Diana Gabaldon
| Name: | Diana Gabaldon | |
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| Occupation: | writer | |
| Medium: | novels, short stories | |
| Works: | Outlander series, Lord John Grey series | |
| Official Website(s): | http://www.dianagabaldon.com/ | |
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| On Fanlore: | Related pages | |
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Diana Gabaldon is the author of the Outlander romance/time-travel/historical-fiction series, and a spin-off series about Lord John Grey.
On May 3, 2010, she posted to her blog an entry which began: "OK, my position on fan-fic is pretty clear: I think it’s immoral, I _know_ it’s illegal, and it makes me want to barf whenever I’ve inadvertently encountered some of it involving my characters."[1]
Discussion resulted.
Some days later another post by Diana Gabaldon ended with:
I have put up such a notice, which I repeat here: FAN-FICTION POLICY You know, I'm very flattered that some of you enjoy the books so much that you feel inspired to engage with the writing in a more personal way than most readers do. Both for legal and personal reasons, though, I'm not comfortable with fan-fiction based on any of my work, and request that you do not write it, do not send it to me, and do not publish it, whether in print or on the web. Thank you very much for your courtesy and consideration. And I think that’s about all I have to say.[2]
On May 9, 2010, all three fanfic-related posts were deleted. Screencaps have been posted elsewhere.[3]
References
- ↑ FAN-FICTION AND MORAL CONUNDRUMS. May 3, 2010 blog post by Diana Gabaldon. Accessed May 3, 2010.
- ↑ Fan-Fic III - The Final Word. May 7, 2010 blog post by Diana Gabaldon. Accessed May 8, 2010.
- ↑ Diana Gabaldon & fanfic followup/WebCite, May 10, 2010 livejournal post by kate_nepveu. Accessed May 13, 2010
