Origins of Fanfic

[Michela Ecks]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Rosmerta" <tmayor at m...> wrote:


> mouth or 'zine. Cost barriers are nil, you've got a built-in 
audience 

Doesn't cost much if you're passing around one or two copies that 
you've printed or are buying them in lieu of books.  A lot of zines 
had fan art with them which was a bonus reason to buy them.

> rather than having to go find one, and I can't quite tell but there 
> seems also to be a new level of interactivity to all of it--I-write-
a-
> chapter-you-comment-on-it etc.? 

Feedback happened.  It was called Letters of Comments.  They were 
much more detailed than "Hi! Loved your story!" from what I 
understand and are the basis of how to feedback in some fandoms 
still.  (Now called ELoCs)  Your address could be included with the 
story so people could send you comments or you could be reached 
through the zine.

And on a side note, I'm personally not fond of published by a chapter 
fics because you can't go back and edit later...
 
> It completely and utterly spins my head around to read in the GWTW 
> thread that JKR has read some HP fanfic. Is that confirmed? 

http://writersu.s5.com/law/moreharrypotter.html

In an interview found on Scholastic's web site, J.K. Rowling's is 
quoted as saying the following about fan fiction based on the Harry 
Potter books: "I've read some of it. I find it very flattering that 
people love the characters that much." 

In an interview found on Barnes & Nobles's web site, J.K. Rowlings is 
quoted as saying the following about fan fiction based on the Harry 
Potter books: "Yes, I do. And I have been staggered by the response. 
I only recently found the web pages devoted to Harry, and it was like 
Christmas -- Christmas in August." 

Michela Ecks - Spastic Hale Girl - :o)
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