Interesting post re: fanfic

[pegkerr]

From the ever quotable scott_lynch, here posting about Robin Hobb's rant against fanfic here. The discussion continues on metaquotes here.

I offer this without comment since I know many on my f-list are fanfic readers and writers; the discussion is getting very lively. If you chime in, please be polite, people.

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[lkw18.livejournal.com]

I should tell you that i'm in the community ask_me_anything and someone asked "who is the coolest person on your flist" or something to the effect of "recommened me a journal to read" and two people said scott_lynch. I thought his name looked somewhat familiar, and alas he's on your flist!

[cloudscudding.livejournal.com]

The poor bastard's list of people who've friended him has exploded since he got his publishing deal....

[scott-lynch.livejournal.com]

I have the damnedest time keeping track of everyone! I just run around now meeping like Beaker, while the lab equipment catches fire and explodes around me...

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Well, he's also just a very funny guy who writes very interesting journal entries.

[cloudscudding.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. But his friends list stayed reasonably contained up to that point.