I’d like everyone to see this
{Credit to amalasrosa on Twitter}
#real #not to be salty but this is what ive been saying#like everyone out here really still acting like fanfic isnt really writing#like its subpar and like it cant be good and have amazing lines#even fanfic writers treat it like its LESS and like theyre PLAY writing and not actually writing#like friend buddy ican ASSURE YOU that fanfic is every bit as real and good as writing from books#the only difference between fic and actual books is that books go through several stages of processing and editing and filtering#and are worked on by professionals who studied the craft of editing#while fanfiction cuts that filtering and everyone gets a chance to be heard and to be read#and instead of editors we have peer editing and reviewing#dont be fucking tricked by the mass notion that anything that young girls and queer people are interested in is immediately bad and subpar#bc it is fucking not #i will FIGHT for it #fanfiction (tags by @crossroadswrite bacause they add so much to this post)
yessss this is like. the whole thesis behind @serpentcast.
Listen I wrote fanfiction through all four years of college while getting my BA in creative writing and you would not BELIEVE how similar reviews on popular ff sites are to critiques in my classes. We all supported one another and tried to be as nice as possible as we pointed out things that we liked and thought could use a little work. It’s a process to write something and just because you’re not getting paid or college credit to do it does not mean it’s not important.
Keep writing fanfiction.
Fuck JKR 