Memories

[fredericks]

The first fanfic was penned when I was eleven or so, a blatant Mary Sue tale set in the Dragonlance world. No plot to speak of, just the beginnings of a tale involving me/my protagonist and Caramon's three sons, and tons of enthusiasm. That is, until I tried to get my uncle to read it and he couldn't give me the time of day. I keep hoping to run across the spiral notebook I scribbled it in.

What's the first work of fiction you can recall writing?

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[xioley.livejournal.com]

The first story I ever wrote was 'The Cuddly Dog.' It was about a little girl who finds a lost puppy when she runs away. She and the dog do some exploring, and then she and the dog run into a device that translates the dog's barks out loud. She and the dog become famous, and then she goes back to her parents' house, with the dog as her new bestest friend. I was 6. Those readers at Young Authors of America didn't know what they were passing up when I didn't win.

The closest I ever came to writing fanfic was a story I wrote in which I modeled myself after Cherry Valance--with both Sodapop and Ponyboy. I was 13.