March 23: Meta discussion, fandom meta, award news, fandom feedback issues, Writing and publishing

[purplepopple]

Fandom News fandomnews poll results discussion by purplepopple on March 22, 2010 (mirror, mirror)

Meta discussion Fiction vs. Reality by rheasilvia on March 21, 2010 I’m kind of fascinated by the history of early science fiction fandom, because it’s both alien and familiar. These people are publishing fanzines on mimeographs and hektographs and they’re essentially inventing fandom by doing it. by Monty Ashley on March 20, 2010 I find summaries to be extremely difficult to write for many reasons, but chief among them is the fact that I don't read or use them. Ever. by bauble on March 22, 2010 The Learned Fangirl @ SXSW: Part 3: Bridging Divides by The Learned Fangirl on March 22, 2010 There are so many different genres in fiction, and it seems that there twice as many in fan fiction. Or maybe we just label them differently. For instance, the topic of my blog today, fluff. by SarahBella on MyVampFiction on March 22, 2010 I've never been in a fandom where 'aliens made them do x' was a big thing. In HP you'd get the odd magical marriage malarky, but it was by no means full blown 'aliens made them do x'. by schmevil on March 22, 2010 The idea of fandom is cool. There are a lot of fans that want to be the characters they play. Fans are what make the game. by jjones122 on March 22, 2010 Sports fandom and other misplaced optimism, It's true – men are more often identified as sports fans than women are by Marc Abrahams in The Guardian on March 23, 2010

Fandom meta discussion Battlestar Galatica: So... Apparently, the day before yesterday was the one year anniversary of The Finale of Doom and Reckoning (as I have oh so cleverly dubbed it) and fandom's getting its reminiscing on. by shiny-sheep on March 22, 2010 Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds + Chatroulette + 2000 Fans = Big Fun by Bruce Houghton on March 23, 2010 Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: (meta-lite) On Robin Wood and Race by duh-i-read on March 23, 2010 Comics: Over at CBR Brian Hibbs has another excellent article about what is wrong with the comic book publishers. by If This Be Wednesday on March 22, 2010 Comics: Comics: Right Now by Sean Kleefeld on March 22, 2010 Harry Potter: Ashley Greene compares fandom notes with Harry Potter’s Tom Felton by Lindsay on March 21, 2010 Music: Derek Sivers On Attending Music Conventions by Bruce Houghton on March 23, 2010 Sports: Professional Sports vs. Olympic Sports by Sport Management Education on March 22, 2010 Sports: Sherri Murrell: Coming out and winning by Pat Griffin on March 22, 2010 Sports: Muslim, German, female – and a sports star by Muslim Women in Sports on March 22, 2010 Sports: Are female athletes becoming more aggressive? by One Sport Voice on March 22, 2010 Star Trek: Enterprise: Brazeal Sells TrekUnited by T'Bonz on TrekToday on March 22, 2010 Tokio Hotel: Why do you think there is an undercurrent of hatred in the Tokio Hotel fandom? Do you think this is because of fan jealousy or has this evolved because of the way the band came to fame? by volare on March 23, 2010 Twilight: Why are Twi-hards Deserting RPattz and KStew at the Box Office When They Don't Play Edward and Bella? in Rolling Stone on March 23, 2010

Fandom feedback issues The basic first instinct of a writer seeking critique seems to me to be to seek out another writer, preferably one whose writing one admires, and ask them for advice. by commodorified on March 21, 2010

Writing and publishing news and advice WRITING QUESTION: RESEARCH SOURCES by odysseyworkshop on March 21, 2010 Writer as Career v Writer as Identity by Justine Larbalestier on March 22, 2010 She makes some essential points about the panic and stress that sets in while authors are submitting their work, warning that this panic and stress can cause poor decisions and end in inferior publication. by Nicola Morgan on March 22, 2010 How to Write Action SF by Philop Palmer on March 22, 2010 The Craft of Writing: Every Character Has A Story by Deborah J. Ross on March 23, 2010

Award news Comics Finlandia: Comics Finlandia 2010 to Eero Tikkanen by Tero Ykspetäjä on March 22, 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.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

I don't know if you wake links from professional publications, but there was a great article about slash soap opera fandom in Harpers:
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2010/02/0082832

[tikatu]

Fascinating article. We don't usually go back more than a couple of weeks, but Harper's is monthly, so we'll include it. It's going in tomorrow's list.

Thanks for the heads up!