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karmacrossing t1_j0vk7c9 wrote

Reply to comment by Brainship in Twilight could've been so much better. by mushroomgoth

EL James has made millions off of her Twilight fanfic

You could do worse lol

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disphugginflip t1_j132ade wrote

Wait what? How can she make money legally?

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karmacrossing t1_j14fezb wrote

The fanfic was originally free and gained a following- it was already a reimagining of Twilight so the plot wasn’t the same. All she had to do to publish it was change the characters names and a few locations to get around the copyright and boom 50 Shades.

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