Meta discussion, Mary Sue, Fandom legal issues, writing and publishing news

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Meta discussion Flotsam: Transmedia Storytelling by Jodane on April 5, 200 Geocities vs. Bebo preservation efforts by Laura on April 9, 2010 fandom vs inspiration vs output by scribblemoose on April 9, 2010 Let's Solve Problems Using Violence by lea_hazel on hooked-on-heroines on April 9, 2010 U.S. Consumes Music Differently On Smartphones Than In UK & Canada by Bruce Houghton on April 10, 2010 Things that are not a property of all fanworks by alias-sqbr on April 11, 2010 (mirror) A Guide for Fandom Newbies. by cruiscin-lan on April 11, 2010

Mary Sue on mary sue policing and why i cannot abide it by niqaeli on April 9, 2010 more thoughts on the mary sue thing by niqaeli on April 10, 2010 I'm no longer okay with the term "Mary Sue". by goldjadeocean on April 10, 2010 Storming the Battlements or: Why the Culture of Mary Sue Shaming is Bully Culture. by boosette on April 10, 2010 Oh, frig, I know what I want to say; I just can't figure out how to say it. by friendshipper on April 11, 2010

Fandom legal issues Meet the Next Handley Case: the People v. Wikipedia? by gia manry on Anime Vice on April 11, 2010

Writing and publishing news and advice Will the iPad change book publicity? by Simon Owens on April 8, 2010 How to read a publishing contract (2) by Stroppy Author on April 9, 2010 Where Do You Get Your Ideas? It’s Sherwood’s Fault by Judith Tarr on April 9, 2010 Neil Gaiman on writing by Fidelis Angela Tan on April 9, 2010 Think, before asking writers to pay for your hobby by Mary Robinette Kowal on April 9, 2010 Race and Breaking Plausibility by boundbooks on science-fiction on April 9, 2010 If Dragons Then Royalty by lea_hazel on fantasy on April 9, 2010 Negative Reviews = Great News! by jimhines on April 9, 2010 What can you do when you're novel is too short? by Janice Hardy on April 9, 2010 Sex Sells–Lessons in Writing by Patricia Rice on April 9, 2010 ARCs: digital vs dead tree by jlundberg on April 11, 2010 How Classics Rewrite Themselves by Sherwood Smith on April 11, 2010 Critting Protocols by gordsellar on April 11, 2010 Feast or famine? by Jo Walton on April 11, 2010 Look At Me! - Expanding Your Markets by Bill Lindblad on April 11, 2010 Submission help: You can (1) submit the link in the comments of a recent post on fandomnews, (2) by e-mailing fandomnews@fanhistory.com or (3) by editing today's link list.