Really nice article about fanfic

[rthstewart]

The Atlantic posted a really nice article about the communal experience of fanfiction.  Particularly interesting is that it cites to research that analyzed the writing of young writers on fanfiction.net -- most assumed to be 17 and under and documented how their writing improved through the process of positive feedback.  It also interviews N.K. Jemisin.  The article notes how useful fanfiction is for English learners and the communal "distributed mentorship." 

I've been leaning heavily lately on the community in comments to some of my recent stories and even GASP on Tumblr as readers help me sort through John and Helen.  It's been SUPER helpful.  (and if you have any thoughts on them after reading the crack fic Yuletide Cheer, please let me know!)