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| Is there a proper age to write fanfiction? |
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Nienna
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While I absolutely agree that an interest in fanfic has got nothing to do with AGE, I do wonder if it's got something to do with PHASE...
I have been a LOTR fan since my older brother gave me the book at the age of 9 and I've read it every 2 years or so since (I'm now 44).
HOWEVER I've only been into fanfic very recently, thanks to a friend who pointed me in the direction of this site. I am really enjoying the stories I'm finding here, and I've been moved to put fingers to keyboard creatively for the first time in years (though I don't know that I'm brave enough to finish and post a story).
BUT as someone who was so into a particular actor that I jointly ran his unofficial fan club for 4 years, and who now can barely imagine why or how, I do wonder if I will be reading and writing fanfic in 2 or 5 or 10 years time.
So is it a phase thing, rather than an age thing? I'd be really interested to know how long other people have been reading and, perhaps even more interestingly, writing fanfic. |
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| Viv wrote: | | I've never met a man who, when discussing a story that he particularly liked, said anything remotely like "OMG that was so good... I cried!" |
I did.
When I was eight.
Can't remember the same of the book, but it had "silver" in the title. <shrug>
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Robbie...you were a boy then. There is a difference....
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Rous
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I honestly think that you have made a point, Dan. I know that I for one write about what I am not. It is a fantasy escape. Even the serious more true to life stories are seldom what the writer lives. It is still a way of vicariously living, not through your kids, but your words. For me, fiction is a way to leave my humdrum life for a while. I do not see that happening much for men. Maybe because they have more avenues for escape within the real world. I mean, why do men watch sports? Is it not partly because they can identify with the players? Wish they were part of the game?
Okay. Sorry about the soapbox thingy again. I really must find another venue to vent my frustration.
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SpaceWeavil
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| Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | BUT as someone who was so into a particular actor that I jointly ran his unofficial fan club for 4 years, and who now can barely imagine why or how, I do wonder if I will be reading and writing fanfic in 2 or 5 or 10 years time.
So is it a phase thing, rather than an age thing? I'd be really interested to know how long other people have been reading and, perhaps even more interestingly, writing fanfic. |
I’ve been writing fan fic since I was about 10 or 11, not that my original stuff was much. Scribbled on A5 looseleaf paper mainly, or in any notebooks I could get my hands on. I’ve sort of moved through different fandoms as my tastes have changed, but there’s nothing really that I’d be embarrassed about having liked, or that I don’t understand why I liked, if you know what I mean. I know my stuff I wrote when I was little was rubbish, but I enjoyed it. My only regret actually is that I never kept it, so I could see how far I’d come [if at all], though I would probably cringe.
Anything I’ve been interested in, my thoughts tend to go towards fan fic. I don’t know why. Maybe, like someone said earlier, because I’m looking for an escape, and a good way to do it is to dream up adventures for characters I am interested in. I like to bring my own experience to it whenever I can, to make the situations or characters feel more real, but it is still escapism for me. It’s not just fan fic though. I have always written, as far back as I can remember, and ideally would love to get something published one day, just for the thrill of it, but can’t see that happening. I get very fidgety when I don’t have anything to work on in my spare time. Like now, I just finished my Elrond / Eregion story, and am in the annoying little stage where I have to decide which out of my ideas I want to try and write next. Debating currently between Denethor/Finduilas thing or another Elrond one set at the beginning of the 2nd Age. But anyway, I don’t know if that answers the question on phases. I don’t know why I write fan fiction. 
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Saralitazie
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It's escapism, for me at least  Honestly....I watched 'The Last Samurai' last night and today I've been thinking fanfiction *bangs head against wall* Ugh. Must. Stay. True. Tolkien's universe is the only one! *repeats mantra*
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| Saralitazie wrote: | | Robbie...you were a boy then. There is a difference.... |
Sara, men are always boys. They just get bigger as their toys get bigger.
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Saralitazie
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Ah, well, ya got me there. And need I say that inspired yet another naughty thought? 
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Robbie
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| BittenBuggy wrote: | | Saralitazie wrote: | | Robbie...you were a boy then. There is a difference.... |
Sara, men are always boys. They just get bigger as their toys get bigger. |
I'm not arguing 'cos
a) my toys do get more expensive as I get older.
b) I'm waiting for one of the others to take that double entenre and hijack this thread into something pervy.
But the point it, most boys grow up and stop learning to cry over a few words of fiction on a bit of paper. Does that mean girls never grow up?
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Rous
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| Robbie wrote: | | BittenBuggy wrote: | | Saralitazie wrote: | | Robbie...you were a boy then. There is a difference.... |
Sara, men are always boys. They just get bigger as their toys get bigger. |
But the point it, most boys grow up and stop learning to cry over a few words of fiction on a bit of paper. Does that mean girls never grow up? |
I am not sure that girls never grow up. I think it goes back to what is deemed proper behavior for males. It is considered unmanly to cry. Or to show any emotion that might be construed as weak. So if you like something, you just say that's nice, or eh? If something moves you, you are supposed to use the least amount of words to express yourself. I will be honest, if something is really sad, such as charactor death or something concerning children, yes I will cry. But mostly, if I am moved by other than that, it is frustration and a mournful crying out, "Why can't my husband be like that??????" We are back to the uncreative. That is why I avoid the sappy romance novels, ie Harlequin. The real world just does not always work that way. And I have enough to deal with having a spouse that does not think your 25th wedding anniversary is important enough for more than flowers, than to be reminded that it is possible that some men would put more store into it than daisies from a road-side stand.
Writing fanfic allows the author to be in control. And since it is not real, maybe once in a while, the underdog can get the best of the *coughspousecough*...I mean 'bad' guy.
And no, I do not believe all men are as insensitive as mine. I happen to know a few guys who treat their wives like sweethearts. Somehow that is worse than the Harlequins.
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BittenBuggy
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Hmm... If there is something in the world that bothers me, it is a sensitive man. I'm sorry everybody, if I've just turned a woman's role upside down. My goodness, I dont even know what I'd do if my hubby (or any other guy I knew) cried  I can barely stand it when women do it. Its just like... shut up! Stop it or go away!
I dont know, makes me terribly uncomfortable.
But I'm not really into the mushy mushy myself. Romance makes me gag BUT I will admit to it being easier to read than it is to live.
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Rous
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I do not care for overly sensitive men. I think that is something that bothers me about Legolas, he always seems to be crying about something. I mean, caring is one thing, but buck up. After a while, it just gets annoying, and I find myself skipping that part.
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| Rous wrote: | | I think that is something that bothers me about Legolas, he always seems to be crying about something. |
Well, thats because he's always getting raped by Boromir and running to Aragorn for comfort. 
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Rous
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| BittenBuggy wrote: | | Rous wrote: | | I think that is something that bothers me about Legolas, he always seems to be crying about something. |
Well, thats because he's always getting raped by Boromir and running to Aragorn for comfort. |
Okay, we are not even going to discuss the slashy stories. But is does not matter if it is Tolkien or fanfic, the boy is always crying about something.
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miriel361
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Girly behaviour: I grew up with two older brothers. My childhood was like survival training - I guess you could have called me a tomboy. I even played rugby lol. And I hated crying. If I got upset, I would scream, rant, whatever.
then I started taking the pill - well what can I say - all of a sudden instead of screaming, everytime I would get angry or mad or disappointed or whatever - I would start crying......in public, where-ever. No control whatsoever.
Well I was glad to get off the pill I can tell you, only to find myself in the same predicament when pregnant and nursing ( an ongoing state for 5 years).
What am I trying to say here? I think I'm trying to say that this crying business is a hormonal handicap!
I'm not sure about this though...... last year our cat brought in a live mouse which managed to escape and hide itself in our house. The whole family spent many happy evenings trying to corner and catch it (children cried at the sight of the mousetrap). Well although I am not scared of mice, everytime that thing moved, I screamed. Yup - really girly. So long as it didn't move I was fine. Well everyone laughed themselves sick at Mummy squealing ( it was embarrassingly girly) everytime the mouse ran. Hubby was especially amused and suggested that this was a pre-programmed female reaction hidden in the dark recesses of my genetic encoding. |
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