30 Days of Fanfiction: Day 1

I've taken this meme from canonisrelative because I'm always on the lookout for interesting things to blog about.  I realise the idea is to write something every day for 30 days, but I won't be doing that.  My answers will be spread out over a longer period and, depending on the length of the answer, will cover more than one day at a time.

So, to start at the beginning:

1: How did you first get into writing fanfic, and what was the first fandom you wrote for? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled you in?

An interest in the Life on Mars community directed me to lifein1973 and having read things for a while I decided to have a go myself.

There were so many opportunities within the stories - plenty of Sam/Gene slash, but also Sam/Annie was an acceptable pairing.  Lots of hurt/comfort, but also plenty of humour - the programme leant itself to the sort of things I liked (and still like) writing.  And of course there was also the possibility for case!fic, my other great love.

But it wasn't just the fandom which sucked me in.  The comm itself provided the stimulus to write.  I began with the weekly drabble challenge (and yes, I still write drabbles on a regular basis); and then there were the flashfic prompts (anyone sensing a theme?).  In addition there was the Christmas exchange, p0rntober (I still can't write porn), and lastly the BigBang.

So basically it was a combination of the characters and the comm which got me into my first fandom and the joys of writing fics.

Full list of questions:
( 30 Days of fanfiction questions )