[split] the fanfic discussion thread (NO fanfic please)

[Albertosaurus Rex]

Kind of ironic that those sorts of feelings by fans are probably what prompts a lot of fanfics actually

Surely that's the point that GRRM himself is trying to make? He does understand it, to a certain extent.

I'm not sure what to think about fan fic. There is something to be said for creating one's own world and characters. That said, bad fanfics do prompt some amusing commentaries (MST'ing) at times.