One reason I created a fictional world at all is so that people can visit it in their minds or think about who they would be. There’s a part in the book that’s all about writing your own story before you’re quite brave enough to live it out. - Aliza Layne

To be honest, I don’t really have much of an opinion on fanfiction. As long as people aren’t commercially exploiting characters I’ve created, and are doing it for each other, I don’t see that there’s any harm in it. Either way, it’s a good place to write while you’ve still got your training wheels on. - Neil Gaiman