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Post by NatureCalleth on Mar 2, 2020 10:02:33 GMT
No one knows about the real extent of my TSOM fondness. No one really knows that I write fanfiction etc. One friend sort of does know, but she thinks I only write Arrow fanfiction. I didn't tell her that with so many words, but I think she's figured it out. She even knows about my YouTube channel and that I make fanvideos. She has the url to my page, and she says she likes it.. Now about TSOM.. I think I'm one of the youngest members on this forum.. Perhaps even the youngest? My parents were toddlers when TSOM came out.. It's different when you compare this movie to, let's say the Twilight franchise. TSOM is not what you would call "cool" nowadays, especially around people my age or younger. They're like: Okay, big deal, and they start discussing the newest Thor movie or something. I mean, people find the movie sweet and have nice childhood memories of it, but that's it. It's like making an adult watch a Disney movie (one of my other guilty pleasures, I confess). They either love it or hate it. So I tend to discuss TSOM as little as possible, to avoid the stares and the blank face expressions. Not that I'm ashamed of it, but it's just so uncommon these days, it seems. One of my friends actually never saw the movie.. Now that's what I call impossible! I know this was made 7 years ago, but LOL 1991?? Try 01/01/01, I'm 19, there's no way I'm NOT the youngest on here.
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Post by reverendcaptain on Mar 4, 2020 18:58:01 GMT
I had no idea that fanfiction existed (outside of my own head) until I went to college. That was my first experience with the internet, and I too had to go to the library (where there was an internet connection) to get my fix. Up until that point, I thought that I had invented the concept of fanfiction. What a world that was opened up to me! ( juupke you saved your favorite stories to a floppy disk? GENIUS! I wish I would have thought to do this! LOL!) I had never mentioned it to anyone that I wrote or read fanfiction. I'm very shy, and the thought of asking someone, even a close friend, if they ever made up stories about movie characters seemed unbelievably embarrassing to me. Even to this day, no one knows this about me. I don't typically write down my stories, but I create and change stories in my head daily. I don't write them down because I just don't have the gift of eloquent writing. Gift is the wrong word. That implies that people were given something without working for it. I have not worked hard enough to be an eloquent writer, and therefore I am terrible at it. I love reading other people's stories though, and I can't help but think about my own stories that float around in my head constantly. As for meeting anyone on here in real life, I have not. Though, I don't know if I would even if the opportunity presented itself. I like the anonymity of these forums. I can say things here that I would never say in real life and no one judges me. There is no fear of the things I obsess over becoming something family, friends, or coworkers tease me about. I suppose if I were just talking to one of you, our mutual obsession would not be seen as something strange, and I wouldn't get teased about it, but still. I do really like that this fandom allows me to talk to people in different parts of the world that I otherwise would never have contact with. That's pretty awesome.
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Post by indigoblue on Mar 5, 2020 0:40:22 GMT
If it makes you feel any better, I am still 'in the closet' after 12 years! As you say, it's just not worth the hassle...
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Post by juupke on Mar 6, 2020 12:18:09 GMT
I too had to go to the library (where there was an internet connection) to get my fix. Up until that point, I thought that I had invented the concept of fanfiction. What a world that was opened up to me! ( juupke you saved your favorite stories to a floppy disk? GENIUS! I wish I would have thought to do this! LOL!) To be fair, I was a bit of a computer geek in the making, as I now work in IT. I love how you say you have stories floating around in your head constantly, I can definitely relate to that. In addition to lacking inspiration for a full story, I also simply don't enjoy the writing process enough to actually get them out and written.
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Post by Silver-White-Winters on Mar 20, 2020 22:58:58 GMT
I've told people that I write fanfics. Nobody really gives a hoot. Well, except for my mom. She's read a story or two. Even then she really doesn't care.
I do have links to my Wattpad and FF Net profiles, on Facebook. Wattpad is where I write for Mamma Mia and some stuff that isn't popular on FF Net. FF Net is for NCIS, TSOM and the occasional random fandom one-shot.
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Post by itsdayandnight on Oct 29, 2020 16:38:17 GMT
Oh my, I'm so glad I'm discovering this, because all this time I thought I was alone in my "shame." I think I found fanfiction when I was twelve, and I remember writing the titles and the story IDs in my binder notebook using invisible ink so that no one else could see it. Then eventually, I wrote them secretly, too. I bought a small notebook that fit in my pocket and I'd just keep writing stories. I'd carry it around everywhere I went and made sure that absolutely NO ONE else can find it. I found one of the small notebooks the other day, and I cringed hard and laughed hard while reading them. It really did prove how far I've come and how much I've changed in terms of writing and style. Only the bestest of my bestest friends know about my fanfiction writing, and they're the only ones IRL who know that I'm the one behind my alias. They've been supportive, but I will admit that it's kind of uncomfortable talking about it even with them. It's not their fault, but maybe because I'm more private and protective about my writing (and the fics I read), and I have this weird feeling that they think I'm crazy because they're not as into fanfics as much as I am. Eek, I'm just really glad I found this community! Somehow, posting here doesn't make me feel crazy at all! It actually feels quite nice, especially to think that some other people in different parts of the world come together just to talk about a particular fandom and swoon over the Captain (and the Laendler), and just talk about fics without the "weirdness" of talking about it
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Post by indigoblue on Oct 29, 2020 23:17:44 GMT
It's lovely to have so many SOMnuts here, because it makes it feel normal to talk about it. I like to keep 20mins most evenings to myself to read and chat with everyone, it's very relaxing and like touching base.
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Post by ANeedlePullingThread on Nov 1, 2020 22:53:15 GMT
It's lovely to have so many SOMnuts here, because it makes it feel normal to talk about it. I like to keep 20mins most evenings to myself to read and chat with everyone, it's very relaxing and like touching base. I haven’t said a word to anyone about writing things. Even if it’s awful I try to write some kind of TSOM related piece every day or few days just to keep my mind on something that brings me happiness. I’m a closet FF writer honestly. Ever grateful to have found this group of people who have the same passion for this movie. It’s nice to know I’m not alone in that.
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Post by juupke on Nov 2, 2020 20:23:51 GMT
I think we should rename this thread: not secret shame, but guilty pleasure... has a much nicer sound to it! Isn't it interesting to see how many of us keep this part of our lives to ourselves?!
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Post by augiesannie on Nov 4, 2020 2:48:01 GMT
This group and my writing have brought me so much pleasure during a period in my life where there were many changes and losses. But no one really knows about the writing except DH. My friends and colleagues know I love the movie and they think I’m kind of weird. But what do they know?
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