OTW Fannews: Fandom Influence

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Writing at The Guardian, author AL Kennedy discussed writing a Dr. Who tie-in novel and perfectly described the exhilaration of fanworks. "It’s sad that so much of the air has gone from literary endeavour, that academic theorising and categorising have come to decide which novels are acceptable and reviewed, that literary publishing has squashed itself into more and more predictable boxes more and more often.

Storytelling, company, human solidarity – they never go away, but they do seem to be moving away from the mainstream. It will be the mainstream’s loss. Readers will always go where they can find the joy they knew in childhood, the joy they deserve."

Fandom endures but also spreads in interesting ways & fanworks can be the most significant part http://bit.ly/1QymTTB

OTW Fannews: Fandom Influence

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Writing at The Guardian, author AL Kennedy discussed writing a Dr. Who tie-in novel and perfectly described the exhilaration of fanworks. "It’s sad that so much of the air has gone from literary endeavour, that academic theorising and categorising have come to decide which novels are acceptable and reviewed, that literary publishing has squashed itself into more and more predictable boxes more and more often.

Storytelling, company, human solidarity – they never go away, but they do seem to be moving away from the mainstream. It will be the mainstream’s loss. Readers will always go where they can find the joy they knew in childhood, the joy they deserve."

Fandom endures but also spreads in interesting ways & fanworks can be the most significant part http://bit.ly/1QymTTB

A change of seasons: Thoughts on summer songs and reading

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Are there songs and books you'll associate with this summer? Are you looking forward to what the change in season will bring in terms of new movies, shows, and things to read?

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A change of seasons: Thoughts on summer songs and reading

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Are there songs and books you'll associate with this summer? Are you looking forward to what the change in season will bring in terms of new movies, shows, and things to read?

( Read more... )