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Posted on entry Squick and squee ::: December 08, 2004, 11:53 PM:
Jo Walton:


Naomi: Would it make any difference if you knew that by writing fanfic you'd make the original author unable to write (or at least publish) any more?

Mitch Wagner:


Can you describe any specific examples of that happening?

Me:

A quick Google on "Marion Zimmer Bradley fanfic lawsuit" or similar will turn up one case.

That's the only such that I'm aware of.
Posted on entry Playing against type ::: October 20, 2004, 10:38 PM:
You must not be a Bulls fan. Not that I'd blame you, these days.

A really determined sports team can blow _anything._
Posted on entry Open thread 20. ::: March 29, 2004, 06:19 PM:
Haven't seen Deadwood (no HBO), but if we're open-threading, USA's Touching Evil (Friday nights and repeated ad nauseam) is all kinds of marvelous. I haven't seen its British predecessor, so I can't compare, but this version is dark and funny and understated, and Creegan is mad charismatic.

Watch it.
Posted on entry Scalzi on writerly subjects ::: March 22, 2004, 09:22 PM:
I feel like there's an implicit "your mileage may vary" built into any piece of writerly advice.

Or maybe I just put one in to make myself feel better? But it seems like this kind of thing always belongs with an "it depends."
Posted on entry Scalzi on writerly subjects ::: March 22, 2004, 08:25 PM:
I'm in love with the Italian sodas and hand-painted chocolates at our shiny new coffee shop. Mmm, chocolates.
Posted on entry Slushkiller ::: February 02, 2004, 07:18 PM:
Great post! Thanks for it.

Quoth Remus:

Is the 'nice' editor an idiot, or is the 'mean' editor an asshole? Or is the entire profession just messed up?

Or none of the above. Editors are just people with fancy titles, after all, and different people are bound to have different opinions on stories. That doesn't have to mean anyone's wrong or nasty or overly charitable. Could be that all this scenario means is that you misread one of your markets. It happens...no big deal.

(Could mean other things, too, of course.)

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