October 21st, 2009

Tags: breaking the unwritten rules, fandom, homage, meme, meta, remix, stargate atlantis, supernatural Subject: Meme: Fannish influences on my fic Time: 09:49 pm

schmevil was saying how remixing and plagiarizing are not at all the same thing, and that "in a fannish context, there can only good flows from being remixed. It's possible to compare unfavourably with the new, transformative work, but it's still going to drive new readers your way." We got to talking about what a shame it is that people feel this social pressure to keep their fannish influences secret, and how there ought to be a meme. I feel strongly that cross-pollination between writers will produce fic of a higher quality. We're all inspired by what we read, sometimes we lift something but use it in a new context, sometimes we like something enough to expand on it, sometimes we realize we actually have an opinion about something when we come across something we disagree with. And when we get a fanwork out of that inspiration, we're probably grateful to the other fans who inspired us. This meme is your chance to let others know they've been an inspiration to you! I hope that we can create an atmosphere of shared fun and pleasure in creating, and realize that remixing fanworks is an homage just as remixing canon is. ( Meme: Fannish influences on my fic - Pick a fic you've written, and explain how other fanworks inspired you. ) And I think that's it! Those were the fannish inspirations for my fic. Post a new comment. You can use Open-ID, or just sign your comment if you don't log in, either is fine. There are comments. Read comments.

September 18th, 2009

Tags: bechdel, supernatural Subject: Supernatural 502 Good God Y'all Time: 09:29 am

Great episode. And they got to use mountains in the background! ( Read more... ) Post a new comment. You can use Open-ID, or just sign your comment if you don't log in, either is fine. There are comments. Read comments.

September 11th, 2009

Tags: bechdel, supernatural Subject: Supernatural 501 Sympathy for the Devil Time: 09:24 am

Supernatural is back! I've tried hard to remain unspoiled, but I have picked up a few things which may be spoilers or just speculation. Luckily most of them were for this episode, so I don't have to worry about that anymore. ( Belatedly cut for spoilers. I'm very sorry reading list. ) Post a new comment. You can use Open-ID, or just sign your comment if you don't log in, either is fine. There are comments. Read comments.