yes! a reason to use this icon!

[trinityvixen]

While I was on my trip to Disney World, I read to fluffy, cozy-mystery-type novels by Carrie Bebris. "Mr. and Mrs. Darcy" mysteries, to put a finer point on it. They're cute, easy reads, perfect for plane rides and frequent interruptions when traveling, and while the mysteries are about as interesting as your average Smallville episode (kidding, but they are predictable), the reparte between Elizabeth and Darcy is really fun and genuine and I liked it a lot.

I'm a little miffed that someone gets paid to write what is essentially fanfiction, but the gal has done her research. I mentioned this to moonlightalice, who loaned me one of Bebris' books--North by Northanger and came to the following, HORRIFIC REALIZATION:

me: I'm a bit jealous that someone gets paid to write fanfic and published. But hey, she did her research.
moonlightalice: dude, what do you think shakespeare did?
me: Good point.
moonlightalice: and he used CONTEMPORARIES (a big no no nowadays)
b>me: God help us when Star Wars and Harry Potter go into the public domain.
moonlightalice lol
b>me: GOD HELP US ALL
Tmoonlightalice: oh no...
b>me: I just...No.

Comments

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

Also, there already are people who get paid to write Star Wars fanfic. They're called media tie-in authors.

I would also argue that Shakespeare wasn't writing "fanfic." He wasn't expanding on someone else's universe with the assumptions that the playgoers would be familiar with the original author's work. He just stealing ideas and plotlines, like so many, many others.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, media tie-in people make me crazy jealous too. Or angry, if their name is Kevin J Anderson.

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

And guess who I know personally and is writing the first Supernatural tie-in novel. *hates his guts*

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

See, I don't even like the show, and my first reaction was, "Oh no. I'm so sorry," like your pet had just died or something. I really am very sorry to hear that. He needs to be fired out of a canon into the sun, I think.

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

No, sorry, that was vague. Not Kevin J. Andersen. I actually like this guy and have enjoyed his books before. It's just that -- he's getting paid to write about Supernatural! *pout*

[viridian.livejournal.com]

... dude. Is that an Angel reference on your Supernatural icon?

If so: ♥

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

Oh, hell yes. I figured this crowd would get it. Besides, it's one of the best lines Joss ever wrote.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

Ah, so I see. Misread, my bad. Well, at least he isn't Anderson.

[moonlightalice.livejournal.com]

Fanfic! He'd take an actual story and then re-write it and maybe change the main theme or the ending... or take a tangent from a story and make it its own story... totally fanfic.