We Need To Talk About Fan Fiction

‘Ernest Hemingway Writing At Campsite in Kenya’ (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Fan fiction often gets a bad rap in the writing community. Some deride the fact that no character creation is strictly required; others point out the low quality of the average fan-written story. There is truth in both of these arguments. However, these truths do not mean that fan fiction is something that should be taken lightly. Here are three reasons why the ‘serious’ writing community needs to pay greater attention to the…