fleetsparrow ◾ Fandom Meme: Questions 7-10 (Reply)

7. What would make you leave a fandom, or prevent you from getting into it in the first place?

Drama. Honestly, this is 99% the reason I'm barely IN fandoms, even if I'm actively writing for them. I don't care for ship wars or BNFs or cliques. I just want to write my shit and enjoy the medium.

8. Squicks - What are some things that squick you in fandom - not necessarily "icky", though it can be. From anything involving blood, to bad grammar.

I don't know if this is a squick, but a pet peeve is when one does an exchange and your giftor writes something that requires intra-fandom knowledge (like another fic) or writes something that's crackfic when you didn't request it. Just, bad faith exchange stuff, I guess.

9. What's the hardest thing about writing, and why are titles the Worst™?

LOL. I only have a moderate difficulty with titles because I have a jukebox for a brain and use song lyrics for 99.9% of my titles. For me, the hardest thing is having energy to get things done before the last minute, but that's my brain + my work schedule.

10. Do you have a fandom that you follow - either regularly or casually - with little to no knowledge of canon?

I don't really? I mean, I don't really follow main comics stuff because I'm so tired of crossover/huge events that Totally Change Everything but don't actually. But I still know a ridiculous amount of canon stuff, so that doesn't really count. Generally, when I get into a fandom, it's because I either know the canon already, or I get into the canon immediately afterwards.