I will say this: the only thing I hate about original fic compared to fanfic is the community aspect. There is very little community aspect in original fic on LJ-- all of the communities for original fic are pretty much just a dumping ground for fics. There are no discussions, etc, in anywhere that matters. (Not to say places like powerfic don't matter, but just that they're niche and probably include less than a third of original "fandom".)
I think I count that as a reason to write fanfic, sometimes: there's a much wider audience, usually, and there's a place where you can discuss concepts and ideas and have other people know what you're talking about. There's nothing like that for original fic, and it sucks, but I wouldn't know how to fix that.
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Date: 11 May 2010 07:30 pm (UTC)I think I count that as a reason to write fanfic, sometimes: there's a much wider audience, usually, and there's a place where you can discuss concepts and ideas and have other people know what you're talking about. There's nothing like that for original fic, and it sucks, but I wouldn't know how to fix that.