the one with all the fanfic (Patreon)

In which I talk about the recent Harry Potter discourse, my star life cycle theory of fanfic, and what I’ve learned about working on (and actually finishing) long term projects.

(And a small correction: at around the 13-minute mark, I say that "Stealing Harry" by copperbadge was released in 2004 between the 4th and 5th Harry Potter books, but that's incorrect! It was released between the 5th and 6th. )

Handy links:

“Threads is the gas-leak social network” by Max Read: https://maxread.substack.com/p/threads-is-the-gas-leak-social-network

“JK Rowling reportedly donates £70,000 to group’s Supreme Court appear over ‘woman’ definition” (from a year ago, but it’s one of the more thorough explainers I’ve seen): https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/19/jk-rowling-for-women-scotland-donation-legal-definition-woman/

“What does the UK Supreme Court ruling mean for transgender women?” by Holly Evans for The Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-supreme-court-transgender-women-jk-rowling-b2734820.html

Silas Denver: https://bsky.app/profile/sweatermuppet.bsky.social

“All the Young Dudes” by MissKingBean89: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10057010/chapters/22409387

“Stealing Harry” by Copperbadge: https://archiveofourown.org/works/987408/chapters/1947158?view_adult=true

“So glad you’re here again” by Philipa_Moss: https://archiveofourown.org/works/13037268

“with a cherry on top” by jafffacakes: https://archiveofourown.org/works/63497248/chapters/162707893

“The Arrangement” by cmere: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26435572/chapters/64405378

“i hope i don’t forget” by smc_27: https://archiveofourown.org/works/64756138