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kitewithfishAnd I am a little less proud of this post, but I would be biasing you if I didn't post it as well
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@Apteryx, thank you for pointing out the primary point of confusion that I had with Ms. Gabaldon's post.
Fans like an author. They LIKE the author, as in, they respect the author's opinion and wishes. And they generally want the author to like them. Ms. Gabaldon, if you had made it public that you didn't like the fanfic, and just told the authors, they would probably have been flattered that you paid them any attention at all, and respected your wishes. Instead, ma'am, you told the people who want desperately to have the chance to give you money for years in the future that you didn't like them, and they reminded you of creepy potential rapists.
Madam, you chose to insult and offend actual real people in the defense of pretend people. Did you assume that no-one reading your blog was a fic writer?
There's no "threatening" to stop reading the books, as my reaction and the reaction of other readers was characterized. Rather, I perceive the situation as though the tenuous but pleasant relationship of reader to a favored author was broken: I feel a little betrayed. I had liked reading Outlander, and I had presumed that fans of the series were treated with respect because they were the people who made the further growth and development of the series financial possible. I assumed that I had given my money to someone who appreciated it as the token of goodwill that I meant it as. I find now that that is not the case, that the author is willing and ready to publicly be disrespectful while speaking to an incredibly devoted (if, in the opinion of some, misguided) section of her readership. With that revelation, I am choosing to vote with my wallet.
The issue is less about fanfiction for me than the sudden realization that the author does not even pretend to value the patronage of a group of people who pay to read her novels.
Ms. Gabaldon, why would I want to pay to read your novels if it just means that I am giving money to someone who may later be rude to my fellow readers?
Your stance on fanfiction is a fair one: the characters are yours and you are perfectly and totally within your rights to keep them out of fanfiction.
But kindly consider your own interests before you target a group of your readers for a public scolding.
Sincerely,
Kite With-Fish.
from https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?postID=8735561816098497516&blogID=2861575260847050598&isPopup=false&page=2
@Apteryx, thank you for pointing out the primary point of confusion that I had with Ms. Gabaldon's post.
Fans like an author. They LIKE the author, as in, they respect the author's opinion and wishes. And they generally want the author to like them. Ms. Gabaldon, if you had made it public that you didn't like the fanfic, and just told the authors, they would probably have been flattered that you paid them any attention at all, and respected your wishes. Instead, ma'am, you told the people who want desperately to have the chance to give you money for years in the future that you didn't like them, and they reminded you of creepy potential rapists.
Madam, you chose to insult and offend actual real people in the defense of pretend people. Did you assume that no-one reading your blog was a fic writer?
There's no "threatening" to stop reading the books, as my reaction and the reaction of other readers was characterized. Rather, I perceive the situation as though the tenuous but pleasant relationship of reader to a favored author was broken: I feel a little betrayed. I had liked reading Outlander, and I had presumed that fans of the series were treated with respect because they were the people who made the further growth and development of the series financial possible. I assumed that I had given my money to someone who appreciated it as the token of goodwill that I meant it as. I find now that that is not the case, that the author is willing and ready to publicly be disrespectful while speaking to an incredibly devoted (if, in the opinion of some, misguided) section of her readership. With that revelation, I am choosing to vote with my wallet.
The issue is less about fanfiction for me than the sudden realization that the author does not even pretend to value the patronage of a group of people who pay to read her novels.
Ms. Gabaldon, why would I want to pay to read your novels if it just means that I am giving money to someone who may later be rude to my fellow readers?
Your stance on fanfiction is a fair one: the characters are yours and you are perfectly and totally within your rights to keep them out of fanfiction.
But kindly consider your own interests before you target a group of your readers for a public scolding.
Sincerely,
Kite With-Fish.
