Our Complicated Relationship with Fan Fiction

Hey all you Potter Heads and Naruto fans. Hi to the Trekkies and Star Wars . . . the people who love Star Wars. Today we’re diving deep into the dense, dense jungle of Fan Fiction. Ally, Phoenix, and Matan explore the beauties and pitfalls of this widely enjoyed and audience-specific practice, touching on things like:Writing to tropes vs. writing to genre.Leaning on cameos and nostalgia.The shared problems between Fan Fiction and mass production of sequels.What IF Naruto was hyper-intelligent? Special shout to Like Stories of Old on YouTube and their video essay “The Marvelization of Cinema.” It"s an excellent place to continue this conversation if you would like. STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 0 TODAY, 81 TOTAL Contact is at: precipicefiction.com/contactpage/ ============================================= This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons. Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic Website: precipicefiction.com YouTube: youtube.com/@PrecipiceFiction Instagram: instagram.com/precipicefiction/ Twitter: twitter.com/PrecipiceFic Facebook: facebook.com/PrecipiceFiction