OT: writers' comms, discussion & support

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Okay, I'm aware I'm still A New Person here, but I'm curious. To those who write original fiction as well as fanfic: do you belong to any groups, comms, critique circles etc., and how differently do you treat your writing of fanfic to original material, if at all?

I realise this a pretty general question, but one thing that's really struck me over the past few months is how much of a community feel fanfic culture has, and it's something that I haven't seen anywhere I've ever been with original work. Is there a genuine difference, d'you think, or is it a matter of how individual communities and groups gel together? (There's a veiled community love-in thing here, btw. Just saying.)

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Oh, no... print is waaaay from dead, and I don't believe ebooks will ever replace it, despite all the hype. That said, a lot of small pubs are seeing print sales decline while ebook sales increase. Interesting to see how it develops, I think, and whether it turns out to be a bubble or a long term thing.