Oh, how well I remember Beauty and the Beast, I totally loved that show. I actually got fannish about shows way back with Star Trek TOS and Man from Uncle but I didn't know anything about organized fandom, I was just crazy about the shows. I got my introduction to slash through reading Kirk/Spock zines, but it never occurred to me to try to write anything myself. I kind of knew there were conventions and stuff but I didn't participate and I didn't know there was fanfiction for other shows until very recently when I started watching SG1.
Writing quality, I don't know. It's such an individual thing. I've seen stories that I didn't care for garnering a lot of positive feedback at times. That's the beauty of lj, there's something for everyone. And I like the feeling that it's okay to write even if you're not that good. There seems to be a lot of tolerance from most people and you never know who might improve with practice and encouragement. These young 20 and 30 something writers do make me feel slow and stupid sometimes.
It's bright and sunny herein Pa Dutch country, too.
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Writing quality, I don't know. It's such an individual thing. I've seen stories that I didn't care for garnering a lot of positive feedback at times. That's the beauty of lj, there's something for everyone. And I like the feeling that it's okay to write even if you're not that good. There seems to be a lot of tolerance from most people and you never know who might improve with practice and encouragement. These young 20 and 30 something writers do make me feel slow and stupid sometimes.
It's bright and sunny herein Pa Dutch country, too.