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[mrv3000]

I was amused when reading We'll Always Have Parrots to find fannish shenanigans. I was smirking when actors were explaining to a police detective what slash was. Also when a couple of the actors were amusing themselves with an oral reading of badfic, while the screenwriter and another actor were having "eeeeek!" moments.

It would not surprise me AT ALL if the author started life in fandom. :D

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[janetmaca.livejournal.com]

Also when a couple of the actors were amusing themselves with an oral reading of badfic :DDD

[erikau.livejournal.com]

You're probably right. I was also very amused by the 'dramatic reading' scene.

She obviously has a decent grasp of fandom in general and cons in particular. She also seems to be fond for her fictional fandom.

Sharyn McCrumb wrote a novel set at a SF convention, and she depicted all the ancillary characters as pretty unpleasant stereotypes. The females were either fat, homely, and looking for a boyfriend, or skinny, pretty, nearly naked and dumb. (And there with a boyfriend). The male characters were, of course, socially inept, obsessive gamers, or socially inept, pimply programmers, or ...

You get the picture. I have friends who refused to read any of her books after that one came out.

[pixiesio.livejournal.com]

LOL! Okay, now this has me curious, but I see this is one in a series. Is it the first one, or is there others before it?

Yes, I like to start from the beginning. ;)

[mornea.livejournal.com]

I loved this book. I think it was on my recommend list to you. I especially loved the badfic reading scene. :D This was my favorite of this series.