Comments on: Is Fan Fiction a Good Idea? http://romancenovel.today.com/2008/05/20/is-fan-fiction-a-good-idea/ All Romance- All the Time Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:02:05 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: karil http://romancenovel.today.com/2008/05/20/is-fan-fiction-a-good-idea/#comment-6 karil Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:53:06 +0000 http://romancenovel.today.com/2008/05/20/is-fan-fiction-a-good-idea/#comment-6 My first book, under a pen name, is still in the pipeline, so I can't say for sure how I would feel about it. I don't see anything wrong with it from a reader standpoint. As a writer, I would like to say that I would be flattered, but you never know until you're in that situation. I tend to let things roll off, however, so I don't think I would mind. The one thing I don't get about some fan fiction is that some fan fic writers are very talented and have to jump through multiple hoops to get their works posted (Muggle Net comes to mind). If they have that kind of talent and persistence, it just seems logical that they should try original fiction. My first book, under a pen name, is still in the pipeline, so I can’t say for sure how I would feel about it. I don’t see anything wrong with it from a reader standpoint. As a writer, I would like to say that I would be flattered, but you never know until you’re in that situation. I tend to let things roll off, however, so I don’t think I would mind.

The one thing I don’t get about some fan fiction is that some fan fic writers are very talented and have to jump through multiple hoops to get their works posted (Muggle Net comes to mind). If they have that kind of talent and persistence, it just seems logical that they should try original fiction.

]]> By: perennialsam http://romancenovel.today.com/2008/05/20/is-fan-fiction-a-good-idea/#comment-5 perennialsam Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:14:21 +0000 http://romancenovel.today.com/2008/05/20/is-fan-fiction-a-good-idea/#comment-5 At one time I belonged to a fanfiction group that revolved around the world of Pern created by Science Fiction writer Anne McCaffrey. The fangroup bore her approval as it met certain rules and regulations she dictated, such as refraining from using her main characters and not making any drastic changes to the world. That being said I didn't do much fanfiction writing, I was mostly there to draw pictures of her dragons, which were forbidden to be posted elsewhere on some other sites (I believe that has changed now). I am not sure how I would respond to fanfiction if I were a published writer myself. I would be flattered if my work inspired that sort of creativity, but also somewhat afraid of my work being twisted. That being said I would still like to write original fiction. How do you feel about it Karil? At one time I belonged to a fanfiction group that revolved around the world of Pern created by Science Fiction writer Anne McCaffrey. The fangroup bore her approval as it met certain rules and regulations she dictated, such as refraining from using her main characters and not making any drastic changes to the world. That being said I didn’t do much fanfiction writing, I was mostly there to draw pictures of her dragons, which were forbidden to be posted elsewhere on some other sites (I believe that has changed now).

I am not sure how I would respond to fanfiction if I were a published writer myself. I would be flattered if my work inspired that sort of creativity, but also somewhat afraid of my work being twisted. That being said I would still like to write original fiction.

How do you feel about it Karil?

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