In a message dated 2/16/01 8:05:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, Mac4781@aol.com writes:

<< As an aside to this thread, I'd like to thank the many fanfic writers who have given me so much pleasure over the years. Your stories gripped my emotions. I reread favorite fanfic far more often than I reread great works of literature. >>

So, here's someone, apparently, who does feel that fan writers (at least some of them) write better than folks like Henry James. ;-)

Actually, I like pro writers and I like many fan writers. Some fan writers are better than some pro writers and vice versa.

Annie