In this episode, J.M. Frey, Di, and Katie join the mod to tell stories of the ways that the online world of the fanfiction community has had measurable real offline impacts on them. From the friends they've made in fandom, to the intersection between the worlds of professional writing and fanfiction, to how fanfiction inspires other fannish interests like cosplay or fancrafting, we talk about what happens when fanfiction makes its way into your real everyday life. That, plus Katie shares stories of bringing kink from fic into your bedroom, the mod tears up talking about the best Christmas present she ever got in a Secret Santa, and everyone appreciates the hard work and effort that go into writing fic.

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Fics Mentioned:

I Need Company, I Need Human Heat by Tam_Cranver

(http://archiveofourown.org/works/5496764/chapters/12698804)

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