I started writing it instinctively ages ago.... I think even before I was too far outa grade school (13 yrs old) I was writing Doctor Who fanfic.
But I was actually far more likely to sort of invent my own fandom, like write "fanfics" involving someone I had a crush on. When I was 15-18 or 19 I had an almightly crush on Greg Louganis, and he heavily featured in stuff. Oh, and now that I think about it, my sister really liked the tv show Knight Rider, and I wrote a little bit based on that.
but with people outside of my family, I think I'd first have to spell the word "fanfic", explain where the word came from, and then draw diagrams. Some people have an astonishing lack of imagination.
(ps---I see people are posting fast and furious on this, right before my eyes! Pam mentioned fanzines----yeah, I did a bit of star trek too, and that was my first major encounter with other fanfic types!)
