Fritz Haarmann

When readers first discover the existence of fanfiction, their first reaction is often, "You can't be serious!" That's pretty understandable--what kind of people spend their time reading and writing about other writers' characters? Well, to tell the truth, slightly obsessed ones. We know it; we don't apologize. And we understand-that was probably our first reaction, too. It's often followed by the second reaction, some variation on, "This is amazing!" or "Why didn't anyone tell me this was out there?"

Fanfiction is the ultimate tribute to our favorite writers and their compelling characters....