One thing that also got mentioned is how many different novel series originally started out as fanfics. 365 Days originated as a 50 Shades fanfic apparently, 50 Shades of Grey was originally a Twilight fanfic, The Mortal Instruments was originally a Ginny x Draco, Harry Potter fic, and apparently Stephanie Meyer was originally a fanfic writer herself before writing Twilight.
It’s just hilarious to me to see that one of the biggest reasons why modern fiction is so fucked nowadays is because a lot of the people writing modern fiction belonged to the Tumblr crowd.
To be fair, although I'm not a fan of any of those, I appreciate that - despite their origins - they each actually made their own thing. At least they didn't fuck up the originals. I don't begrudge them their success; good for them.
But, yeah, it does highlight some hilarious patterns...that make you an "incel" if you notice.
50 Shades is only its own thing because the hack Meyers contacted the author of 50 Shades and threatened to sue if she didn't change the character names.
One thing that also got mentioned is how many different novel series originally started out as fanfics. 365 Days originated as a 50 Shades fanfic apparently, 50 Shades of Grey was originally a Twilight fanfic, The Mortal Instruments was originally a Ginny x Draco, Harry Potter fic, and apparently Stephanie Meyer was originally a fanfic writer herself before writing Twilight.
It’s just hilarious to me to see that one of the biggest reasons why modern fiction is so fucked nowadays is because a lot of the people writing modern fiction belonged to the Tumblr crowd.
To be fair, although I'm not a fan of any of those, I appreciate that - despite their origins - they each actually made their own thing. At least they didn't fuck up the originals. I don't begrudge them their success; good for them.
But, yeah, it does highlight some hilarious patterns...that make you an "incel" if you notice.
50 Shades is only its own thing because the hack Meyers contacted the author of 50 Shades and threatened to sue if she didn't change the character names.