Special Episode 8: The Lurker
Flourish interviews Elizabeth about her fanfic habits and the paradoxical position of the lurker.
Special Episode 8, "The Lurker," is the second of a two-part series on Elizabeth and Flourish’s fanfiction writing practices. In this installment, Flourish interviews Elizabeth about the experience of being a prolific writer and yet never posting any fic. Topics covered include the dynamics between lurkers and communities, her extremely involved research process for historical stories, and—yes—whether her early fictional universe about the corporate shark father in Sweet Valley High counts as fanfic.
Show Notes
[00:00:00] As always, our intro music is “Awel” by stefsax, used under a CC BY 3.0 license.
[00:02:30] Elizabeth is referring to her article “Fangirl” in The Millions.
[00:08:50] We spoke with Stephanie Burt about a variety of things, including high and low culture, in Episode 67 and Episode 68.
[00:12:32]
[00:15:45] Elizabeth explained her ruthless businesswoman ambitions as part of a conversation with Britta Lundin in Episode 43, “A Fangirl Goes to Hollywood.”
[00:28:16] Fanon Draco is so infamous that he has an entire Fanlore article.
[00:41:07] The interview with Lee Child on the New Yorker Radio Hour.
[00:47:21] We interviewed Emily in Episode 37, “Queer YA and Beyond.”
[00:56:22]
[00:56:52] Elizabeth’s cousin was American intelligence officer (and author!) E. Howard Hunt, sometimes accused of being one of the “three tramps” involved in the Kennedy assassination.
