Rachel Kurzius
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Reporter, The Home You Own @washingtonpost | Get in touch with tips, thoughts and romance novel recs: rachel.kurzius@washpost.com | she/her
Fan fiction used to be a scarlet letter for writers trying to get traditionally published. Now, it's a bona fide pipeline.
But as fic becomes more and more mainstream, how exactly do we define it? And what makes it so alluring? (Art by Emma Kumer)
But as fic becomes more and more mainstream, how exactly do we define it? And what makes it so alluring? (Art by Emma Kumer)
July 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Fan fiction used to be a scarlet letter for writers trying to get traditionally published. Now, it's a bona fide pipeline.
But as fic becomes more and more mainstream, how exactly do we define it? And what makes it so alluring? (Art by Emma Kumer)
But as fic becomes more and more mainstream, how exactly do we define it? And what makes it so alluring? (Art by Emma Kumer)