Sept. 1, 2025

'Manacled' and the Fan Fiction to Traditional Publishing Pipeline

'Manacled' and the Fan Fiction to Traditional Publishing Pipeline
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Join Pam and Laura on this week's episode of What the Hype?! as they delve into the controversial trend of "filing the serial numbers off" of fan fiction in order to publish as original work. Some authors take issue with the mere existence of fan fiction, while others draw the line at commercial activity. Where is the line when writing fan fiction, and who gets to decide where it is?

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