Re: Fan fiction in general was: MOVED from MAIN - "sequels" to the classics

[dumbledore11214]

> > Magpie:
> > I totally understand. I remember somebody who always wrote about 
> > Sirius saying that after he died they said, "Big deal, I'll just 
write 
> > fanfic that's AU!" but then they found they couldn't. 
> > 
> > That's another reason I don't like her constant off-the-cuff 
facts in 
> > interviews. They really can shut doors in your imagination for 
no 
> > reason.
> 
> Carol responds:
> 
> "AU"? In book production, "AU" is how an editor addresses the 
author
> in a Post-it note attached to the manuscript. How are you using it 
here?
> 
<SNIP>


Alla:

I cannot be 100% sure of course, but I am pretty sure :) that Magpie 
meant Alternate Universe story.