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Q&A Fan Fiction: a crutch or a good start?

Writing is writing, but I am not confident enough to take on creating a whole world from scratch. Will writing fanfic or writing in other shared world spaces be beneficial, or will it simply allow...

8 answers  ·  posted 14y ago by Larry Smithmier‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question fiction fan-fiction
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T00:35:09Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/50
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Larry Smithmier‭ · 2019-12-08T00:35:09Z (almost 5 years ago)
Writing is writing, but I am not confident enough to take on creating a whole world from scratch. Will writing fanfic or writing in other shared world spaces be beneficial, or will it simply allow me to get into some bad habits?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2010-11-18T21:36:29Z (about 14 years ago)
Original score: 31