The Witcher writer defends the value of fanfiction
The Witcher: Blood Origin writer Aaron Stewart-Ahn loves fanfiction and doesn’t care who knows it. Here’s what he had to say to a fanfic critic.
If you’re a fan of The Witcher on Netflix, then you’ve probably heard that the series is getting a spinoff! The new, six-episode show is called Blood Origin and will chronicle the events leading up to the Conjunction of the Spheres and the creation of the very first witcher. It will be a prequel taking place 1,200 years prior to the original show. The Conjunction of the Spheres was mentioned throughout the first season of The Witcher, so it will be interesting to get a look at what all the characters have been talking about!
Aaron Stewart-Ahn is a writer and producer currently working on Blood Origin. Writing on Twitter, Stewart-Ahn defended a topic close to my heart when he responded to a tweet from writer R.S. Benedict, who argued that writing fanfiction breeds poor writing habits.
Stewart-Ahn shot back that his own fan works actually helped him get his job writing for Netflix. You can check out R.S. Benedict’s tweet and Stewart-Ahn’s responses below.
Stewart-Ah continued to argue that writing fanfiction can be a way for people to explore their own story ideas, which can lead to something totally unique:
I think Stewart-Ah makes a great argument. Fanfiction doesn’t encourage people to write poorly; in fact, I believe the opposite. Writing fanfiction is a great way for people to engage with media on a higher level and explore their creativity! Good for him for standing up for a practice he really believes in. Fanfiction gets a bad reputation because of things like 50 Shades of Grey and the After series, but there’s a wonderful community of fanfic writers out there who work hard every day for free to entertain their readers!
If you’re eagerly awaiting new episodes of The Witcher, then you can check out the first page of one of the scripts for the second season here.
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