I remember writing a story aged 9? 10? It was called The Dance of the Cats and had romance and a mysterious dance... Maybe inspired by the musical Cats? I lost it to forgetting the password (didn't want parents reading it!) and then losing the 3.5" floppy disc. What do you remember first writing?

I'm curious about how many authors started with writing fanfiction?

I started years ago with Gundam Wing and Highlander and more recently BG3...

How about everyone else?

Imagine a fantasy world where climaxes make magic, sorcerers store spells in crystals, and unknown threats lie in both the city and the mind.

I'm currently working on my debut novel and I look forward to introducing you to Symath (name pending) and the rest of the Guild...

82k words into my 1st draft of my 1st novel! In the endgame now, except for needing to add a chunk at the start, and add in a lot of other stuff, and then find betas to read it and rip it to shreds!