And It Better Have Typos

[bloodyrosemccoy]

So yesterday while explaining fanfiction to Dad,* I had a curious little epiphany:

If I ever do get this book published, and nobody slashes these two particular characters in new and terrifying ways that would never occur to either of the characters, or to me, I will be very disappointed in the internet.

Never did understand the writers who were against it. Me, I just know I’ve got the master copy in my head,** and whatever crazy fans do with it is gravy. Sometimes thought-provoking, sometimes hilarious gravy.


*He read an article about Fifty Shades of Grey. You know, one of those articles that is shocked—SHOCKED I TELL YOU—to find out that older women are interested in reading SEXY SEX WRITING ABOUT SEX.

ME: Clearly the author of this article does not spend a lot of time on fanfiction sites, or they’d find out that Grey is a typical bit of it.

DAD: What is this “fanfiction” you speak of?

**This is also true of all works that are not mine, of course. Nobody has the correct version of Star Wars but me.

Comments

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

I'm just hoping it will be good.

I'm not! I'd settle for really awful but heartfelt.

[stormteller.livejournal.com]

Well, what I'd like to do is publish a compilation book of my favourite fanfiction, so that the ficcers can get both exposure and royalties. But that would only work if the fics in question are somewhat decent.