Fanfic is not about you.
I just read the most marvelous diatribe to "professional authors" about this idea: "Dear Author of the Week. Fanfic is not about you. Fanfic is not about you. Fanfic is not about you."
Go here for the lovely dissertation, including many, many and more examples: Bookshop's "I'm Done Explaining Why Fanfic Is Okay".
Really. Go read it. It's delightfully fun. And inspiring. And there's no this huge list of "pro fic" I feel like I want to start reading. *g*
Charlotte
cross-posted from dreamwidth. http://charlottechill.dreamwidth.org/9174.html#comments