Tor.com discussed the
appeal of fanwork exchanges and four factors that make them so special to participate in. "That’s the amazing thing about online fandom: It’s built on the notion of
giving year-round: granting each other new stories in worlds in which the writers no longer roam; lending each other an ear when no one we know has read those books or watched those TV show; giving each other stories with the utter delight of not knowing what happens next."