thirty days of fanfic, day twenty-two
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jlh(list of questions can be found at day one)
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22 – Have you ever participated in a fest or a Big Bang? If so, write about your favorite experience in relation to one. If not, are there any you've thought about doing? And if not, why not?
Yes, I definitely have! Last year I did the Star Trek and RPF big bangs, and this year I did Star Trek again. The match only just happened for this year's STBB, so the only thing I have to say about the experience so far is how excited I am that my fic, which is femslash, matched to a mixer and an artist so quickly.
Last year's RPF big bang was a really splendid way to say goodbye to Ryan/Simon. After a long time spent in a fandom that wasn't really interested in my pairing--and a year where that disinterest turned to open disdain and things got very rough and discouraging--it was excellent to get the visibility, not to mention the art. And it was fun to close that door in the most self-indulgent, fuck-it-I'm-giving-them-kids way possible.
But man. Last year for the STBB I not only got a wonderfully imagined fake Variety cover plus a manip of Jim with baby David, but I also got an original song. A song, people. I don't think anything I ever do in fandom will beat that someone wrote a song inspired by my story.
It's gotten to the point where it feels sort of silly to write a long fic not in a big bang. Fandom has become incredibly challenge and fest-oriented; except in that first flush of new fandom excitement people don't really seem to write stuff just because they want to anymore. But my time writing Big Bangs has been really great, especially with all the mutual support that goes on when everyone is writing all at the same time.
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22 – Have you ever participated in a fest or a Big Bang? If so, write about your favorite experience in relation to one. If not, are there any you've thought about doing? And if not, why not?
Yes, I definitely have! Last year I did the Star Trek and RPF big bangs, and this year I did Star Trek again. The match only just happened for this year's STBB, so the only thing I have to say about the experience so far is how excited I am that my fic, which is femslash, matched to a mixer and an artist so quickly.
Last year's RPF big bang was a really splendid way to say goodbye to Ryan/Simon. After a long time spent in a fandom that wasn't really interested in my pairing--and a year where that disinterest turned to open disdain and things got very rough and discouraging--it was excellent to get the visibility, not to mention the art. And it was fun to close that door in the most self-indulgent, fuck-it-I'm-giving-them-kids way possible.
But man. Last year for the STBB I not only got a wonderfully imagined fake Variety cover plus a manip of Jim with baby David, but I also got an original song. A song, people. I don't think anything I ever do in fandom will beat that someone wrote a song inspired by my story.
It's gotten to the point where it feels sort of silly to write a long fic not in a big bang. Fandom has become incredibly challenge and fest-oriented; except in that first flush of new fandom excitement people don't really seem to write stuff just because they want to anymore. But my time writing Big Bangs has been really great, especially with all the mutual support that goes on when everyone is writing all at the same time.
