Author here - nothing really to say other than that I think this is bang on the money, and I've used the word meta-work to describe it too (when done correctly).
However this doesn't mean this notion isn't possible absolute bollocks, as another commenter suggested, just that someone else will join me in embarrassment if I realize this is silly in a few years... which is better than being embarrassed alone!
However this doesn't mean this notion isn't possible absolute bollocks, as another commenter suggested, just that someone else will join me in embarrassment if I realize this is silly in a few years... which is better than being embarrassed alone!