On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, David Johnston wrote:

Piers Anthony?  At last a writer who will have characters notice all
those panty shots.  

Two rules:  No Crossover/Fusions, but you can write the established
characters as OOC as you want, provided that they are IC for your chosen 
substitute writer.

	So what's IC for a particular writer?  You mentioned Anthony, so
let's examine him. Piers Anthony's book Tarot was written to be deep and
philosophical, delving into the meanings of religion and life. Ortho
Plus...well, it was less so. (Everybody who says that there are no more
good Ranma 1/2 ideas available, I say pah!  If someone can write a decent
story about intergalactic dentistry...)  Xanth evolved from a serious
fantasy to comedy.  So, what is Anthony's normal classification?  Is it
truly fair to give him a classification? 

	Or take a look at the stories of one of the established FFML
authors.  Zen's Bitter End is certainly different than Long and Winding
Road.  Lawson's Nuku fanfics are different than TIL and TOP.  How do you
classify his 'normal' works.  It seems to me that a gifted writer is able
to write in many styles and points of view.

	Might I suggest that the above rule be modified, so that fusions
are allowed?  Without the context of which story the 'new characters'
are drawing from, it's difficult to judge whether a modified story would
truly reflect another author's style.


-Natsume Ranma Ranma
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The sardines weren't worth the trouble.  A few more shots, then 
Ryoga-san would overheat and explode.  Ducking around a corner, 
I managed to lose him as I entered the ramshackle residence of 
my Anime supplier.

One look at his face and I knew that I was betrayed.  "Tell me."
I insisted.  He refused, so I slammed him against the wall.
"Last chance.  Where can Ranma-Ranma find good fanfics?"
"Try Jason Liao." he whispered, before he slumped to the floor.
I heard the sounds of a door splintering as I left through the 
window, one step ahead of Tendo Heavy Industries...