sky's journal

Day 13

In your own space, set some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private.

- Read 18 books this year; read fanfic more widely and often (I have specific plans for these, but I won't bore you with the details)
- Complete my getyourwordsout writing pledge (200K)
- Finish as many WIPs as possible, particularly ones posted incomplete on AO3


Day 14

In your own space, create your own challenge. Whatever your challenge is, have fun with it!

Day 2

In your own space, share a favorite memory about fandom: the first time you got into fandom, the last time a fanwork touched your heart, crazy times with fellow fans (whether on-line or off-line), a lovely comment you’ve received or have left for someone.

Oh gosh, so many memories! The one that springs to mind re. crazy times with fellow fans offline is the Life on Mars Manchester meetup. Six of us (from multiple countries) arranged to rent a flat for a week. We walked a ridiculous amount, searching for filming locations, and visited the police museum, and went second-hand cosplay shopping, and it was just. Awesome. I'm so, so lucky to have been a part of that. So many in-jokes! Such a sense of belonging and friendship and SO much laughter. I'm still in touch with some, have lost track of others. I dearly hope that wherever you folks are, you remember that week as fondly as I have. 

Last month, I sent fannish greeting cards to my friends and they responded by taking a photo of their card and describing how happy they were to open it, and that is the bestttttt feeling. 

Since 2015, I've been keeping a gratitude list in a spreadsheet and I record all my favourite comments there. If you're a writer, I really recommend doing this. When you feel less than confident about your writing, you can read through that list again. It helps. It really helps.

Day 5

In your own space, talk about your fannish origin story. How did you come to fandom, why did you choose your fannish name, do you have more than one secret identity?

I started writing and reading fic with Harry Potter, then discovered Doctor Who which I didn't properly write for but it provided a bridge to Life on Mars fandom, where I have been content writing fic for nearly 8 years now. There has been the odd foray into Torchwood, Starsky and Hutch and Cabin Pressure, but I've always come back to LoM. Just in the past six months I've discovered Person of Interest and been completely captivated by it.

My name is...I find it a great comfort that... however far away I am from people I love, barring a sudden relocation to an alien planet, we will always be under the same sky. Sky became my fannish nickname slightly by accident, but after several years I feel like I fully own it. I love meeting up with my best fannish friends and hearing them call me Sky in person.