Erin, co-host of The Fic List, joins to discuss Fan Fiction as a whole. 

We discuss how transformative works have been around for far longer than we had a term for them, the difference between fan fiction and adaptation, and how the public perception of the form is changing. Tangents include Erin's first fan fiction, how Harry Styles and One Direction shaped a new era of fan fiction (and traditional publishing), and the idea of anonymity in fandom. 

Heading to New York Comic Con? So is Erin! Join her, the rest of The Fic List team, and previous You Are What You Love guest Berklie Novak-Stolz at their panel on the history of fan fiction. Information on the panel can be found here. 

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