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anghraineAn anon asked:
what do you think about the practice of self publishing p&p fanfic on amazon? It just seems so wrong to me. And a lot of it looks... not very good at all
I replied:
Hmm, I don’t think it’s wrong, as such—in a moral or artistic sense. There’s a long tradition of people writing and publishing alternate versions or sequels of pre-existing stories. (Full disclosure: I did it myself as an undergrad!)
But I’ll admit that there is something about the way it’s done these days that kind of rubs me the wrong way, and the style (from what I can tell) is not to my personal taste at all. I don’t like the industry of it. So … basically my feelings are pretty messy but more negative than not, even while I don’t think it’s wrong.
what do you think about the practice of self publishing p&p fanfic on amazon? It just seems so wrong to me. And a lot of it looks... not very good at all
I replied:
Hmm, I don’t think it’s wrong, as such—in a moral or artistic sense. There’s a long tradition of people writing and publishing alternate versions or sequels of pre-existing stories. (Full disclosure: I did it myself as an undergrad!)
But I’ll admit that there is something about the way it’s done these days that kind of rubs me the wrong way, and the style (from what I can tell) is not to my personal taste at all. I don’t like the industry of it. So … basically my feelings are pretty messy but more negative than not, even while I don’t think it’s wrong.