In defense of fan fiction

On fan fiction I don’t write fan fiction, or publish fiction that existed at another time as fan fiction.  I also don’t read fan fiction.  To the best of my knowledge nothing I have written has spawned any manner of fan fiction out there, but it’s entirely possible I’m wrong because (again) I don’t read…

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Mary Sues and assholes

On the notion of the Mary Sue and the ubiquity of fan fiction I’m a fairly non-social writer, by which I mean when I’m working on something I’m alone with it until I’m reasonably certain it’s truly and actually done.  I have not historically taken advantage of writing groups or posted partials for comment, or…

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