Fan Fiction Meta

[cyranothe2nd]

ohnotheydidnt has a thread about what famous writers have to say about fan fiction. It is about as horrid as you imagine, with Orson Scott Card 'rigorously defending his copyright', Ursula LeGuin likening it to colonization and JK Rowling being awesome and chill as she always is. I think Joss Whedon said it best: "All worthy work is open to interpretations the

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[tresa_cho]

Where is the reblog button on this post, haha!

[raven_moon]

I totally agree. I mean seriously, you created characters that are sufficiently compelling, interesting, multi-dimensional that your readers/viewers are inspired to explore them further. Quelle horreur! And you're like what, "Oh, drat, I really wanted my characters to be cardboard cut-outs with no further depth than exactly what I had written?"

I should think that creating characters that other people are so enthralled with that they want to take them out and play with them should be every writer's wet dream, not a personal affront to their god-like writerliness! Your creations take on lives of their own - that should be a compliment! Get over yourselves and your egos.

[cyranothe2nd]

I honestly think some of it has to do with slash and the author's squickiness at non-canon pairings. Which, as you've said, QQ and get over it. :P

Author Insanity

[moon6shadow]

I had to stop reading what the authors said about Fanfiction as it was making me feel a bit like a criminal and down hearted particularly when one author said she didn't want to read fanfics people have sent her. Talk about putting down fans who are trying to show their appreciation, love and devotion to your work

Re: Author Insanity

[cyranothe2nd]

=DDDD

I don't know about 'Put Down Your Arms'...I've sketched out a sequel but I'm working on a different multi-chapter fic atm.

Thanks for the comment!

Re: Author Insanity

[moon6shadow]

Pitty although it's good to hear your working on something at least, I love the emotion in your work!

[kitcatitalica]

And I thought I loved you before

[cyranothe2nd]

OMG, 'noncon selfcest' LOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

I like the quote from TIME but it could more easily be said that fanfiction is what literature WAS before the invention of pernicious ideas of ownership and copyright. You think Shakespeare invented those characters or plots? Nope.

[catalenamara]

I've said in a number of other places that I make a point of not reading authors who disapprove of fanfic. I have limited reading time, and I'd prefer to spend it on authors who either are positive about fanfic, or have made no public statement about it.

As for Anne Rice, she was quoted in early articles about her career as being a fan of "Dark Shadows". One of the plotlines on DS in 1970 involved a writer interviewing a vampire. IMO, she was inspired by that storyline to write her first novel. That doesn't count as fanfic, but it certainly qualifies as derivative.

[cyranothe2nd]

LOL

Also, I agree with you about authors who are negative about fan fic, though it pains me to not read Robin Hobb. Orson Scott Card, Diana Gabelon, George RR Martin and Anne Rice can fuck right off though.