lhyllis:

thepraxianweasleygeek:

Honestly, the fact that jro made his start in fanfic makes that ‘over to you’ feel really, really important.

Cause idk, a lot of authors say something similar when a thing they wrote comes to a close but… Roberts full-on created a parallel universe where the adventures of the Lost Light never stop, and are infinite in possibility, and it really does feel, because of that, like he’s genuinely given us one last gift. Anything we write or draw or create taking place in that universe may as well have happened. Why shouldn’t it?

I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before, where a creator has gone: Here’s your very own universe, where anything goes. Have fun!

I’ll admit, it made me tear up. Authors who care about the future of their legacy make me weepy and sentimental.

Authors who love and trust their fanbase with the characters they have put so much time and passion into straight up make me cry.