Comments on: In the Motherhood http://everyjoe.com/work/in-the-motherhood/ Sports and Entertainment News Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:31:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris http://everyjoe.com/work/in-the-motherhood/comment-page-1/#comment-78710 Chris Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:47:51 +0000 http://behindthebuzz.com/in-the-motherhood/#comment-78710 I am not sure what is so scary about fan fiction? It is about reading and writing and expressing creativity. It is dominated by teens and young adults who usually are mostly just "fans" creating it merely to share it with other "fans" on the web. Child characters in adult stories? This seems like a stretch given that we are speaking of words on a page here and I imagine you aren't also suggesting that we suddenly start "carding" for age at public libraries. I truly believe that given all of the choices kids have today to occupy their time particularly online that fan fiction is an activity to be celebrated, promoted and embraced. It fosters nothing but positive attributes and also has the residual effect of creating armies of fans online for the tv networks, book publishers and movie studios. These are the most passionate fans on the web. Think of them like the Comicon or Sundance crowds that are creative and viral... OK. My rant is done. I am not sure what is so scary about fan fiction? It is about reading and writing and expressing creativity. It is dominated by teens and young adults who usually are mostly just “fans” creating it merely to share it with other “fans” on the web.

Child characters in adult stories? This seems like a stretch given that we are speaking of words on a page here and I imagine you aren’t also suggesting that we suddenly start “carding” for age at public libraries.

I truly believe that given all of the choices kids have today to occupy their time particularly online that fan fiction is an activity to be celebrated, promoted and embraced.

It fosters nothing but positive attributes and also has the residual effect of creating armies of fans online for the tv networks, book publishers and movie studios. These are the most passionate fans on the web. Think of them like the Comicon or Sundance crowds that are creative and viral…

OK. My rant is done.

]]> By: rachel http://everyjoe.com/work/in-the-motherhood/comment-page-1/#comment-78709 rachel Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:27:37 +0000 http://behindthebuzz.com/in-the-motherhood/#comment-78709 I suppose it's not any more scary than other fan fiction, except when it goes to the extremes and you have child characters in adult stories. I think I'm just surprised that that world tends to be the most popular, but shouldn't really given the numbers of books bought. I suppose it’s not any more scary than other fan fiction, except when it goes to the extremes and you have child characters in adult stories. I think I’m just surprised that that world tends to be the most popular, but shouldn’t really given the numbers of books bought.

]]> By: Chris http://everyjoe.com/work/in-the-motherhood/comment-page-1/#comment-78708 Chris Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:19:29 +0000 http://behindthebuzz.com/in-the-motherhood/#comment-78708 "And the site scarily reinforces the fact that Harry Potter fan fiction is one of the biggest out there..." I am not sure i understand why Harry Potter Fan Fiction in particular is so scary? “And the site scarily reinforces the fact that Harry Potter fan fiction is one of the biggest out there…”

I am not sure i understand why Harry Potter Fan Fiction in particular is so scary?

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