The first fanfic I wrote (long before I was aware there *was* such a genre) was Juliet Bravo and 'acted' on to a tape aged seven with my best friend. Yes I still have them and yes they are embarrassing...

In my teens I wrote Peak Practice and Casualty storylines because the writers never made them do what we wanted them to. When I reached university in 1997 I discovered the internet, newsgroups and fanfiction.

Having gone through an X-files and ER phase I now mostly read CSI and West Wing, although am not adverse to the occassional Harry Potterfic...