
pumpkinspiciest
I have a couple fics I’d love to turn into non-fan-fic books, but I can’t. Imagine if I got published (I can dream) and people said, “I remember reading that on Wattpad when it was about Shawn Mendes!” I don’t want to be exposed that way, and now I’m sad that I probably wasted my best stories on a celebrity. Ugh.

LeeanorRigby
@pumpkinspiciest I truly believe that if you are talented, it is never wasted on anything because the moment it is harnessed, it touches a lot more people than you could've ever imagined. The talent, though, has to be nurtured, cared for and challenged. I believe you have writting gift that is bigger than your previous work, whether it is fanfic or not. Dream big and believe!
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InaFieldofSunflowers
@pumpkinspiciest I don't think you should see it that way. You have an incredible talent for writing, and your fanfics are amazing. Maybe it doesn't feel like it to you, but people read them and will continue to do so. Nothing is stopping you from writing non-fanfics and I'm sure they'll be just as great. But don't ever think that you wasted time on the ones you've already written.
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