Who knows what fiction lurks in the hearts of fans? The Shadow (Unit) Knows!

[edschweppe]

And I have at least some idea, for I have committed ... fanfic in the Shadow Unit universe. (My bit starts here.)

According to these reactions, I appear to have fan-fic'd quite successfully. I'm especially pleased that both Emma Bull (coffeeem) and Elizabeth Bear (matociquala) liked my contribution, as they are the two main writers of Shadow Unit. (Not to mention the collection of Hugo and Nebula nominations that Emma has, or Elizabeth's Campbell and Hugo awards.)

On the other hand, considering how much time it took for me to come up with those few paragraphs, and how crappily-paid most fiction writers are, I think I'll keep the day job...

Comments

[txanne.livejournal.com]

Keep the day job, but don't stop writing fanfic, either. ::bats non-flirtatious eyelashes::

[edschweppe.livejournal.com]

Well, since you ask so nicely ...

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[txanne.livejournal.com]

Hee.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Keeping the day job is the path of true wisdom, Grasshopper.

[edschweppe.livejournal.com]

Especially the day job with benefits. (And thank Ghu the Current Paying Gig is in health care, not financial services!)

[edschweppe]

While the Shadow Unit message boards have long since died, the Wayback Machine did archive the thread in question back in 2015: Round Robin - Haunts.