'Improvement' of the canon is only part of writing fanfiction i think.
If an author solves all the 'problems' without introducing new ones the story either finishes or gets boring.
Going into a different direction with the story or the possibility of doing that can inspire authors to write stories. Agree with you there.
Some authors notes clearly state that they thought about an idea that would work in a certain canon world.
(With possibly interpreting the canon world)
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If an author solves all the 'problems' without introducing new ones the story either finishes or gets boring.
Going into a different direction with the story or the possibility of doing that can inspire authors to write stories. Agree with you there.
Some authors notes clearly state that they thought about an idea that would work in a certain canon world.
(With possibly interpreting the canon world)
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Quote:Xander wore a more better costumeI think that most of these stories were insertion points for some of these ideas.