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Well I do know my daughter was just doing it as a little hobby. I am thrilled on her behalf that she has something which gives her joy and makes her feel good about herself. She has no interest in "making money" (it's not even on her radar) - she likes films and books that make her think, and an online community that accepts her. Some of the fanfic she writes is boring and cliched to me, but she has a following of younger people who really like her efforts. It's a stepping stone rather than a stopping place.
I also remember assignments in school that resembled us writing fan fiction. We read "Island of the Blue Dolphins" and imagined all kinds of other things that would have happened with Karana on the deserted island before being rescued. We were graded on it. So, fan-fiction is in school curricula ... works for me.
My daughter also mostly writes her own fiction (some of which she would like to publish and make a bit of money). Her style is not my own, but then, she is her own person and I will back her up if she decides to publish her own (not fancfic) stories to a publisher.
She is also making a bit of money selling art through an organization that fosters creativity for people with physical or intellectual special needs. I'm very proud of her.
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