1. 18:44 8th Feb 2012

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    My attitude to all information is that, once it is out in the public domain, then it is there for anyone to use. … 1. If I objected to fan fiction (or any other kind) derived from my stories, I’d be going mad by now. For instance, Neil Gaiman tells me - as if I needed telling - that he derived AMERICAN GODS from my EIGHT DAYS OF LUKE. I was pretty pleased. 2. I just say ‘Feel free’. It would happen even if I didn’t. 3. Heavens! Do some people use lawyers for this? The creeps get in everywhere. 4. Terry Pratchett, as always, speaks sound sense. 5. My opinion varies with the quality of what is written. Some is OUCH!!! Some is ‘I wish I had thought of that!’ …

    I have no objection at all to people writing and posting fanfiction based on my books. Once a book is published, it is for everyone to do what they want with.
    — 

    Diana Wynne Jones on fanfiction (via relatedworlds)

    Still the queen of awesome. And a notably better writer than some of the crazier anti-fanfiction writers.

    (via leahclaire)

     
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