tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-08-10:436643Kitewithfishkitewithfishkitewithfish2010-05-03T20:14:56Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-08-10:436643:346912On Fanfiction, Authorial Disapproval, and Respect2010-05-03T20:14:56Z2010-05-03T20:14:56Zpublic7Apocalypos of LJ posted <a href="http://apocalypsos.livejournal.com/2341136.html">here</a> about a post Diana Gabaldon, author of <em>Outlander</em> and other novels, made in her blog, <a href="http://voyagesoftheartemis.blogspot.com/2010/05/fan-fiction-and-moral-conundrums.html">Fan-Fiction [sic] and Moral Conundrums</a> <br /><br />Ms. Gabaldon begins inauspiciously:<br />"<strong>OK, my position on fan-fic is pretty clear: I think it’s immoral, I _know_ it’s illegal, and it makes me want to barf whenever I’ve inadvertently encountered some of it involving my characters." </strong>The rest of the post is in a similar vein- read it if you have the time.<br /><br />I replied with this post: (When I started writing, there were 83 responses. When I posted, there were 96. There are now 116 posts and growing)<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://kitewithfish.dreamwidth.org/346912.html#cutid1">My response</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br />Needless to say, I think Ms. Gabaldon is within her rights as an author and creator to ask for no fanfiction of her work, but I don't agree with her characterization of fic authors.<br />If you feel moved to comment, please be respectful in tone if not in mind. <br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=kitewithfish&ditemid=346912" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments