transformative works

[keiliss]

red_lasbelin just posted about Naomi Novik, author, fan fiction writer, and a founding member of the Organization of Transformative Works, addressing the Congressional Sub committee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet. Click here for the post, read the transcript, and applaud - she speaks for us all and does it with grace and authority!

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[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for sharing. I love her as a writer and she really is an eloquent voice and incredibly hard worker for what she believes in.

[keiliss.livejournal.com]

The bit about watching the Lone Ranger and then going outside and playing Lone Ranger in the back yard with friends ---- I never thought of it quite like that, but she's spot on! We were making our own fan fiction then, it's just a different medium now.

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

I realize that I did fanfiction intensely as a kid. My sisters, cousins, and I--along with my reluctant little brother (we were always short on men!)--used to pretend play with every new book that fascinated us and every movie and TV show we liked also. Some of our productions were quite elaborate, including cosplay and written-out original scripts. We used to make my mother and grandmother watch us. (And get terribly upset if they laughed in the wrong places.)

The heat with the humidity is a killer! I hope it let's up soon.

[ysilme]

Track This I realize that I did fanfiction intensely as a kid.
Same here. I only knew it's fanwork when I got acquaintanced with fandom and fanfiction a couple of years ago, but I did this all my life. Continued stories in my head or sometimes wrote them out, with alternate endings or sequels or whatever; or the whole bunch of neighbourhood kids playing our versions of a TV series we were all fond of in our garden. I was usually the one to develop the plots or "direct" the story, which was extremely cool for me, as I usually was your typical shy, introvert and nerdy outsider nobody wanted to play with.
We also sometimes made audio dramas and plays in this fashion, with sound effects and all.

(And about Naomi Novik - I'm a huge fan of naval fiction, and her books are pure delight.)