Comments on: It’s *snowing*. http://bit-of-ivory.com/2003/10/30/its-snowing/ "on which I work with a brush so fine as to produce little effect after much labour" -- Jane Austen Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:57:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 By: Teri http://bit-of-ivory.com/2003/10/30/its-snowing/#comment-586 Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:17:16 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=441#comment-586 You’ve read OotP more than I have, that’s for sure! Though I can easily believe that it’s all Emily’s fault. ;)

I don’t deal much in shipping either, though I do think your theory regarding the overwhelming amount of women fanficcers is a sound one.

My siblings are all Potter fans, though neither of them are members of the online fandom. My brother is way into *my* fanfiction, but my sister thinks it is “boring”. And I know my dad’s a lost cause, but I still wish I could convince my mom to read the Potter books. Mostly so that I could then foist my fanfiction on her, too… ;)

]]> By: dave http://bit-of-ivory.com/2003/10/30/its-snowing/#comment-585 Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:03:54 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=441#comment-585 In our houshold, while everyone is a Harry Potter fan, I believe that I am safe to say that I am second to only Emily in HP knowledge and going through the books. While I have only actually read OotP, I have listened to all the others 5 ot 6 times through at least while driving in my car, mostly to work and back.

In fact I just finished OotP yesterday with my new set of Stephen Fry CDs. I had previously been throuh OotP twice in print, and at least 3 times through on CD with Jim Dale. So now I can count 6 times at least through OotP.

That is what spurred the plot bunny, as I was talking to Emily about what I had heard that day driving, I theorized about something in the story. If I were to write fanfic, I probably wouldn’t ship one of the current romantic ships simply because that is not my primary interest in the stories. I think that might be one reason there are so many ladies as you say.

Actually, since I listen while driving, I guess it has been probably a year or more since I have listened to the radio in my car (which is a Toyota Prius incidently), as I have had one HP story or another on at all times. Pretty bad huh? It really is all Emily’s fault!!!!!

]]> By: Teri http://bit-of-ivory.com/2003/10/30/its-snowing/#comment-584 Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:20:46 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=441#comment-584 Mr Bytheway: The left-brained, right-brained distinctions are honestly not *that* much. What truth there is to the roles of the two hemispheres has been largely exaggerated and is debatable. Therefore, I can quite easily believe that an electrical engineer can be a musician or a writer or an artist, and possess a worthy amount of creative energy. :) After all, some of the most famous artists were also “left-brained” science geeks in their own right. ;)

I suppose what causes me to boggle is two things: First, I draw an unavoidable comparison to my own father, who doesn’t read any fiction, and would never consider writing fanfiction. Second, the Harry Potter fandom is dominated by women — often teenaged ones at that — and it is fairly unusual for a married, heterosexual male over the age of 25 to express interest in creating, much less indulging, a plot bunny.

Of course, having said this, it should be mentioned that *I* write fanfiction with a 34-year-old man, who is essentially the Pied Piper of Plot Bunnies. This should make me reconsider my initial boggling, eh? :)

]]> By: wolf550e http://bit-of-ivory.com/2003/10/30/its-snowing/#comment-583 Fri, 31 Oct 2003 10:01:57 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=441#comment-583 You can just add a “mwahahaha!” to your last comment, Dave.
:)

]]> By: dave http://bit-of-ivory.com/2003/10/30/its-snowing/#comment-582 Fri, 31 Oct 2003 08:51:38 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=441#comment-582 Lou…

You have no idea what a house full of nut-cases there is here in Murray, Utah. Except for me of course, I am perfectly normal.

Teri,

While it might seem at first that I am the most unlikely person to ever write a fanfic, I do have creative leanings. I am an electrical engineer. Some say that means I am so left brained that I couldn’t possibly be creative in the least. Yet I also am an avid musician and have written a few modest musical numbers. That means I am right brained.

Actually my left and right sides precisely balance each other, and that is why I am perfectly normal after all!

]]> By: Teri http://bit-of-ivory.com/2003/10/30/its-snowing/#comment-581 Fri, 31 Oct 2003 06:14:52 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=441#comment-581 Did your *dad* just ponder writing fanfic? *boggles*

And just who or what does this bunny involve? :)

]]> By: Emily http://bit-of-ivory.com/2003/10/30/its-snowing/#comment-580 Thu, 30 Oct 2003 22:30:02 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=441#comment-580 Lou, listen to Jen. She knows. :P

]]> By: Jen http://bit-of-ivory.com/2003/10/30/its-snowing/#comment-579 Thu, 30 Oct 2003 18:35:59 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=441#comment-579 I don’t know, Lou. That could be a VERY dangerous thing! :D

]]> By: Lou http://bit-of-ivory.com/2003/10/30/its-snowing/#comment-578 Thu, 30 Oct 2003 15:14:07 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=441#comment-578 I just love your family. Will you adopt me?

]]> By: Emily http://bit-of-ivory.com/2003/10/30/its-snowing/#comment-577 Thu, 30 Oct 2003 12:44:19 +0000 http://bit-of-ivory.com/?p=441#comment-577 Dad? You just used *siriusly*?

*gasp!*

Blame it on my brain. And sorry if I didn’t seem too enthusiastic about it last night, I was distracted with Albus. But I woke up this morning with it on my mind, and found myself deciding where to start it and. . .GAH!!!

I will, of course, give it up if you’re sirius about writing it. I think you could do it, you know. :P

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