So what do you do for fun while having to stay at home during this time of corona?
Ok, time to share something cool (and kinda nerdy) about myself. As I’m sure that many of you know, I’m a writer. I write urban fantasy and I have some books published and available for people to read.
But that’s not the cool thing. I write Fanfiction as a way to de-stress. What is fanfiction you ask? That’s where you take a story or character from an already established book (think Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings) and then write a story about it from your own perspective. Don’t like how the story ended? Rewrite it the way that you would’ve liked it to end. Want to explore a character more in-depth? Write a story about them and/or throw them into a totally different situation and try to predict how they react.
This is really fun for me, because it allows me to explore already created characters and worlds, but from my point of view. It’s been a great way to help take my mind away from the craziness that it currently our world. Also, I’ve had several people comment that it helped them de-stress and forget their problems for a little while, which made me very happy.
I mainly write in The Hobbit fandom featuring a female Bilbo Baggins, although someday I may expand beyond that into other fandoms.
Curious? Wanna check it out?
Here’s the link for my largest (currently at about 160k words), most popular fic, a “Fix-it Fic”if you will:
Only in My Dreams:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21115682/chapters/50247068
And here is the link for a place where my various one shots land. These are story snippets that wouldn’t leave me in peace but didn’t quite have enough material for a full story by itself:
Female Bilbo Oneshots
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22775707/chapters/54423808
So what are you doing to unwind during these trying times? I’d love to hear from you!
The Seeker Files 