- Fanfic Bingo!

[mirabile-dictu.livejournal.com]

Inspired by the discussion of OTW at John Scalzi's blog, Ithiliana, Half Elf Lost, Kitsune13, and Cofax7 created the Anti-Fanfic Bingo card.

They have kindly permitted the OTW to use the card, and we'd like to ask all of you to come up with responses for the objections to fan fiction. Serious responses, funny responses, rude responses, heart-felt responses. Prose, poetry, icons, banners, art, vids -- any response at all! We ask that you stay on topic, but our hope is to create something fun and, well, educational.

You can see the entire Anti-Fanfic Bingo card here, but right now, let's focus on the top row:



How would you respond? Tell ComRel!

Graphic by the wonderful Ciderpress.

-- femmequixotic, bethbethbeth, ciderpress, bethbethbeth, mirabile_dictu, shrift, svmadelyn
Community Relations Committee

Comments

[pir8fancier.livejournal.com]

1 and 2. This has not been proven to be true. And anyway it is not copyright infringement, it could be trademark infringement. You cannot copyright ideas. You can copyright how those words are strung together in their entirety, but as much as Warner Bros would like to have a monopoly for all time (or at least until the copyright runs out) on all stories dealing with magical people, sorry. The trademark issue needs to be battled in court. That day will come, undoubtedly.

3. I think this a courtesy and nothing more. Personally, if someone had a insane aversion to it, I would probably honor it out of respect. However, NO critic asks permission to evaluate a work, now do they? And authors like J. K. Rowling readily love fanfiction writers because it improves their marketability and SALES! Go to a Harry Potter convention and see what people buy.

4. This again is an argument that is really nothing more than whining. Ask the authors themselves. Are you insulted? Ask them. Flat out. Personally, I am a minor published writer and if someone wanted to take my measely mystery novel and write fanfiction about it, I would be damn curious and not the least be insulted. In fact, I would be THRILLED and flattered beyond belief.

5. This is ridiculous. This is saying that literary criticism should be banned because the author is THE be all and THE end all of whatever they write. sorry, no author is god. They have strengths and weaknesses and if those characteristics are open to literary criticism I really do not see that their characters aren't vulnerable to interpretation by fanfiction writers.

[tacky-tramp.livejournal.com]

if someone had a insane aversion to it, I would probably honor it out of respect

I'd honor it out of fear. Anne Rice is a scary lady, dude.

[pir8fancier.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she really is sort of scary (not to mention bat-shit insane!).