Pern on my mind

[vdansk]

 I've spent too much time this week rereading old Pern fanzines from the early to mid 90's.  It's a very interesting experience...the stories are like snapshots inside our minds from that era.  I was younger, naive by today's standards, and so were my friends.  We were mostly writing about things outside our personal experience, and it was fun.
And now I'm grown up.  (Yes, I'll admit it.  The two kids and minivan started it, but the bifocals were the kiss of death.)  Inside my head, my characters have been growing up, too.  They have new stories that want to be written, a new perspective.  And a sad lack of available fan clubs to do it in.
Interestingly, I left StarRise Weyr largely from lack of time, and partially because April Masters and I had a knock down, drag out fight over plot issues.  We were, and presumably still are, both alpha bitches, and we clashed big time.  From the perspective of 41 years, I have to say that she was right about every point.  (She could have been more tactful, but, at the heart of it, she was right, I was wrong.  And if I ever learn her current last name and e-mail address, I'll tell her so.)
So now I'm jonesing for 10th pass Pern, and Chantal innocently suggests that we...ReAwaken...StarRise.  Because 5 people to write your stories with and share them with is better than nobody, and if we're lucky, we may get 10.  Suddenly, an entire disaster sprang full blown into my head, and characters are sitting up and clamoring for attention.
I have no idea how we need to go about getting permission, or blessing, or whatever, to do this.  And I have absolutely no time.  The whole idea is insane.  Thoroughly impractical.  Completely irresistable....

Comments

[quasar273.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I do unsanctioned fanfic all the time and have no advice to offer on getting permission aside from "don't ask and they can't say no" which applies in most cases. Possibly not in the case of Pern. Maybe.

I have an idea too, but um, you probably wouldn't like it.

Idea?

[vdansk]

OK, you can't just leave it like that! What idea?

Re: Idea?

[quasar273.livejournal.com]

Well, duh, inveterate slash fan here! I'm thinking about all those male Green riders and the riders of the Browns and Blues who fly them in mating flights. They're not ALL resorting to friendly women, are they? And sure, things may be kinda different in Tenth Pass, but I bet not that different.

So, yeah. Maybe you don't want me polluting your fan club with my softcore gay porn.

[perimyndith.livejournal.com]

Oh. If you and Chantal go around reviving StarRise, I DO want to know. I don' t know that I'd get around to writing anything, but I'd certainly read it.

[xanath.livejournal.com]

Hi, Hope. I'm Kris Dotto; I got my start at ForTen when Kris Spooner was still playing Lysera. Chantal directed me over here, and dropped the temptation of StarRise under my nose, and . . . nice to see you. :)

[gypsy-anna.livejournal.com]

Um, okay, for the 'official' sanctioning and "It's a go," I goes I'm the contact on all points, since I do the Anne McCaffrey approvals, as well as being the last one to actually run StarRise. :-) Most recent incarnation was the invite-only, no-rules-because-we're-all-mature-and-responsible bit. Which, without rules and schedules, went absolutely nowhere. :-)

So, I've sent y'all an email tonight and I do have some questions if you don't mind answering them. I tend to be a wee bit protective of StarRise. It was my very first Pern group, and I believe I was just becoming a Really Active member about the time you killed off Ygrette. I really liked that character, btw - wasn't she the one with homicidal fantasies when her gold was proddy?

However, that being said - I'd love to see StarRise active again. :-)


And regarding April, her last name is now Legate. I imagine her AOL email still works: AMasters@aol.com. Being contacted about Pern now may be a little sensitive, however. She hasn't been active in StarRise since around 1997, and hasn't been active in Pern fandom since around 2001. Her departure was her choice, but it wasn't a gentle farewell.

Anna

Re: Idea?

[gypsy-anna.livejournal.com]

::cough:: Um. Sorry. The pollution happened many years ago, and only the strict PG-13 rating for officially published stories has poorly hidden the fact. :-) But what's written on the 'it never really happened' and 'restricted' mailing lists and message boards is generally a free-for-all as long as it never dominated the overall atmosphere and tone of the group. :-)