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TheInimitableECypher — I Write Fanfiction - So What?
Published: 2010-02-12 21:18:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 2413; Favourites: 93; Downloads: 14
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Over the years, I've met people who seem to think that if you write fanfiction, that this makes you a crappy author.What. The. Frick?
I know people who I've only seen write fanfiction, and they're some of the best writers I've ever seen! They could probably beat out half the authors out there nowadays. (you know who you are.)
Being a fanfiction writer does not make you a bad author. It makes you an author who likes to write about what he/she is a fan of.
'Nuff said.
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Trust me, my fanfictions are NOT crappy. Yeah 1-2 people faved me on Fanfiction.net but I'm still going to write! Even if they talk bad about my writing behind my back!
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Exactly. Don't let anyone else's opinions keep you from doing what you love.
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thank you
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No problem.
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Honestly, crappy writing exists in droves, whether it is fanfiction or original fiction. And good writing exists in both too. And not all good authors automatically start of being naturally... well... good. They might have potential, but don't always have the experience to utilize that talent. Sometimes you have to write crap before you start writing good stuff. It may take a while, it might take consulting a lot of people.
Anyway, said my opinion.
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Well, thanks for the fav on the other stamp, anyways. 
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I know. I was just talking about people who presumed all fanfiction was bad when I made this.
I've both read and written my share of crappy writing, too, trust me. I can't even bear to look at my old writing. I know people aren't born good writers. If they were, I can think of a few bad writers who might have actually written good literature.
Nowadays this stamp is a bit of an irony because I neither write nor read fanfiction anymore.
And thanks for the 
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Aslong as a person puts effort and good spelling and story telling in either a fanfiction or an orginal story .
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Indeed! When it comes to SW, I've seen fanfic writers who write waaaaaayyyyyy better than the professional EU authors.
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I must admit I don't really read SW EU fanfiction. For that matter, I haven't read many of the novels, either (except the Thrawn Trilogy and Outbound Flight, which I loved), so I'll have to take your word on that one.
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Very true! One should write what sparks their imagination, be it fanfiction or original stories. And while there are some bad writers out there, Fanfiction does not automatically equal bad writing!
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I'm not a fantastic author,but I'm pretty proud of the stuff I write ^^ I also write original stories too not just fanfiction.
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I'm somewhat satisfied with what I write. I write mostly original work nowadays, but I did complete a fanfic about a week and a half ago. I like to think I'm a halfway decent author.
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Ha ha yeah same here...I'm not the greatest,but I don't think I'm too bad. I'm not a mary/gary sue/stu author at least.
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Neither am I, thank God. I've improved my OCs so much, I know they're not Mary Sues/Stus.
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Ugh I remember my first Naruto mary sue...I didn't have a Fanfiction.Net account or a DA,but now that I think about she was a mary sue I mean really: An eleven year old girl,who had no parents (that doesn't make a character a Sue though,but mine gained so much sympathy from others),was pretty strong for her age,was disliked by Ino and Sakura and she disliked them greatly,had a nine tailed demon I think...yeah.
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Hmm. I had one character about four years ago who, looking back now, I realize had definite Mary Sue traits. Or at the very least, was an author insert. She was way too much like me. I finally realized that, when I can go through a story and make a list of all the things she had in common with me, maybe it was time to give her a good working-over. Nowadays she's still one of my OCs, but a lot less Sue-ish. She still needs some work, though, but she's got potential.
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Well if you have a shy character,and your shy yourself that's okay right? But I tend to make my character's the complete opposites of me.
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I mean I gave her traits that were blatantly obvious. Anyone who knew me would have recognized them in her.
But yeah, now most of my characters are nothing like me at all.
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Ugh same here.
Yeah neither are mine,well I'm careful with how I describe them but some idiots like to jump to conclusions like if someone has a crush on your OC a canon character and your OC is not interested in them,it shows they are a mary sue or something...how?
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man!! ok i'll say it i not best writer outthere but i love fanfics and i love to write them too i fear what other would think
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Just because one isn't the best writer, and just because one isn't the best writer and writes fanfics still doesn't make one a bad author. 
What I mean by this stamp is that some people believe that everyone who writes fanfiction must be a horrible author. This is not the case, so this is me telling those people that just because some people prefer to write fanfiction instead of what they consider to be "original" work, does not mean the fanfiction writer MUST be horrible. I've seen brilliant work by people who only write fanfiction, so...
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Seriously the truth, you said it. I know writers on Ff.net who blow my mind at how good they are. As a fanfic writer (although I tend to post my work on fanfiction.net because I'm trying to keep my DA photography, original writing, and traditional art only...in case someone notices). Anyways, there are the people who care about grammar, plot, characterization, who have the time to get things betaed, and who do care about how they write.
Besides it is a practice of craft and I write my own original things as well on the side
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That's what I'm saying. I've seen many writers who make me go "wow, this isn't professionally written?" because it's that good. I know someone in particular who could go professional with her work, if the characters weren't copyrighted. There are people out there who write fanfiction exclusively, and they're brilliant at it. Just because one doesn't own the characters doesn't mean they're not extremely talented at writing them.
Usually I post my stories to both sites; a few are dA-exclusive, and one (the extended version of a fanfic) is on dA, whereas the original is on ff.net.
I also do a bit of original character writing; a lot of my work on that front, however, isn't completed.
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Not a problem.
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Agreed. I just hate the elitist attitudes people in general could have, not just writers.
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I'm a published writer and I enjoy writing fanfic for fun. It's good practice I think.
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I know what you mean. Fanfiction is a great way to develop your writing skills and receive feedback. It's sad that it gets such a bad rap.
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Ironically enough I probably would be a lousy author were it not for fanfiction. It helped me practice.
It still does.
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I hear you there. It's my years writing fanfiction that have helped me gain experience as a writer.
That, and it's just fun to write.
Thanks for the fav. ^^
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You're welcome.
I hate when people generalize that all fanfiction is like My Immortal or something .
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I know! I happen to know a few young authors who are fanfiction-exclusive writers who could go professional with their work and make a fortune!
People like this, who think that all fanfiction is this horrible travesty make me want to whack them.
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I once saw a stamp that commented that Fafiction was the lowest form of entertainment. They mentioned that they only thought most was bad
It got worse though when another person said "Fanfiction is the lowest common denominator no excsues and no exceptions" I think I held back a lot by only saying taht they sounded pretentious.
It would be so cool if a really good ( or even decent)author became well-known and mentioned that fanfiction made them better.
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Yeah, it's people like that, that just irk me to no end.
I mean, my best work is fanfiction. I've got people turning my work into art. As I said, I know someone who's looking to get her work published. I also know someone who has gone professional.
And all the great comic book writers out there? What do you think they're writing? Most of them don't actually own the characters they write about, so really, isn't that a type of fanfiction in and of itself?
Fanfiction is really a great way to get better at writing. People need to realize this.
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Yes. and you're lucky.
I sue my novel OCs in fanfiction to make them better. In fact I created them as fan characters and changed and developed them since
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I hear you there. One of my best-known OCs started out in a fanfiction.
(actually, it was an RPG, but it was written with canon characters, so it's a fanfiction.)
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I like to think so, too. XD She's one of my personal favorites. She's been around a while.
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That's cool.
mY characters have actually changed a lot a few of them are completly different form what they started out as.
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I've got one character who I made about five years ago, who has done a complete 180 from who he used to be. I've got the OC I mentioned. I've got three more characters who I'm still perfecting.
And a few minor, who I'm considering doing away with.
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