That's my fear in terms of becoming part of another fandom--that I would lose my buddies here in SPN fandom. Would you say that's a reasonable fear?
I think it all comes down to how you handle it, really! As long as you continue to also chat with them about SPN stuff, or make an effort to comment on other people's personal/non-fandom posts if you find that you no longer want to discuss SPN, then I don't see why that should happen.
That's kind of a separate issue from finding an audience for fic for another fandom really, though. I think most of us read fanfic because we're invested in particular characters or a particular world, and (as I'm sure you're well aware) the nature of the beast is that fanfic rewards familiarity with the source canon, finding the intersections and connections and changes that the author makes. So it seems like a slightly different thing to, for example, posting original fic for your fandom friends to read. So you might find that you need to look elsewhere for an audience for other-fandom fics -- maybe join some LJ communities dedicated to them, or (because my impression is that Teen Wolf is more of a new school fandom?) use Tumblr or AO3 to pimp your fic. But I don't think there's any reason you can't interact in more than one fandom at a time! There are probably going to be slightly different platforms and groups of people that you talk with about each one, but as long as your friends know you still want to talk to them, then I can't imagine why they wouldn't want to talk to you. Because, you know, you're pretty awesome. ;)
I already dread that moment for SPN fandom, far away though it hopefully remains.
Indeed! :( I expect you're right, though -- it's a long way off. I mean, they may not be what they were in their heyday, but Buffy and Harry Potter still have active fandoms! I can't see why SPN should be any different.
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Date: 2014-12-04 12:10 pm (UTC)I think it all comes down to how you handle it, really! As long as you continue to also chat with them about SPN stuff, or make an effort to comment on other people's personal/non-fandom posts if you find that you no longer want to discuss SPN, then I don't see why that should happen.
That's kind of a separate issue from finding an audience for fic for another fandom really, though. I think most of us read fanfic because we're invested in particular characters or a particular world, and (as I'm sure you're well aware) the nature of the beast is that fanfic rewards familiarity with the source canon, finding the intersections and connections and changes that the author makes. So it seems like a slightly different thing to, for example, posting original fic for your fandom friends to read. So you might find that you need to look elsewhere for an audience for other-fandom fics -- maybe join some LJ communities dedicated to them, or (because my impression is that Teen Wolf is more of a new school fandom?) use Tumblr or AO3 to pimp your fic. But I don't think there's any reason you can't interact in more than one fandom at a time! There are probably going to be slightly different platforms and groups of people that you talk with about each one, but as long as your friends know you still want to talk to them, then I can't imagine why they wouldn't want to talk to you. Because, you know, you're pretty awesome. ;)
I already dread that moment for SPN fandom, far away though it hopefully remains.
Indeed! :( I expect you're right, though -- it's a long way off. I mean, they may not be what they were in their heyday, but Buffy and Harry Potter still have active fandoms! I can't see why SPN should be any different.