Yes, but we'd also be subsidizing her original fiction writing as well.
After which, I suppose everyone would have the privilege of buying her book. The book they'd already paid for.
Xander: Am I right, Giles? Giles: I'm almost certain you're not. Though, to be fair, I haven't been
listening.
'Sleeper'
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.
Dana - Aug 10, 2005 6:01:41 am PDT #801 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
erikaj - Aug 10, 2005 6:12:29 am PDT #802 of 10434
Always Anti-fascist!
Whatever! I'm just happy that nobody begs me to stop, my fanfic being, you know,self-indulgent.
Susan W. - Aug 10, 2005 6:28:44 am PDT #803 of 10434
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
And here I've been toiling away, waiting to get paid to write until an actual publisher is willing to cut me an advance check...you mean I've been doing this all wrong?
shrift - Aug 10, 2005 6:33:43 am PDT #804 of 10434
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
What gets me is that she seems to be all "woe! people won't stop begging me to finish my stories!" And that she thinks asking people to pay her will somehow make this better.
Fans get proprietary. I predict that she'll get a whole new crop of people demanding that she write exactly what they want, because after all, they paid for it, right?
erikaj - Aug 10, 2005 7:03:17 am PDT #805 of 10434
Always Anti-fascist!
Well, yeah, and I wouldn't blame them, exactly, once we've accepted they're dumb enough to participate.
Dana - Aug 10, 2005 7:09:02 am PDT #806 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
She's added a new post with various justifications, blah blah blah. This one allows comments.
I'm actually tempted. But I'm letting it go. (She does explain how people aren't *buying* fanfic! They're supporting her in her attempt to launch a career! The fic is just a gift with purchase!)
Consuela - Aug 10, 2005 7:27:51 am PDT #807 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I predict that she'll get a whole new crop of people demanding that she write exactly what they want, because after all, they paid for it, right?
Spot on, Shrift. Talk about the entitlement economy.
I'm appalled at the SG-1 writer who "sells" PDF downloads of her zines at $8 a pop; but there at least the fic's already been written. This woman's asking for cash up front!
Which means, yeah, if the readers don't like the outcome, they're going to feel they have a legitimate right to whine.
Katie M - Aug 10, 2005 7:33:56 am PDT #808 of 10434
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
She's added a new post with various justifications, blah blah blah. This one allows comments.
And it mentions prayer! Which, dude. You wanna ask for money because you don't want to get a job, go ahead; I'm not giving you any, and I'm gonna think less of you for it, but it's your business. But don't bring God into it.
askye - Aug 10, 2005 7:45:39 am PDT #809 of 10434
Thrive to spite them
I can't believe the gall of some people.
In the post before she talks about how she never has enough money for fun things or to do anything and how hard it is. And then she's begging for money because oh noes!1!! she has to work and has all these obiligations and she cant' write.
Yeah, it sucks not to have pretty shiny things -- like an iPod, or being able to afford Vividcon --- or, I don't know, benefits. It's called life, suck it up and deal.
Connie Neil - Aug 10, 2005 7:51:22 am PDT #810 of 10434
brillig
I'm appalled at the SG-1 writer who "sells" PDF downloads of her zines at $8 a pop; but there at least the fic's already been written.
I've seen several people who sell enhanced versions of their fics, saying, "Well, it's got the extra illustrations, and some extra chapters, and the money goes entirely towards the production." Uh huh.