of creativity that is unmatched in pretty much anywhere.

[califmole.livejournal.com]

6. Because it's a gift I can give a stranger and know they will enjoy it.

This one should be in bold, 24-point font. At least.

[helene94.livejournal.com]

And these would be the reasons I mostly read fanfic, as well! Well, that and the shiny, shiny porn...