“Asking whether fic stands on its own is “interrogating the text from the wrong perspective” – to put a famous quote by the well-known fic-opponent Anne Rice to a use she would likely hate. Fic can be uncomfortable for writers who believe they create autonomously in a void.”

“Asking whether fic stands on its own is “interrogating the text from the wrong perspective” – to put a famous quote by the well-known fic-opponent Anne Rice to a use she would likely hate. Fic can be uncomfortable for writers who believe they create autonomously in a void.”

— Anne Jamison