Snowflake Challenge Day 2

[jadesfire]

Day 2

In your own space, share a favorite memory about fandom: the first time you got into fandom, the last time a fanwork touched your heart, crazy times with fellow fans (whether on-line or off-line), a lovely comment you’ve received or have left for someone.

While I could go back further, I think I'm going to stick with 2017 for this one. About the middle of the year, after I'd started to dip my toe cautiously back into fandom, and had posted a few odds and ends for the first time ages, I got a ping from Blackglass (xdriorix) to say that there was a collaborative podfic happening for Pod_Together, and I NEEDED to sign up. I ended up contributing a small part, meeting new people and even helping with some beta-type services. It was just what I needed, when I needed it, to feel part of something and remember why I enjoy fandom in the first place.

I'm not the sort of person who gets included spontaneously in many things in real life - normally, I find out things happened afterwards, my health has severely limited what I can do, and I don't get invited to very much* - so having someone hear of a project and think of me was incredibly touching, and probably helped propel me into the rest of the fannish things I did this year.




*that's not WOE IS ME, btw. I've become a bit of a hermit this year! Knitters and fans have made the effort to include me, though, proving that they are, as ever, The Best.

Comments

[vaysh]

Yay, Pod-Together. ♥

[jadesfire]

It was AWESOME, and definitely something to do again if I can.

[vaysh]

Last year pod-together was my first time, as well, and it was an awesome collaboration. :)

[rosefox]

Oh, that's really sweet! <3

[jadesfire]

It really was! Those little things make all the difference <3

[turps]

Here from Snowflake.

That's an amazing memory. Being remembered like that must have felt so good.

[jadesfire]

It really did - after a rough couple of years, that kind of support really means the world.

[avon7]

That would have been excellent. It can mean so much when someone includes you unexpectedly.

[jadesfire]

It's really huge. Especially when you're a bit low, being invited is an enormous boost.

[pensnest]

Collaborative podfic sounds like great fun.

[jadesfire]

After feeling Fandom-Old for so long, it was so good to get stuck back into something that felt familiar and new, all at once. It's on my calendar for the coming year, for sure!

[donutsweeper]

Yay for getting back into podficcing!!

[jadesfire]

It's been really great! I hope to spread things out a little more evenly this year, but podfic had been something I'd forgotten I loved :)

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

Yes!
(This has been a Snowflake drift-by)

[spikedluv]

Snowflake drift-by

I love that!

[jadesfire]

*waves*

[spikedluv]

That's so swell that she thought of you when she heard about that project! It's always lovely to be included (and asked, even if you can't manage it).

[jadesfire]

It's brilliant to be asked, and makes a huge difference to how you feel about your participation in fandom.

[hyperfocused]

We are in a similar boat, it seems. Signing up for PT was a wonderful way for me to get back into the collaborative side of fandom. I made a few new friends, which was the icing on the cake.

[jadesfire]

PT was great, wasn't it? Just the right level of collaboration, pressure and celebration :)