In this episode, Jo (@pebblysand) and Lani (@copper-dust) discuss the topic of building a writing style. They explore the question of whether fanfictions writers should strive to imitate established styles - like that of the author of the source work - or embrace their own unique style. They also touch on the relationship between their writing styles and their natural speaking voices, and Jo explains why she personally prefers a casual storytelling approach. They reflect on what they would like to change about their own styles and share their influences, including original fic writers and specific fanfiction authors. They also answer two listener questions: one about creating different styles for individual stories, and another about the balance between appreciating other people’s styles and finding one's own voice. This week, we mention: <ul>
<li>Fandoms:<a href="https://href.li/?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter"> Harry Potter</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Wife">The Good Wife</a>
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<li>Fics:<a href="https://href.li/?https://archiveofourown.org/works/26500321/chapters/64583911"> castles</a> by pebblysand,<a href="https://href.li/?https://archiveofourown.org/works/4664115/chapters/10642356"> In Search of Mythical Kings</a> by copper_dust,<a href="https://href.li/?https://archiveofourown.org/works/32044564"> </a><a href="https://href.li/?https://archiveofourown.org/works/31547282/chapters/78047246">Check the Spindle</a> by copper_dust,<a href="https://href.li/?https://archiveofourown.org/works/35231365/chapters/87794326"> Merry Men</a> by copper_dust,<a href="https://href.li/?https://archiveofourown.org/works/10975092/chapters/24437496"> </a><a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/26916166/chapters/65684251">The Seam Between</a> by copper_dust, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210507194110/https://harrypotterfanfiction.com/viewstory.php?psid=313068">Run</a> by ToujoursPadfoot (the platform this was published on no longer exists, the link is from the wayback machine), <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/29097978">ce ne sont que des cailloux</a> by pebblysand, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/37413280">the fault in faulty manufacturing</a> by pebblysand, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/14427546">Minuet</a> by fluorescentgrey</li>
<li>Writers: <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/users/orbythesea/pseuds/orbythesea">orbythesea</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/users/lowriseflare/pseuds/lowriseflare">lowriseflare</a> (see <a href="https://lowriseflare.livejournal.com/tag/fic%3A%20the%20good%20wife">livejournal</a> for TGW fics), <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/users/dirgewithoutmusic/pseuds/dirgewithoutmusic">dirgewithoutmusic</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/users/fluorescentgrey/pseuds/fluorescentgrey">fluorescentgrey</a>
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<li>Books:<a href="https://href.li/?https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/52597312"> </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Dark_Materials">His Dark Materials</a> by Philip Pullman, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(novel)">It</a> by Stephen King</li>
<li>Previous episodes: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ickkkpqz37hRNVEXtsaFe?si=86da853fae4f4955">S1E1. What is Fanfiction (Or, Children with Unsupervised Internet Access in the Early 2000s)</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Kbqn6ND0q6woX34Q0RI5n?si=9b499a8db0d74600">S2E2. Outgrowing Fandoms (Or, The Harry Episode)</a> </li>
</ul>Your recommendations for this week are:<ul>
<li><a href="https://archiveofourown.org/users/Kimbeen/pseuds/Kimbeen/works?fandom_id=115053">Kimbeen’s Maurice fics</a></li>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hated_in_the_Nation">Hated in the Nation</a> (S3E6 of Black Mirror)
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</ul>You can find us online at:<ul>
<li>The Fanfic Writer’s Craft:<a href="https://thefanficwriterscraft.tumblr.com/"> tumblr</a> ;<a href="https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F1nv1j7BG0VhKmVVwTALSAs%3Fsi%3D874916e90ead4bcc&amp;t=YTdiMDkzMGJhYzRiODc0YjA1MjIzYzJkZWFhMTQwNjI2Zjk4NmY5Nyw0OTViMzJmY2I4MzNjM2JiMDAwZDE4NjUyY2QxM2RlZmJiNzYwNGEw&amp;ts=1687517469"> spotify</a> ;<a href="https://href.li/?https://ko-fi.com/thefanficwriterscraft"> ko-fi</a>
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<li>Lani (<a href="https://copper-dust.tumblr.com/">@copper-dust</a>):<a href="https://copper-dust.tumblr.com/"> tumblr</a> ;<a href="https://href.li/?https://archiveofourown.org/users/copper_dust/pseuds/copper_dust"> AO3</a>
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<li>Jo (<a href="https://pebblysand.tumblr.com/">@pebblysand</a>):<a href="https://pebblysand.tumblr.com/"> tumblr</a> ;<a href="https://href.li/?https://archiveofourown.org/users/pebblysand/works"> AO3 </a> 
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