The Organization for Transformative Works


The name will always crack me up. Transformative Works. Then again, it's been years since "politically correct" was en vogue and the phrase still tickles me. I'm easy to tickle though; language is my lover.

Oh well, I'm joining OTW. I read the pros and cons in many essays on meta_fandom 
and it was this essay on insane journal that got me all nostalgic-teary-eyed about my X-files days.

I know that works hosted on OTW aren't 100% safe from being taken down but I trust in crazyfans. The organization isn't run like LJ, for a profit, but out of freakishfanlove--a force I've always known to be stronger than fiscal common sense. Even though I have a love/hate relationship with academia (and academics--witness my relationship with my dear husband, hahahaha), I'm looking forward to the academic journal.

I dunno. I take my fanfic writing seriously and my fandom life is important to me, so I'm joining.