I am saying that a helluva lot of people spend their lives writing other people's characters and never go out and try anything more, and I think that's a crying shame. It's like riding around on a bike your whole life because you're afraid to try driving the car. It's a wasted opportunity, even if it's only to discover that there are good reasons why the bike might be better for you. I have never said, "Thou Shalt Only Write Original Fiction" (see point #2). For me, it's vastly more interesting and fun; for you it's not. That is fine. At least you gave it a try.
I don't think this is necessarily applicable to everyone, though. Some people may enjoy writing but have no desire to come up with their own characters, or their own universes. Some of those people write fanfiction; some of them become studio executives. (Ba-dum-chee!) Different aspects of storytelling are attractive to different people, I guess, would be my overall thesis on this whole thing.
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Date: 2011-02-25 03:40 am (UTC)I don't think this is necessarily applicable to everyone, though. Some people may enjoy writing but have no desire to come up with their own characters, or their own universes. Some of those people write fanfiction; some of them become studio executives. (Ba-dum-chee!) Different aspects of storytelling are attractive to different people, I guess, would be my overall thesis on this whole thing.