fandom snowflake challenge #02 ... and not quite #03

[deerna]

Challenge #2: Intearact With Someone New

I was so nervous about this one, but it happened almost naturally in the comments of my previous post, so that's good! *waves to new people* it was such a pleasure! Please gush at me about the Witcher whenever you want, I'm open to it 24/7.

Challenge #3: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

I'm not actually doing this because putting myself in the same space as 'fandom creatures' doesn't come naturally to me — which is something I actually want to talk about, so here's my version of the challenge, with a twist to the topic!

I always enjoyed playing with characters in the space of my fantasy, but I could never picture myself there with them, not even putting myself in one of the characters' shoes. There's something about my sense of self that doesn't let me breathe the same fictional air as they do.

I missed out on tons of my friends' adventures because they created personae that were based on themselves in order to join their fave characters on adventures set in the franchise of the week, and I didn't. It's something that bleeds into more reality-related stuff, like meeting actors, singers and writers to get their autograph or take a picture with them.

I don't know if it's because I'm scared of something or if it's just shyness, or if it's just my way to interact with fandom — but I love seeing other people have fun with it! Tell me your secrets, oh self-insert writers!

Comments

[stellar_dust]

I'm the same way - self-inserts were never really my thing. It's too much like creating an OC, which is 1) much harder than canon characters and 2) imo OCs are best when they specifically complement some aspect of canon, and I've never seen an obvious need for me-as-character to do that. OTOH, I can put myself in characters' shoes to the extent of writing in first-person from their POV (or occasionally, a very long time ago, in RP).

[deerna]

Yeah, absolutely. I used to write first person fiction but these days that's uncomfortable too, haha.