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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>snips from Rosmerta and Jen:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Which leads to my very last question: why is
fanfic limited by and<BR>> large to genre? I'm not seeing the JM Coetzees of
the world being<BR>> rewritten or The English Patient being fanfictionalized.
Why is that?<BR>> Is that because the Pulitzer/Booker/Nobel caliber stuff
isn't<BR>> derivable (is that a word? You know what I mean, I hope) in the
sense<BR>> that those works are utterly complete and unrevisably
themselves,<BR>> whether you liked them or not? Someone posted
something a long time<BR>> ago on the main list that suggested fanfic was
around to fill in the<BR>> holes in the primary work......is HP fanfic around
mostly because<BR>> it's still a work in progress?<BR><BR>Most fanfic, in my
experience, tends to be produced in sf/fantasy<BR>fandoms (with lots of
exceptions, especially now with the influence of<BR>the internet). And
most fanfic is not based on books, but on tv shows. <BR>It's probably got
more to do with the cultures of the various fandoms<BR>than with anything
inherent in the canons themselves.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to be honest, I think the reason sf/f gets the most
ardent fans, and tends to attract fanfic, is its nature. I'm also a big
fan of historical fiction, but i never write historical fiction. For a fan
trying to loose themselves in a genre like historical fic, a walk through Valley
Forge or Versailles or even the local restoration village (I used to spend hours
at the one at Bethpage on LI) is like heaven on earth. Romance...well,
I've never tried, but i'm sure there's lots of ways to immerse oneself in
that...::gets out ten foot pole for this topic:: But sf/f -- well, I don't
have a wand. I used to think if i shouted loud enough, scotty would hear
me and beam me up. and for years, I've been convinced I really do belong
on the back of one of Anne McCaffrey's beautiful dragons. Barring that,
cutting crystal on Ballybran. But these universes are much harder to loose
oneself in in the world around us -- hence fanfic. Writing down all that
stuff in my head makes it just a little more real. Since I can't walk
around the Enterprise, I have to go with the next best thing.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I suppose what I'm saying is that most genres are
much more firmly based in the here-and-now, so if one really wants to immerse
oneself, it's easy to find a way to do so. Sf/f are based on the
here-and-now but have developed into something that's different enough that
there's really no easy way to immerse oneself in it.; Leading to symptoms
like writing fanfic or doodling "I love Bill Weasley" across my notebook in
history lectures... ::looks innocent::</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>this makes plenty of sense to me...but then it's 3
am and i can't sleep thanks to the cramp caused by the mystery meal i had in the
dining hall, so my heads a little foggy. Feel free to demand clarity
during daylight <g></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Abbie, who hates her old computer for kicking two
years ago and eating all the stuff she had on it from high school...stoopid
'puters...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><A href="mailto:starling823@yahoo.com">starling823@yahoo.com</A><BR>69%
obsessed with HP and loving it<BR>"Ah, music," Dumbledore said, wiping his
eyes. "A magic beyond all we do
here!"<BR> -HP and the
Sorcerer's Stone</DIV>
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