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CroodsGirl: To me, fanfiction is original, creative stories set in an already-established universe that everyone can enjoy. It covers various genres and is a beautiful opportunity for newer writers just getting their foot in the door. Fandoms and Fanfiction are learning opportunities and a good source of information if someone is interested in writing in different genres. I would not have branched out in different genres if I hadn't started with Fanfiction.
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CroodsGirl: The first story I wrote in 4th grade was a Pokémon fanfiction called Mystery of Time and Space. Pokémon was my past, present, and future when I was little, and I finally had the opportunity in 2023 to return to that first story and re-write it (Infrared on my profile).
Aside from writing, I also created Pokémon comics in 3rd grade. Because Fanfiction was my first writing, it holds a special place in my heart. I learned a harsh lesson about it in 5th grade and would not be the original/fanfiction writer I am today if I didn't learn that lesson. The lesson was that Fanfiction is ""original"" stories, not re-hashes or copying and pacing movie/TV scripts. That's a little something called plagiarism.
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