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Hello. Thanks for taking the time to visit my page.

Currently, I've been toying with an idea. It's for an essay. It's name will be either On Fan Fiction, Fan Fiction: Art?, Fan Fiction: What Constitutes Art, or What Constitutes Art.

The following is a current synopsis:

Is Fanfiction art or is it a soft form of plagarism? More purely, what is art? The written word has been in style for hundreds of years, the oral thousands. When it comes to story, to what degree can one copy ideas and not be singled out for plagarism? What is plagarism, exactly? What ideas are copy-worthy and what ideas should one cite? What should the creative process of writing look like? Should other writings spur one on to original creative work (a catalyst) or should one incorporate good ideas into one's writing? Can the latter be marketable? Is fan fiction marketable? Is there a market for it, or is it destined to be distributed in the on-line reaches of cyberspace? How have famous, past authors handled copying ideas? Fantasy is fantasy is fantasy. So is Science Fiction. There are particular elements of each genre and sub-genre that define it, are common to it, and unite each piece together in a common description. Again I ask the following: What can one copy without straying into plagiarism? What is safe to copy?

There are more questions than answers, because, well, it's still in the idea-stage. It isn't concrete.

Much regards,

Dan

28 February 2011

Essays

What is Fan Fiction?; On Fan Fiction; Plagarism, Fan Fiction, and the Creative Arts.

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