Media references to fanfic, the week ending 07/23/11
And suddenly we're everywhere.
In The Atlantic, Daniel Snyder discussed, among other things, Methods of Rationality [which] caused uproar in the fan fiction community, drawing both condemnations and praise on Harry Potter message boards like DarkLordPotter for its blasphemous-or brilliants-treatment of the canon.
Amber R. Perry of Daily Comet (Louisiana) wrote Have I mentioned during my high school and early college years I wrote “Harry Potter” fan fiction? Yeah, I am that kind of fan, and London Free Press's Mashoka Maimona confessed her fandom journey would see me buy three sets of the Harry Potter book series, write fan fiction with a determination that could've fooled my professors into thinking I was preparing for a Pulitzer, and learned how to sew just to make polished Hogwarts robes for myself.
The editors of Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) wrote Much Fan Fiction thrives in between the lines - the stories that Rowling did away with in a line, the sentence she chose not to elaborate on.
On BlackBook, Rosie Gray wrote Already we have Pottermore, endless amounts of e-books and fanfic, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and you expect us to watch a TV show about Harry’s kids on top of that? Because there's so much quality SF&F TV already.
Following two passing references last week, MinnPost's Max Sparber went totally meta at us.
In Minda News (Philippines), Gail Ilagan rec'd some of her daughter's Potter fic.
And, in the Times Herald-Record (NY), Lisa Ramirez wrote While searching for online images of a Hogwarts cloak to make Bella's "Hermione" Halloween costume I learned that the term "Fan Fiction" is cyber code for "amateur romance" and, in the case of Harry Potter, plots are based on imagined, ummm, encounters between Hermione and Harry; Hermione and Draco; Hermione and young Snape; Hermione and Ginny; Hermione and Fred and/or George; Hermione and old Snape; and, every once in a rare while, Hermione and Ron. What, no Snarry?
In things not Harry Potter:
In The New York Observer, Kat Stoeffel wrote, regarding a supposed Tina Brown memo, enjoy this for whatever it may be-an early brainstorming memo, a pitch to advertisers, or just some v. hot fan fiction.
Regarding the local shooting of an independent film, Craig Marks mused I’m sure an Akron extra is right now completing the final draft of “The Third Guy on the Right in the Second Crowd Scene, Vampire Slayer.”
Irony, anyone? On TVGuide, Damian Holbrook wrote it turns out that those Kardashian sex tapes and sad Live Journal fanfic forums aren't the Internet's biggest problems. Online bullying is.
Finally, in the Evansville Courier&Press, Leah Ward wrote that there will be a Fanfiction Writing Workshop: 6 p.m. [Wednesday] at Red Bank Branch Library
In The Atlantic, Daniel Snyder discussed, among other things, Methods of Rationality [which] caused uproar in the fan fiction community, drawing both condemnations and praise on Harry Potter message boards like DarkLordPotter for its blasphemous-or brilliants-treatment of the canon.
Amber R. Perry of Daily Comet (Louisiana) wrote Have I mentioned during my high school and early college years I wrote “Harry Potter” fan fiction? Yeah, I am that kind of fan, and London Free Press's Mashoka Maimona confessed her fandom journey would see me buy three sets of the Harry Potter book series, write fan fiction with a determination that could've fooled my professors into thinking I was preparing for a Pulitzer, and learned how to sew just to make polished Hogwarts robes for myself.
The editors of Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) wrote Much Fan Fiction thrives in between the lines - the stories that Rowling did away with in a line, the sentence she chose not to elaborate on.
On BlackBook, Rosie Gray wrote Already we have Pottermore, endless amounts of e-books and fanfic, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and you expect us to watch a TV show about Harry’s kids on top of that? Because there's so much quality SF&F TV already.
Following two passing references last week, MinnPost's Max Sparber went totally meta at us.
In Minda News (Philippines), Gail Ilagan rec'd some of her daughter's Potter fic.
And, in the Times Herald-Record (NY), Lisa Ramirez wrote While searching for online images of a Hogwarts cloak to make Bella's "Hermione" Halloween costume I learned that the term "Fan Fiction" is cyber code for "amateur romance" and, in the case of Harry Potter, plots are based on imagined, ummm, encounters between Hermione and Harry; Hermione and Draco; Hermione and young Snape; Hermione and Ginny; Hermione and Fred and/or George; Hermione and old Snape; and, every once in a rare while, Hermione and Ron. What, no Snarry?
In things not Harry Potter:
In The New York Observer, Kat Stoeffel wrote, regarding a supposed Tina Brown memo, enjoy this for whatever it may be-an early brainstorming memo, a pitch to advertisers, or just some v. hot fan fiction.
Regarding the local shooting of an independent film, Craig Marks mused I’m sure an Akron extra is right now completing the final draft of “The Third Guy on the Right in the Second Crowd Scene, Vampire Slayer.”
Irony, anyone? On TVGuide, Damian Holbrook wrote it turns out that those Kardashian sex tapes and sad Live Journal fanfic forums aren't the Internet's biggest problems. Online bullying is.
Finally, in the Evansville Courier&Press, Leah Ward wrote that there will be a Fanfiction Writing Workshop: 6 p.m. [Wednesday] at Red Bank Branch Library