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Imagining Your Audience

December 20, 2011

I have so many draft posts that are 80% finished, but aren’t ready to be released into the wild yet. Here’s something I thought of today, and would love to know if you have the same experience. I am a dedicated amateur writer. I do it for love and fun, and mostly to amuse, embarrass, [...]

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The power of erotic fiction…

November 14, 2010

I have no time for revision.  This post is to help me clarify my own thoughts.  Sorry if it rambles. I was in the kitchen with my mom the other day, drinking coffee and relating a tale of small neighborhood intrigue.  “There are these two people,” I said, “both university faculty in the same department.  [...]

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Fanfiction & Idea Scarcity

November 3, 2010

This is going to be a quick and unedited post, but this topic has been on my mind.  Names omitted to protect the parties involved. Here’s the situation, and I’m sure it has happened more than once. Someone wrote a novel-length, pretty good fanfiction story in a well-established fandom.  When my friend went to look [...]

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