tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7698216703759304341.post7564112043607084590..comments2023-05-01T09:07:40.293-04:00Comments on Andy Rane's Books and Stuff: Fan Fiction Gets A Venue - Amazon Announces Kindle WorldsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146202292991788473noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7698216703759304341.post-76849130607070421712013-05-22T21:40:10.327-04:002013-05-22T21:40:10.327-04:00Just another venue for cringe-worthy mash-ups. I h...Just another venue for cringe-worthy mash-ups. I have to avert my eyes when I hit the Jane Austen/Vampire/Zombie/Seamonster trash when browsing the book racks. If you can't think up something original on your own don't be messin' with other peoples' work (especially Jane's!).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554057011039452943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7698216703759304341.post-70468585017190419662013-05-22T18:02:00.655-04:002013-05-22T18:02:00.655-04:00I think there is definitely a market for this. Pe...I think there is definitely a market for this. People fall in love with the characters or the world and they want more, which isn't always available so they write their own. I've even played around with this, though I was always too embarrassed to actually show it to anyway (like reading a romance with a half naked man on the cover). It was only for my own enjoyment.<br /><br />That being said, I suspect it will be a great commercial success for Amazon. I'm not sure how much of a book it will be for the publishing world if 50 Shades is an example of the writing caliber we have to look forward to...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335174308646893781noreply@blogger.com