I was particularly entertained by all that stuff about fans never becoming creators

That made me go "um, no," almost as much as the opening bit about all of fandom having "made its home" on lj.

Then I got to the Bohemian analogy, and had to call seanchai over to the computer to read, because she has this rant about a particular kind of Urban Fantasy/modern artsy stuff/romantic comedy character type she hates that she calls "precious Bohemian syndrome." (The sensitive artiste who is either all elfin and waifish or all earthy/sensual/hippie-esque and who's magic is tied to the purity of her creative soul, blah, blah, RENT, blah, blah, Mercedes Lackey characters).