Snowflake Challenge #5: Cherished Memories
Jan. 9th, 2025 12:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
visualjyushiTalk about what has improved in your life thanks to fandom.
Fandom has allowed me to make a lot of meaningful connections with people! Which is generally very difficult for me to accomplish. Most people I talk to now are actually people I've met in fandom spaces, including my partner. I met many of them because of Ensemble Stars. I quite literally don't think I would have met my current partner, or a lot of online friends, if I wasn't into Enstars when Valkyrie's Eternal Weaving music video dropped. This is why my AO3 user (eternalweaving) doesn't match my other socmed— it's incredibly sentimental to me.
Aside from that, I think my writing has improved a lot. I started writing fanfiction with the intention of just trying to write more so I would get a little better at it. Although I still have much to work on, I think I've come a long way. Writing fic/roleplaying with friends has felt rewarding as well. I was even involved in a fanzine once, which reminds me that I should have more confidence in my writing abilities. (I struggle with imposter syndrome often.)
Fandom has allowed me to make a lot of meaningful connections with people! Which is generally very difficult for me to accomplish. Most people I talk to now are actually people I've met in fandom spaces, including my partner. I met many of them because of Ensemble Stars. I quite literally don't think I would have met my current partner, or a lot of online friends, if I wasn't into Enstars when Valkyrie's Eternal Weaving music video dropped. This is why my AO3 user (eternalweaving) doesn't match my other socmed— it's incredibly sentimental to me.
Aside from that, I think my writing has improved a lot. I started writing fanfiction with the intention of just trying to write more so I would get a little better at it. Although I still have much to work on, I think I've come a long way. Writing fic/roleplaying with friends has felt rewarding as well. I was even involved in a fanzine once, which reminds me that I should have more confidence in my writing abilities. (I struggle with imposter syndrome often.)
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Date: 2025-01-12 05:51 am (UTC)I hear you on the impostor syndrome and situation. Channeling the confidence of a mediocre white man is sometimes a little more difficult than it usually is, but when I can manage it, things often go very well.