saw this on twitter rn, if you ever feel discouraged about writing fanfiction, read this again
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[Twitter comment by bluevoyance]
Saw this on Reddit and wanted to share.
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Another thing we need to remember is that, unlike professional authors, fan fic writers are a completely different and more diverse demographic of writers. You have the twelve-year-olds who’re are getting into writing for the first time and are so excited to share their ideas that they don’t think about the technical aspects. You have the sixteen-year-olds struggling with life and need an outlet to vent. You have writers who write original work but use fan fics as a way to experiment and practice. You have middle-aged moms who want something fun and inconsequential to do between working and taking care of their kids. You have closeted queer people who can’t express themselves in real life. You have disabled and mentally I’ll people who relate to the characters and want to keep the story going. Fanfic writers are students, workers, parents all balancing their own lives and on top of that, still volunteer hours of their time to do something they love in exchange for a few likes and comments. I’d say, as someone who has been writing both fan fics and original works for over 13 years now, fanfics writers embody the concept of “writing for the love of the craft” in its purest form.
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