Well, then I have orchestrated (me and my fancy words ;D ) an 'official' guide instructing how to become a fangirl!
Before you begin please read the following 'Terms and Conditions':
- I do not accept the responsibility of fandoms destroying any of the following: your 'feels'; your social life; your exam results; your sanity; your bank account; your innocence (depends on the fandom you join); etc.
- I do not accept the responsibility of the content you view due to being in your chosen fandom (don't come to me complaining how you are scarred for life when you read your first fanfic that contains smut - sorry not sorry!)
- Now that you have 'read' my T&Cs you may continue at your own risk!
It is very simple to become a fangirl! It is maintaining this high standard of dedication that is difficult! To begin with:
- Choose a fandom - there are lots and lots of fandoms out there. If you have read a book or watched a TV show or listened to an artist then there is probably a fandom dedicated to it/them. The most important thing about choosing your fandom is that you must enjoy what you picked. You could be like me and be a fan of more than one thing, this means you could be part of multiple fandoms, that's perfectly fine!
- Do your research- basically watch hours of your life disappear before your eyes on your quest to find out everything you could possibly know about this fandom - didn't say this would be easy! (Before doing this make sure you are up to date especially if it's a TV show in case you stumble across the dreaded SPOILERS!). It's also important to learn your fandom name: 5sos fam (5 Seconds of Summer), phandom (Dan and Phil), liar (Pretty Little Liars)! Fandoms will often have inside jokes or terms! Such as OMH means Oh My Hemmings in the 5sos fam!
- Follow the right people - simply go onto social media and follow them (the band, author of the book, producer of the TV show etc.)! Then follow update accounts and fan accounts (only do this if you're up to date in case of spoilers).
- Learn the language - if you want to know what half the stuff that these fan accounts say you're going to have to learn how to speak fangirl. Not to worry I got you covered, click here for my ultimate guide on how to speak fangirl.
- Join the fan account world - make a Tumblr or other form of blog (like mine) dedicated to your fandom/fandoms!
- Maintain your dedicated blog - this is the hard part, you now must maintain this blog. I recommend posting edits or fanfic or even rants!
- Begin to express yourself- basically buy all the merch that you possibly can that relates to your fandom: posters, albums, box sets, t-shirts, jumpers, sweaters, sweats, necklaces, earrings, jewellery, shoes, snapbacks, beanies, pretty much anything to do with your fandom!
- Share opinions- for fangirls this basically means shoving your opinion in people's faces. Also if they don't like your fandom for whatever reason then 'block and report' them, basically never talk to them again because they are clearly stupid if they can't see how amazing *insert chosen fandom here* is!
- Do what it takes - being part of your chosen fandom involves you doing what it takes in order to be a good fangirl! For example, I am a ringer (part of the Tolkien fandom - 'Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit') and I am midway through a course to learn Elvish!
- Enjoy it - that's why fangirls fangirl! They enjoy it, they are passionate about their fandoms and want to share that with the world. Enjoying it is the most important thing about being a fangirl!
That my friends is how you become a fangirl! I hope this helps you on your way to becoming an obsessive fangirl who has no money because her fandoms stole her money, while they were stealing her social life and ultimately her soul! If you have any more tips on how to be a fangirl then leave them in the comments below because I'd love to hear your thoughts. Also don't take this post too seriously it's intended to be more of a light hearted post!
Love ya all and till next time... Bye!
-El x
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