Dissecting Dragons: Episode 96: Fanfiction Revisited - Cassie Clare, 50 Shades and the Next Top Seller

Episode 96: Fanfiction Revisited - Cassie Clare, 50 Shades and the Next Big Seller.

 

This week, the dragons delve back into the realms of fanfiction, looking at fanfic as a platform for generating an audience, a training ground for writers and a fun way of engaging with your favourite characters. Fanfiction is also a way for writers to engage with readers in order to find out what they want to see in your original fiction. However fanfiction has some murkier waters leading to cries of plagiarism, difficulties for established authors and the common trend of trial via twitter.

 

Title Music - Ecstasy by Smilin Cynic