Creating fan fiction is like writing with training wheels. Here are a couple of quotes by authors:
"Don't ever write a novel until it hurts like a hot turd coming out." -Charles Budowski
"There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down and open a vein." -Red Smith
To write fan fiction is like play I imagine. Nothing wrong with it (I guess, other than the publishing world keeps getting more and more watered down with unprofessional writing). But to create something unique, and do all the work of making it come alive while weaving the story from thin air, go through throes of joy and frustration, months and months—usually years—of dedication, and complete it no matter what—that's real writing. Fan fiction is for people who ride on the ideas of others, or people who just do it for fun, which is fine. But there is a distinction between creatively writing from the world around you as all authors do, and writing from someone else's writing.
"Don't ever write a novel until it hurts like a hot turd coming out." -Charles Budowski
"There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down and open a vein." -Red Smith
To write fan fiction is like play I imagine. Nothing wrong with it (I guess, other than the publishing world keeps getting more and more watered down with unprofessional writing). But to create something unique, and do all the work of making it come alive while weaving the story from thin air, go through throes of joy and frustration, months and months—usually years—of dedication, and complete it no matter what—that's real writing. Fan fiction is for people who ride on the ideas of others, or people who just do it for fun, which is fine. But there is a distinction between creatively writing from the world around you as all authors do, and writing from someone else's writing.