Intro Post

[estirose]

I am Estirose (or EstiRose, because I am flexible on how to capitalize my username), and I mostly hang out on Dreamwidth and AO3. I'm on Tumblr too under the same name, mostly for some of my small fandoms *cough*FanxyRed*cough* but I rarely post there. I also answer to Esti.

My pronouns are she/her. (I am also fine with they/them.)

I'm a multifannish Fandom Old (I got into fandom and wrote my first fics when I was a teen and the Internet As We Know It was not a thing) who is currently mostly into video game fandoms - I've been gaming since I was 11 - but my first fandoms both before and just after I got on the internet were TV programs.

Transformative works policy: I give my permission for transformative works of my own solo works (with the exception of anything under the Smittysgirl AO3 pseud for complicated reasons). This includes podfics, remixes, translations, and fan art, just credit me and let me know. I sometimes cowrite (especially with tptigger); for these, I'm good but please seek permission with the other author of co-written fic.

Comments

[tptigger]

I have blanket permission for podfic, translations, and fanart on my AO3 profile

[tjs_whatnot]

Hi! Hello!

I often wonder what my life would have been if the Internet Had Been a Thing when I was young and I had a place to take my geeky self where other geeky selves gathered, instead of being a bit weirdo all by myself. ♥ ♥

[estirose]

I sometimes look at the younger fans with some envy, because all you have to do is search and you'll find some kind of fandom! I remember thinking "Oh, it would be neat to talk about tips and tricks for my Intellivision games" when I was a wee gamer.

[spikedluv]

I'm always agog when I see how young some people were when they got into fandom. I didn't discover fandom until I was mid-30s *coff* 19 years ago, and I feel gypped, lol!

[estirose]

Oh my!

I guess I was lucky. IIRC, I think I saw an article about a save-our-show campaign in the 1980s that turned into a fandom that still is alive now. Tremendously shy teen!me somehow garnered up the courage to not only write a letter to a tv network but also attend my first fan gathering. Not sure how I managed.