Fans, critics, and editors; a few links

Aquaman director James Wan asks his fans not to harass people who dislike the movie and non-fans not to send him their negative reviews.

The Mary Sue discusses fans who think creators are obligated to take the story where the fan wants: “In reality, creators owe you a story, and not to be deeply offensive. That’s about it.” Fans can get particularly PO’d if their preferred ship isn’t the one the show goes with.

From fans to critics: the perennial debate over who gets to decide which books are good.

And how about artists? What’s the difference between an homage and a swipe?

And editors: here’s one editor’s analysis of Milo Yiannopoulis’ book before Simon & Schuster passed on it.

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