Gah! Or, Dear Penthouse, I never thought this would happen to me...

[rivkat]

Tzikeh pointed out this site, which is offering various fan fiction stories for sale (along with what I presume are other, nonfannish stories published on the web, but I'm just guessing there). Imagine my surprise to find a story of mine listed on the XF page. I'm almost amused that they picked that story rather than, say, one of MustangSally's standalones, which gives you considerably more bang for your -- uh, 30 pence, apparently.

Highlander, Star Wars, Star Trek: TNG and XF were the main fandoms I saw -- Highlander is not explicitly listed, but it's the main entry under "slash." There also was some X-Men in there randomly. As for the XF, the selection principle was mysterious at best, though there were some good ones in there that I actually remembered.

I'm going to write and demand the removal of my story. Who knows what will happen next. Any UK folks out there willing to help a girl out with UK notice-and-takedown procedures? (Or perhaps general principles for getting the offer to sell withdrawn, since it's not clear the story is actually online.)

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[jocelyncs.livejournal.com]

Fox lawyers are not known for making the fine distinctions we in the community tend to make between profit and nonprofit posting.

Hmm...very good point. We-ellll, perhaps you might just mention that fact when you write to the site owners. After all, I doubt they wish to tangle with the studio any more than you do, so a well-phrased threat might make removal of your story seem a fairly simple and reasonable request. ;-)