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Article about Fanfiction

I just wanted to link to an excellent Time magazine on-line article by Lev Grossman about fandom and fanfiction. He spent quite a bit of time reading fanfic and talking to fanfic writers, mostly in the Harry Potter fandom, and it's a nicely balanced piece. Good for educating baffled friends and family, I've found. I stole this from midnitemaraud_r - thanks, hon.

Here's the article: The Boy Who Lived Forever
Tags: fandom ate my life, meta
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