Welcome everyone to Creativity in the Digital Age!
If you're looking for posts on the changing conventions and conceptions of creativity and intellectual property in this every-changing technological age we live in, then you've come to the right place.
Personally, this area of inquiry has huge applications toward my own life. In my ever-constant quest to become a fiction writer, seeing how literary media is moving progressively away from the world of well-loved paperbacks toward digital alternatives is kinda alarming.
Not terribly alarming, mind you. I know that being professionally published in digital form is just as exhilarating as being professionally published in a hard copy form, but there’s something about the thought of holding the hard copy of your first book that just sends chills down my spine.
That aside, I’m also interested in seeing how the notions of intellectual property have/have not changed in this new, technological age. As a fan of most things nerdy (Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Firefly, pretty much any decent show SciFi produced), I love seeing how other fans have made these varying worlds their own.
Yes, to everyone who thinks they know what I’m talking about and is rolling their eyes, I am talking about fanfiction. While many may knock it as plagiarism or a cheap imitation of the original source, given my 3+ years of experience with the matter, I’ve found that almost everyone involved with fanfiction to be dedicated to exploring these different worlds and the various facets of canon characters. Come to think of it, I don’t believe I’ve read too many works that don’t include a disclaimer, acknowledging that characters and/or plot is not their own.
Anyway, this is just a brief little introduction to my blog. I promise that it won’ be just about fanfiction or online publishing. Those were just two examples of that seemed to apply.
Happy Reading!
