Probably not as fun for everyone involved
tinydanser84 (ex): greetings from sunny jersey!
Fizban316 (me): Hiyo!
tinydanser84: well, ok, its not sunny right this moment
tinydanser84: but the stars are out
tinydanser84: i think
tinydanser84: i havent really looked
tinydanser84: but im sure you can see some of them
Fizban316: At least four I'd bet.
tinydanser84: likely
tinydanser84: i feel so ashamed
tinydanser84: but i cant stop myself
Fizban316: what? from doing what?
tinydanser84: im doing something heinous right now
tinydanser84: something i havent done in years and years
tinydanser84: its so shameful, im not even sure i can say it
Fizban316: ...
Fizban316: shower?
tinydanser84: >O
tinydanser84: no
tinydanser84: jerk
Fizban316: you were kindof asking for it
tinydanser84: o~0
Fizban316: But do go on
tinydanser84: im...
tinydanser84: im writing...
tinydanser84: ...fanfiction...
tinydanser84: :)
Fizban316: you skank.
tinydanser84: i know!
tinydanser84: its terrible
Fizban316: whore!
tinydanser84: but i started on the train, just for fun, and id forgotten how nice it was to write just for fun
tinydanser84: so i continued...
Fizban316: "Nice" and "fun" do not mix with "fanfiction"
tinydanser84: okay, how about guiltily pleasurable?
Fizban316: natch.
tinydanser84: its just nice knowing i dont have to finish it, no one will ever read it, and the only reason im writing is to see the scenes in my head played out
tinydanser84: its like reading a story but making it up as you go
Fizban316: No, that only happens when you use your own characters.
tinydanser84: but i felt dirty so i had to tell someone
tinydanser84: i think the problem i have when i usually write is that i dont like my charatcers enough
Fizban316: Well then kill them off all the time, like King does
tinydanser84: like when i wrote my novel, i loved some of my side characters and liked writing them
tinydanser84: but i didnt really like my main character
tinydanser84: she was just boring to write
Fizban316: You don't want to get sucked into writing things that only you will ever read
tinydanser84: she needed to be fleshed out more, with a more distinct personality
Fizban316: Just looked at what happened to Emily Dickinson
tinydanser84: yea, i know, but its fun once in awhile
tinydanser84: lol, true
Fizban316: You don't want to be embarassed postmortem, that would suck.
tinydanser84: yea, well i dont think theyll publish fanfiction in English books
tinydanser84: and anyway, writing fanfiction is better than not writing at all
tinydanser84: at least im getting practice right?
Fizban316: Um no.
tinydanser84: as long as i dont inflict it on others all will be well
Fizban316: No, in fact, not.
Fizban316: Fanfictions are like the dark side of the Force, sooner or later they will convince you to inflict them upon an unsuspecting public
tinydanser84: never!
Fizban316: Sure, you say that now.
tinydanser84: im just dabbling
Fizban316: But eventually, they will coerce you.
tinydanser84: it cant hurt anyone
Fizban316: You'll go from "never!" to "maybe someday but probably not" to "well, maybe it'll be okay if I just use an alias this one little bit"
tinydanser84: i used to inflict it
Fizban316: Eventually you'll be writing Superman fanfics at any fan-site you can find
tinydanser84: but i never finished it
Fizban316: Fanfics are a lot like prostitution when you think about it
tinydanser84: i only wrote 3 chapters
tinydanser84: it was good fanfiction too
tinydanser84: made good use of original characters
tinydanser84: while tying them to the old characters in beleivable ways
Fizban316: You should get your own instead.
tinydanser84: and no shipping in site!
tinydanser84: i just realized
Fizban316: ...the error of your ways?
tinydanser84: this has all the makings
tinydanser84: of a conversation
tinydanser84: that will end up in your profile
Fizban316: Muahahaa
tinydanser84: i repent my earlier thoughts
tinydanser84: but i cannot promise a halting of my actions
Fizban316: That's like saying you'll stop eating meat on Fridays but you'll still fuck little boys.
tinydanser84: i know, i know
tinydanser84: but its just so much fun!
tinydanser84: so 0~0
Fizban316: I'm sure that's what those catholic priests said too