Does writing fanfiction help with writing?

I’ve always loved fanfiction and I still do even though I don’t read it that often anymore. However, fanfiction isn’t loved by all. I remember when I still wrote it, messages floated around the internet on certain websites most people barely use anymore. “Anyone who writes fanfiction isn’t a real writer.”

Is fanfiction worth reading?

And it’s definitely worth having. Writing fanfic is a place for budding writers to test out their skills and get a feel for writing to an audience. It lets them play with established characters and characterization before embarking on making their own. It lets them run with their imagination and write what they want.

How old is the average fanfiction writer?

Age. Overwhelmingly, fan fiction writers appear to be in their early- to mid-20s. Demographics have been assessed as being 56.7\% university students and other young adults, while 21.3\% register as being 30 years and older.

Why are fanfics better than books?

Fanfiction gives you a pleasant high because it involves characters and settings that you love and are already familiar with. A new book is a new challenge, sometimes the effort and time put into reading seems wasted when the books is not that good or slow going.

Why do people read fan fiction?

Fan fiction, for many people, is just a gateway drug to all other fiction writing. We obviously have the chops to commit ourselves to long pieces of works, and the imagination to go wild with somebody else’s characters.

Is there such a thing as a good fanfic?

Even if you manage to find a good fanfic among the 10\% mentioned above, and the characters have not been butchered beyond belief, there is still the matter of it being one of those fanfictions that never gets completed. They are like potato chips in the real world, except a lot worse.

How to publish fan fiction professionally?

Publishing fan fiction professionally. As described above this is tricky, but there are two easy paths available. One is Amazon’s ‘Kindle Worlds’. This service allows fan fiction to be professionally published so long as it is from one of the ‘worlds’ which has volunteered to be part of the service.

Are we normal people immune to fan fiction?

Let it be known, “normal people”: we are not immune to your mockery, and it sucks. Fan fiction, for many people, is just a gateway drug to all other fiction writing. We obviously have the chops to commit ourselves to long pieces of works, and the imagination to go wild with somebody else’s characters.