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The Fanfiction Reader
The Fanfiction Reader: Folk Tales for the Digital Age | Francesca Coppa
17 posts | 2 read | 2 to read
The first ever fanfiction reader framed to emphasize fanfiction's unique transformative nature and continuity with other storytelling traditions.
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TheBookDream
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Well, unfortunately my mental health took a major nose dive and most of my readathon plans went right out the window. All I‘ve felt like doing that isn‘t trying to keep up with school and work has been reading Star Trek: DS9 fanfic, with the occasional trip into one of my actual books. But at least I‘m reading I guess.

Bookwormjillk Reading is reading. Hang in there! 4y
Jas16 Take care of yourself and read whatever makes you happy. ❤️ 4y
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TheBookDream
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#poweroutage due to suspected tornado. Good thing these #Nooks have such a long battery life.

katy4peas I love my nook. 4y
TheBookDream @katy4peas saaaame. I have several models since I have a week spot for buying the new ones. Love them. 4y
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TheBookDream
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Taking a break outside with some #DS9 fanfic.

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The_Old_Astronomer
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1. Not really. I‘ve read a couple when I was much younger, but I never really got into it 2. I‘m still waiting eagerly for Doors of Stone. I hope it gets done in my lifetime. 3. Not really, but I‘m considering starting the New Yorker 4. Hellz yeah 5. I‘m sad to say I don‘t know what that is. Thank you @IamIamIam for tagging me! @SharonAlger @NotLiketheRoad @OnlyYoo

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jpmcwisemorgan
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AO3 - home to a lot of fanfic - has been nominated for a Hugo. I know a number of more traditionally published authors I follow on Twitter read and/or write (or have written) fanfic.

If you dig into this on Twitter and get past all the yeah fanfic, boo porn, you‘ll learn why this is a big deal - it‘s technical and I only get parts of it but it‘s about what AO3 is and does from a technological view.

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tournevis
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1️⃣ Re-reading fanfic favourites today.
2️⃣ Too long ago to remember.
3️⃣ If by night, you mean evening, then night. If you mean, like, *night*, then I'm in bed. 💤💤💤
#weekendreads

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melissajayne
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The start of what I hope is a #gilmoregirls #fanfic. I‘m the one who gets stuck in Stars Hallow. I had the idea at work and didn‘t have any pen or paper on me and just wrote it in my notes app. I used to be a prolific #thirdwatch #fanfic writer.

melissajayne So I finished the first chapter and emailed it to myself. I plan to eventually publish it, but only when I have the entire story completed, at least in rough form. I have started many a fanfic and never have completed them and just left them hanging. (edited) 5y
bookishkai Oh, Third Watch! I have a badly written Alex/Kim fic in the depths of one of my files. I still miss that show. I wish someone would pick it up in syndication. 5y
melissajayne If I do publish the story, which would go onto fanfiction.net, I‘ll post the link to the story. 5y
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TheBookDream
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Fanfic in bed before I start the day.

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jpmcwisemorgan
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#LitsyPSA: So Twitter is at it again with #dicksoapgate. It started in YA Twitter and has now spread to Romancelandia. It took me forever to figure out what was going on because I only saw vague tweets about soap that was shaped like a penis. Honestly, bookish Twitter is fascinating. #LitsyAfterDark #FreakyFriendsForever

DGRachel I have thoughts on this, but they‘re probably best kept to myself. SMH 6y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings I mean, if you didn‘t get the soap, you have no reason to be angry, if you bought this because you love the series, you are no stranger to sex, but, that being said, they should have offered a pg option or an r rated option. I can‘t imagine ever using that soap myself, but I wouldn‘t be making such waves when it was meant as a joke and anyone who has read the books is probably not THAT offended. 6y
jpmcwisemorgan @DGRachel I have all sorts of thoughts on it and I see @BooksTeasAndBookishThings point but there are quite a few good points made in Twitter, including selling fanfic (that‘s what came in the box) and how adults sexualize a lot of things in various fandoms. I see a lot of the latter discussion outside of this box so I get where that argument is coming from too. The box was sold as an adult box, I think??? 6y
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BooksTeasAndBookishThings If there is sex in the books, I don‘t see it being an issue, for those books that are PG, then absolutely. 6y
DuckOfDoom I am astonished that this box exists. Why? 😂 I wanna now the story from the beginning 6y
DGRachel Who is the SJM referred to in the tweet, Sarah J. Maas? 6y
GondorGirl Those books shouldn't be considered YA. And the book box should have definitely given the box a rating. But, personally, I think it's hilarious and fitting for those books. 6y
jpmcwisemorgan @DuckOfDoom I mean, clearly there a market for it. @DGRachel Yes, it refers to Maas. I haven‘t looked to see if she or her publisher have commented. I‘d be most concerned about the fanfic part because that typically flies under the radar until you do something to make it super obvious. @GondorGirl I don‘t think fans mind and I thought I saw the box was rated but I came to all this with vague tweets about the soap so I‘m still learning. 6y
jpmcwisemorgan @BooksTeasAndBookishThings There‘s a tendency to sexualize characters in pretty much every fandom I‘ve seen, including Disney Princesses. That‘s where some of the discussion is that I saw. If you have a kid that‘s really into something I guarantee you there is NSFW art/fic and it‘s not always labeled. That part of the discussion is interesting to me. I‘m mostly to each his own but it doesn‘t hurt to label. 6y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings I can definitely agree with that, but my problem is that people use other examples to be able to rage against this. For this particular book/series, there is absolutely no one that reads it and would call it PG or PG-13, so... while I agree for other fandoms that are made into more adult situations and fanfic, this is not one of those times. I just feel like people always want something to be angry about which is so eye roll inducing sometimes. 😕 6y
jpmcwisemorgan @BooksTeasAndBookishThings That‘s actually how it came to my attention - an author I follow who is always angry about something. I usually just take them with a grain of salt but then it started popping up everywhere on my Twitter feed and so then it was harder to ignore. 6y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings It drives me nuts, sometimes it just feels like angry people attract more angry people. I just don‘t want or need that in my life lol I think most of the women who got that box laughed and then thought, “A great bachelorette gift”, or “Hilarious, totally displaying this”, or “Yeah, that is going to be posted for sale”, but I doubt most of them really cared at all. Maybe a few, but I imagine most thought it was funny. Especially given the name ofit 6y
CouronneDhiver I probably should be offended but I just can‘t quit giggling about the whole thing. Dick soap?! 😂😂😂 Too much! 6y
jpmcwisemorgan @BooksTeasAndBookishThings I probably shouldn‘t follow the author anymore and I‘ve considered it several times but when they start vague-tweeting something‘s up. I have to figure out what their vague crap means but it‘s like a little mystery and sometimes it‘s something really big or it‘s penis shaped soap. 🤷‍♀️ 6y
jpmcwisemorgan @CouronneDhiver I would hope that the people who ordered the box knew it was an “adult” box. As a teen I would have found the soap hilarious but now I‘m more eh, ok. I don‘t find the stuff in the box personally offensive but I do wonder sometimes about the thought process behind something. I like to watch bookish Twitter because I learn A LOT. 6y
CouronneDhiver Oh I‘ll give you that much - classy move? Definitely not. Seems like something a disgruntled employee would come up with. 6y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings Haha I mean, the idea itself is an oxymoron. You think dick: dirty, soap: clean. 6y
LibrarianRyan I have a few problems with this. I actually have another bar of Dick soap (it‘s pink) that I got from an author at Penned Con 2017. My friend and I laughed uproariously about it with the author. But once again it was the author handing it out. I‘m all about reading and liking what you want it‘s just older individuals fetishizing teenagers reminds me of pedophilia. Do t even get me started on the NA thing. It just annoys me to no end. 6y
jpmcwisemorgan @LibrarianRyan I‘m worried about the fetishizing/sexualizing part of the argument. A lot of people were meh on the whole thing but when people did comment seriously it was about that or selling fanfic. I‘m doing this for science. Also, I have a lot of teens in my life and I try to make good recommendations for books and I‘m worried that this series might not be ok for them. 6y
LibrarianRyan @jpmcwisemorgan I agree. And I also agree with the vast spreading of Dan fic. It reeks of copyright infringement. 6y
jpmcwisemorgan @LibrarianRyan There are authors who support fanfic, some even write it (or have in the past). What I‘ve seen have said great, but I don‘t want to see it because it can cause problems. I follow one author who regularly shares fanfic unreleased to their work. I think it becomes more of an issue when you try to sell it. There‘s a little bit of “fly under the radar” with fanfic. 6y
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tournevis
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Litsy is back!!!! I was left reading fanfic instead books, rather than being on Litsy instead of reading books.

LisaJo 😂 6y
Wife 😜 6y
tournevis @LisaJo @wife Like I was the only one 😉 6y
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tournevis
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Three of the pairings I have shipped. There are many others, but those are the ones that have continued to get my attention. What is missing : POCs and het. Also, other than K/S, I'm into rare pairings. #IShipIt #YAgiveaway @hermyknee

CWilson I love sg1! 6y
tournevis @CWilson It was a super fun series! 6y
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tournevis
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1️⃣ Crunchy!!!
2️⃣ Come on, I only read two! The novel-length K/S fanfic I read Monday and Tuesday was really good, though.
3️⃣ Groceries, laundry, lounging.
4️⃣ All the languages. It just would mean more books for me!
5️⃣ My uni system did not have minors, just concentrations so History.
#friyayintro @jesshowbooks

Melissa_J Ha ha! Your answer for number 2 is like mine. I didn‘t list a book though cause I only had two to choose from 🤣 6y
tournevis @Melissa_J I read a lot on average, and since I'm off work, my precious few brain cycles can be use for reading, but there are limits to my abilities. 😜 6y
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TheBookDream
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I'm technically at a New Year's Eve party but this is my view. I want my friend's pug to complete this cubby. #newyearseve #fanfic #Christmastree

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2CarrieBooks
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I will kill the next person who implies that fanfiction is ever remotely LESS than a published book, because this quote just took my breath away is ways I have rarely experienced.

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TheBookDream

Well, I have a long day ahead of me with lots of reading. So you all are going to get reviews of the #fanfic I read to calm my nerves. A lot of it is slash, so you've been warned. All of it is from #AO3
Title: Nom De Ceur
Author: Dorinda
Fandom: #Casablanca
Louis and Rick after the events of the movie. I enjoyed it. More in character than any official movie follow-up I've ever read.

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tournevis
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1️⃣ Happy Potter. It's better written
2️⃣ Other, though the current BBC version is quite good.
3️⃣ 3rd Doctor, of course, though 9th and 12th are also delightful.
4️⃣ G.R.R. Martin's bank account
5️⃣ Tyranaël cycle, by Élisabeth Vonarburg
#fandomfriday

MinDea 🤣🤣🤣 7y
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Bradleygirl
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I got tripped into a nightmare of mine from years back: #Fanfiction rabbit hole. As in didn't sleep for a night. Send help.

#itsMarvelsfault #everythingisMarvelsfault
#weekofisolationfromRAItherapydidnothelp