The Russet Doom Saga

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After the twilight, a new moon is obscured by an eclipse. Then a breaking dawn appears to end it all. But, after the sun leaves the dawn behind to rise to its zenith, a russet noon begins with a new adventure.

And oh, what a grand adventure it is!

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The Spuds That Dreams Are Made Of

LadySybilla decided to write a tribute novel to Twilight titled Russet Noon, a sequel to Breaking Dawn with a Team Jacob angle. There was an official website, a press release was sent out by her publisher, a YouTube reading was posted, the whole shebang. Except, you know, that whole "getting permission from Twilight's copyright holders" dealie. However, this seemingly troublesome little detail didn't bug LadySybilla in the least since Stephenie Meyer didn't draw her characters, so therefore, she doesn't own them! Good thing there was some legal advice on the internet readily available for her to misinterpret put to good use.

As the first round of preorders went up on eBay, auctions which violated their terms of service in more ways than one, several people all over the web tried to talk some sense into her, and many more blogged about it, including a member of Ohnotheydidnt [1] [2], Peter David [3], and Lee Goldberg [4]. However, she would not be swayed.

Not long after this incredible adventure got underway, wankas were drawn into its epicness thanks to the diligent efforts of Caito.

Wank Reports

  • March 24, 2009 - Wank Report I
  • April 8, 2009 - Wank Report II - in which Caito is emailed and LadySybilla gives an interview.
  • April 16, 2009 - Wank Report III - in which LadySybilla's "publisher" references Joseph Campbell in much the same way they did copyright law, and Russet Noon (briefly) hits Wikipedia.
  • April 21, 2009 - Wank Report IV - in which LadySybilla[5] SOMEONE attempts self-promotion TOTALLY UNBIASED COVERAGE on the Fanhistory Wiki, and is smacked down by Sidewinder and Laura Hale. Also, Lady S learns about Peter David's Potato Moon parody and is way more flattered by it than your average sane person would be.
  • May 10, 2009 - Wank Report V - in which the artist of the stolen cover image says "Ahahaha, no", Potato Moon hits the twenty chapter mark, LadyS is mentioned on TVTropes, and her letter to Stephenie Meyer is posted DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.
  • June 2, 2009 - Wank Report VI - in which there are several updates and the first chapter is published online, complete with an accompanying press release.
  • June 24, 2009 - Wank Report VII - in which constitutional and human rights are violated, also complete with an accompanying press release.

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Quotes

Wankers

  • "When fictional characters become such an intricate part of the popular psyche, as is the case with the Twilight Saga, legal boundaries become blurred, and copyright laws become increasingly difficult to define." - Official Statement of publisher AV Paranormal (totally not LadySybilla) [6]
  • "The characters in SM's novels were not copyrighted because she never drew them or hired an artist to draw them.'" - LadySybilla [7]
  • "Is this an elementary school playground or what? People calling me 'stupid' and 'moron.' I thought I was dealing with future attorneys here. And, don't worry, I have legal representation, although I guarantee you, Stephenie will never sue me. She and I are both mature adults. If anything, she'll appreciate the tribute I'm paying her." - LadySybilla, on YouTube (now deleted) [8]
  • "I see you've been documenting all the evidence of your online stalking activities. Awesome. I've made a note of everything. Are you really in Japan, or is that a false address? Did you know that I have a direct number for the administrator of Journalfen.net?" - from LadySybilla's first email to Caito [9]
  • "I think they’ll love it, no matter how much they say they hate it, it’ll be their guilty pleasure. The whole issue with the fans is they have been shown a way they never knew about, why can’t fans make money off the universe they feed?" - LadySybilla, when asked in an interview if the fans will like Russet Noon [10]
  • "I believe I have more training and education than the average fanfic writer, so that’s the only reason I wanted to release it as a book, but I guess it’s been turned into a huge moral issue." - LadySybilla, in the same interview
  • "Anyways, Google has forgiven him thanks to his new project, Potato Moon. This is his career comeback. I just thought it might be important to mention. He's at the top of Google. Thanks." -LadySybilla, referring to PAD, on the Wikipedia page for Potato Moon that she created [11]

Wankas

  • "Is it bad of me to find amusement from the idea of authors scribbling out stick figures of their characters so that they can 'copyright' them?" - seca [12]
  • "It's like a wank truffle with a soft stupid center enrobed in entitlement, rolled in moron dust, and accented with delicate shavings of WTF." - jupiterpluvius [13]
  • "Anyway, I've heard through the publishing grapevine that Hachette/Little Brown is aware of this. I'm getting my popcorn out. Nom nom nom." - bitchysmurf [14]
  • A pair of lengthy smackdowns delivered by julian_black [15] [16]
  • "This wank has us defending Stephenie Meyer, agreeing with Lee Goldberg, enjoying the company of mice, and admiring Twilight fans' eloquent verbal smackdowns.
    Verily, Lady Sybilla has turned this place upside-down." - Caito [17]
  • "With all the time she spends insulting moderators and stalking Caito, there is no WAY she's going to have a novel finished by September." - anonyrat [18]
  • "So basically... Half the content on Russet Noon's official website is actually about Caito now. Way to promote your novel, Lady S! lol" - anonymous [19]

Others

  • "This delusional fanficcer doesn't care that she is violating Stephenie Meyer's copyright because she doesn't think Meyer has one. Honest." - Lee Goldberg [20]
  • "Incidentally my part of the Universal Mind is happy to donate to your part of the Universal Mind most of 1984. There’s a lot of Michael Jackson, Duran Duran, and Laura Branigan lyrics rattling around in there that I could really do without them taking up space. I might be able to remember more useful things like where the hell my car keys are. Try as I might The Union of the Snake is seriously embedded, but since you’ve got this universal mind thing nailed, if you could zap those lyrics out or channel them to someone who really needs them it would be sweet. Better yet, rerecord the song I’m sure the guys won’t mind if you just take it." - Mods at the Twilight Lexicon [21]
  • "The chances of Caito having been a sock, or even a close friend of Sidewinder, and would manipulate this all for LULZ and to attack you are slim to none. If you want more information why, I suggest checking out metafandom's fanhistory:expose tag. Our relationship with fandom_wank doesn't lend itself to that sort of conspiracy." - Laura Hale, responding to edits on the Fanhistory Wiki [22]

Om Nom Nom

The recipes posted in the Wank Reports generally followed a certain theme. Try and guess what it is!

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