I agree. While I have encountered some poorly written fanfics, I have read so many fanfics that were amazing and well worth the read. I have written fanfiction before but I find it is a very challenging genre to write since the characters and settings aren't my own so I have to find ways to stay true to the original concept without straying too far and making the characters too OOC.
Yeah, I've heard a few things. It really irks me because that's basically saying that people who write fanfictions aren't authors. They totally are! They write some of the best literature I've ever read. :)
sorry im a year late but my dad has the same views, i told him i enjoy fanfic and he said it insults the reader and author, I didnt feel like getting in trouble, so I didnt argue w/ him...i should have stood up for it. Thank you @I-Dont-Like-I-Obsess!!!XD