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Annie Proulx's still pissed...
LauraGigs:
Yes, it was apparently male fanfic writers who were sending her things and maybe even dropping rewrites off on her porch. I would certainly be infuriated at the condescension of that — of people who were implying "here's how your book should have ended", etc. One can't blame her for being angry at that.
But how many of these people could there have been? She goes and makes these sweeping statements, wishing the whole book and film had never been made. Whether she's exaggerating or not, she's completely disregarding the thousands of readers who do "get it". She could easily vent about the handful of annoying folk without potentially alienating everyone else. As an author, she should be capable of making such a basic distinction.
CellarDweller:
Annie Proulx is not the only author to view fan fic in a less than gracious light.
I seem to remmber hearing that Anne Rice is even more against fan fic, and that a number of "Vampire" fan fic authors have had legal action taken against them.
Bottom line is that Ennis Del Mar, Jack Twist, Brokeback Mountain, and all associated characters are hers legally.
As someone who has tried his hand at fan fic (an incomplete story that has pretty much dried up) I can respect her opinion of someone reworking characters she owns the rights to.
I say that with all due respect to slash authors....I've read a number of stories and enjoyed them.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: LauraGigs on May 05, 2009, 02:26:34 pm ---Yes, it was apparently male fanfic writers who were sending her things and maybe even dropping rewrites off on her porch. I would certainly be infuriated at the condescension of that — of people who were implying "here's how your book should have ended", etc. One can't blame her for being angry at that.
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I rather suspect it's less condescension than simple total cluelessness. Anyone clueless enough to send Annie Proulx a manuscript of how she should have written her own story probably, in his or her own mind, thinks he or she is doing Annie a favor. And possibly he or she, in some twisted (no pun intended--well, maybe), Law-and-Order, stalker sort of way, is expecting approval from Annie in return.
twtplanner:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on May 05, 2009, 03:03:37 pm ---I rather suspect it's less condescension than simple total cluelessness. Anyone clueless enough to send Annie Proulx a manuscript of how she should have written her own story probably, in his or her own mind, thinks he or she is doing Annie a favor. And possibly he or she, in some twisted (no pun intended--well, maybe), Law-and-Order, stalker sort of way, is expecting approval from Annie in return.
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I agree.
terry
Monika:
--- Quote from: twtplanner on May 05, 2009, 02:55:49 pm --- And a quick peruse of most of the fan fics here and on DCF will reveal most of the authors of such loaded up their piece with crude sex scenes and more boyfriends for Ennis, completely misunderstanding the nature of her work and characters.
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I think you perhaps misunderstand the nature of fan fiction. Fan fiction is not mainly about copying AP or to follow her intentions regarding BBM. Fan fiction is about being inspired by certain characters and wanting to explore them further - and the nature of these explorations take on various forms depending on the writers various interests.
I hope AP changes her attitude towards fan fiction
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