First Week Not Weak

I wanted to take a break from our buddy Cleese, to thank you you all, for a great first week. I didn't expect anyone to really care about this blog, but the page view count has been decent. I'm just a hopeful young writer who got a "D" in creative writing (twice!) because of trouble with motivation and focus. Just knowing someone had seen my work fired me up to want to do more, but the feedback actually made it happen. I've had people tell me that they're actually fans. Fans of my work. I've received compliments, but have never had a fan (that I know of). The whole situation has opened my eyes.

Fandom in general (yes, I'm done bragging) is very good for art, entertainment, and pop-culture. Being a fan promotes production, quality, and frequency of the things we love (but please, for the love of cheese, do not tell the makers of Jersey Shore that you're a fan.) If you're going to love something show it.

There was a song that was performed at Jim Henson's funeral that had been performed many times by the Muppets and was originally written for "Snoopy! The Musical" called "Just One Person." Basically, it tells us that if even just one person believes in you and shows enough passion, they won't be the only one for long and you'll even believe in yourself. Eventually great things will happen just because of that one person believing in your efforts. That's incredible! Just enjoying something can change the world for the better.

So I urge you if you have something you like, enjoy, or love: tell the creator, share what you've found, spread your happiness. Especially if you're the first fan or others have spoken against it. You have the power to shape your world and to improve someone else's. So do it!

One last thing. This blog is getting a lot of much appreciated love and support, but it could use some more. If you're a fan, please subscribe or like it on stumbleupon. Get the word out so we can create more fans. As always, more to come.