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[kat_lair]

Here's a rarity: A decent and balanced (I would even say sympathetic) mainstream article on fanfiction by The TIME.

Comments

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

Have you been following the LJ 'conversation' that he set up with the help of AO3 to research the article? Will give you details later if you haven't - some of the meta is well worth reading.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Oooh no I haven't, links would be awesome thanks!

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

They set up a comm - lg_interview. Fides alerted me to it. It's locked to members only but there should be no problem joining. I read all the comments etc. avidly but didn't join in because everybody already seemed to be saying everything necessary.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link, have joined and shall have a look around.

[scruby.livejournal.com]

An article about fanfiction on a magazine? Crazy. Thank you for the link.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Oh those kind of articles crop up every now and then, but usually they are sensationalist 'oh wow women are writing porn te-hee' kind of crap. This is actually pretty good.

[pushkin666.livejournal.com]

Aren't you a busy poster today :D

Goes to read the article.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Heh, I guess I have been. Spammity spam spam.

Good article that.

[pushkin666.livejournal.com]

Indeed. You are a spammity spammer but we expect this from you:D

Yes, very good article.

[teithiwr.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for linking! Really nice read.

Tangentially, I remember having to read Wide Sargasso Sea for a university class years ago, and felt so delighted by the blatant fanficness.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

It was, wasn't it.

I've never read it so can't comment... but yeah, just one example of derivative/transformative literature...

[megyal]

Thanks for that link, it was a really thoughtful read.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

It was, wasn't it. Thought people might find it of interest which is why I posted it :)

[desfinado.livejournal.com]

Isn't it great? Ugh. ♥ ♥

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

It was pretty awesome, yeah.