Breaking news: man writes HP fanfic

[rivkat]

Breathless Fox story about this amazing innovation here (at the end they do point out that other "people" do this too).

... words fail me. I wonder if a fist of feminist rage would help?

Comments

[serrico.livejournal.com]

Wow. Fox is *lame*. *smites*

[libgirl.livejournal.com]

I love how this is somehow breaking news. ~bemused~

There have been fanworks and fanfiction for at least thirty years, it might not be mainstream, but it's not new. :/

[anashi.livejournal.com]

Of course when a man does it, it's news. Too funny. I love how at the end...'He thinks he got all this attention because his website looks pretty cool'...yeah just change 'his website looks pretty cool' to 'he has a cock' and there you have it.

[tahariel.livejournal.com]

'International speculation'? Puh-lease. He wishes. Because he can totally get it published without JKR and co. rightfully kicking his ass to Hell and back with hobnailed boots.

The BBC may be incapable of coming up with ideas other than 'let's make more Eastenders!' to fill their schedule, but you've got to love their news.

[sameoldhope.livejournal.com]

I can't wait until the new Star Trek movie comes out. Maybe a man will write some K/S and invent slash!

[liviapenn.livejournal.com]

... my initial reaction to this comment was to laugh and then all of a sudden it really wasn't funny. ^_^ NOW THAT YOU SAID IT, IT WILL HAPPEN.

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

Your icon is hilarious! Maybe if I could get John to say it for me, it would happen more often.

[giandujakiss.livejournal.com]

I can't decide whether my reaction should be feminist rage or just absolute hilarity at the tone of the story.

[liviapenn.livejournal.com]

[deletes comment] Er, sorry, I meant to reply to sameoldhope, above you. ^_^

[pun.livejournal.com]

Wow, he even created a web site so that he could share his novel for free over the internet! Aren't men clever? Don't they do the darndest things?

Why, next they might even think to take clips of their favorite shows and rearrange them to music! Although I shouldn't presume to speculate on what bountiful male creativity may bring forth in the future.

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

Best. Response. Ever.

[chase820.livejournal.com]

Yeah, gotta second you on that one.

The news story really pissed me off, but the comments are making it better. Nothing ministers to a mind dis-eased like acidic sarcasm.

[cathexys.livejournal.com]

I'm speechless.

i'd go with the feminist fist of rage...gee, women were completely written out of that story: the smarmy writer, the curious reader, the knowable legal advisor...

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

Well, in fairness to Mark, he does live in town; I know about the story because he asked me about it!

[cathexys.livejournal.com]

*g* well good!!! (him for talking to you :)

no, but the very story looked so amazingly male...it was fascinating...

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

No, you're absolutely right -- and I admit I barely noticed that even the fan was male, since I'm so used to having a "man" in the street react.

[cryptoxin.livejournal.com]

Nothing to add, except my amusement at how the reporter's observation at the beginning of the story (live in Borders!) that Deathly Hallows has been selling "pretty well" really sums up his astuteness as a cultural observer.

How demoralized must I be to feel grateful that Fox News' first contact with Harry Potter fanfiction was so "gee whiz!" benign?

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

True, as my husband pointed out, one alternative was: JKR made over a billion dollars with seven books, so this guy just stole a hundred million dollars from her!

[harriet-spy.livejournal.com]

Suddenly, I'm *extra* glad I insisted on using "she" throughout the article.

[issen4.livejournal.com]

It's only important when a man does it.

But I have to say: Before DH came out, wasn't there already news of fake Harry Potter books published in China by people cashing in on the popularity? I read of one man who wrote books 7, 8 and 9 because his kid was clamouring for more Harry Potter and couldn't wait. This one only has a website? Pft.

[aris-tgd.livejournal.com]

Oh my GOD, I can't do anything but flail. FLAIL! FLAAAAAIIIIL!

(Sorry to randomly drop in, this was passed around on my flist and I felt the need to add my Feminist Rage.)