Amateurs online: Creativity in a community.

Highlights: [•] Qualitative analysis of exchanges (2001–2004) between authors of interactive fiction. [•] These online exchanges are source of sociability, creativity, knowledge of the genre. [•] Communities of digital literature authors reinstall historical, literary traditions. [•] For example, they emphasize on craftsmanship rather than on professionalization. [•] They also perform traditional institutional functions (e.g., evaluation, distribution). [Copyright &y& Elsevier]