Due to copyright laws that prevent its monetization (and in contrast to the careerism unsubtly promoted by MFA programs), fanfiction cannot technically be other than a labor of love though Y/N demonstrates how easily legible thinly-veiled references to sufficiently famous celebrities can be. The real problem with fanfiction, from a mainstream literary perspective, is precisely that its authors not only love reading (movies, music, other books) too much, they also love writing too much. And it shows!
The Ecstasy of Influence, by Jonathan Lethem harpers.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from harpers.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.