Mind the Tags

On this episode of Mind the Tags, Kristin and Emily interview Killabeez, creator of the K/S Fanfiction Archive. We talk about Killa's fanfiction journey and her love of Star Trek. Follow Killabeez on Bluesky here and on Dreamwidth here . Thank you to Erik Potteiger for producing our song and Haflacky for our logo design.

Fandom. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship fanfiction. Its continuing mission: to explore the love fans have for their favorite characters in media; to connect with other people who are also feral for their ships of choice; to boldly go where no fan has gone before! Join Kristin and Emily as they talk about the legacy of Star Trek in fanfiction, particularly the Kirk/Spock r...

On this episode of Mind the Tags, Kristin and Emily interview Alexandra Edwards, author of Before Fanfiction: Recovering the Literary History of American Media Fandom. We talk about Alexanda's fanfiction research and her own experience as a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan on The Bronze.  Check out Alexandra's book here ! Follow Alexandra on X here . Thank you to Erik Potteiger for producing our song...

On the first full-length episode of Mind the Tags, Kristin and Emily dive into the origins and early history of fanfiction and showcase their first word of the day: "fandom!" Sources from today's ep:  Fanlore.org pages: Fandom Fanfiction The Three Generations of Fanfic Before Fanfiction by Alexandra Edwards "Fan Fiction Was Just as Sexual in the 1700s as It Is Today" by Shannon Chamberlain Thank y...