TBH, I think a lot of the fandom's fic output came from people who are now antifen. So they don't want to write fic, generally, because they're too busy writing outraged meta about how they were cheated.
The people who still like the books are hampered by the fact that those 19 years were peaceful, and while the epilogue wrapped things up nicely, it didn't really cause a lot of plotbunnies. Unless you really like second-gen fic. At least, that's my impression and personal feeling.
As for backstory ... I think the people who prefer writing about backstory are fairly specific about what they want to write about, and that means there's a good chance they were Jossed, and probably don't want to write anymore.
And we're all tired. Maybe in a few years we'll have a fandom renaissance.
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Date: 2008-02-11 09:54 pm (UTC)The people who still like the books are hampered by the fact that those 19 years were peaceful, and while the epilogue wrapped things up nicely, it didn't really cause a lot of plotbunnies. Unless you really like second-gen fic. At least, that's my impression and personal feeling.
As for backstory ... I think the people who prefer writing about backstory are fairly specific about what they want to write about, and that means there's a good chance they were Jossed, and probably don't want to write anymore.
And we're all tired. Maybe in a few years we'll have a fandom renaissance.