[HPFGU-OTChatter] Nimbus question (was Fanfics with slash & sex)

[Sushi]

>How about: Do authors have a responsibility to their readers, or
>only their art?  Do fanfic authors have a responsibility to the
>integrity of the world that they are borrowing?  Explain.
>
>David

         My two cents.

         An author's responsibility to the reader is to create a 
well-written, grammatically-feasible story.  In certain situations (ie, 
graphic sex or violence), it is polite and, for all intents nowadays, 
expected that there be some sort of mention ahead of time, at least in the 
case of fanfic.  The primary responsibility is, and always will be, to the 
writing itself (although this can be summed up as, write it well).

         Fanfic authors have a great deal of responsibility to maintain the 
integrity of their borrowed world.  Great or perceived great deviations 
should be explained.  Otherwise, what's the point of writing in that 
universe?  It *is* possible to stretch the boundaries and still make a 
feasible story.  One of the greatest challenges of fanfiction is to 
redefine all or a small portion of the world in which the story takes place 
without creating something that simply could not happen.  It's a fine line, 
and one I like to push at every possible opportunity.

         That said, I'm off to pick up my laundry. :)

Sushi, Queen of the Rampant Subplot


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