: Re: Writing a novel that is set (semi-)inside an established universe How free are we to write a story that is set inside another universe, that doesnâ€™t necessarily mention anyone or anything specifically

This is the sort of thing where it is generally fine for non-commercial fiction (fan-fiction), while most agents and publishers won't touch it with a 10-foot pole to actually publish.

The issue is, honestly, not only a legal one. There is simply the issue that you will be inherently derivative, and therefore considered 'lesser'. Whether that's fair or not is a matter for debate, but it is the fact we are dealing with.

Instead, I'd try to focus on what makes you want to write in these particular settings, and then use that to build your own original setting. Nothing is ever truly original, but the strength of much fiction is obfuscating that fact.

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