Poll: When fan fiction meets real life, what happens?

[thefourthvine]

In America at this time of year, we get extremely used to answering invasive questions from total strangers. So I thought I'd conduct a poll that could yield potentially interesting results.

Basically, I'm curious about how you handle the interaction between your real life and your fan life; as someone who just recently invited a real-life, pre-fandom friend to view this rather fannish LJ, I find this a topic of relevance right now. And it's sure less depressing than all the political polls I've been reading.


[Poll #370787]

Comments

[veronamay.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how to answer the "does anyone in your RL know?" question, mainly because my social life is almost entirely made up of fellow slashers whom I met online! So yes, all my friends know because they do it too, but there was no disclosure to be made. *g*

And I'd *love* to tell my mum, because I think she could actually be converted, but my dad would hit the roof. So, nope. Not going there.

I made the decision recently, when I started looking for a new job, to add "fandom and fan fiction" as hobbies on my CV. Haven't been called on it yet, but I'm looking forward to when it happens.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Oooo! I definitely want to know how putting "fandom and fan fiction" on your CV works out, if employers ask you about it and so on. I'm really curious.

(And if you did convert your mum, would that make you feel weird? For me it would be strange to share porn with a family member, especially a parent.)

[veronamay.livejournal.com]

I suspect most people will have good manners and not inquire into the fan fiction bit - either that or they won't understand/don't care. We shall see. I'll report back if anything of interest happens!

As for my mum - no, it wouldn't be weird. We've been swapping bodice-ripper romances for many years, many of which are pretty damned raunchy. So a switch to slash wouldn't make much of an impression, really. She certainly has no objection to watching gay-oriented movies; it's my dad that raises all the fuss.