S.torch
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with Fanfictions. I've read a lot over the years and there are quite a few that are great. I still have some of them saved even though it's been years. Of course you can't pretend that every single thing written by a fan will be good, it's not like every single thing written by "professionals" is either, especially nowadays. I remember in the manga, anime and book community the quality of fanfiction was especially high because people drew on all sorts of things to write their stories. It was amazing to see how someone could take a minor detail put in by the author and make a whole story out of it or give it a perspective you didn't expect. It's definitely something that fires the imagination and helps you develop yourself, plus you make more than one person very happy writing it and they can then become a fan of yours too. It's no different from being an artist and doing fan-art or making mods for games. In RPGs, people have always made their own characters, modules, settings, etc.
What I really doubt is if these people who spend all day on social media are interested in fanfics. It just seems like another case of empty posturing.
If a lot of fanfic writers seem crazy it's because they are, they know in detail the things they like and are quite intense about it. The vast majority have moved to sites like Wattpad, where they can write all their stories with ease and freedom so that others who like them can read them. There many of those stories have gained quite a lot of popularity and some have even received adaptations, such as series on Netflix.
What I really doubt is if these people who spend all day on social media are interested in fanfics. It just seems like another case of empty posturing.
If a lot of fanfic writers seem crazy it's because they are, they know in detail the things they like and are quite intense about it. The vast majority have moved to sites like Wattpad, where they can write all their stories with ease and freedom so that others who like them can read them. There many of those stories have gained quite a lot of popularity and some have even received adaptations, such as series on Netflix.