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Expanded Universes, Contracted Books: A Look at Media Tie-in Novels

Expanded Universes, Contracted Books: A Look at Media Tie-in Novels

Jul 1, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show

I’m currently reading Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, which is a comic book based on the two video games that are based on the extended universe of the science fantasy sextology. Although it captures the flavor of the Star Wars universe, it’s about...
Fan Fiction, Part Two: City on the Edge of Copyright Infringement

Fan Fiction, Part Two: City on the Edge of Copyright Infringement

Jun 1, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show

“Being a fan is like being in love,” says Lynn Karlsson, a fanfic writer. “You just want to eat, sleep, breathe, and love these characters, and spending time with them is the most engaging thing that you think of.” Fanfic writer and artist...
Fan Fiction, Part One: Fan Fiction and Contradiction

Fan Fiction, Part One: Fan Fiction and Contradiction

May 1, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show

I was fifteen years old when I invented the genre of fan fiction, a form of writing where the author takes characters or universes created by someone else and writes stories about them. That was the year I wrote my first short story involving me, Kirk, and Spock,...
Speaker for the Read: Public readings in science fiction

Speaker for the Read: Public readings in science fiction

Apr 1, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show

When Ann Tonsor Zeddies read excerpts from her latest book, Blood and Roses, for a private group, she did not have to bolster her confidence by imagining her audience without their clothes. She had only to look up. The audience, members of the Clothing Optional Dinner...
Big on the Internet: SF writers who blog

Big on the Internet: SF writers who blog

Mar 12, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show

The word “blog” entered our lexicon with a vengeance: a techie buzz-word that appeared in 1999, the word “blog” was voted the most popular word in the year in 2004 [1]. This gave rise to the phrase, “Haven’t you read my blog,”...
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