From: djheydt@kithrup.com   
      
   In article <4ade7310-787f-4216-8f6d-8b23f2bae684@googlegroups.com>,   
   J.Pascal  wrote:   
   >I was wondering who'd committed fan fiction (and was willing to confess)   
   >and what effect you think it had on your writing ability and career?   
      
   I wrote quite a lot, mostly of the Star Trek variety, back in the   
   day.  It's been said that you have to get a million words of crap   
   out of your system before you can write anything decent, and that   
   was mine.  :)   
   >   
   >Also... what property engaged you enough to make you crazy enough to   
   >write in that world?  Did you just love the setting that much to want to   
   >play in it with a new cast, or was it the characters you wanted to see   
   >more of?  Something else?   
      
   Hey, it was _Star Trek._  What more did I need?   
      
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   Dorothy J. Heydt   
   Vallejo, California   
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