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How much of your time do you spend on fanfic/bsb stuff?

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Rose:
Just wondering how much time do you guys feel like you spend on writing/reading fanfic? That includes thinking about it and plotting things out etc..

Depends on the time of year. During school, it's WAY less than during the summer lol. I mean during the summer, I'll sometimes spend a day off just being lazy, writing, and reading. During school, I get to it when I'm not studying/working/sleeping LOL. I will sometimes daydream about ideas/stories at work, but I do that whether it's fanfic or OF I'm writing. It's just how my mind works and comes up with new ideas/plot twists and such.  I do spend time researching what I write though, hours sometimes, to make sure I have it right.

How much time do you think you really devote to the guys and this fandom in general (as a fan)?

This again goes back to time of year. During the summer, I tend to focus in more. And sometimes it depends on what's actually going on. Now, I'm a mod over at TDS, so I'll lurk and make sure everything's running smooth, but I don't count that much. I'd do it even if I stopped being a fan since I signed up for it. But when new songs pop up, I love chatting about it. Debating and such, so I'd say maybe an hour a day if we averaged it out. I don't watch the DVDs much unless for research on a story, or I'm feeling really nostalgic.   

As for shows and stuff, I see them when they come here to Vegas. I don't travel for concerts, I debate about it but I never end up doing it lol. I'm a lazy fan. If they're in town, I leave them be. One time Nick was in town, I think it was for his 30th bday. My friends invited me to Tao, the SAME place he ended up being at (at the time I had no idea, just rumors he was here). Did I kick myself for not going? Yes lmao. But if I'd known, I probably wouldn't have gone just to give him some privacy/respect. I go on the BSB Cruises, it's the ONE time I travel for them. And I'll almost never do anything higher than Bronze VIP (this year was the first and likely last time I did Gold).  So I'd say I'm somewhere in the middle on the fandom spectrum, I used to be on the low end lol.

Do you discuss BSB with people outside of the fandom? Do people know how much you love the boys?

Not really, like I had them playing at work...and customers were singing along, so it came up, but beyond that no. My friends know I'm a hard core fan, and they tease me a little lol.

What about fanfic?  Does anyone out in the 'real' world know you write and or read it?

My parents know, that's it. My mom found out when I was a teenager, it's harder to hide it at that age LOL. It was really funny explaining why I got a "Drums" doll (from 00Carter) in the mail for Christmas a few years back LOL. My dad shakes his head, my mom just says I need to move on into OF so I can get published someday. I'd never tell anyone outside the BSB fandom, it's just too hard to explain without people thinking I'm insane.

FrickingKaos:
I used to write a lot more often than I do now. A lot of people actually know I write and some gave me ideas. I got a few ideas for Figured You Out from my co workers actually and the ending of the story was my dad's idea. They are pretty ok with my writing and most suggest I make a career out of it and get published. My best friend is a huge bsb fan as well so it helps. We saw them twice this summer. As for how much I spend, this was the first time I ever did VIP. I had gold for my first show and the second show I didn't do it. I usually don't spend that kind of money on concerts nor do I ever do more than one show. It was fun. I also don't spend much on merch, I usually just get a t shirt. When I was younger I didn't go to any bsb concerts, so I have only seen the guys like 7 times my whole life, but I support by buying albums. Everyone is pretty supportive of my love for the boys, there is some friendly teasing and that's it :)

Alexsgirl_ritz:
Just wondering how much time do you guys feel like you spend on writing/reading fanfic? That includes thinking about it and plotting things out etc..

I just found my way back to fanfic world, when I first started writing fanfic in 2009 I didn't have a job as I was reviewing for the CPA board exam. Now, I do all my writing and reading fanfics here in the office. I do not have anything to do here unless it's the end of the month and closing of books. so I have 8 hours a day for five days for all the reading and writing. But thinking of the storyline, plotting things out can happen anywhere.

How much time do you think you really devote to the guys and this fandom in general (as a fan)?

I listen to their music everyday. But with regards to the concert we are not lucky here. The guys had concert here twice, for NG and TIU.  I visit BSB forums when I am done reading all the stories I like in the most recent page of AC. I attend almost every activities that our fan club here organized.

Do you discuss BSB with people outside of the fandom? Do people know how much you love the boys? Not really. I don't think people outside the fandom would still understand. They all think BSB have broken up at some point. But my family and friends know how much I love the boys. My mom would still ask me sometimes how was the boys and stuff. My officemates here knew I listen to them everyday. So I guess I could tell people how much I love the boys, but I will choose not to discuss it with them :)

What about fanfic?  Does anyone out in the 'real' world know you write and or read it? (I know we have discussed this question plenty of times)

Even my husband has no idea I'm writing fanfics. He knows that I am working on a MS to be a published romance writer but not fanfics. My family and friends doesn't know it either. I have two officemates though that knows about the 1000 ways to kill Nick Carter, but I never let hem read it.

Mariah:
Just wondering how much time do you guys feel like you spend on writing/reading fanfic? That includes thinking about it and plotting things out etc..

Its random with me. I never know when I'm going to feel the need to write. I just wrote something finally last night in 2 weeks so its just different every time. Sometimes I'll write just for about 2 hours, take a break then just think of the scene before putting it down. Sometimes as I'm writing from a small idea, it turns into something big and snowballs from that until I sometimes finish the chapter and start the next one. I literally write until I have no juice left.

How much time do you think you really devote to the guys and this fandom in general (as a fan)?

Honestly, less and less. I used to be a huge fan from 99-05. After Unbreakable came out, my devotion wasn't as big as I was when I could put a lot time into it. I was a teen so not a whole lot of responsibiliti es for me. But I still find myself listening to the music. Good music always sticks around when everything else just sucks on the radio.

Do you discuss BSB with people outside of the fandom? Do people know how much you love the boys?

Nah, I figure there's a lot of closet fans out there anyway but I don't really feel the need to talk about them as much as I used to. I think people now, respect their past stuff compared to what's considered Top 40 pop these days (auto-tune/rap/beiber-esq). So that's good enough for me. Personally I used to care what other people though of them, now I feel like they're going like "wow, we had it SO dang good in the 90s." I agree.

What about fanfic?  Does anyone out in the 'real' world know you write and or read it? (I know we have discussed this question plenty of times)

My sister knows. I would never tell my other family members. My mom's sort of picked up on it but I'm so protective and just really shy about my writing, I'll hardly let anyone read unless they can relate to the subject of it. I think it should stay that way too.

Sapphire:
Just wondering how much time do you guys feel like you spend on writing/reading fanfic? That includes thinking about it and plotting things out etc..

Well in the morning I check to see if anything has been updated and I’ll check when I get home from work. Throughout the evening I might pop in to see as well. Sometimes at night or on the weekends I come on AC and reread som of my favorite stories.

I think about my stories all the time but more as a daydream kinda thing. My “fantasy world” is better than my reality most of the time. And though I know it makes me sound crazy I do think about the stories a lot. The problem is I’ll come up with and idea and I forget it by the time I sit down to write. Like right now I’m trying to remember what I came up with earlier today.

How much time do you think you really devote to the guys and this fandom in general (as a fan)?
I don’t spend time on them like I used to. I listen to the music a lot. Mostly on Wednesdays, cause I hate Wednesday s. It’s the worst day of the work week for me and I’m allowed to listen to my Ipod at my desk.

Do you discuss BSB with people outside of the fandom? Do people know how much you love the boys?I only discuss them with a friend I have because she’s a NKOTB fan and she’s the only one who understands what it’s like to be a fan. We actually don’t talk about it a lot but she “gets it.”

What about fanfic?  Does anyone out in the 'real' world know you write and or read it?

Heck no!

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