..."Fanfic is perhaps one of the greatest signs of the success of your material." Oh yes! I started writing fanfic at 12 and several! years later am still writing it... including for the first show I was ff'ing. I don't usually ff books, more anime shows, but a lot of the same stuff applies... including the "...it wouldn't put me down" part. Legality... everyone I know who writes fanfic makes sure to have the disclaimer of 'I do not own any of this', and if you're on an ML or equivalent that does a lot of fanfic writing (as I am) it's an understood thing. We're not out for fame or $$; we write about these chara because we WANT to, just because, and many people write just for themselves, no one else ever sees the stuff... but they write nonethless. Will I ever stop writing fanfic? Most likely not. :)
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Oh yes! I started writing fanfic at 12 and several! years later am still writing it... including for the first show I was ff'ing. I don't usually ff books, more anime shows, but a lot of the same stuff applies... including the "...it wouldn't put me down" part.
Legality... everyone I know who writes fanfic makes sure to have the disclaimer of 'I do not own any of this', and if you're on an ML or equivalent that does a lot of fanfic writing (as I am) it's an understood thing. We're not out for fame or $$; we write about these chara because we WANT to, just because, and many people write just for themselves, no one else ever sees the stuff... but they write nonethless.
Will I ever stop writing fanfic? Most likely not. :)