Fascinating! Thanks so much for sharing with those of us unable to attend LUMOS! A wonderfully in-depth look at a much-maligned form of fanfic. And it seems rather fitting that yours is the only presentation concerning crossovers...I wish I could be present to see it in person; I'll have to wait for the DVD set, I reckon! *g*
One of the very first fics Auntie recced was a Star Wars/HP x-over wherein Snape meets with Palpatine. Sounds ludicrous, but it was so well-written it gave me the chills. Of course, I was intimately familiar with both fandoms, so I believe that enhanced my enjoyment of the fic.
Having written one x-over and being faced with doing another for a challenge, I can say I expect little to no readership for the Buffy/Harry fic due in October. Why write it then? Because the challenge of doing so is irresistible, and I'm eager to attempt to create a believable scenario where the two fandoms can interact. Why will very few (if any) read it? Well, take the HP fandom, then, further reduce that number of fans to those who also LIKE and KNOW BTVS; further reduce that number of readers to those who might want to READ such an x-over, and you're left with a VERY small potential audience. And then factor in the difficulties in posting x-over stories...
Obviously you're familiar with my HP/Trek x-over. I think that WaTE is somewhat unique in that in only projects HP characters into a Trek themed future. Still, it demanded that a reader be at least vaguely familiar with TREKDOM. Despite this, I believe the TREK elements actually drove away potential readers. One of the few commenters of the fic indicated that while they enjoyed the creative elements required to juxtapose the two fandoms, they couldn't help but giggle at the TREK elements. (Perhaps another possible topic entirely: the perceived silliness by many of the entire TREK fandom)
An excellent essay, luv. Again, I'm sorry I won't be present to take in the questions and/or discussions. Most impressive work, per usual!
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Date: 2006-07-25 01:18 am (UTC)One of the very first fics Auntie recced was a Star Wars/HP x-over wherein Snape meets with Palpatine. Sounds ludicrous, but it was so well-written it gave me the chills. Of course, I was intimately familiar with both fandoms, so I believe that enhanced my enjoyment of the fic.
Having written one x-over and being faced with doing another for a challenge, I can say I expect little to no readership for the Buffy/Harry fic due in October. Why write it then? Because the challenge of doing so is irresistible, and I'm eager to attempt to create a believable scenario where the two fandoms can interact. Why will very few (if any) read it? Well, take the HP fandom, then, further reduce that number of fans to those who also LIKE and KNOW BTVS; further reduce that number of readers to those who might want to READ such an x-over, and you're left with a VERY small potential audience. And then factor in the difficulties in posting x-over stories...
Obviously you're familiar with my HP/Trek x-over. I think that WaTE is somewhat unique in that in only projects HP characters into a Trek themed future. Still, it demanded that a reader be at least vaguely familiar with TREKDOM. Despite this, I believe the TREK elements actually drove away potential readers. One of the few commenters of the fic indicated that while they enjoyed the creative elements required to juxtapose the two fandoms, they couldn't help but giggle at the TREK elements. (Perhaps another possible topic entirely: the perceived silliness by many of the entire TREK fandom)
An excellent essay, luv. Again, I'm sorry I won't be present to take in the questions and/or discussions. Most impressive work, per usual!