Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:11:23 -0400
From: Ted White <twhite8 at cox.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Scalzi's "Sagan Diary"
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

Samuel Lubell wrote:

>  Ted White wrote:
>
> >>> All very sensible in a generalized sense, but not directly
> >>> applicable to Scalzi, who has never been an active fan.
>
>  As I recall Scalzi became published precisely because he had posted
>  most if not all of his first novel up on the web and gathered a
>  following for it. How is that not an act of fanwriting?

Well, for starters, it has *nothing whatsoever* to do with fanwriting,
Sam.  Imitation prowriting or (once sold) prowriting has virtually
nothing in common with fanwriting.  I'm surprised you didn't know that.

--Ted White