What’s Up With the “I own nothing” Things?

22Jan12

Those are disclaimers. I’m sure you might remember my response to what I’ve dubbed the “Why Fanfiction is the Evilest Thing in the World” rant. The author wrote about the legal issues surrounding fanfiction and I wrote about her inaccuracies. What it boiled down to was that fanfiction existed in a legal gray area. One […]

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Tags: Cassandra Claire, copyright, disclaimers, plagiarism, protection

Author’s Notes

15Jan12

Chances are we’re all going to write them at some point if we’re writing fanfiction. There are different reasons for writing an author’s notes, which I will delve into. But I have some words of advice for all author’s notes. I’ll be frank here. I click on many stories when I’m looking for fanfiction to […]

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Tags: author notes, don'ts, dos

When Fans Are Older

03Jan12

So, I’ve written about fan brats. But they’re not the only ones to fear in the world of fanfiction. As I said, fan brats are generally between 13 and 16 years old. This is the age most people write fanfictions. Then they lose interest and go elsewhere. But some of us stay, like me. And […]

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Tags: characters, Diana Gabaldon, fan brat, fan woman, fantasies, horny, plot, Sara Donati, sex