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Harry Potter and the Linguistic Innovator | OxfordWords blog
Of Rowling’s Potterverse Vocabulary and character naming in canon and in fanfiction I want to share this interesting article from the OxfordWords blog about JKR’s use of language in Harry Potter. The...
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What is Harry Potter “canon”?
The Pottermore conundrum for fanfic writers. Now that details are being revealed from the new Pottermore site and the new info that JKR is making available there, all kinds of previously held canon...
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JK Rowling reignites DRM debate (Wired UK)
An older article (23 June 2011), but an interesting one. The HP series will apparently not be DRM-protected, but will be watermarked. I like this. :-) JK Rowling reignites DRM debate (Wired UK). I plan...
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Pottermore Store Open
The Pottermore Store is now open, selling English-language copies of the Harry Potter books. Other languages will be coming soon. The good news: the books are pretty reasonably priced ($7.99 for the...
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New Doctor Who video news recs
Matt Smith on ‘vast and epic’ new Doctor Who Check out this new BBC article and video interview with Matt Smith, with clips from the upcoming new episodes. There’s another one on the Doctor Who 50th...
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Richard Griffiths, actor, dies at 65
Richard Griffiths, best known in the U.S. for his portrayal of Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter’s angry, frightened, and hate-filled uncle in the Harry Potter films, died yesterday, Thursday the 28th of...
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An Archive of Our Own in Time Magazine
Time magazine featured An Archive of Our Own in their list of 50 best websites of 2013. If you haven’t visited An Archive of Our Own before, here’s the link to their Harry Potter fanfiction archive,...
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Amazon’s New Program for Fanfiction Authors
Squibstress has written a thoughtful article on Amazon’s new program for fanfiction authors. Give it a read! Amazon’s Foray Into Fanfiction Publishing Is a Mixed Bag for Authors Reblogged from...
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BBC – Blogs – Doctor Who – Matt Smith announces he is to leave Doctor Who
BBC – Blogs – Doctor Who – Matt Smith announces he is to leave Doctor Who. It will be interesting to see who the next Doctor will be! I’m hoping they go a bit older this time, at least 40+, … Continue...
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Maybe those Doctor Who missing episodes rumors are true after all?
Maybe those Doctor Who missing episodes rumors are true after all?. Doctor Who fans know that there are 106 episodes missing from the First & Second Doctors’ years — BBC had a junking policy that...
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This Detective Novel’s Story Doesn’t Add Up – NYTimes.com
J.K. Rowling’s pseudonymously published novel got rave reviews, but few sales. She apparently loved the freedom of publishing under a pen name, “Robert Galbraith,” but was “outed” by the Sunday Times...
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The Doctors Revisited UK Schedule | Doctor Who TV
The Doctors Revisited UK Schedule | Doctor Who TV. The schedule has been released for the broadcast of “The Doctors Revisited” in the UK. The first one airs Saturday, 12 October, at 2 p.m., to be...
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