How important are reviews for you?

Hi there. Yes, fan fiction is a story based on an existing story. Fan fiction usually "borrow" characters, settings, plots, etc. from an existing story and use them as their own. It's actually a quite controversial form of literature, considering that there usually is a very thin line between writing fan fiction and outright plagiarism - so much that fanfiction.net, which houses a large chunk of fan fiction posted on the net, has been receiving requests from authors to not add their works as categories in the site to which members could submit their stories. I think that biggest name, so far, was Anne Rice, though I haven't really been active in the site lately to know. On the other hand, some authors actually encourage it (I think I've read somewhere about J.K. Rowling reading some Harry Potter fan fiction and actually applauding it... though maybe I've misinterpreted it so don't quote me on it) since it actually boosts the popularity of their works. Writing fan fiction is quite addictive and something that one could do for leisure, without having the burden to come up with all elements of a story. I've been writing it since I was in high school, though mostly for anime and/or JPop.

You should. *lol* There are actually a lot of sites and communities that thrive on fan fiction (e.g. fanfiction.net, various communities on Live Journal depending on the fandom). I've seen quite a bit of fan fiction writers actually have their original works published and become professional writers. Writing fan fiction seems good writing practice for aspiring novelists, as well.

I didn't know I could publish those things. I have had several of those, I come up with the story but never write them down in detail. I think I should think about doing that whenever I feel like it again :)

Hi there. Well, I guess it just follows that as long as you enjoy writing your stories and give it your best, people are bound to enjoy your stories as well and thus, more reviews. I've never had the... stamina to make it past three chapters, though. Kudos to you. And yes, it doesn't hurt that reviews boost a writer's ego. It feels good to be appreciated.