Snowflake - Day 2

In your own space, talk about your fannish origin story. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it.

My fannish origin story ... hmm ... I am wondering when it starts. When I was a child, I could barely read, but I got my first 'Pucky' book at Christmas from my grandma? Some years later, when I discovered the books of Enid Blyton, devoured her 'Adventure' series first, until I moved on to the 'Mystery of...' and 'The Famous Five' series? It was then that I decided to be a great author like her one day, and I started writing my first fanfiction. Without even knowing that some like fanfiction was exciting ;)

Well, I guess, my true fannish life started years later when I discovered the movie 'The Fellowship of the Rings'. I knew nothing about Tolkien or that this movie was only the first of two more to follow. I just knew that I had fallen in love.

Everything else came almost on its own. I read the book(s) and started looking around on the internet for other people sharing my love. I discovered communities and even a (German) fan club for LotR. It was only a matter of time before I dared to widen my horizon even more and create my first Livejournal.

There, I found the first fanfiction stories I've ever read. I gathered all my courage to post one myself. And one more... and one more... Today, about 18 years later, I have seen some ups and downs; no, fandom is not the same anymore like it have been so many years ago, but I am still here, writing this post, and it feels good.