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Your Fanfiction Journey: Share Your Story
mvansand76:
Before Brokeback Mountain I had never heard of fanfiction in my life. The only thing I can remember doing years and years back was write a sequel for Dances with Wolves because I loved the movie so much. Never knew it was called fanfiction though.
I have to admit I thought the whole concept was silly at first and steered well clear of all stories that were already out there. Then I read the first chapter of For A little While and I think I got hooked instantly. Then Leslie sent me her story, A Love Born from Steel and I read that and enjoyed it. Then came Dreaming I think (I still wonder what happened to that and why it was abandoned at this point, only two chapters away from the ending).
Right now I think I mostly read fanfiction, but to be honest, I am trying to cut back a bit.
BBM and fanfiction has also given me back the energy to write again after 4,5 years of pain due to RSI, and yesterday I finished the ninth chapter of my own AU BBM fanfiction story!
All I need to do now is gather all my courage and self-confidence and post it here....
ifyoucantfixit:
We as you all know, or maybe you dont. I am a readaholic. I was in such a
state of turmoil when i started looking for some kind of closure. That i read
anything i could get my hands on..The first story i found was Human Interest, by Madlori. The second one was A love born from Steel and Almost simultaneously I found the introduction to the Laramie Saga. In the
mean time i have found several that i found most compelling, and some just plain entertaining.
I have enjoyed many of them. And love several as well, I dont know if I will
go so far as to name a favorite, I think several have fitted that catagory.
I think the oddest one. Was one of my favorites, Green Eyes, was very
different, and I would not say it was my favorite at all.. But i did love the
read. I loved Jennas Someone New. I think all in all they all have contributed in a cumulative way towards the healing that i have achieved.
I adored Lead me to your Door. I dont know how to finish this off, just to
say i hope whoever reads this post, can enjoy the ones ive read as much
as i have enjoyed them. janice
karen1129:
After seeing the movie, I was devasted. I posted on threads, needing that contact with others who felt the same about this movie. I had never heard of fanfic. I saw someone post on DC thread somewhere... hey... what if Jack didn't really die. Then the slash thread started. I thought to myself.... no way.....
Ennis Del Mar would never take that step toward that sweet life. I thought it was complete nonsense. Then, while on vacation... I was bored.... still morning Jack's death and Ennis's pain.. and decided maybe I will take a peek. Knew I wouldn't like it though. Hah... the first one I read I believe was A Love Born from Steel.
It blew me away. Even though in the back of my mind I couldn't believe Ennis would ever go there..... that fantasy was what I needed to deal. I read the whole story in one sitting, then tried HI.... read all day and night for a week.
These stories gave me the happy ending I so wanted for our boys. I haven't stopped reading since. Where would I be right now without fanfic. Without
the Ennis and Jack forever stories? I don't even want to think about it.
A big plus in finding fanfic.... I have made some wonderful, loving friends in
the chat room discussing fics. Just think what I would have missed out
on if I had never tried fanfic. Leslie's, Scott's, Lori's and Amy's, Tes's and a whole host of other authors......... thanks guys !!! Love ya much.
Karen
RouxB:
I, as well, was a stranger to fan fiction. I somehow stumbled on to FanFiction.com and found Madlori's Human Interest and thought "what the hell?!" I was so not yet ready! Then JeffWrangler posted his stories and I loved them. Next came Fernly and she completely broke my heart. Those stories had a huge place in my healing. Now I was ready and went back to Human Interest and ate it up along with A Love Born from Steel-so special because of the journey to that sweet life. Leslie turned me on to Louise and the Laramie Saga and from there I went buck wild. A few stories I avoided until some buds recommended them-Somebody New and Shades of Grey in my top 5, delMar Painting that has moments so poignant my chest hurts, Sienata with her light touch and sexual tension...Lead Me To Your Door-my first AU!AU- 48 Days, If I Asked, the For A Little While trilogy. Oh, then I discovered RPS-that was my fave genre for a while- loved The Bellwether and some that I am currently reading.
I don't do canon-yet.
I am now actively reading 31 stories, 8 that I fear will never be completed but I keep hope alive and 40 on my speadsheet waiting to be read. Fanfic is my new addiction.
When the fan fic thread first started it was mostly just me and Julie and now look at us! Fan Fic keeps the BbM spirit alive for me. Thanks to all you writers that bring 'em boys back to me everyday :-*.
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Bigheart:
Where to begin? I had NEVER heard of fanfiction or slash before BBM either or been active on any forum whatsoever.
After the movie I was devastated too, completely cut up and desperately needed to find ANY information about BBM......and so while googling BBM stumbled across the DC Forum.......and fanfiction.
Fanfiction healed me and dragged me out of this huge pit of despair I had landed in after BBM; and being able to talk about BBM over and over and over again with so so many other Brokeaholics. The first stories I read and which absolutely hooked me were For a Little While by Maidenofthesea Madlori's Human Interest Reconcilliation by Wordsmithslash Jenna's Somebody New and later on Green Eyes by Neuontz and This Is The Modern Way by Helen (one of one) and of course The Laramie Saga by Louise The Laramie Saga really helped me deal with my enormous grief over Ennis's loneliness and utter despair at the end of the movie.
I'm still actively reading dozens and dozens of stories and like Mel would like to cut down and have tried to but I just can't yet......I just can't do it. I still LOVE reading about Jack and Ennis in all sorts of settings and I wonder when that will ever go away. As Karen already mentioned, another HUGE plus of this 'addiction' and joining these forums has been that I've met (and I've been lucky enough to really meet a lot of people) and made really special friends for life :) Friends that I truly treasure :)
I'd also like to thank all the enormously talented authors out there for sharing and continuing to share all your beautiful stories with us; Brokeback Mountain and fanfiction truly changed my life too, in so many ways :)
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