For most of us, fanfiction is a non-issue. Even for midlist writers. We will never be popular enough for people to play in our worlds with any frequency. The problem for us is getting people to read and care about our books that much in the first place. Catherynne M. Valente bookcarefanfiction share on social
Monsters almost always are culture's way of working out their fears and are thus inherently incredibly interesting and powerful. Catherynne M. Valente culturefearincredibly Change image and share on social
I try to hurt myself, to sprain something, writing every novel and story, because I'm stretching for something new and difficult that I haven't done before. Catherynne M. Valente difficulthurtsprain Change image and share on social
I'm very touchy feely with my fandom, in part because they've never done me wrong or hurt me in any way. This is an awesome balance. I hope it stays that way forever. Catherynne M. Valente awesomebalancefandom Change image and share on social
