Fanfic in the World

[shakatany]

Over the past few days I've come across three interesting links about fanfic:

Did you know that California got its name from a book that could be described as fanfic as it was an unauthorized sequel to a popular novel? Read about it here. Fanfic of that sort dates back to the Middle Ages (though most, if not all, was het *g*). We are following an ancient, though not necessarily honorable, tradition.

Finally there's Why Heather Can Write which talks about how "Not everything kids learn from popular culture is bad for them: Some of the best writing instruction takes place outside the classroom in online communities." We knew that, didn't we?

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[shakatany.livejournal.com]

And so appropriate that a state named for a make believe character is now home to make believe (Hollywood) and governed by Conan the Barbarian *g*

Shakatany