Tag Archives: fan fiction

Uh-oh: Amazon announces Kindle Worlds

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Emily

Club Jade clued us in this morning to Amazon’s new plan to pay fanfic authors to publish their works via Kindle.  Introducing Kindle Worlds, which is getting around the fuzzy legal grey area of fanfiction by officially licensing these Worlds, … Continue reading →

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Fanwork Done Right

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Maggie

In terms of explaining fandom, and especially fanworks, to outsiders, 2012 hasn’t exactly been a banner year. Gawker and Jezebel—and, briefly, io9, though they ended the feature and apologized for it—have mocked fanfiction and by extension those who write it. … Continue reading →

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R.A. Salvatore on Fan Fiction

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Brian

Over on Reddit today, former Expanded Universe author R.A. Salvatore is conducting an Ask Me Anything. One intrepid redditor asked the author his thoughts on fan fiction in light of the hardline stance other authors have taken against it (*cough*GRRM*cough*). … Continue reading →

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Rogue and Wraith Squadron Fanfic-A-Thon

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Brian

There hasn’t been an X-Wing novel in thirteen years. That’s an awful long time for fans of the Rogues and Wraiths who have been wondering what shenanigans they’ve been getting up to while the Jedi have been dealing with the … Continue reading →

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An Academic’s Defense of Fanfic

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Emily

Hi!  No, I’m not Brian.  Or Nanci.  Or Shane. My name’s Emily, and I’m Shane’s other half, among many other things.  Among those many other things, I’m a graduate student close to finishing my Ph.D. in English at a university … Continue reading →

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Check Out Nanci’s Guest Post on Fan Fiction at Club Jade

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Brian

Our own Nanci has a post up at Club Jade examining the media perception of fan fiction since the release of 50 Shades of Grey. Until now, I’d couldn’t believe that the mainstream media hadn’t yet made the erroneous connection that … Continue reading →

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