Episode 5: Fanfictionary

from That's a Thing?! · host Elizabeth Spencer and Karen Unland

Some links to things we talked about:Definition of fan fictionHamilton shipping, like Lams Sherlock shipping Sarah Marshall’s piece in The Baffler: The Afterlife of Newsies Original Character Do Not Steal memeUrban Dictionary definition of Mary SuePlaces to find fan fiction: Tumblr: #fanfiction and #fanficQuotevfanfiction.netWattpadTap by WattpadBusiness Insider on Fifty Shades of Grey and TwilightWe'd love it if you'd rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Want to know how? The wonderful Dana Francis of Career Pod made this handy how-to guide.This episode is brought to you by the Edmonton Community Foundation, creator of The Well Endowed Podcast.We're proud to be a member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. We mentioned a couple of fellow members — Let's Find Out and Don't Call Me A Guru.Check out the Alberta Podcast Network events page.Many thanks to Castria for help with the production.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Mar 30, 2018

What this episode covers

Elizabeth introduces her mom to the surprisingly vast and very teen-girl-driven world of fan fiction. It’s not all shipping (but it is a lot of shipping —listen if you don’t know what that is. Hint: No boats involved).

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