1) I'm planning on becoming a professional author (working
on first submission now) and I'm using fanfic to improve my
skill at characterization, prose writing, plotting,
drama/comedy/action and dialogue. It's fairly simple and
easy to do and I get C&C out of it on occasion. Plus I
believe that no matter what you write, as long as you
continue to actual write your writing will improve. Now I
just need to work on my deadline meeting skills...

I completely agree with him.  I want the chance to write a video game and 
comic book someday.  Untill I can get the technical and rhetorical part of 
writting down pack, Fan-fic writing is my form of practice. I believe that 
is the same reason for a lot of the list members.  Doing these stories are a 
mix between easy and hard.  The conceptual part of Fanfic writting is very 
easy.  Anyone can come up with an idea, the trick is wording it in a manner 
that compliments that idea.

There is also the Fun factor in it.  Seeing someone respond to something you 
wrote is a big thrill, be it encouragement or chastasment.  As long as 
someone was willing to read it, that's all that matters.  For fic writers 
that didn't get it right the first go around; that just means try harder the 
second.

Oh, and groupies are accepted with thanks, just in case.

Kenko

Heh, ditto
But I'll be happy being my own groupy till I can actual sell something that 
I wrote.

"The one that travels from place to place.  Eternally wondering is his fate. 
  He will travel till either he reaches eternity or he gets tired and needs 
to sleep." - Watura_rode


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