The average age of a fanfiction writer is fifteen and a half, according to the book Writers in the Secret Garden. Why is that? And what does that mean?  Dr. Cecilia Aragon (author of Writers in the Secret Garden and her new memoir Flying Free) explains why the number carries major significance to how fanfiction impacts its audience, and potentially, their lives.

Dr. Aragon made history as the first Latina on the United States Unlimited Aerobatics Team. She was awarded Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by Barack Obama in 2009. On this episode, she also shares her story as a scientist, and how fanfiction intersects. Her memoir is now available here: https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/flying-free-cecilia-aragon