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Katie Fleming is a popular and well-known Canadian Tomb Raider fanfiction writer, with a professionally designed website [http://www.tombraiders.net/katie/MyTombRaiderStories.html] devoted to her fan fiction, to various competitions and to her library of in-game screenshots. The surprise at her inclusion in the "<i>Ten Years of Tomb Raider: A GameTap Retrospective</i>" DVD in early 2007 caused some comment across the fanfiction community, many of whom felt that this Eidos-approved documentary had ignored the contributions of the other award-winning authors active in the fandom (something that was largely out of Katie's control). The heavy-handed attempt by various semi-official TR fan sites to prevent fans questioning the choice of Katie as the representative of TR fan fiction blew up into the controversy nick-named "KatieGate"  [http://www.indycroft.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1180898797],[http://community.livejournal.com/girl_gamers/3151977.html], 
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[http://www.tombraiderwiki.com/index.php/Fan_Fiction]. However, at the time of writing (Sept 2008) the "KatieGate" controversy has largely died away and the fandom has a kindly view of Katie's good fortune. To give Katie the last word, on the GameTap DVD she said: "I started writing stories for me, but if other people enjoy them, well that just makes it a whole lot better."
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Katie Fleming is a popular and well-known Canadian Tomb Raider [[fanfiction]] writer, with a professionally designed website [http://www.tombraiders.net/katie/MyTombRaiderStories.html] devoted to her fan fiction, various competitions and her library of in-game screenshots.  
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==Stories==
 
==Stories==
The Evil House<br>
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Revenge of the Aztec Gods<br>
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* The Evil House [http://www.tombraiders.net/katie/story01.html]
Lara's Mansion - Death Trap?<br>
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* Revenge of the Aztec Gods [http://www.tombraiders.net/katie/story2.html]
Search for Delphi<br>
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* Lara's Mansion - Death Trap? [http://www.tombraiders.net/katie/story03.html]
Sweat, Strength, and Determination<br>
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* Search for Delphi [http://www.tombraiders.net/katie/story04.html]
A New World, a New Life<br>
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* Sweat, Strength, and Determination [http://www.tombraiders.net/katie/story05.html]
Run - and Don't Stop<br>
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* A New World, a New Life [http://www.tombraiders.net/katie/story06.html]
The Lost City of Tsumeb<br>
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* Run - and Don't Stop [http://www.tombraiders.net/katie/story07.html]
The Strenuous Escapade<br>
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* The Lost City of Tsumeb [http://www.tombraiders.net/katie/story08.html]
Premonitions<br>
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* The Strenuous Escapade [http://www.tombraiders.net/katie/story09.html]
Perilous Paradise<br>
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* Premonitions [http://www.tombraiders.net/katie/story10.html]
A Room in Waiting
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* Perilous Paradise [http://www.tombraiders.net/katie/story11.html]
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* A Room in Waiting [http://www.tombraiders.net/katie/story12.html]
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==Controversy==
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There was some surprise at the inclusion of Katie as the sole representative for fan fiction in the "''[[Ten Years of Tomb Raider: A GameTap Retrospective]]''" DVD. This sparked a debate across the fanfiction community, sections of which felt that this Eidos-approved documentary had ignored the contributions of the other award-winning authors active in the fandom (something that was largely out of Katie's control). The heavy-handed attempt by various semi-official TR fan sites to prevent fans questioning the choice of Katie as the representative of TR fan fiction blew up into controversy [http://www.indycroft.com/forum/index.php?topic=13.0], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071026030842/croftcodex.net/letter_aftermath.html],[http://forum.tombraider.ws/index.php?showtopic=2717].
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At the time of writing (Sept 2008) the controversy has largely died away and the TR fandom takes a kindly view of Katie's good fortune. To give Katie the last word, on the GameTap DVD she said: "I started writing stories for me, but if other people enjoy them, well that just makes it a whole lot better."
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==External Links==
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*"Katie Fleming Dispatches New Fiction" - a fan-written article about Katie at Tomb Raider Chronicles [http://www.tombraiderchronicles.com/headlines3502.html]
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*Katie's page about her experiences making the "''[[Ten Years of Tomb Raider: A GameTap Retrospective]]''" film [http://www.tombraiders.net/katie/fanclub10.html]
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*[http://www.tombraiders.net/katie/fanclub11.html Writing Tomb Raider Stories: A Guide Book By Katie Fleming, An all-inclusive guide to crafting your own fiction]
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[[Category:Tomb Raider writers]]
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[[Category:Tomb Raider fans]]

Latest revision as of 01:30, 2 March 2009

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Katie Fleming is a popular and well-known Canadian Tomb Raider fanfiction writer, with a professionally designed website [1] devoted to her fan fiction, various competitions and her library of in-game screenshots.

Stories

  • The Evil House [2]
  • Revenge of the Aztec Gods [3]
  • Lara's Mansion - Death Trap? [4]
  • Search for Delphi [5]
  • Sweat, Strength, and Determination [6]
  • A New World, a New Life [7]
  • Run - and Don't Stop [8]
  • The Lost City of Tsumeb [9]
  • The Strenuous Escapade [10]
  • Premonitions [11]
  • Perilous Paradise [12]
  • A Room in Waiting [13]

Controversy

There was some surprise at the inclusion of Katie as the sole representative for fan fiction in the "Ten Years of Tomb Raider: A GameTap Retrospective" DVD. This sparked a debate across the fanfiction community, sections of which felt that this Eidos-approved documentary had ignored the contributions of the other award-winning authors active in the fandom (something that was largely out of Katie's control). The heavy-handed attempt by various semi-official TR fan sites to prevent fans questioning the choice of Katie as the representative of TR fan fiction blew up into controversy [14], [15],[16].

At the time of writing (Sept 2008) the controversy has largely died away and the TR fandom takes a kindly view of Katie's good fortune. To give Katie the last word, on the GameTap DVD she said: "I started writing stories for me, but if other people enjoy them, well that just makes it a whole lot better."

External Links