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It's Lion Turtles all the way down ([personal profile] lettered) wrote2006-09-17 09:35 pm

Fulfillment From Fanfic

Does writing fanfiction make you happy?

Of course it does. That's why you do it. If that's not why you do it, don't tell me.

But what I want to know is, is it a happy that staves off boredom and is entertaining, rather than a happy that makes you want to jump up and down and run in circles and smile all the time because you're secretly thinking of what you're going to write next? Is it the kind of happy that makes it so you can't wait to sit down in front of your computer so you can see what happens next? Is it the kind of happy that every once in a while makes you bursty feeling?

I hope it is.
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[identity profile] tkp.livejournal.com 2006-09-20 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Whoa, that's a really cool observation, especially the "creation" part. Because now that you mention it, the feeling is quite similar. The excitement and also the doubt. That it'll work out the way you want it to. How cool. Thanks for that thought.
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[personal profile] my_daroga 2006-09-20 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
No problem; anything you want to add would be welcome, because I've been trying to formulate this for a few years. ;)