it was approximately three years ago that i last announced a return to fic writing, or more specifically this site. fic was such a massive part of my life for so long that i've always felt like something was missing after i drifted away from it, but my dozens (probably) of halfhearted attempts to return always fizzled out because i was missing one crucial thing: the all-consuming passion for a particular piece of media that has to drive any fanfic engagement.
if you follow me on twitter you
it's been long enough since the Great Migration from hpff (five years!) that many of you won't know who i am or who @sihaya is. there's a big group of us who have been mostly dormant here on the new site but you can find us all on twitter, where we've been hanging out since a certain homophobe threw a tantrum and shut down the old forums.
i was vaguely aware of @sihaya on the old site, when she had the dubious username of 'evil little devil' and we happened to be active/between hiatuses at
i have wanted to come back to hpft for more or less as long as i've been away from it. i don't even really think i could say i want to come back, because i was drifting into hiatus territory as soon as the old site went down in flames, and i haven't made my home here at all. instead, i migrated to twitter like so many others, staying in contact with the community while drifting further and further away from the forums and the experience of writing fic.
i know my experience isn't unique. i'm
so i've been thinking about writing one of these blogs for a wee while, and while i'm sure hpft is not the most prominent of platforms to post advice like this i'm sure there are a few people in this community who are due to start tertiary study soon - so this post is for you. im gonna try and keep it as universal as i can, though i am more familiar with the UK-style university model because i'm from new zealand and colonialism is a thing.
for those of you who don't know me - hi, i'm lisa.
