#johnlocademia

In writing this, I was astonished by the level of support, encouragement, kindness, care, and love I recieved by this fandom. I really couldn’t have done it without you all, and I mean that. I wrote something I was proud of, and I never thought I could be capable of writing. I handed that in a book which had changed and inspired me to explore academic research and writing further, and found myself with many new friends on the other side, too. I was proud to put many of your names on my work.

Today, I recieved feedback for my thesis, and I can’t believe it, I got the top grade for both the written content and the design! I’m now so excited to share it with you all! After several hours of crying, this feedback is now finally starting to sink in...

“A thorough and forensic study which contributes to the subject debate by assimilating knowledge into a personal hypothesis”

“the paper is a swaggering clip at the authorial assumptions of those you target”

The FREE EBOOK DOWNLOAD of my thesis, The Elephant In The Room: Authorship, Queerbaiting and Sherlock, is available!!

The thesis is 10,000 words, presented in a PDF file of 29 pages. This can be downloaded to phones or e-reading devices. The cover design features signatures of bloggers, writers and actors who have interpreted the characters in Sherlock Holmes stories.

The book is available for free, with the option to pay a small amount if you feel able - please use the drop-down menu to select an amount. It’s greatly appreciated! The storefront doesn’t support free downloads, so email me directly for a free copy at [email protected].

The file will be emailed to you within 72 hours of placing your order, usually sooner, but depending on my other commitments.

The exciting news is: the orders have started arriving, people have started reading, and I’m starting to get reviews!!!

This is so exciting for me. Currently something I have written has been read in the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and across the US in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Maryland, Washington, Kansas, New Mexico, Indiana, Texas, and California. And that’s just the ones I have written down here. Holy. Sh*t. 

Some lovely words people have sent me after reading:

“I love the great number of references you used and which you knitted together into a coherent argument. I wish Moffat and Gatiss would read it.”

“I wish I could find words to tell you just how much I loved it”

“Thank you so much for giving this to the community, I think it really help to have official, academic works that focuses on queerbait. It is less likely to be laugh at. I must say that it was really clear and understandable even for a non primary English speaker like me. A part of this Fandom that I really really love is all the theories and meta and analysis because it put into words and clear proofs things I vaguely feel (like the love between John and Sherlock). And you gave a voice to my uneasiness post season 4 and a legitimacy to claim that it was in fact queerbait and that we were not delusional for seeing all these clues. Thank you so much for your work!! People like you are the reason why I still feel confident in my reading of Sherlock.”

“I think that everyone in the Sherlock fandom (at least) should read it”

Thank you so much to everyone who has sent me a donation, sent some kind words about how they found the reading experience, liked and reblogged posts... Honestly I’m just constantly crying now. I thought maybe a couple of people would be interested in reading it, if I was lucky... and I’ve sent out over 50 copies, and still getting regular orders. The money is helping me out so much, you have no idea. But no pressure on the money side - I know not everyone is in the position to donate, and I don’t believe that should prevent you getting information. It’s the kind words and support... wow. I can’t even tell you. My confidence has been a rollercoaster this year - as anyone close to me will tell you. Emails thanking me for writing what I have, saying the impact it’s had on them, anticipating what I’ll write next have boosted me so much, I can’t describe. Thank you all so much.

It’s all finished!! I hope everyone who submitted a name can see themselves in there, although some may have been trimmed during the book making - if so, i’m sorry!!! I appreciate everyone who submitted a name, tou all helped so much!

Here’s an inside cover page:

The title is:

The Elephant in the Room: Authorship, Queerbaiting and Sherlock

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Using a text I loved actually kinda damaged my enjoyment of the material for some time after. Did this occur for you? Or did it make you fall deeper in love with the primary text? (2 of 2)

Congratulations on being accepted on a masters program! I’m sure you’ll be amazing.

This is an interesting question! I do still love Sherlock. But I suppose when I started writing this I didn’t really love Sherlock. It was after series 4, and I was just really angry. The anger turned into, well, 10,000 words! It was quite cathartic, writing out my anger. I felt I was doing my bit to right a wrong, and that was a strong motivator. I’d definitely reccomend having a greater purpose in your writing than just as an academic exercise.

Another important factor was that I didn’t analyse the show itself very much. Of course, in my research, I watched it, but I mainly analysed the culture around the show - other adaptations, the Sherlock Holmes fandom history, other queerbaiting examples, etc. This just grew my respect for the fandom so much, and validated my experience as a fan. I think if you looked at it more in terms of literary analysis you could get more sick of it. Then it comes down to if it’s worth that sacrifice for having a personal passion for what you’re writing about. I’m a believer that if you’re writing about something important to you, it spurs you on ❤️