I don't write fanfic. I have enjoyed many a fine story and created world that has left me speculating on the characters or storylines yet I have never felt the desire to write in someone else's realm. The stories I want to tell come from me and I would feel I was a thief to take the labor and creativity of another and co-opt for myself. On the other hand, I will freely admit that some works have given me inspiration to examine and develop a story that is independent and has nothing in common, other than that germ of an idea, with the work of the author.
The stories based on an author's work that I truly want to see, if the work excites me, are the stories that the author is telling or going to tell. I want their views and expressions of opinion, love, theology, sociology or whatever. This permits me to examine my views and possibly change them for the better.
If somebody feels the desire to write fanfic, I would let them provided it is for personal use only. What they write in that manner is their business. I feel no need or desire to see it.
If an author wishes that there be no fanfic based on their work, I see it similar to a no tresspassing sign on their property. That doesn't mean that no one is allowed on the land but that you must get permission to be there first. You may still view the property from a distance but you don't get to tromp all over it and pollute what is there.
I thank all of the writers I know that they allow others to enjoy their efforts and the results thereof.
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Date: 2004-10-19 03:58 pm (UTC)The stories based on an author's work that I truly want to see, if the work excites me, are the stories that the author is telling or going to tell. I want their views and expressions of opinion, love, theology, sociology or whatever. This permits me to examine my views and possibly change them for the better.
If somebody feels the desire to write fanfic, I would let them provided it is for personal use only. What they write in that manner is their business. I feel no need or desire to see it.
If an author wishes that there be no fanfic based on their work, I see it similar to a no tresspassing sign on their property. That doesn't mean that no one is allowed on the land but that you must get permission to be there first. You may still view the property from a distance but you don't get to tromp all over it and pollute what is there.
I thank all of the writers I know that they allow others to enjoy their efforts and the results thereof.