Lois & Clark Forums Forums Fan Fiction Fanfic Related What was your first fanfic?

Coming down from my lurking place in the clouds to respond.

First, the deathfic mentioned in an earlier post may be "Angel of the Morning" by Jennifer Bullock, probably the only deathfic I've read - mostly because I didn't know it was a deathfic. Warnings weren't posted back then.

The first fanfic I read didn't actually have a title and might not even qualify as a fanfic, but it's what got me interested. It was way back when WB had a chatboard for L&C on AOL. Someone posted a brief vignette then others followed. Then someone else posted the address for Rhen Brink's FTP site. I started downloading those stories--there weren't very many then--and reading them in order. The first one may have been 12:01 by Zoomway (the only name I recognize that still seems to be around).

It has been interesting to see over the years how the writing has changed as old-timers disappeared and new writers took their place. Early stories were more often episode extensions, episode rewrites, or the author's ideas of what might happen based on teasers. They also tended to be shorter. Several people have mentioned MMIKC as their first, but Chris Mulder's earlier stories, "Dimensions of Loving" and "Love Beyond All Measure" I think were the first long fics I read and I much prefer the longer ones.

I've looked at fanfic from other shows, but I've never found one that I felt compared to LnC in quality. I think all the authors of LnC fanfic should be applauded for their creativity, obvious love for what they are doing, and the sheer guts it takes to put something you've created out for the world to see. Thanks to all of you for many hours of enjoyment.

The first fanfic I read (in L&C fandom) was Wendy's "The devil's bargain", on fanfiction.net. And since we all know the quality of her fics, I instantly read her other fics, then I discovered Archive, Zoomway's boards and other (equally good) authors and now I'm a full time addict.

Welcome to Blueyonder and Dana, who, it appears, used this thread to delurk. Don't lurk anymore, you guys, come out and let us get to know you! (We don't bite, you know...)

Melisma (who does lurk occasionally under her Rock, but if you check her post count, you will find that she's perhaps TOO vocal )

Oh, is that what the hiding gremlin is about? <g> C'mon, Mel, you've known us for years, don't you think it's safe to leave the rock behind? You're making the newbies worry!

And yes, welcome to the boards, Dana I hope you'll have a lot of fun here!

PJ

Oh, you mean this gremlin, Pam? Yeah, I use it to mean I poke my nose out from under my Rock to say something, then pull it back under once I've said my piece. Now, if I'm doing that all day, doesn't necessarily mean I'm scared of you, right? Except when certain moderators write me privately to chastise me for something I'm doing that I prolly shouldn't be. Then I get scared. Really scared. But other than that, you are all pussy cats.

The Rock, nah, I'm not giving it up. It's where I live - see my sig

Melisma (pulling her nose back under her Rock, having sent cyberhugs to all her FoLC buddies)