writing for television has so many seriously difficult constraints relative to freeform fan fiction. you've got hard dates, fixed episode counts, actor availability, location availability, a finite budget, plot beats to hit on demand, ad breaks to schedule, legal
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then there are a gajillion more fan fiction writers than TV writers, running the entire spectrum of writing capability, up to and far beyond the point where one could in principle turn professional
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and why would you turn professional? no TV studio in existence is going to let Sans join Starfleet
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fanfic writers have creative autonomy & flexible deadlines
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being an outside critic almost always allows for a clearer perspective, which (when combined with passion and ability) gives fanfic writers a huge advantage. (this ignores the vast, undulating morasses of awful fan content out there.)
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