If an author would rather put his energy in his own stuff, I don't look
at the fanfic as putting a huge dent in his chances of getting noticed.
Not exact matches
At no extra charge we're throwing in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2, Little King's Story, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord, Disgaea 2 PSP, and — in a move sure to put
fanfic authors out of business (or back to work)-- Final Fantasy IV: The After Years.
It's difficult not to watch an interview like that and not be reminded of that Sherlock incident from a couple years ago, wherein co-stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman were talked into reading slash
fanfic on stage — and then, of course, there's all the stories you hear about celebrities being presented with graphic fanart of themselves to sign
at autograph tables (something usually intended as a joke).
You turn this feature on and off
at the book level, so your Twilight
fanfic scribbled in the virtual margins of New Moon will remain private, with luck for all time.
Back when I did the Author Roundtable
at the Dear Author blog, non-writer after non-writer talked about how they had no idea that creating characters from the ground up was so different than the way
fanfic approaches it.
At the same time, it allows
fanfic authors to get something out of their work too.
Unsurprisingly, however, Amazon has seen flashing - dollar signs when it looks
at the devoted and engaged
fanfic community.
Fanfiction writers are perceived by many to have no rights over their
fanfic stories (although there is an argument for «fair use» (see this interview with Rebecca Tushnet, a legal advocate for the Organization for Transformative Works), and thus there is an assumption that they will leap
at the chance to earn 35 % royalties, even if they sign away all rights beyond basic copyright.
At no extra charge we're throwing in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2, Little King's Story, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord, Disgaea 2 PSP, and — in a move sure to put
fanfic authors out of business (or back to work)-- Final Fantasy IV: The After Years.