Fan authors who write pro fic?

[norwich36]

I was saying to rsadelle the other day that when I was recently in a bookstore trying to spend a gift certificate I got for my birthday, I couldn't really find anything that looked interesting to me, as I am so spoiled by fanfic actually giving me all the tropes and kinks I like exactly as I like them. I mentioned that I was tempted to buy the works of a renowned fandom plagiarist, just because I figured her stories would have a fannish sensibility so I would be more likely to enjoy them than other random genre fic. (She strongly discouraged me from doing that, btw).

In the course of that conversation, it occurred to me that it would be really handy to have a list of names of fannish authors who write pro-fic, to assist in my search for pro-fic I actually like. Does such a list exist? If not, would you mind commenting with suggestions on this post? I'm not looking for you to out authors' fannish identities--I'm sure many of them want to keep their fandom and pro identities separate--so the name they publish under is what I'm really looking for. So, for example, just say "Naomi Novik, (or "Naomi Novik's Temeraire series") not the fannish name everybody knows her by.

Comments

[jamafanta.livejournal.com]

I bought the second one as soon as it came out, but the first put me in such a mess of anticipation for the rest of them that I waited until I had #3 before reading #2 :).

[yaycoffee.livejournal.com]

I've had this second one for a year... I got it Right Away when it came out, but then I bought a house that needed a lot of renovation, so I haven't read anything (I had like five shiny new books) until things have finally slowed down this summer :-) I liked the first one, but I sometimes found it a little slow-ish in parts... but overall really liked it. This second one is so much more of what I really expect out of Maya--I cannot stop laughing... the banter is FANTASTIC. Maybe it just took a book to establish world-building and such. Or maybe I just like the POV better? IDK... all I know is that I am Loving. It.