#vcfandompositivity

Let's put some some goodness on the dash.

How have Anne Rice's books helped you, inspired you, or connected you to others?

Send in your stories, your shout outs, your fic recs and fan art love and everything in between!

gosh when i think about it, vc fandom really was a lot of my firsts: my very first time being active in a fandom and having a blog!!!! my first time writing fic ever!!!!! my first time going to new orleans which i have always wanted to go to since i was little and i finally got to go with a bunch of vc friends!!!!!!! MY VERY FIRST TIME BEING A PART OF A QUEER & ND COMMUNITY!!!!!!!!!!

and i’m so grateful for anne and her writing, and for all the lovely kind wonderful people here that i’ve had the privilege to know because of her ♥️

Aaaahhh that's AMAZING! That's what I've always loved about long-standing fandoms, that there are so many people stepping into the ecosystem and stepping out of their comfort zone just a little— whether that's starting a new blog and beginning to chat with strangers who then become friends, or beginning to write fic and grow in new creative directions!

SO TRUE BESTIE

I started reading the books last summer after my first contact with other VC related media, and while I'm not finished with all of them just yet, I certainly fell in love with the universe after finishing IWTV for the first time, and I'm certainly looking forward to finishing it, but even without finishing it, the books have sparked my interest in writing and made me decide that I might want to pursue journalism/history in the future afterall.

Maybe one day I'll get in the fandom proper, it has a learning curve but there are people like you and others here on Tumblr that make it less frightening than I initially thought.

This is so sweet, we're glad you're here in any capacity! Tumblr fandom in particular can definitely present a bit of a learning curve, but there are so many lovely people here that make it worthwhile imho. It's a unique ecosystem to be sure!

Omg I LOVE this story! There's something so pure and exciting about that very first fanfic discovery when it just clicks that you can actually just play barbies with these characters in your mind.