Episode 08 - What Makes Fanfic Good? (Voice, Smut, and Research Rabbit Holes, Oh My!)
What makes fanfic good? Rachael, Jenn, and Sion get into the difference between a story that uses John and Marlena’s names and one that actually sounds like them. They talk character voice, emotional truth, grammar as a survival requirement, and the fine line between writing for yourself and writing for readers. Along the way, they swap the most deranged research rabbit holes fanfic has ever sent them down — including Russian dirty talk, broken sperm, and Cold War Leningrad. Funny, filthy, and a little more heartfelt than expected, this episode gets to the real reason people write: because…
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