Oldbies and BNFs

[Anne]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "David" <dfrankiswork at n...> 
wrote:

> Anne U wrote:
> 
> > Mostly I'm focusing on a few of the BNFs (AngieJ, Lissanne, Lori, 
> > now working on Barb's HP and the Psychic Serpent, which is lots 
of 
> > fun).
> 
> Here's another term requiring definition.  I assume BNF stands for 
> Big Name Fan?  How does one decide one of those?  Is there a list 
> somewhere?  I suppose it's too much to hope that all names are 
equal 
> here, but seeing a categorisation like that does make me perversely 
> proud that I don't know who Lissanne is.  (Apologies to him/her if 
> it's somebody regular here under another name.)
> 
> 

Well perhaps I should have clarified that by saying BNFs in the HP 
Fan-Ficdom. Lissanne Jones is a BNF on FictionAlley, as are Lori 
Summers, AngieJ (Ebony's nom de plume), Heidi Tandy, Barb and 
Cassandra Claire, to name a few. I suppose I should have said Big 
Name Fan Fiction Writers (BNFFWs?). I don't know about Liss, Lori, or 
Casie, but I've seen many posts on HPFGU groups from Ebony, Heidi, 
and Barb. 
 
Also, there are numerous Yahoo groups devoted specifically to the 
writings of various fan-fic authors and artists, not to mention all 
the Y! groups devoted to the various SHIPs. Some of them have as many 
members as some of the "regular" HPFGU groups. How much crossover 
membership those groups have with the HPFGU groups is anyone's guess.

Anne U
(did that help?)