Alchemising Traditional Publishing with Fanfiction
In this episode, Lauren successfully cons Matt into talking about fanfiction again. This time we explore the recent shift in the way traditional publishing approaches fanfiction, and the new trend of openly acquiring popular fanfiction like Manacled and All the Young Dudes. Learn more about the legality of publishing fanfiction, how these practices have changed in the last few years, and what we think this says about the future of the publishing industry. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch the video episode on YouTube! Dive Deeper 💡 Explore These Resources NPR | 3 Harry Potter fan fiction authors are coming to a bookstore near you Wired | Lots of People Make Money on Fanfic. Just Not the Authors Bustle | SenLinYu Reveals How 'Alchemised' & Their Fanfic, 'Manacled,' Came To Be 💡 Listen to These Episodes Ep #65 | How to Copyright the Copy That You Wrote Ep #77 | Lauren Finally Gets to Talk About Fanfiction Ep #111 | Plot Twist: Indie Authors are Landing More Traditional Publishing Deals than Ever 💡 Read These Blog Posts What Is Fanfiction and Why Does It Matter? Sound Bites From This Episode 🎙️ [11:44] “Never have I wanted to jump out of this seat so badly in the two years that we've done this.” – Matt 🎙️ [39:55] “I just think it's all indicative of this bigger sign that, that publishing is moving in this direction of more and more – like, they're looking to indie creators for proven value, for proven audience, for like, we're not taking a risk on unknown, on people that don't have an audience base, people that don't have any kind of proof of concept whatsoever.” – Lauren 💀 Can’t wait for our next episode? Check out our Resources page for links to our blog, our YouTube channel, and more. 💀 Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn at luludotcom! 💀 Email us at podcast@lulu.com 💀 Sign up for our mailing list.
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