I am starting to think that fan fiction is moving the literary world in ways it never has before. Fans always want what they want, but nowadays fans aren’t waiting. They are creating. This video is a prime example of what I mean. As a writer I can login to Amazon and produce and sell fan fiction and even have it marketed as derivative of the original text. At times authors will publicly support these efforts. The author of the Wayward Pines series mentions fan fiction on his website and even directs readers to buy some of the stuff his brother wrote and that another major author, Brett Battles, wrote in the Wayward Pines universe.
It is not so easy to create but it is getting easier to have your creation recognized. 50 shades of Grey, a book that started as Twilight fanfic, sold over 90 million copies worldwide. Whose fanfic is going to be the next big thing?
Some Thoughts:
- I had to make the hard decision to pass on coaching tackle football this fall. I feel like I made the right decision for my boys, because it gives it leaves them in more capable hands. It also has the added bonus of giving me time to work with other teams as an assistant and to have even more time and mental energy to pursue writing.
- The Clippers fell apart. I don’t even know what happened to cause such a shocking collapse. It isn’t like the Rockets picked up their game or even figured out something about the Clip we didn’t know. The Clippers just fell flat.
- I’m pulling the trigger on the bags. I’m not sure I have full support, but this is something the kids will enjoy and will remember. That’s enough for me to do it. Maricopa Knicks 2015!
- Today marks the first day in some time there isn’t any soccer for my boys. Coincidentally 1839 is the year the Cambridge Rules were born, which later became the basis of what we now call soccer.