No. You're missing the point. The design of the thing is functional. The plan is not to shoot you. The plan is to get the girl. If there's no girl, then the plan, well, is like the room.

Early ,'Objects In Space'


Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?

This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.


Sophia Brooks - Jul 07, 2011 2:33:39 pm PDT #7062 of 10448
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

That is a great article. So much better than the ones that came before


DebetEsse - Jul 07, 2011 2:51:29 pm PDT #7063 of 10448
Woe to the fucking wicked.

I would actually consider pointing people to that one.


Calli - Jul 07, 2011 3:52:05 pm PDT #7064 of 10448
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I understand the author set up a journal where he asked people in the fanfic community for input, and he was vetted by someone with the Organization for Transformative Works.


sumi - Jul 09, 2011 7:32:22 am PDT #7065 of 10448
Art Crawl!!!

I want good copies of this guy's maps of Westeros etc soooo bad.


Beverly - Jul 09, 2011 8:38:47 am PDT #7066 of 10448
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

In one of those minus-breadcrumbs sideslips through FoF journals, I came upon this rather lengthy essay on fandom and fic. It starts out about the western, which I know is anathema to many, but only to use the demise of the western to illustrate the possible, even probable course of fandom, and fic, in the future. I thought some might find it interesting. It's here.


sumi - Jul 11, 2011 12:28:24 pm PDT #7067 of 10448
Art Crawl!!!

A round-up of ASOIAF fan art.


§ ita § - Jul 11, 2011 1:38:00 pm PDT #7068 of 10448
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Does GRRM have a stated stance on fanart?


sumi - Jul 11, 2011 4:04:39 pm PDT #7069 of 10448
Art Crawl!!!

I don't know. It does seem to be all over the place.


Amy - Jul 11, 2011 4:15:13 pm PDT #7070 of 10448
Because books.

Didn't the Time article say he was okay with fanfic? I can't remember now, but if he's okay with that, he's probably fine with art, too. Or I would assume so.


Dana - Jul 11, 2011 4:23:49 pm PDT #7071 of 10448
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

GRRM is not particularly okay with fanfic, no. Unless he's changed his stance recently.