tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post7647552808039030521..comments2024-02-27T23:28:34.672-05:00Comments on Word-Whores: Fan Fiction - Inspiration or Theft?K.A. Krantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674754426001151828noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-32051931738307120682012-09-04T12:23:03.494-04:002012-09-04T12:23:03.494-04:00I agree, Allison - fairy tales are more story arch...I agree, Allison - fairy tales are more story archetypes than the specifics of something like Harry Potter. (Which itself is arguably drawn from fairy tale archetypes.)Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-8558542143026221962012-09-04T10:20:10.164-04:002012-09-04T10:20:10.164-04:00Eh. Maybe. But fairy tales have been changed so mu...Eh. Maybe. But fairy tales have been changed so much over the years anyway - different cultures have already put so many different spins on them - certainly later versions of those stories have been sanitized. There's a difference, I think, in attempting to rework something that has already belonged to the public domain for so long that everyone knows it vs taking someone's IP and twisting it into something it was never intended to be?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810952821295312008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-33797816449089248332012-09-04T08:33:19.047-04:002012-09-04T08:33:19.047-04:00I don't think the legal distinction is based o...I don't think the legal distinction is based on any difference in levels of creativity. What I'm wondering is, if I want to write "Snow White and the Seven Slayers," am I taking less of a creative shortcut than when I write my Professor McGonagall/Madam Hooch Forbidden Love story?Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840386653128026934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-79291523872436827922012-09-03T21:41:49.686-04:002012-09-03T21:41:49.686-04:00yeah - a lot of the discussion is theoretical to m...yeah - a lot of the discussion is theoretical to me, too...Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-50377212760497000582012-09-03T21:29:37.409-04:002012-09-03T21:29:37.409-04:00maybe if the fanfic author gives proper credit to ...maybe if the fanfic author gives proper credit to the author they are using...I don't read fanfic, not that I have anything against it, it just doesn't appeal to me.Sharon Stognerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732141088637958862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-46885487651866127162012-09-03T10:12:55.286-04:002012-09-03T10:12:55.286-04:00I think it makes sense, too, Sullivan. I think it makes sense, too, Sullivan. Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-22689936202057752082012-09-03T05:34:10.781-04:002012-09-03T05:34:10.781-04:00I think fanfics are ok as long as the fanfic write...I think fanfics are ok as long as the fanfic writer doesn't try to publish their fanfic to get money out if it. I myself never wrote fanfics, but I do read Mass Effect fanfics I will confess.Sullivan McPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133432350331782496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-76295762775024416322012-09-02T22:40:45.796-04:002012-09-02T22:40:45.796-04:00True, Kev, though the copyright laws already make ...True, Kev, though the copyright laws already make that distinction, which seems fair enough. Even though it might lead to endless Jane Austen spin-offs...Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-52759011539789918852012-09-02T22:07:12.475-04:002012-09-02T22:07:12.475-04:00Obviously there is a distinction to be made betwee...Obviously there is a distinction to be made between using another author's intellectual property and putting a fresh take on an established work in the public domain, like a fairy tale or a folk song.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840386653128026934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-32807938801424477942012-09-02T15:36:27.567-04:002012-09-02T15:36:27.567-04:00You guys are probably too plugged in to the indust...You guys are probably too plugged in to the industry to talk about a specific author like Gregory Maguire and, particularly, his Oz books this week. But I would be terribly interested to hear where the Word Whores think that fits in with fan fiction. Especially after Stephen Schwartz takes in another level after that.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840386653128026934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-50778777926781461592012-09-02T15:35:10.766-04:002012-09-02T15:35:10.766-04:00ooh - that's a good point. I remember hearing ...ooh - that's a good point. I remember hearing about that. Wouldn't it be awful if fanfic somehow messed up your plans for your characters/world? *shudders*Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-28888262654848233962012-09-02T15:28:44.552-04:002012-09-02T15:28:44.552-04:00I think it really depends on where the author is i...I think it really depends on where the author is in writing in their own world. It's unethical in any instance to make money by using another author's work. And if the author is done creating, posting free fan fiction no doubt helps keep the interest going. <br /><br />Years ago, perhaps decades, Marion Zimmer Bradley opened up one of her worlds for fan fic. One of her fans wrote a storyline similar to a book she had planned and she was forced away from her own story. As a result, she closed the doors on allowing others to publish in her world. <br /><br />Obviously fan fiction is not designed to injure an author. It's more of a nod to how much a person loves the world, but there are hidden damages that can occur. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-16304955926992095322012-09-02T14:23:37.232-04:002012-09-02T14:23:37.232-04:00Some of my first longer works were fanfictions. I ...Some of my first longer works were fanfictions. I think it takes a lot of the pressure of world- and character-building off a budding young writer because everything's there already and you just get to play with plot and relationships and what-ifs. Heather In Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041814578788602437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-90063391130732616112012-09-02T12:12:59.317-04:002012-09-02T12:12:59.317-04:00I'm glad it makes sense, Dana - I was parsing ...I'm glad it makes sense, Dana - I was parsing my ideas as I went!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-34150562074753354252012-09-02T12:08:59.151-04:002012-09-02T12:08:59.151-04:00I completely agree with you. So well said. Most es...I completely agree with you. So well said. Most especially your comparison to artists and musicians. Cut your chops on it but don't sell it as yours. Dana Elmendorfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130309062939542854noreply@blogger.com