What was your first fandom?
To be honest, I'm not totally sure. It was either Buffy or The X-Files, and I shipped Buffy/Angel and Scully/Mulder.

What was the first story you read in that fandom?
Who knows? Heck, I don't even remember any of the titles of stories I read, though the one I remember the most of was actually Willow/Angel and, uh, featured some fairly kinky sex (at one point Willow had her hands tied behind her back while Angel held himself over her and, well, I'm sure you get the point). Willow was immortal for some reason and I think the story ended with Angel going to back Buffy for as long as Buffy had left (not long) and then he and Willow planned to be together. Does anyone else remember this?

What was your favorite story in that fandom?
Again, no clue. In my defense, this was ten years ago...

What was your first slash fandom?
*This* one I know:) My first slash fandom was Smallville, because Clex is canon:)

What was the first story you read in that fandom?
I don't remember the first one, but as Smallville was my gateway fandom into SGA, I can offer the first story I read in my *second* slash fandom: Gene Therapy by Lady Ra
http://www.visionsofprettyboys.com/Smallville/GeneTherapy.htm

What was your favorite story in that fandom?
Too many favorites to count, but a few of my top choices are:
Revenge by Astolat
http://www.intimations.org/fanfic/smallville/Revenge.html

Moving On by Astolat
http://www.intimations.org/fanfic/smallville/Moving%20On.html

Reconcilable Differences by Astolat (uh, yeah, I'm sure you see a pattern here -- IMO, Astolat did her best work in the Smallville fandom)
http://www.intimations.org/fanfic/smallville/Reconcilable_Differences.html

And, to break things up a bit: Omiai by Rose Emily
http://www.smallville.slashdom.net/archive/37/omiai.html

What was your first het fandom?
See above. Heh. (Thus I'm skipping the next couple of questions as well.)

What was your first gen fandom?
Actually, this was The Sentinel. I've never been a big fan of gen, but The Sentinel is one fandom where gen is well done (also where it's very badly done, but I choose to block those stories out.) Of course I also read slash in this fandom (because the number of people who only read gen in the TS fandom is very, *very* small...)

What was the first story you read in that fandom?
Out of Whack by Bone and Aristide (*not* a gen fic)
http://www.mrks.org/~bone/sentinel/whack/outofwhack_1.html
http://www.mrks.org/~bone/sentinel/whack/outofwhack_2.html

What was your favorite story in that fandom?
Harbor of My Heart by Romslinger (um, also not a gen fic)
http://www.852prospect.org/archive/archive/4/harborof.html

Gen-wise, we have Now That Larry's Gone by Arianna
http://www.wolfpanther.com/stories/larry.html

What was the first explicit story you read?
Something Buffy or X-Files related, I'm sure:)

Favorite kissing story?
You know, I'm not sure I can think of an answer to this -- nothing jumps out at me. I have to admit that kissing is not my biggest kink.

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For the readers:
What was your first fandom? Star Trek Enterprise/ SG1, I cant quite remember
What was the first story you read in that fandom? Not sure, but started out over at ffnet, and my fave author was Cha Oseye Tempest Thrain who as I recall was made of awesome but havent read any of the fic in a while (Enterprise)
What was your favorite story in that fandom? Dont think I had any favourite ones in Enterprise, actually I remember liking Cha Oseye's Hess Stories, there were a few and she had a Summer Camp one? Where Malcolm and Trip met as kids? I'm going to have to go and search for them now :)

What was your first slash fandom? Harry Potter, (although I remember coming across some Enterprise stuff first and being horrified and running far far away, Archer/Trip I think)
What was the first story you read in that fandom? God knows
What was your favorite story in that fandom? Blind as a Bat and sequels by Spinner (HP/SS)

What was your first het fandom? My first what?? *grin* I think I've recently found it in Sanctuary
What was the first story you read in that fandom? I've not actually investigated if there's any fandom at all, is there?
What was your favorite story in that fandom? N/A

What was your first gen fandom? DS9 (although kind of seeing some slash-potential now I'm re-watching it again years later)
What was the first story you read in that fandom? Not sure
What was your favorite story in that fandom? Pain of Memory by Gabrielle Lawson, brilliant Julian-centric fic, where his genetic enhancements start to fail

I got a bit carried away with the summaries...

What was your first fandom?
Heroes was my first everything fandom, with brief forays into Life on Mars, Merlin, Psych and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

What was the first story you read in that fandom?
I have no idea! I read everything and anything that came my way. The story that brought me out of lurkerdom, though, I do remember: All That Could Have Been (http://carmexgirl.livejournal.com/17315.html#cutid1) by carmexgirl (Matt/Mohinder, Mohinder/Sylar; NC-17). It's non-powered AU in which Mohinder is trapped in an abusive relationship with Sylar, and Matt is the cop who is sent to deal with the domestic violence reports that the neighbours call in. I was so moved by her portrayal of domestic violence, and how someone as strong as Mohinder could end up in that situation, that I was unwittingly dragged into fandom. :)

What was the first explicit story you read? Smut Stew 'verse (http://community.livejournal.com/pdlf/22835.html) by lana (Peter/Sylar/Gabriel)

Favorite kissing story? Lip Service (http://widestance75.livejournal.com/18666.html) by widestance75 (Mohinder/Zane!Sylar)

What is your favorite story of all time?
Toxic (http://kethni.livejournal.com/47321.html) by kethni
(Matt/Mohinder; NC-17 - violence, non/dub-con sex; ~40,000 for the whole 'verse)
Maybe this is cheating because this is a 'verse that consists of 9 interconnected fics, but as a whole, it is one of my all time favourites. It's a dark, angst-ridden Matt/Mohinder fic set in the '5 Years Gone' future from S1. In it we see how nice guy Matt Parkman could become the violent, jaded Head of Homeland Security of 5YG. It's filled with violent hate sex and Mohinder's gradual mental breakdown as he has to come to terms with the things he has done in the name of his research. What I enjoyed most were the supporting characters Audrey, Elle and Janice because kethni has their voices pitch-perfect. In particular, Janice, who is often ignored for the sake of convenience in Matt/Mohinder fic, has a heart breaking role to play in this epic.

Perhaps Love (http://community.livejournal.com/heroes_exchange/4415.html#cutid1) by moorishflower
(Mohinder/Sylar; hard R; ~5,000)
A truly beautiful fic that centres around the emotional aftermath of Sylar's deceit in Montana, as told in the four movements of a sympathy. The pacing reflects the tempo and feel of each "movement" as Mohinder transitions from regret to devastating apathy to an eventual confession. Sylar is present only in Mohinder's recollections and it's a heartbreaking situation when seen solely from Mohinder's point of view.

And Punishment (http://community.livejournal.com/mylar_fic/677803.html) by papierparachute
(Mohinder/Sylar; hard R; ~4,500)
Set during Mohinder and Sylar's S1 roadtrip, and written in the style of Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', this is, to me, one of the best looks inside Sylar's mind. Her Sylar is very detached from everything around him, constantly observing and analysing, looking for weaknesses that he can exploit, even during sex, and that seemed very true to the character for me.

What fandoms have you written in? So many, I can't recall them all off the top of my head. The main ones were Roswell, Earth: Final Conflict, Due South, BattleStar Galactica 2003, Golden Girls, House M.D., Torchwood/Doctor Who, Heroes, The Magnificent Seven, Supernatural, Alien Nation, StarGate SG-1/Atlantis, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer/Angel: The Series, Kindred: The Embraced/Vampire the Masquerade, StarTrek: Enterprise, Horatio Hornblower, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Special Unit 2, Threshold, and Wolf Lake. Those are all fandoms I have written 5 or more stories in.
Which was your first? Roswell
What was your first story? Liz Parker: No More PMS (Putting Up with Max's Shit.)
Which of your stories was the most popular? That's a toss up. I had 3 really popular Torchwood fics, and one really popular BSG fic. The BSG one however, I think got the most reviews. So, it would be: Deliver Me (http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/viewstory.php?sid=28456)
Which story do *you* think is your best? That's hard to say. Each of my recent fics is a little better than the one before, but my changing styles consistently clash with the different fandoms, so they tend to lag in some area. But the one I think I am most proud of is a Torchwood/Doctor Who fic, but only because it has the fewest mistakes. There are so many others, so great. I'm not deluded, I know I'm a good writer. So, without further adieu, my best fic: Companion (http://asylums.insanejournal.com/torchwoodfic/2875.html) by Lopaka Tanu aka Me!

What was your first fandom?
The X-Files. Or Star Trek: TOS.

What was the first story you read in that fandom?
I honestly don't remember.

What was your favorite story in that fandom?
The X-files:
24/7 by Xanthe (Skinner/Mulder)
http://www.xanthe.org/Novels/247title.html
Exigency by Zoe Takashi and Louise Wu (Skinner/Krycek)
http://lzl.dreamhost.com/Stories/Exigency.html
I'm not super crazy about the h/c fics that dominate the Star Trek: TOS fandom. Sorry, no recs.

What was your first slash fandom?
My first "real" fandoms were mostly slash. I was a Mulder/Skully fan when it came to the show, but I just couldn't read about them having sex.

What was the first story you read in that fandom?
See above.

What was your favorite story in that fandom?
See above.

What was your first het fandom?
Jane Austen novels.

What was the first story you read in that fandom?
Don't remember. :(

What was your favorite story in that fandom?
A Prudent Motive by Malini (Elizabeth/Darcy)
http://www.austen.com/derby/old_2003/malini9e.htm

What was your first gen fandom?
I've actually read some stories from the Chinese Kung Fu novel fandoms before seriously getting into a particular "fandom". They are mostly gen stories about, well, Kung Fu, honour, family loyalty, betrayal, more honour...and lots of people getting killed. Luckily, I don't think there are any English translations.
Other than that, I don't read much gen in fandom.

What was the first story you read in that fandom?
See above.

What was your favorite story in that fandom?
See above.

What was the first explicit story you read?
I don't know, but probably The Story of O. Seriously. I was underage, but I bought the book from a bookstore (one of those big, chain stores) and it didn't have an age-statement or whatever on it. I thought it was the most boring book ever.
In fandom, the one I remember is The Adversary by Xanthe (Skinner/Mulder)
http://www.xanthe.org/Novels/adversary.htm

Favorite kissing story?
Um...I don't know. I never paid much attention to kissing scenes, or sex scenes for that matter. They usually bore me, but I suppose that means I haven't read a very memorable one.

What is your favorite story of all time? (If you can't pick just one, you can do a list, but try to keep it to under five stories)
I think that's very difficult for me to say. There are stories I think are great story -- writing, plot, characterization, impact, the works -- but I would never (or rarely) re-read, and there are stories I think are not "great" per se but would read over and over again.
Story list to follow in next post.

For the readers:
What was your first fandom? Veronica Mars
What was the first story you read in that fandom? I have no idea. I don't even know how I found VM fic to begin with, though I'm sure it was on livejournal somewhere.
What was your favorite story in that fandom? I remember being really in love with something that gertinator wrote (possibly one of her Lilly-is-still-alive AUs) but a quick scan through her fic index didn't make anything leap out. There was a hiatus project called All Fall Down that was pretty neat - a mystery arc written by 20 different authors.

What was your first slash fandom? I'm pretty sure I read some early Supernatural fic, but it never stuck. I didn't get into Stargate: Atlantis for the slash (I did most of my reading at lostcityfound, which is gen and het) but I kept seeing all this ranting about the McShep people who were taking over fandom, and eventually I had to go see what the fuss was about.
What was your favorite story in that fandom? I am a big fan of Rebuilding Babel by fiercelydreamed

What was your first het fandom? (other than VM) Dark Angel, Max/Alec
What was the first story you read in that fandom? probably the Left Behind series
What was your favorite story in that fandom? Before I Sleep series by Wildsky: Chimera (complete), Damage (complete), and Whisper (WIP, presumably abandoned)

What was your first gen fandom? I've never been a fan of genfic, as a whole, for a fandom. The closest I usually get is canon relationships. However, miss_porcupine writes fabulous genfic for SGA
What was your favorite story in that fandom? I don't know if I could pick one, but The Legend of Smedley Duckler, the Fighting Quacker is a good window into the happy side of her Atlantis. She's also got an epic ongoing project in Qui Habitat, an Ori-based (later Season Stargate: SG-1 bad guys) sort of apocafic that I haven't managed to read all of yet.

What was the first explicit story you read? I read a *lot* of horrible porny romance novels growing up, so by the time I got to fandom, I was pretty numb to it. I'm sure it was something from loveathons but I haven't the faintest idea what.
Favorite kissing story? man, I have no idea, but now I totally want to write something that's just about kissing.
What is your favorite story of all time? My favorites are stories that I could read over and over:
Unidentified by fiercelydreamed SGA AU, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Recovering the Satellites by synecdochic SG:1 Samantha Carter/Cameron Mitchell
That Guy series by utopiantrunks - particularly Point B Live Free or Die Hard John McClane/Matt Farrell

For the writers:
What fandoms have you written in? Veronica Mars, The Office, Stargate: SG-1 and Atlantis, Die Hard
What was your first story? Humor me Veronica Mars. I didn't stick around in fandom long enough to write any of the Veronica/Weevil in my head.
Which of your stories was the most popular? Er, maybe My Stupid Mouth The Office, Jim/Pam. Take as a given that "popular" is an extremely relative term.
Which story do *you* think is your best? I'm awfully fond of I'll be Home for Christmas - Die Hard, John McClane/Matt Farrell, featuring Lucy McClane and her boyfriend - but again, "best" in relative terms... :)

What was your first fandom?
It may have been Gundam Wing or Due south, I got a computer and discovered FF.net and was lost. But i had been reading Tie-in books for years and that like fanfic for professionals. No it was stargate, 'cos i printed it out and took it round my Mum's to show my little brothers.

What was the first story you read in that fandom?
I can't remember the name but it was on a site called bookcase and it was about the Egyptian god of writing coming to the SGC to help them out.

What was your favourite story in that fandom?
Not my biggest famdom anymore so i have not got one.

What was your first slash fandom?
Gundam wing.
When I was a kid I though Matt Tracker's Dad was going out with the bald guy in MASK (a cartoon when I was like under 10) but there was never any proof in the show, and I have never found and fan fic.

What was the first story you read in that fandom?
I have no clue i read all the slash on FF.net back when they had adult stuff and i did not know better.

What was your favourite story in that fandom?
Greased wing

What was your first het fandom?
Never did Het, I don't get it

What was the first story you read in that fandom?
What was your favourite story in that fandom?

What was your first gen fandom?
SG1
What was the first story you read in that fandom?
The writing god one

What was your favourite story in that fandom?
The writing God one, I Guess

What was the first explicit story you read?
I have no clue, I read so much.

Favourite kissing story?

What is your favourite story of all time? (If you can't pick just one, you can do a list, but try to keep it to under five stories)
There is this Whitman set of stories by ladygray99 in Numbers
All that remains When the Lights Go On Again by seanchai and elspethdixon that's Iron man/cap.America
There is more I just can't think of what it's all called.

What was your first fandom?
Ummm...I think it was the Wild Magic/Immortals series by Tamora Pierce. (What? I was like, eleven.)
What was the first story you read in that fandom?
I don't remember the exact one, but it was on FF.net, and it was Daine/Numair :)
What was your favorite story in that fandom?
It's been so long since I've set foot in that fandom, so I don't remember the title, but Daine had to go back to Galla, and Numair was all sad and emo and she left they declared their love for each other. Yeah, I know, great summary, but I remember liking it a lot.

What was your first slash fandom?
Officially, it was Naruto, and more specifically SasuNaru, but I'd been reading yaoi manga for over a year by then, but I'd never read any fanfic for them :P
What was the first story you read in that fandom?
Gah, I hate that I can't remember 'cuz it was so long ago! But I think it was a fic where Naruto got turned into a fox, and Sasuke took care of him :)
What was your favorite story in that fandom?
Hah! That I do remember! For the Love of My Friends (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2147268/1/For_the_Love_of_my_Friends) by Foxie-sama

What was your first het fandom?
Well, technically the first question answers that, but my second het fandom was Inuyasha, specifically Kagome/Sesshomaru
What was the first story you read in that fandom?
Don't remember, sorry ><;;
What was your favorite story in that fandom?
Tales from the House of the Moon (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1638751/1/Tales_From_the_House_of_the_Moon) by Resmiranda

What was your first gen fandom?
Honestly? Firefly. And I've only gotten into it recently... I like to be able to ship a pairing in a fandom I'm in. Firefly is the first one I haven't felt that kind of compulsion.
What was the first story you read in that fandom?
The One Where Jayne Is a Hairstylist (http://ana-grrl.livejournal.com/180617.html) by ana_grrl
What was your favorite story in that fandom?
Um, either Merc Talk: For All Your Merc Needs (http://unitb.slashcity.net/andromeda/mt.html) by ana_grrl or Qin Ge (http://www.fanfic101.com/serrico/qinge.htm) by serrico

What was the first explicit story you read?
I can't remember, but it was a Kagome/Sesshomaru fic...
Favorite kissing story?
I don't really have a favorite...here's something else instead The Galactic Miscellany (http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/2/thegalactic.html)
What is your favorite story of all time?
Crap, that's a hard question! Umm...off the top of my head:
Alternate Universe (http://violet-anchovy.livejournal.com/1568.html) by violet_anchovy
and pray to god i see headlights (http://hardlygolden.livejournal.com/3395.html) by hardlygolden
Whom Gods Destroy (http://community.livejournal.com/mylar_fic/47020.html) by mercaque
I Taught Your Boyfriend That Thing He Likes (http://apocalypsos.livejournal.com/1621600.html) by apocalypsos
Captured By The Game (http://www.rivkat.com/cms/index.php?set=fiction&story=80) by rivkat

For the writers:
What fandoms have you written in? Which was your first?
Not counting one-off fandoms where I only did one fic:
Harry Potter, Trigun, Pirates of the Caribbean, Tombstone, Lonesome Dove, Magnificent Seven, Three Musketeers, James Bond (books - okay this was only one fic but I spent a year writing it), and Marvel Comics.

What was your first story?

Not counting filk? "Not All Scars are Visible", which was a typical HP fifth-year fic. Het, too.

Which of your stories was the most popular?

I don't really know. Not All Scars are Visible has the most ff.net reviews, and is favorites-listed by the most people, A Pirate's Life has the next most and has been recced a couple of places, but I'm going to have to go with Resurrection, Reconstruction & Redemption, because it's not the most popular story in Iron Man fandom by a long shot (that would be "The Kids Aren't All Right"), but it pretty much single-handedly started Avengers&Steve/Tony fandom. I co-wrote it, though, which may throw the count off because only half the credit rightfully belongs to me.

What was your first fandom? Queer as Folk (US)
What was the first story you read in that fandom? Actually, I read the prequel novels (http://www.amazon.com/Every-Nine-Seconds-Queer-Novel/dp/0743476123/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233945755&sr=1-3) published by Showtime before ever watching the show. They were good enough to get me hooked on the show for life, but I wouldn't put them in my list of the top 100 QAF fics.
What was your favorite story in that fandom? Didn't I just mention a top 100 list? But for any newbies out there, Subject to Change (http://soundczech.livejournal.com/59991.html) by soundczech, is a probably my favorite fic to rec b/c you don't need to know the canon much to enjoy it.

What was your first slash fandom/story read? Smallville (Clex) and I don't remember the first story I read.
What was your favorite story in that fandom? My favorite series right now is the Unreckoned 'verse (http://my-greenlady.com/holly_index.html) by littlehollyleaf.

What was your first het fandom? BTVS (Dawn/Connor - eep! I'm a little embarrassed admitting to that)
What was the first story you read in that fandom? Connor's Sunnydale Vacation (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1679533/1/Connors_Sunnydale_Vacation) by BonnieD
What was your favorite story in that fandom? I adore BTVS/crossover fics and Twisting The Hellmouth (http://www.tthfanfic.com) is a great place to find a more mature Dawn in relationships and epic fics of her own.

What was your first gen fandom? Harry Potter
What was the first story you read in that fandom? I started in HP with reading Harry/Draco fics and that snowballed out to my reading in every HP category (even non-magic AUs). Snape-mentors-Harry and young!Harry stories are my favorite HP-gen
What was your favorite story in that fandom? Better Be Slytherin (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3736151/1/Better_Be_Slytherin) by jharad17 is an excellent Year One Slytherin!Harry AU.

Favorite kissing story? Blue (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1875766/1/Blue) by mizzmarvel Baby-Sitters Club m/m slash.
What is your favorite story of all time? In the Young Americans fandom (a short-lived WB teen show aired summer 2000) Estee and Harmony's New Beginnings 'Verse (http://www.whosaiditsover.com)

Thanks Jane and Epic_Reccers - I am enjoying reading eveyone's comments today and think I already have enough new recs to last me for months :)

For the readers:
What was your first fandom? Gundam Wing.
What was the first story you read in that fandom? A Good Catholic Boy by Lone Wolf, which is terribly OOC but at the time I didn't know it. I've never gotten to watch GW, just read it. http://raygunworks.net/lone/catholic.html

What was your favorite story in that fandom? Okay, that's a hard one, but there's three. Time by Kuwabara no Miko Kuwabara no Miko Then there's Reunion, the first in Mel and Christy's Death and the Dragon Arc. http://raygunworks.net/mc/reunion/reunion.html and Lost Souls by Shen Long. http://www.gundam-wing-diaries.150m.com/gw/ShenLong/lost_souls/ch1.htm All very angsty but with happy or hopeful endings.

What was your first slash fandom? Heh, started out with the slash. So um, see above.
What was the first story you read in that fandom?
What was your favorite story in that fandom?

What was your first het fandom? Inuyasha
What was the first story you read in that fandom? Umm, can't remember the title and it's been taking off the Internet. ~pouts~
What was your favorite story in that fandom? Gads. It's been forever since I've read anything in that fandom and that one is the only one I can really remember.

What was your first gen fandom? I'm not really into gen all that much. If I find a good story I'll read it but I don't have a certain fandom for gen fics.

What was your first fandom? Buffy the Vampire Slayer
What was the first story you read in that fandom? Oh wow, I don't even know; I just remember watching an episode where the Spuffy didn't happen and I went, come on! There must be someone who fixed that...
What was your favorite story in that fandom? My *favorite*? Oh, too many. But I do have a few... (http://delicious.com/Xela_fic/fandom%3ABtVS)

What was your first slash fandom? SGA
What was the first story you read in that fandom? Do not remember, but it was hot!
What was your favorite story in that fandom? Again, I don't think I have JUST one. SGA is like, the most ridiculously dressed up fandom ever. (http://delicious.com/Xela_fic/fandom%3ASGA)

What was your first het fandom? Again, BtVS see above
What was the first story you read in that fandom?
What was your favorite story in that fandom?

What was your first gen fandom? Ah, I don't really have a 'gen' fandom, but if I did, it would probably be Slings & Arrows.
What was the first story you read in that fandom? Oh! This one I know! It was Slings & Arrows & Daemons (http://petronelle.livejournal.com/371780.html)
What was your favorite story in that fandom? Five Times Geoffrey Really Should Have Admitted That Darren is a Fucking Genius (http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/65/fivetimes.html)

What was the first explicit story you read? I don't remember that. There have been too many.
Favorite kissing story? Oh, something from mcsmooch!
What is your favorite story of all time? Oh wow. Um. I'll go with 5 I really like:
Origins (http://www.spikeluver.com/SpuffyRealm/viewstory.php?sid=6300) by Niamh, BtVS Spuffy
In League with Serpents (http://www.spikeluver.com/SpuffyRealm/viewstory.php?sid=15577) by weyrwolfen, BtVS Spuffy
Death Defying (http://keerawa.livejournal.com/57012.html) by keerawa, due South, RayK/Fraser
The General and Dr. Sheppard (http://www.xanthe.org/SGA/generaldoctor/gendr.htm) by Xanthe, SGA McShep
A Different Corner (http://lucyhale.livejournal.com/108449.html) by Lucyhale, Psych Shawn/Lassy
(This was NOT an easy list to make!)

For the writers:
What fandoms have you written in? Which was your first? SG-1, SGA, BtVS, Supernatural, Bones, Psych, Sentinel, Dr. Who, FarScape, Arrested Development, Dark Jewels; Buffy was my first.
What was your first story? Twinlets. (http://xela-fic.livejournal.com/6551.html) I started out kinky!
Which of your stories was the most popular? Ah. Probably Twinlets/Singlets.
Which story do *you* think is your best? In the Prison of His Days (http://xela-fic.livejournal.com/52925.html) (Psych, Shawn/Lassy) and Tender Threads Exquisitely Finding (http://xela-fic.livejournal.com/55957.html) (SPN, Sam/Dean), for different reasons. I love them both.

Edited 2009-02-07 04:13 am (UTC)

For the readers:
What was your first fandom?
Babylon 5
What was the first story you read in that fandom?
Respite (don't believe it's online)
What was your favorite story in that fandom?
Pleasure & Pain (don't believe it's online)

What was your first slash fandom?
Sentinel
What was the first story you read in that fandom?
Don't remember
What was your favorite story in that fandom?
Waiting by PJ
http://www.852prospect.org/archive/archive/drama5/waiting.html

What was your first het fandom?
Babylon 5
What was the first story you read in that fandom?
Respite (don't believe it's online)
What was your favorite story in that fandom?
Pleasure & Pain (don't believe it's online)

What was your first gen fandom?
Only read gen crossovers
What was the first story you read in that fandom?
Don't know
What was your favorite story in that fandom?
Destinies Entwined by Linda S Maclaren
http://www.idol-pursuits.tv/mackie/dest1.html

What was the first explicit story you read?
Babylon 5 - Pleasure & Pain
Favorite kissing story?
What is your favorite story of all time?
Harry Potter - Jade Green Eyes - Beyond Expecations by Jendra
Sentinel - Cat Corps by Bast
Sentinel - Curses Series by Sorka
http://www.852prospect.org/archive/archive/firsts/loveand.html (first story)
Smallville - Family, Friendship, and Love by Henri Jones Jr
http://www.smallville.slashdom.net/archive/39/familyfriendship.html
Babylon 5 - What is Built Endures, And What is Loved Endures by Leyenn
http://www.jumpnow.de/ff/leyenn/built1.html

As a reader:
What was your first fandom? due South
What was the first story you read in that fandom? You're kidding, right? That was 12 years ago...
What was your favorite story in that fandom? Ditto.

What was your first slash fandom? see above

What was your first het fandom? My what? :)

What was your first gen fandom? And... ditto.

What was the first explicit story you read? I'm totally failing here.

Favorite kissing story? erm...
What is your favorite story of all time?
Okay, a question I can answer :) Inclination (http://www.852prospect.org/archive/archive/1_2000_au/inclination.html) by Laura Jaquez Valentine. A Sentinel AU set in the Star Trek universe. Blair is a Vulcan, with a secret.

For the writers:
What fandoms have you written in? Which was your first? My first was due South; didn't write any other fic for about 4 years. Then I wrote a few random stories in Starsky & Hutch, High Chaparral, Angel, Stargate SG-1, The Invisible Man, along with a few one offs. Then I got into The Sentinel; still there nine years later.

What was your first story? Aftermath. I don't recommend it :P
Which of your stories was the most popular? Probably Paying the Rent (http://elaine.slashzone.org/archive/viewstory.php?sid=135) Sentinel AU.
Which story do *you* think is your best? That's hard. Either Paying the Rent and its sequels or Timing (http://elaine.slashzone.org/archive/viewstory.php?sid=148) another AU invoving reincarnation (and therefore a death story, kinda)

For the readers:

What was your first fandom? SG-1
What was the first story you read in that fandom? Oh, I can't remember now... I stumbled across Area 52 (http://www.area52hkh.net/) completely by chance whilst surfing, so something from there. I remember going 'Jack and Daniel?!?! Hmmm, interesting....' and that was it! *g*
What was your favorite story in that fandom? I've not read any SG-1 fic for some time now, but my favourite story was Rainbow Warrior (http://www.sgcsquared.com/slash/rainbow.htm) by Lady Grey.

What was your first slash fandom? As above... I was totally converted by Jack/Daniel and it all just snowballed from there...!

What was your first het fandom? I'm ashamed to say it's all been slash for me...

What was your first gen fandom? Nope - don't have one of those either, I'm afraid.

What was the first explicit story you read? I'm afraid I can't remember, but it would have been something from SG-1.

Favorite kissing story? I love long stories, so my favourites all involve a lot more than just kissing... That said, the first time Harry and Severus kiss properly in Tira Nog's wonderful story Whispers of Intent (http://tiranog.southroad.com/harry_potter/Whispers_of_Intent.htm) is still pretty vivid in my mind. *g*

What is your favorite story of all time? Oh, this is going to be *tricky*, there are so many! I'd say that the two fandoms I'm reading most at the moment are SGA (McShep) and HP (Snarry). In both fandoms, I've read and loved so many stories. Okay, so limiting myself to 2 per fandom and going purely on the stories I've found myself re-reading the most, in SGA my favs would have to be Coming Home by Xanthe and Be Loved (http://velocitygrass.livejournal.com/9937.html) by velocitygrass. In HP, it would be Sanguis-Vinculum (;http://solo4.abac.com/CircuitArchive/SanguisVinculum.htm') by Meri and and An Unconventional Relationship (http://srtcfics.livejournal.com/9558.html) by TCRegan and Sophie Richard.


For the writers:

What fandoms have you written in? My main fandom as a writer is SGA, although I have written one short TW ficlet.

What was your first story? Aspirations (http://the-cephalopod.livejournal.com/2375.html). And I find that I'm still rather fond of it.

Which of your stories was the most popular? I'm not entirely sure, I know that a lot of people enjoyed both Catalyst (http://the-cephalopod.livejournal.com/14474.html) and When I Sorrow Most (http://the-cephalopod.livejournal.com/28959.html). In terms of comments, I've received the most on a story I co-wrote with sgamadison called Chaos Theory (http://the-cephalopod.livejournal.com/25151.html).

Which story do *you* think is your best? When I Sorrow Most (http://the-cephalopod.livejournal.com/28959.html) without a doubt. It was a struggle at times and I was terrified about rushing the ending and so ruining it, but it was a story that had been in my head for a long time and one that really pushed me as a writer. I'm pleased with how it turned out - I felt like I did my original ideas justice, which is really the best I could hope for!

(http://www.xanthe.org/SGA/cominghome/cominghome.htm) ()

What fandoms have you written in? Which was your first?
Only really The Sentinel in any kind of serious way. That said, I have also written one Darklight story (Loss of Faith (http://fluterbev-fic.livejournal.com/16433.html)), and have dabbled with a Doctor Who/TS crossover (which is currrently unfinished).

As children in the 1970s, a friend and I used to scribble Star Wars and Doctor Who stories in notebooks (we had Darth Vader pegged as Luke's dad long before George Lucas went there), but we didn't know it was called fanfiction back then :-).

What was your first story?
First proper fanfiction story would be I Can Be You Oo Oo (http://fluterbev-fic.livejournal.com/3087.html), which is a gen missing scene for the TS episode Cypher.

Which of your stories was the most popular?
Conforming to Requirements (http://fluterbev-fic.livejournal.com/20951.html).

Which story do *you* think is your best?
That'd be a toss-up between a short pre-slash snippet called Mosaic (http://fluterbev-fic.livejournal.com/3951.html), and The Night Terrors (http://fluterbev-fic.livejournal.com/31046.html), which is a three-part fantasy AU that I am currently finishing off the last part of.

I just want to say to all who have responded to this ... thank you, I now feel very, very old.

For the readers:
What was your first fandom? ST:TOS & Star Wars, followed quickly by B7
What was the first story you read in that fandom? Too long ago
What was your favorite story in that fandom? In ST:TOS, Broken Images & Gayle Feyrer's Choices

What was your first slash fandom? See above
What was the first story you read in that fandom? Too Long ago, definitely zines and circuit stories
What was your favorite story in that fandom? In ST:TOS, zines - Broken Images & Gayle Feyrer's Choices

What was your first het fandom? X-Files, M/S but eventually Krycek & Skinner came along.
What was the first story you read in that fandom? Don't remember
What was your favorite story in that fandom? Settling & I Still Have Plains to Go to Mexico (http://us.geocities.com/michaelmouse.geo/JiM.html) by JiM

What was your first gen fandom? Don't have one
What was the first story you read in that fandom? See Above
What was your favorite story in that fandom? See Above

What was the first explicit story you read? Probably Naked Times Zines, I remember finding them first; the early ones that mixed Het and Slash in TOS.
Favorite kissing story? Of all time ... probably a B&tB story - Vincent&Katherine written years ago or Ghosts (http://strangeplaces.net/torch/xfstories.html) by torch in X-Files
What is your favorite story of all time? (If you can't pick just one, you can do a list, but try to keep it to under five stories)

SGA - Ordinary Life (http://www.intimations.org/fanfic/stargate/Ordinary%20Life.html) by shalott & speranza - Best Sheppard I ever read or Retrograde series (http://www.ltljverse.com/watergate/seriesindex.htm) by Martha Wilson - Best AU universe ever and considering it's predominately gen, that's saying a lot
MUNCLE - Perestroika, a zine by E. Urich and her other view of the future, Trilogy - Smart, clean writing, fast-paced, she set the standard.
NARUTO - Diplomatic Relations (http://www.mediaminer.org/fanfic/view_ch.php?id=105816&cid=357151&submit=View) by Maldoror - Made me fall in love with fandom & all the characters
BABYLON 5 - Latitude & Longitude and The Way Series by A. Manley Huff - Hottest, dirtiest, most mindboggling sex ever
POPSLASH - Living (http://www.matthewtime.com/series.html) Matthew forever changed my view of boy bands and epics.

It's embarassing but I counted yesterday. I have 28 fandoms. Sob! No wonder I'm always broke .. but I always have something to read.

For the writers:
What fandoms have you written in? Which was your first? 3 Musketeers, B7, TOS, TS,
What was your first story? Out of the Trees TP
Which of your stories was the most popular? Faint Praise
Which story do *you* think is your best? Out of the Trees

What was your first fandom? Star Trek Voyager
What was the first story you read in that fandom? who knows.... that was a really really really long time ago.... (I think it was during the second season it was on the air!!!)
What was your favorite story in that fandom? hhhmmmm..... there were a few that really stuck with me, this one really brought me over into the darkside of slash, and now come to think of it genderf*ck too! *lol* The Left Hand of Madness http://trekiverse.us/author/author.php?aid=A000000096 just scroll down and you'll find it!

What was your first slash fandom? First one I really got totally addicted to was probably Highlander.... mmmmm.... Duncan and Methos
What was the first story you read in that fandom? again.... god only knows.... eons ago!
What was your favorite story in that fandom? that's easy!!!! more like a series that is absolutely epic in scope Rhiannon's Line War (http://rhi.moonlit-eyrie.com/stories/warnings.html#aidanseries) series and all of it's odds and ends.... incredible world building, oc's and fabulous touches of canon. I am horrible for giving feedback but this series made me sit down and write a 1000 word email/fanletter to the author.... but if you want to read it in one sitting I hope you have a few days to spare!

What was your first het fandom? *blushes* I can't believe it took me 5 minutes to remember I was all about the X-files and Mulder and Scully!!!! omg!
What was the first story you read in that fandom? who knows....???? It's been over a decade since I've spent any amount of time in an Xfiles archive (yay Gossamer Project!)
What was your favorite story in that fandom? n/a

What was your first gen fandom? Um, don't really have one.... All my fandoms are kinda naughty!
What was the first story you read in that fandom? n/a
What was your favorite story in that fandom? n/a

I've read so many I can hardly remember the answers to all these.

What was your first fandom?
Either Ranma 1/2, Tenchi Muyo, or Fruitsbasket, but probably Ranma.
What was the first story you read in that fandom?
I can’t remember at all. Soo many years ago, so many emptied caches and deleted histories.
What was your favorite story in that fandom?
For Ranma, Richard Lawson's Thy Outward Part (http://www.sterman.org/)
For Fruits Basket, Caer's The Power of Memory (http://caerfree.fateback.com/fruitsbasket/thepowerofmemory.htm)

What was your first slash fandom?Fruits Basket
What was the first story you read in that fandom? Fautuus-tasteless (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/500832/1/fautuus_tasteless-)(not recommended) is the first one in my pit of voles faves list, so that’s probably as close to the first as I can find.
What was your favorite story in that fandom?
Awful (http://kyouke.transfactions.net/shigurexkyou/sxkmain.html) arc by Lishy the Po

What was your first het fandom?Ranma 1/2
What was the first story you read in that fandom? No way I could remember that.
What was your favorite story in that fandom? Basically nothing can touch Richard Lawson.

What was your first gen fandom? Full Metal Achemist
What was the first story you read in that fandom? I don't know.
What was your favorite story in that fandom? Anything by Mikkeneko (http://mikkeneko.livejournal.com/tag/gen)

What was the first explicit story you read?No idea.
Favorite kissing story?Don’t think I’ve read any.
What is your favorite story of all time?  (If you can't pick just one, you can do a list, but try to keep it to under five stories)
Laurabryannan’s Morning Ritual (http://www.homestar.org/bryannan/champloo/) (Samourai Champloo: Jin/Mugen, eventual Jin/Mugen/Fuu in the fic that follow, been recced here)
Maldoror’s Diplomatic Relations (http://maldoror-gw.livejournal.com/30383.html)(Naruto; Rock Lee/Gaara, been recced here)
Crazytoffee's Tangled Up in Lace (http://maldoror-gw.livejournal.com/30383.html)(Fic based on a fic! Naruto: Naruto/crossdressing!Sasuke)
Anax's By Sightless Lightning (http://elricest.com/z_elricest_fanfiction_sightlesslightning03.html)(Darker than dark non-con/dub-con/incest beautiful fic. Fullmetal Achemist: Elricest)
Chibirisuchan’s Side Effects (http://chibirisuchan.livejournal.com/11782.html) (DO NOT CONTACT AUTHOR ABOUT THIS FIC, awesome story that took the Naruto Fandom by storm. Kakashi/Sexy-No-Jutsu Iruka)

A month late, and without links, but I have had no significant internet access :(

What was your first fandom? Harry Potter, natch.
What was the first story you read in that fandom? Dunno... but I started with het, so... first one I really remember of the het ones is Her Draught of Delicate Poison by Subversa, epically long and awesome Snape/Granger Regency style MLC fic.
What was your favorite story in that fandom? Don't ask such things, it is too cruel. Too Wise To Woo Peacably (SS/HP), by McKay, Secrets (HP/DM) by Vorabiza, Draught and RaeWhit. Yes, I can totally name an author because she's that awesome (includes her translations of Lychee's work as well :P)

What was your first slash fandom? Stargate SG-1
What was the first story you read in that fandom? ... Something on Area 52 HKH, first one I can remember from that site is the Mountain series by Lady Arkin, Jack/Daniel AU where Daniel was a bondslave who was raised by Native Americans and Jack purchased him to help track down his family. Lady Arkin's awesome.
What was your favorite story in that fandom? ... Again, this is a cruel cruel question. Best tearjerker: Willamakee (sp? Warning: Death fic). Best xover: Puzzle Pieces, by Lady Ra (Sentinel/SG-1). Best fuzzy-cuddles-and-rainbows-happy-ever-after fic: Rainbow Warrior (I think again by Ra? Don't quote me on it; still has some angst/hc but is described by the author as 'if only things could turn out this way').

What was your first het fandom? HP
What was the first story you read in that fandom? see above
What was your favorite story in that fandom? see above

What was your first gen fandom? Hmm... Not HP/SG-1, I was too pairing-invested for those (gen? boooring). I guess, if solely a gen-interest instead of pairing-interest... none. I'm a soap opera addict.
What was the first story you read in that fandom?
What was your favorite story in that fandom?

What was the first explicit story you read? Oh jeez. I don't even know. I stuck to relatively tame stuff like Pledges by Amireal (HP, SS/HP) for a while. Possibly Fervesco's Mission: Get Hermione Laid series (I stopped reading when she brought Dobby in >.<). Hermione/Severus/Remus/Sirius, with HG/SS and RL/SB sub-pairings.
Favorite kissing story? I'd say a tie between two Amireal fics: Scenes From A Lesser War and Cleave. In the first they only kiss for months as they process changes in them and in Atlantis, and in Cleave they can't touch skin-to-skin so it's the awesomest non-kissing fic ever where they should be kissing all the time.
What is your favorite story of all time? (If you can't pick just one, you can do a list, but try to keep it to under five stories) ummmm..... SGA DADT fic by Amireal, Scenes From A Lesser War. Same author, Where Did All the Physics Go (BEST CROSSOVER EVER), and everything else she's ever written. Rageprufrock, and Astolat.

5 all time favourite fics

Returning Echoes (FMA, girl!Ed/Roy, ~400 000 words)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3532730/1/Returning_Echoes

True Elision (Death Note, gen with future L/Light, ~300 000 words)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3529129/1/True_Elision

Bridlewood Manor (Gundam Wing, pure awesome, mostly gen, ~660 000 words)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/293195/1/Bridlewood_Manor

Bitter Glass (Star Trek:TOS, Kirk/Spock, ~100 000 words)
http://seacouver.slashcity.net/killa/part1.html

The Ion Arc (Gundam Wing, Duo/Heero, freakin long - I have no idea)
http://kracken.bonpublishing.com/fiction/gw/sunhawk%27s%20fics/1_sunhawk_ionarc.shtml

nothing from my main fandom HP or my favouritest canon HnG!