Okay, I thought I'd throw in my own two cents. Please remember I have a hard
time putting my thoughts down on paper, or in this case, E-mail.
Comments welcome
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I don't believe fans should write fanfics. Now, before you come running over
and start going through my medicine cabinet, hear me out.
Fans, by their very definition as I understand it, love and adore their
characters. However, there is a fine line that cannot be crossed. That is, we
cannot become so overly attached to them that it interferes with our ability
to tell a story. To see what I mean, check out the following URL:
http://moonromance.hosting4less.com/m/fffnf.txt
This is perhaps the best damn piece of fanfic I've ever read. What's
interesting about it is that the author is not a fan. Nope. Not a bit. But
she went and wrote this at I believe, her roomate's urging.
The result? One helluva fine piece of writing.
See what I mean? Detatchment is key. You must know your material, this is a
given. But you can't get so emotionly involved with the characters that it
interferes with your ability to tell a good story.
It may be a mistake on my part, but I also think it gives me an edge since
because of that detatchement, I am willing to do things to the characters
that those more emotionally involved might consider completly insane.
Am I wrong? Perhaps.
--Komodo