In Defense of Fanfiction

So I've been seeing this blog post about fanfiction making the rounds on everybody's flist.

For the record, I've never heard of this woman or her books, although I probably won't go to any great lengths to seek them out now. And I apologize if this isn't all that sense-making, because I've been awake a really long time and my brain is wobbly. But reading everyone's replies to this author has made me think about a few things I wanted to blunder my way through, and what is a blog for if not subjecting people on the internet to my ill-conceived rambling.

( In which I am long-winded )