After talking with Professor Burton, he told me I needed to have more of a theoretical basis for my paper, to ground it more in theory and to incorporate sources. Some individuals or online communities who can provide me "social proof" and constructive feedback in the development of your paper include my classmates, who have already provided me with excellent feedback. Also, the Writing and Research Center in the library. Brandon Sanderson can give me feedback. I've looked at pages on Google+, and I think the official Brandon Sanderson fan-site could give me feedback, although I'm not sure how analytical their comments could be. Professor Burton could give me feedback. I have two friends who can give me feedback, one a soft fantasy fan who writes in that style and another who is familiar with Sandeson's books.
With the idea of this theoretical basis, here are three outlets:
(1) Leading Edge Magazine. They'll publish if my paper is good enough, and not just a fan gushing about how amazing Sanderson is.
(2) Criterion. Same thing, only more literature based and less science fiction fantasy based.
(3) Brandon Sanderson. Sending him a copy of my paper will be a lot more effective is it's less founded in fandom than it is in literary theory.
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