I think the earth just opened up under our feet: Amazon is preparing a marketplace for fanfic writers to publish their work -- and get paid.

It's called Kindle Worlds , and so far Amazon says it has secured licensing deals with Warner Bros. (!) for Gossip Girls, Pretty Little Liars and The Vampire Diaries. With Lois & Clark a Warner Bros. property, can it be far behind?

There's a FAQ page for writers .

If we weren't already living in interesting times, I'm sure we're about to be.

Lauren W.