I'm glad we crack you up! Sometimes I think that people outside of our fishbowl just shake their heads and think that we're a bunch of nutcases (which we are, but that's beside the point).
I started out in HP fandom several years ago (in D/G, to be specific) as a lurker. I liked writing, but I never considered myself decent enough to give it a shot myself (and there are days when I still don't and I'm amazed people actually read some of the crap I write). I lurked for about 4 years, just reading and enjoying. Then one day, I saw an ad through a writer whose work I enjoyed for a RPG that shall remain nameless for the time being. I'd never really thought about role playing; the idea kinda made me O.o a bit. But I figured, 'Hey, why not? If I sucked, they wouldn't let me play, and if not, it was a way to work on my writing skills.' (My first character, in case you're curious, was Fleur).
I loved the RP. I loved the people I wrote with, my characters, the storyline, everything. It was so much fun, delving into the minds of my characters and seeing what really made them tick. I made some really great friends (including Elle) and really loved writing there. Unfortunately, there was an explosion over a scene back in January that divided the game, and about seven of us decided there was no option but to leave. It wasn't fun anymore, and it was obvious that we weren't wanted.
Long story short, our muses were still talking, so we started pinksheep_wench. It's a *ton* of fun and since we're not a true RP, there's absolutely no pressure.
Anyway, I like writing the obscure characters because they just didn't get enough love in canon, you know? I mean, if a major character speaks to me, I'll give it a shot (I write Pansy at PS, and she's pretty interesting. A lot darker than most of the Pansy's I've read floating around the internet, which I like). But I like putting meat on the skeletons of personality-less characters that are only mentioned once in canon (like Lisa) or are just on a class list (like Stephen Cornfoot). And I totally agree with you about pairing characters with someone who makes me happy. The only canon ship I write is Bill/Fleur (because pyrobear writes a vereh hawt Bill). My other ships are totally rare pairs because they have so much chemistry (Lisa/Ernie Macmillan and Katie Bell/Stewart Ackerly, for example).
I've never really written anything other than HP fandom, but I'm thinking about giving Supernatural a try (I blame numbaby for that. That and the fact that Ernie's VR at PS is Misha Collins *drools*
And I know how you feel about feeling uncomfortable about friending friends of friends. I feel like I might as well have STALKER stamped on my forehead when I do, lol! :D
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I started out in HP fandom several years ago (in D/G, to be specific) as a lurker. I liked writing, but I never considered myself decent enough to give it a shot myself (and there are days when I still don't and I'm amazed people actually read some of the crap I write). I lurked for about 4 years, just reading and enjoying. Then one day, I saw an ad through a writer whose work I enjoyed for a RPG that shall remain nameless for the time being. I'd never really thought about role playing; the idea kinda made me O.o a bit. But I figured, 'Hey, why not? If I sucked, they wouldn't let me play, and if not, it was a way to work on my writing skills.' (My first character, in case you're curious, was Fleur).
I loved the RP. I loved the people I wrote with, my characters, the storyline, everything. It was so much fun, delving into the minds of my characters and seeing what really made them tick. I made some really great friends (including Elle) and really loved writing there. Unfortunately, there was an explosion over a scene back in January that divided the game, and about seven of us decided there was no option but to leave. It wasn't fun anymore, and it was obvious that we weren't wanted.
Long story short, our muses were still talking, so we started
Anyway, I like writing the obscure characters because they just didn't get enough love in canon, you know? I mean, if a major character speaks to me, I'll give it a shot (I write Pansy at PS, and she's pretty interesting. A lot darker than most of the Pansy's I've read floating around the internet, which I like). But I like putting meat on the skeletons of personality-less characters that are only mentioned once in canon (like Lisa) or are just on a class list (like Stephen Cornfoot). And I totally agree with you about pairing characters with someone who makes me happy. The only canon ship I write is Bill/Fleur (because
I've never really written anything other than HP fandom, but I'm thinking about giving Supernatural a try (I blame
And I know how you feel about feeling uncomfortable about friending friends of friends. I feel like I might as well have STALKER stamped on my forehead when I do, lol! :D