Everyone has a different idea regarding when you become part of a fandom. I wrote fanfic for myself when I was seven, but I don't think I was part of fandom then.
That's true. Looking back I've always been sort of fannish, even as a little girl. I've loved Trek since I was very little (I started having a crush on Spock when I was six ;-).
Fannish behaviour back then, yes. Being in fandom, not really. Being in fandom comes when you meet other people who like the same things. It was quite the revelation when I found that
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Date: 2009-05-09 09:05 pm (UTC)That's true. Looking back I've always been sort of fannish, even as a little girl. I've loved Trek since I was very little (I started having a crush on Spock when I was six ;-).
Fannish behaviour back then, yes. Being in fandom, not really. Being in fandom comes when you meet other people who like the same things. It was quite the revelation when I found that