I love fan fiction! Where else can such a diverse & large group of people gather from all over the world for discussion, cooperation & synergy?! I also like that virtually anyone can participate & it can be as simple as a thought or as in-depth as a novel. There are so many talented people out there!
I only discovered it about a year ago and have been actively writing for a couple of months now. I love the process of creation: taking a feeling or a thought and transferring it into a medium (story, music, dance, painting, photograph, sculpture…who cares??) that others can appreciate and share in. And I mean that as one who both (occasionally) creates and (All. The. Time.) appreciates.