I sometimes wonder, though, if I approach fiction in this way because I grew up on fairy tales and started reading science fiction (which quickly led to the discovery of chapter book fantasy) in third grade. What if I had kept to BSC, Green Gables, and Mandy?

(Just as fanfiction makes me pay attention to what isn't said or shown and to character dynamics. As well as giving me a higher tolerance for poor prose in exchange for good story.)

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