I am an avid fanfic reader but have never written fanfic. This is b/c I find it difficult to maintain the characters as written by the original author. I'm always greatful for fanfic, however, b/c of many of the reasons you stated. Basically, I want to know more about the characters, more about their lives and what's happening to them. Fanfic provides a way of satiating that curiosity.
I always hope, however, that fanficcers will use fanfic as a jumping board into original fic, but I'm realizing more and more that that's not very likely. Just as I can't write fanfic, most fanficcers can't or don't want to write original fic. As a close friend and adamant fanficcer said to me, "I just don't have enough original material to put something together, but when I'm writing for the fandom, there's so much I can do."
Anyway, I'm all for more fanfics! Like I said above, "Fanfic, Breakfast of Champions." ^_^
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Date: 2004-05-28 09:18 am (UTC)I always hope, however, that fanficcers will use fanfic as a jumping board into original fic, but I'm realizing more and more that that's not very likely. Just as I can't write fanfic, most fanficcers can't or don't want to write original fic. As a close friend and adamant fanficcer said to me, "I just don't have enough original material to put something together, but when I'm writing for the fandom, there's so much I can do."
Anyway, I'm all for more fanfics! Like I said above, "Fanfic, Breakfast of Champions." ^_^