viguaquis:

geryonwoods:

OK anonymous stranger on the internet super qualified to judge writing quality. Do I believe it? Let me tell you something…if they kidnapped us, put us both in a room, told us to write something to save our lives, and that they were going to shoot the worst writer of the two I promise you that by the end of the day I’d have convinced them to shoot him not just once, but twice.

😃You are amazing, i love your work.

Don’t tell them how a Xena fan fiction writer (Melissa Good) actually wrote for the show (some Xena ff writers went on to be published professionally).

In fact, fan fiction writers do go professional (some already are, they just don’t want you to know it).

Don’t mention that some of the Clexa fan fiction authors are, in fact, published authors, some even work in film.  Many famous writers/producers today have written fan fiction when they were younger.  

Oh, definitely NEVER bring up that some Clexa fan fiction receives more views (individually and collectively) than most books on the bestseller lists are able to sell hard or digital copies (3,000 – 9,000 copies is all it takes to get on a bestseller list).  It’s arguable more people have read more fan fiction than have actually watched the series (16 – 13 episodes a season and how much fan fiction is there?).   

If you want to be successful in Hollywood, you could probably spend years sucking up to enough people to get a job, without much in the way of qualification, either (I’ve never seen a showrunner with so little reported experience), or you could learn your craft, build up a following and, if you desire, seek professional representation.  

The work that goes into producing 200k page fan fiction is no different than what JK Rowling put in or what Stephen King puts in or anyone else, for that matter.  

There is so much fan fiction in this world, right now, if you could publish each one (and I’m not saying you should) in a hard format, you could probably fill a few libraries a few times over – all over the world.  

For some, fan fiction is a serious form of literature and deserves respect, certainly the writers do.  There used to be a time when it was extremely difficult to publish fan fiction anywhere.  But fans have fought for and studios and copyright holders have recognised that fan works are serious business (they are also free advertising) and nothing to scoff at.  

It is important, too, to understand that fan fiction is, basically, punk. It is rebellion.  It has helped queer people  and POC find their voice and find community and respect.  It has helped create positive representations of minorities where so little exists in ‘professional’ media.  

I do realise the anon is just trolling Clexas, looking for a response – and really, they don’t deserve it – but fan fiction is always worth talking about and any opportunity is a good one.