Fanfic controversy: loads of interesting misunderstandings...

[hmpf]

as several pro writers encounter fan fiction:

here, and here, and here.

Read, disagree, discuss. Preferably here, so I can see your reactions. *g* I posted my own reactions in someone else's journal, but I don't want to flood his journal with even more pro fanfic propaganda than I already spammed it with, so I'm not posting a link. If you ask me nicely, I may cut and paste my various manifestos here.

Edited to add: all right, coalescent has given his consent to link, so here's his original post and here's the fanfic discussion hidden in the avalanche of replies to that post. :-)

Aaaand... (I guess it is okay to include this link here, since you posted it in this thread, anyway, Scapekid?) - Scapekid says it all, only better than I ever could:

http://zippysatellite4.blogspot.com/2003_09_28_zippysatellite4_archive.html

*is a Scapekid fangirl*

Comments

[maramcc.livejournal.com]

I wrote a diatribe against slash fanfic a while back in one of my posts (shuffle shuffle, here somewhere, ah frell it), but as for "regular" fanfic, as a published author, I'd be flattered if anyone attempted it for any of my books.

Well, I THINK I'd be flattered, anyway. >:-D As long as the fanficcer doesn't stray so far from my characters/universe (my main reason for the anti-slash rant) that it no longer applies. But then, what can you do but shrug and hope others realize that it's crap? In that sense I don't have anything against fanfic that just builds on an established universe/set of characters. I've thought of plenty of fanfic myself, but mostly from the viewpoint of meshing two sets of copyrighted worlds (mine and... whoever else's!). I don't write it down, though. It's just something to pass the time when commuting or whatever.

Still, it's every creator's prerogative to accept fanfic or not. They have legal recourse to send out Cease and Desists to whomever they wish, but end up looking like meanies and ultimately send the fanficcers underground. So they don't really stop it.

Er, can't think of anything else profound or intelligent. Cheers!