From: djheydt@kithrup.com   
      
   In article <7bba8f14-c25e-492a-9564-0c499d7e99d9@googlegroups.com>,   
   C. E. Gee  wrote:   
   >On Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 6:40:51 PM UTC-8, 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?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> -Julie   
   >   
   >Seriously, if you want to write SF, but cannot conjure up your own cast   
   >of unique characters, settings, etc., you probably should give up the   
   >idea of being an SF writer.   
   >   
   >And someone who is able to do the above will besmirch their reputation   
   >as a writer by writing Fan Fiction.   
      
   On the other hand, it has been often said that every writer has   
   to put out a million words of crud before s/he can start writing   
   saleable fiction.   
      
   Fanfic is one way of getting rid of that million words.   
      
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