Tag Archives: fan

One Question, Many Answers #5

What is the first thing you think of when you hear the word “fan”?

 

“Someone who is interested enough in something to indulge in it and probably knows a lot about it, in an avocational rather than vocational way, and likely of someone else or someone else’s work.”

–ELF (Author and fan)
Taj Mutt Hall Dog Diary
Word Whirled

 

“Someone who is enthusiastic about a thing, event, or social activity.”

–Douglas Berry (Author and fan)
Gridlore.Dreamwidth.org
Make a Wish Foundation–SF Bay Area

 

“The appliance, although primarily the miniaturized version used in computers and involved costuming.”

–Norman (Fan at BayCon 2017)
Convolution

 

“Someone here at BayCon.”

–Fiddlerbird (Fan at BayCon 2017)
Ravelry

 

“A cool breeze.”

–Elond Castro (Fan at BayCon 2017)

 

One Question, Many Answers #3

What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word “reading”?

 

“The odd places and attitudes I see children put themselves into while reading. I worry that ‘today’s kids’ don’t read. But SF/F novels’ popularity belies that concern.”

–Anonymous fan at BayCon 2017
East Bay Linux Users Group

 

“Books, lots of books.”

–Anonymous fan at BayCon 2017

 

“Imagination and excitement.”

–Jean Martin (costumer, editor-in-chief, dancer)
Creative Avocations

 

“Detectives, desolate highways, coffee, comfy chair, rain.”

–Tyler Hayes (Author)
The One About Jacob” (short story)

 

“How many books I have to finish.”

–Anna Rose (Author)
A Darker Shadow by Jake Keplin

 

“Being entertained by my own head, on my own terms, a perfect comfort and best pastime.”

–Meg Elison (Author)
The Book of Etta
megelison.com

 

One Question, Many Answers #2

What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word “fan”?

 

“The abbreviation of FANATIC! Perhaps not the most knowledgeable, but likely to be the most passionate. (And perhaps not quite sane.)”

–Anonymous fan at BayCon 2017
East Bay Linux Users Group at 
eblug.org

 

“A small piece of equipment that has blades which spin and move air.”

–Anonymous fan at BayCon 2017

 

“Creative enthusiast.”

–Jean Martin (costumer, editor-in-chief, dancer, singer, actor, photographer)
creativeavocations.com