Kindle Worlds: A (Former) Fan Fiction Writer’s Perspective

Well, let's talk about Kindle Worlds, then.

In 2001, I graduated with my PhD in second language writing after seven years. Before I began those seven years of academia, reading a ton of stuff that wasn't about creative writing, I had this idea to become a novelist. And I'd had some nibbles, and then I went off to grad school (again!) and disappeared for seven years.

After grad school, I was rather keen to see if I could still write. So, I thought a safe arena to try this out in would be fan fiction. As it turns out, Harry Potter fan fiction. I was captivated by Book 3, The Prisoner of Azkaban. I also wondered how Rowling could build a character like Snape so he'd actually be like he was portrayed (I wasn't one of those change Snape women who wanted to put him in Argyll socks and wash his hair.) Mind you, this is weird for me. IF the author has done their job, I am usually pleased with what there is on the page, and I never feel the need to add a foot note. But here, there were too many questions that I wanted to answer.

One day I was thinking about this Snape problem, and a voice whispered in my ear. "Come over here," it said. "Let me tell you what happened." And it was NOTHING like what really happened, of course. But, this is me talking about why Kindle Worlds may not be such a good idea for you fan fiction writers--namely, you don't know what you're going to want in the future.

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Wiscon

And...tomorrow I'm leaving for Wiscon.

Where I'll see some good people that I know, hang out with some wonderful friends, get some books signed, belt out some karaoke, and eat, drink, and be merry.

Since I am busy working on a Vietnam thing with students, and actually have some panels planned for Convergence in July, I am keeping my activities for Wiscon pretty light. If you'd like to hear an excerpt from my new novel The Poison of thy Flesh (or as Julia Rios likes to call it, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Poison), that'll be 10 pm -11:15 pm in Conference Room 2. You know, you can come all sweaty from the genderfloomp and take a break, and then go right back. There will be some book drawings and a wide diversity of things read.

And I'll be at the sign out Monday early, just in case you win my copy of Cucurbital 3.

But mostly, I'll be being social. So, see you there?

Catherine

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