The Fanfic Writers' Craft

In this episode, Jo (@pebblysand) sits down for a chat with wonderful guest and long-time fandom friend, Tess (@tessiete). They talk about meeting online ten years ago on the The Good Wife fandom, about quasi-stalking their favourite writers and about their experiences moving from small fandoms to huge fandoms - in Jo's case, Harry Potter, and in Tess's case, Star Wars. They explore Tess’s work re-writing myths and venturing out into the wild world of original fiction, and go on very long tangents about silly things like… copyright law. They also have a good few laughs about it all. In this episode, we mention: orbytheseaNetflix v. Bridgerton MusicalSalinger v. Colting, 607 F. 3d 68 - US Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit 2010 Suntrust Bank v. Houghton Mifflin Co., 268 F. 3d 1257 - US Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit 2001 Alpha, Beta, Omega controversyYour recommendations for this episode are: Lord of the Rings - recommended by @tessiete as an exploration of a fantasy classic and lore, accompanied by Tolkien's letters to fans; a great insight into the mind of a writer@treescape's work - recommended by @tessiete as some of the best Star Wars fanfiction out there Selling Sunset - recommended by @pebblysand because you can probably learn a lot from dramatised reality televisionYou can find us at: Lani (@copper_dust): tumblr ; AO3Jo (@pebblysand): tumblr ; AO3Tess (@tessiete): tumblr ; AO3The podcast: https://thefanficwriterscraft.tumblr.com/

Show Notes

In this episode, Jo (@pebblysand) sits down for a chat with wonderful guest and long-time fandom friend, Tess (@tessiete). They talk about meeting online ten years ago on the The Good Wife fandom, about quasi-stalking their favourite writers and about their experiences moving from small fandoms to huge fandoms - in Jo's case, Harry Potter, and in Tess's case, Star Wars. 
They explore Tess’s work re-writing myths and venturing out into the wild world of original fiction, and go on very long tangents about silly things like… copyright law. They also have a good few laughs about it all. 
In this episode, we mention: 
Your recommendations for this episode are:
  • Lord of the Rings - recommended by @tessiete as an exploration of a fantasy classic and lore, accompanied by Tolkien's letters to fans; a great insight into the mind of a writer
  • @treescape's work - recommended by @tessiete as some of the best Star Wars fanfiction out there 
  • Selling Sunset - recommended by @pebblysand because you can probably learn a lot from dramatised reality television
You can find us at: 

What is The Fanfic Writers' Craft?

The Fanfic Writers’ Craft is a podcast that discusses all things fanfiction with a focus on the art and science of writing for the enjoyment of fan communities. Every two weeks, Jo and Lani (otherwise known in fandom as @pebblysand and @copper_dust) sit down for a fun, multi-fandom, fanfic-related chat and delve into particular topics such as: the particularities of writing and reading fanfiction, monetisation, how to build a fanfiction plot, etc. Hope you enjoy!

You can find us and contact us at: https://thefanficwriterscraft.tumblr.com/