FTA: The Frankenstein Complex: Why Fanfiction is a Dirty Word

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Welcome to Monday! Yes, I know, you don’t want it to be Monday. But hey, it’s not all bad. We have a new author post from M.E. Vaughan!

Author of the recently released The Sons of Thestian, Vaughan also writes and composes music. But that’s just what she does in her free time. Currently, she is “undertaking a PhD researching the representation of Celtic Paganism in Historical Fiction.” For more information, check out her website: madeleinevaughan.com

Today, Vaughan is discussing the writing taboo, fanfiction. Why is it so reviled? Why do so many people take part in it? M.E. Vaughan has a few theories on the matter.

Take it away Madeleine!

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a critically acclaimed piece of work which has been cited as the first piece of science fiction ever written. Every child in the Western world and beyond know who Frankenstein is, though people often confuse the scientist with…

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