AO3 Meme and My Verdict on Kindle Worlds

[zelempa]

Kindle worlds: don't even sweat it, y'all. It's not replacing fanfic and it never will, because it is necessarily build on two concepts that run completely counter to fandom culture: rules and money.

Meanwhile, I have 28 works on AO3. Comment with a number between 1 and 28 and I will tell you what I currently like about that work!

Comments

[mab_browne]

#24.

I agree that money and rules don't work with fandom *g*, but new customs are always possible, given that I've seen commentary on fic commissioning in some tumblr circles. I think some of the future of this will depend on how much gatekeeping Amazon does. Surely there must be some, to protect the licensee's involvement/investment?

[zelempa]

Sure - it may certainly have a place. I'm sure there are folks who are already or would be willing to write some company-approved gen for a little extra money. But I don't see it, or any corporate attempt to harness the time and love given by fans, as a serious threat to fandom as we know it.

#24 (since I'm doing them in reverse chrono order) is a Sentinel fic: Subject to Error While I'm a little embarrassed by some of my early works (no! Zelempa! be positive!!), I like the idea of this one and how it subverts the canon role of Blair as experimenter into Blair as dom using the same actual equipment (blindfold, video camera, etc.) I also like that it was written in 1 day, which proved to me at the time that I was capable of that kind of output.

[mab_browne]

I always liked your Blair in this. Lovingly writing up an academic description of Jim's sexual response as wank fodder? Oh, Blair. I can so believe that of you.