On my inner fandommer in general

[inteligrrl]

Are you a list bitch?
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With that as a lead in, I have another little essay-type-thingie that I couldn't stop myself from writing.

What kind of fandom'er am I?

Oddly enough, even though I write fics, I don't usually consider myself a fanfic 'author'. I supose I'd consider myself more of a fangirl, although not your usual one. I love fics and the authors who write them. I avidly await each new installment of my favorite wip's and will re-read my favoirite stories litterally hundreds of times. Despite all this I rarely send indepth feedback, ask questions or offer my oppinion on them. I suppose the main reason for this is that, well, I'm shy.

I hate to take up people's time. I always feel bad about it, so I usually limit my feedback to a short, 'I really liked the way you-'. I want people who do a great job to know that I really enjoy their work, but I know that it can be a pain in the neck to spend time replying to feedback, so I want it to be something they won't have to spend much if any time replying.

I almost never ask questions on completed stories, because I figure people write the way I do. The answers are all there, you just have to look carefully, because it may just be in a phrase somewhere.

Often I don't want to write in depth letters to people I read religeously because I don't feel comfortable doing more than worshiping from afar, with an occasional offering of appreciation. I'm not going to watch their Y!M icon religeously. This isn't to say that I wouldn't like to talk to them, but I don't feel comfortable approaching them. It feels to much like I'm imposing on their time. I supose this is why I love LJ. I enjoy being able to keep up with them and how their fics are going without feeling like a bother. I also like that I can get a real feel for my favorite authors, it makes them feel like friends instead of some impersonal name on a by-line.

I guess the best description of my personal brand of fangirl would be a wallflower, rather than a lurker. I'll contribute when I feel I actually know something, but otherwise I tend to feel like a bother, so I hang around the outskirts.