In Defense Of Fanfiction: Part 2
Comments (0) | Books, creative writing, fandom, fanfiction, queer representation, queer romance, shipping, The Legend Of Korra Season 4
Carlyn Greenwald
Staff Reporter

With shipping, canon scenes like Korra and Kuvira from 'The Last Stand' can spur thousands of fanfics. (bearbeiten/Avatar Wiki)

Is fanfiction actually the best collection of queer romance out there?



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In Defense of Fanfiction: Part 1
Comments (3) | Books, creative writing, fanfiction, fanfiction writing, fiction, fiction writing, Fifty Shades of Grey, novel writing, The Legend Of Korra Season 4, The Mortal Instruments, the writing process, writers, writing tips
Carlyn Greenwald
Staff Reporter

Fanfiction.net currently holds millions of fics, "Harry Potter" leading with over 650,000 stories (nikkipet/Tumblr)

Fanfiction: the nasty byproduct of crazy fans turning to amateur writing to vent their feelings, or a legitimate means for writers to improve their skills and make a difference in readers' lives?



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Best Free Online Sites For Writers
Comments (2) | Books, creative writing, MSWL, NaNoWriMo, online writer communities, prompts, research, tumblr, Twitter, writing process, writing tips
Carlyn Greenwald
Staff Reporter

(Carlyn Greenwald/Neon Tommy)

For the NaNos and the steadily working novelist, meet your online toolbox. 



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A Writer's Search History: An Open Letter To The NSA
Comments (0) | Books, crime writing, fiction writing, Google search, nsa, search history, writers, writing process
Carlyn Greenwald
Staff Reporter

Google gets approximately 100 billion searches per month. (Carlyn Greenwald/Neon Tommy)

Ever wondered what bad serial killers and writers have in common? They both Google 'how to get away with murder.' 



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In Defense Of Young Adult Novels
Comments (0) | Books, YA, YA versus adult books, young adult, young adult contemporary, young adult romance, young adult thrillers
Carlyn Greenwald
Staff Reporter

Just teen romance or an innovative genre of monsters, drama, mystery, and spunk?

Just teen romance or an innovative genre of edgy, innovative dramas?



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