Now the characters are in your head and you can't completely give them back to the author.
I reckon this is the part they. Just. Don't. Get. -_-
Once you agree that the author has to feel positively towards your story in order for it to be okay, or would have to like it if s/he read it, I think you've conceded their point.
*nodnodnod*
And really, maybe the main reason fanfic continues to grow is that most fans do see themselves as interacting socially with others in sharing their stories and not stealing from the author.
I get the feeling those authors think of their fans as dangerous creatures that gather in dark caves for obscene rites that involve drinking the blood of their defenseless characters... Really nice, considering we're the ones paying their bills.
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Date: 2005-04-28 03:12 pm (UTC)I reckon this is the part they. Just. Don't. Get. -_-
Once you agree that the author has to feel positively towards your story in order for it to be okay, or would have to like it if s/he read it, I think you've conceded their point.
*nodnodnod*
And really, maybe the main reason fanfic continues to grow is that most fans do see themselves as interacting socially with others in sharing their stories and not stealing from the author.
I get the feeling those authors think of their fans as dangerous creatures that gather in dark caves for obscene rites that involve drinking the blood of their defenseless characters... Really nice, considering we're the ones paying their bills.