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Article in TIME about Fan Fiction

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Rose:
A friend tweeted this to me. It doesn't really delve into RPG fanfic, like what most of us here write...but I found it really interesting.

http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,2081784,00.html

julilly:
I loved that article, particularly this passage:

Naomi Novik, whose Temeraire novels are best sellers and have been optioned by Peter Jackson, who directed the Lord of the Rings movies, writes fan fiction. "Fanfic writing isn't work, it's joyful play," she says. "The problem is that for most people, any kind of writing looks like work to them, so they get confused why anyone would want to write fanfic instead of original professional material, even though they don't have any problem understanding why someone would want to mess around on a guitar playing Simon and Garfunkel."

Rose:
I love that too. People don't get that we write just for the love of writing. We do it because it's fun, and it makes us happy.

Purpura Lipstick:
What a fantastic article.

mare:
I agree, that was a great article, really explained fanfic perfectly.

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