For those of you who don't know me, I'm Derrick Ferguson and I'll be
your Editor-In-Chief at the AVENGERS2000
http://www.ironrodstudio.com/av2000/
fan fiction site for the
foreseeable future.
What does that mean,exactly? I dunno. You see, I've never been an
Editor-In-Chief before so this is most certainly going to be a learning
experience and one I hope we'll all enjoy together. So what makes you
qualified to take over as Editor-In-Chief of one of the best loved and
best respected fan fiction sites on The Internet? you may ask.
Well, go ask Gary Dreslinski since he was the one who
made me the offer. I knew he was sincere because he not only emailed
me but he called me on the phone as well. So he must think I can do
the job. Do I think I can do the job? Again, I dunno. Come back in
six months and we'll see if I'm still here and we can talk about it
then.
I'm not entirely unfamiliar with fan fiction. I'm Executive Editor
over at DC Legends and I've written stuff for JLU2001, Marvel Omega,
Altered Visions and right here at AVENGERS2000. In a way, you could
say that my fan fiction career really didn't take off until I took
over AVENGERS (again, at Gary's request) because he wanted someone who
wasn't afraid to wrap up the plotlines left over from Alex Maggi's
run. Even though I had been writing fan fiction for a number of years
it didn't seem like I reached a wider audience until I started writing
AVENGERS. Suddenly I was getting email from readers commenting on how
much they were enjoying the series and I was being asked by nearly
half a dozen other fan fiction groups to please come and write
something for them.
So AVENGERS2000 has played a major role in me having whatever success
I enjoy in our fan fiction community and I'm happy to have the
op****tunity to give something back to a site that is one full of
boundless talent and wonderfully creative storytellers.
What changes can you expect to see in the future? Not as many as you
might think. I'm a huge believer in the saying; "If It Ain't Broke,
Don't Fix It" and there's not a lot to be fixed at AVENGERS2000. My
primary goal at the moment is get some of the major titles back on
track with solid talent writing them. Once that's done, we'll see
where we go from there.
If you're a writer with that dream project you've always wanted to do,
get in touch with me. I don't care how far out or impossible to do
you think it is. Bring it to me and we'll work on it. Don't forget
that there's four other imprints in the AVENGERS2000 family so there's
plenty of room in the pool. Just don't be afraid to hold your nose
and jump in. Whatever it is you want to do, I'll do my damndest to
find a way for you to do it.
If you're a reader, tell me what you want to see. You got a favorite
writer you'd like to see writing here? Let me know. I can't
guarantee it'll happen but there's nothing preventing me from asking
them, is there? You have a favorite character you'd like to see more
of? Let me know and we'll see what we can do to get that character
some more exposure. You want crossovers? Major events? I won't know
what you want until and unless you tell me.
But my all means, let me know. I want to hear what you think could
improve AVENGERS2000. I want you to challenge me with your concepts
and your opinions. Give me work to do, people. You can reach me at:
DerrickFerguson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
or DerrickFerguson1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
that's enough outta me for now. I've got a lot to do and only
so many hours in the day to do them. And now a special few hours out
of my day has to go toward the care and nuturing of AVENGERS2000.
Derrick
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