[ SECRET POST #5036 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5036 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

So, fun fact: I majored in literature and minored in creative writing, and was the top student in my field. I worked at a publishing company. I read news articles, opinion pieces, essays.

But the bulk of what I read is fanfiction. I don't read everything--I stick to stories that I think are well-written and interesting. And it's fun! I enjoy them! Reading is not the chore it was when I was studying literature or working with it. I get to see more diversity, and read stories that aren't toned down to make them more palatable to broader markets. As long as a story makes me feel something: happy, sad, excited, whatever, it did it's job. And it doesn't really matter to me who wrote it, or whether it's an official published book or a fanfic published on a website. That might be an important distinction to Literature, but it's certainly not to storytelling. And what I enjoy is storytelling.

There is a problem with someone basing all of their leisure time and interests around the internet/fandom circles. But it's also worth noting that fanfiction is free and instantly available. Published books cost money, and if you don't have easy access to a library (or even a library that makes it easy to borrow eBooks) "real" books aren't as accessible as you might think.