Ever heard of Fanfiction? You should have!

Fanfictions are a bit of a marmite topic. You either think they're great or you think they're a pointless waste of time. Personally, I'm of the former opinion. For those of you who don't know, a fanfiction is a piece of fiction written using pre-existing characters or situations in a new story.

For example, a story about Thor falling in love with Black Widow and whisking her away to Asgard, or the cast of Ugly Betty suddenly waking up in Narnia.

I fell in love with The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

In my final year of university I was told I needed to compile a reading list of all the current and popular young adult fantasy fiction to help me write my own novel for my dissertation, and on that list I added The Raven Boys, a recommended read on the Waterstones website.