Five Things Chien Said
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| Interviews by Fans | |
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| Title: | Five Things Chien Said |
| Interviewer: | Sarah Loch |
| Interviewee: | Chien |
| Date(s): | August 13, 2017 |
| Medium: | online |
| Fandom(s): | |
| External Links: | Five Things Chien Said |
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Five Things Chien Said is a 2017 Q&A guest post, conducted by "Organization for Transformative Works Translations Committee" volunteer Chien.
It was carried out as part of a series. See Five Things Said.
Excerpts
How does what you do as a volunteer fit into what the OTW does?
As part of the Chinese translating team I assist in putting together Chinese versions for anything the OTW posts online, from AO3 guidelines to write-ups of amicus briefs. Basically I’m part of the bridge of communication that connects the OTW to the Chinese-speaking fannish community, helping to reach out to more people who might be interested in what we do!
What’s the most fun thing to you about volunteering for the OTW?
Fandom tags are really great fun, especially when a familiar series pops up every so often (I was so hyped when the first Chinese tags for Yuri!!! on Ice came in 😁). It also keeps my mind on its toes as I jump back and forth between two languages, and I’ve always had a thing for linguistics, haha! Plus I’ve learned more legal terms in the past year than I have in my entire life, which could be a good conversation starter if I need one.
What fannish things do you like to do?
I made my FanFiction.net account when I was twelve, then moved to AO3 after getting into Free! My Tumblr blog is basically a collection of art reblogs from whatever fandoms I’m into, which could be anything from Steven Universe to Game of Thrones. I occasionally rant about issues in the fandom too, when I’m struck by the fancy. Then there’s headcanons with fellow fans too, which may or may not be turned into NSFW fics on AO3 😆