D.J. MacHale
| Name: | Donald James “D.J.” MacHale |
| Also Known As: | |
| Occupation: | Novels: Author. Television: Director, and executive producer |
| Medium: | Novels, Television. |
| Works: | Books: The Equinox Curiosity Shop, The Library (Series), The Monster Princess, Morpheus Road, Pendragon, The SYLO Chronicles, Voyagers: Project Alpha (Book #1[1]) Television: Are You Afraid of the Dark? (co-creator, producer), Chris Cross (co-creator, writer, producer), Flight 29 Down (writer, producer, directed several episodes). |
| Official Website(s): | https://djmachalebooks.com/ |
| Fan Website(s): | |
| On Fanlore: | Related pages |
D.J. MacHale is an American writer, director, and executive producer. He is known for the young adult book series Pendragon and the young adult trilogy Morpheus Road.
The Pendragon series contains ten books: The Merchant of Death (1 September 2002[2]), The Lost City of Faar (1 January 2003[3]), The Never War (1 May 2003[4]), The Reality Bug (1 September 2003[5]), Black Water (3 August 2004[6]), The Rivers of Zadaa (28 June 2005[7]), The Quillan Games (16 May 2006[8]), The Pilgrims of Rayne (8 May 2007[9]), Raven Rise (20 May 2008[10]), and The Soldiers of Halla (12 May 2009[11]).
Relationship with Fandom
From Professional Author Fanfic Policies#Authors Who Support/ed Fanfic About Their Work, MacHale approves of fanfiction:
[Interviewer]
Your website has a very active forum for your fans. I also noticed that you allow fan fiction using your characters – something that some other authors are very opposed to. What are your thoughts on fan fiction? Do you have any legal or copyright concerns about fan fiction?
D.J. MacHale: I think it's great. If fans are that involved with my characters that they want to write their own stories with them, then I'm all for it. I'm not concerned about copyright. It's not like they're selling it...as far as I know. Hmmm... On the other hand, to be honest, I don't read the fanfic stories. I'm afraid it would make me nuts. Maybe if I actually read them I ’d have a different opinion. But I don’t want to discourage the kids.“Interview: A Conversation With D.J. MacHale” by Claire E. White. October 2004. (Accessed 16 February 2021.) (Archived link).
Note: The website in this quote is now defunct. It was the host of the “old Pendragon forums” under Pendragon#Fannish Links. This doesn’t mean that MacHale has shifted to discouraging fanfiction, however, as there is a blog post on the 2011 (current) site for fanfiction in the comments: Fan Fiction Spot ( archived link).
References
- ^ Voyagers: Authors. Each book in the series has a different author. D.J. MacHale authored Book #1: Project Alpha. Accessed on 16 February 2021.
- ^ The Merchant of Death Wikipedia. Accessed on 16 February 2021.
- ^ The Lost City of Faar Wikipedia. Accessed on 16 February 2021.
- ^ The Never War Wikipedia. Accessed on 16 February 2021.
- ^ The Reality Bug Wikipedia. Accessed on 16 February 2021.
- ^ Black Water Fandom Wiki. Accessed on 16 February 2021.
- ^ The Rivers of Zadaa Wikipedia. Accessed on 16 February 2021.
- ^ The Quillan Games Wikipedia. Accessed on 16 February 2021.
- ^ The Pilgrims of Rayne Wikipedia. Accessed on 16 February 2021.
- ^ Raven Rise Wikipedia. Accessed on 16 February 2021.
- ^ The Soldiers of Halla Wikipedia. Accessed on 16 February 2021.