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Omg, this was such a cool read! It was so cool watching you draw the connections through this post.

I like your thoughts about the difference between the enjoyment as a reader vs. the work itself being creatively valid! This strikes me as an idea that's useful for as someone making things too.

Asking my gut, I feel like what fanfic has in common with illustrated fiction/comics/visual novels etc is that the world immediately feels richer because of the added canon/visual context. It's like, hmm, a harmony or bass line adding something to a melody, or turning a poem into a song.

Ooh, yes, I like this way of phrasing it! I definitely feel that about fic, too, and for me it's also a out writing in the context of other fic?

Interestingly enough, I think for me even when I write for visual canons, the visual part of the canon doesn't really stick with me as much? And in fact I struggle a lot to write for TV shows and anything without a clear narrative voice, so hmm. Patterns! ;D I'm definitely happiest writing for canons where there's a written component... I guess that's where I find my harmony, or maybe something to anchor to?

Also, it's cool that you're thinking of how to adapt the Steering the Craft exercises! I've been blocked on them for a bit too, I might have to try something new with them...