![]() I live on the East Coast of the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. ![]() In an increasingly online world, we may need to let go of traditional publishing boundaries of ownership, control, and format to fully realize the potential of the text.Ī View Across the Hauraki Gulf to Rangitoto Island (cc) Sids1 Where the book format (print or ebook) imposes physical boundaries upon the content, and asserts authorial and publishing control over text, the medium of the Internet removes the “physical” boundaries and also allows for the textual “instability” that underpins fanfiction. The online environment arguably provides greater opportunities for a broader range of storytelling and engagement with media and culture, and immediate conversations with readers, than is generally possible in a traditional book. While the source stories come from many media, including TV shows, films, and books, the fan writing, reading, and interaction happen primarily on the Internet. ![]() One of the distinguishing features of contemporary fanfiction is that it begins and exists online. ![]() ![]() This is an article length version of the author’s BiB IV presentation which is also available as slides (PPTX). ![]()
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