Welcome back to the Fic List Presents: Author’s Notes, an interview series where I chat with creative-type people about their experiences in and relationships to fandom and fan culture.

In today’s episode, I am beyond thrilled to welcome Social Media Department Lead at Try Guys (2nd Try LLC), social strategist, content creator, professional fangirl, and pop-culture aficionado, Cailyn Hoertz! Why not give this episode a… try? (I’ll see myself out.)

You can find Cailyn at the helm of the Try Guys socials (https://linktr.ee/tryguys) and on her personal social media channels (https://linktr.ee/cailynhoertz), especially her Instagram and her YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@cailynhoertz! 

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Author's Notes: The Fangirl to Media Employee Pipeline with Cailyn Hoertz

Summary: A long time ago (like, 8 months or something) in a far-off land (the DC metropolitan area), two fan-fiction fanatics (Alan and Erin) joined forces to spread their love of geekery and well-written fan-fiction. Together, they will read, rate, and review some of the best (and maybe not-so-best) fics that fandom has to offer. This is The Fic List! 

Author's Notes:

- Alan's Picks
    "Every Day's a Holiday" by mixtapestar (AO3)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/244844
   
 "How Inconvenient, Old Bean" by ProfessorDrarry (AO3)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/11983392

- Erin's Picks
   "Finn. Finn Dameron." by muggles (AO3)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/5591236
   
   "Syrup and Honey" by LauGS (FF.net) [CW: homophobia, depictions of emotional child abuse]
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7868035/1/Syrup-and-Honey

Prologue - Enter The Warm And Fuzzies [Fluff & Coffee Shop AUs]

Summary: Alan and Erin tackle two of the most quintessential tags in all of fandom – Angst and Roommates AU! 

Author's Notes:

- Alan's Picks
 
 "Photographs and Memories" by tirsynni (AO3)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/5268314

   "You Belong with Me" by spellwovennight (AO3)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/5768029

- Erin's Picks
  
 "Easiest Way to Go Is Up" by WriteThroughTheNight (AO3) [CW: child abuse]
https://archiveofourown.org/works/2957972

   "Roommates" by c00kie (AO3)
https://www.archiveofourown.org/works/1677833

Chapter 01 - They Were Roommates [Angst & Roommates AU]

It’s like a book club… but for fan-fiction; or, the podcast in which two nerds send each other fanfics to read, recap, and review. Join two fan-fiction fanatics, Alan and Erin, as they join forces to spread their love of geekery and well-written fan-fiction. Welcome to The Fic List!

Author's Notes: The Fangirl to Media Employee Pipeline with Cailyn Hoertz

The Fic List

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