Week #4: Fanfic

Some quick author notes we may add to and revise as time goes on...

In Week #4 of "Giant Girl Rampages," we wanted to do something special for the Fourth of July. But in Melly's case, the meaning of Independence Day is inverted because she is in the process of losing her independence by becoming more and more dependent on the people around her. The resulting post is so much of an emotional bombshell that we were nervous that it would alienate our small but growing audience, even if it does go to the core of the "vulnerable giantess" theme we're going for with this story.

Thankfully, we were able to have Melly angst with the best of them and still end the week on a positive note. as we received our first illustrated "Giant Girl Rampages" fanfic just in time to lighten things up! We linked to the story with a bonus post on Saturday and the week was saved.

Normally authors have a range of conflicting feelings about stories written by fans: we're flattered that someone would feel so strongly about our work that they would want to extend the story; we're anxious over our loss of control over our creations; we're curious about what the reaction will be at our publisher's legal department, and we're generally amused, angry, joyful, or outraged depending on how well or how badly the fanfic is written. This particular fanfic was a pleasure to read because the author had clearly studied the characters as we'd presented them and had come up with a logical, consistent, and enjoyable story about them. Bravo!

Also, the pictures were so much fun and so much better than any of us could ever hope to draw.

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