I think you've nailed why the idea of fanfic based upon tv shows, comics & movies doesn't really bother me, but why fanfic based upon novels makes me squeamish. I think because I accept the novel as canon and don't need any other written form to fortify that. Obviously this isn't the case for other people.
However, something you brought up yesterday -- the idea of spaces and unexplored regions in storylines. That's more common in comics and tv shows, in my opinion. There are some gaps in the story presented by those media forms. In that respect, I understand why fanfic crops up. With novels -- and maybe this is a result of my own writing -- I don't see how there are gaps.
And no, I don't think it makes you sound selfish at all. In the end, it is your story and if there were no you, there'd be no story.
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Date: 2004-10-20 12:24 pm (UTC)However, something you brought up yesterday -- the idea of spaces and unexplored regions in storylines. That's more common in comics and tv shows, in my opinion. There are some gaps in the story presented by those media forms. In that respect, I understand why fanfic crops up. With novels -- and maybe this is a result of my own writing -- I don't see how there are gaps.
And no, I don't think it makes you sound selfish at all. In the end, it is your story and if there were no you, there'd be no story.