We're giving out senior superlatives to our favorite games, digging into the year's biggest stories via extracurriculars, and following our favorite characters through their adventures together
in fanfic.
In fanfic circles I'm not seeing the blowback we saw over Fanlib in 2007.
Many terrific storytellers started out
in fanfic.
I have posted 1.5 m words
in fanfic.
Ever since the success of Fifty Shades of Grey, more and more
in the fanfic community have been breaking the unwritten rule about «not profiting off fanfic.»
Despite being active online (
in fanfic and original fiction writing) for more than 12 years, I have yet to encounter a critic who's as harsh as my family.
I love to read and write, I have an account
in a fanfic page, wrote already 3 (2 finished, 1 in process) I'm an Otaku (yes, I watch anime, read manga, collect figures, etc.) My favourite manga and anime is Deadman Wonderland.
Not exact matches
In a meta gesture, and as a backhanded thank - you, the premier had one character descend into paranoia and spout ripped - from - the - fanfic theories, even heading a group of true believers («I believe in Sherlock Holmes»
In a meta gesture, and as a backhanded thank - you, the premier had one character descend into paranoia and spout ripped - from - the -
fanfic theories, even heading a group of true believers («I believe
in Sherlock Holmes»
in Sherlock Holmes»).
Come
in to read stories and
fanfics that span multiple fandoms
in the Game universe.
At no extra charge we're throwing
in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2, Little King's Story, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord, Disgaea 2 PSP, and —
in a move sure to put
fanfic authors out of business (or back to work)-- Final Fantasy IV: The After Years.
SHHS: How you active are you
in the fandom Do you draw pictures, write
fanfic, post on forums or have a website?
So here are some opinions of films to watch tonight
in between writing erotic zombie friend
fanfic (am I the only one doing that?)
Almost a year ago, Tudyk promised that he would read some fan fiction
in a video if they hit a specific goal, and that day has now come
in the form of a
fanfic contest.
Though everyone else was reading E. L. James's Twilight
fanfic turned mega-best-selling Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy back
in 2011, this quartet of old friends has been busy with other things.
«The Reichenbach Fall» aired
in early 2012, and fans have dealt with the hiatus by theorizing endlessly about how Sherlock could have survived his «death,» making gifs and art, and bringing the amount of BBC Sherlock
fanfics on Archive of Our Own to almost 40,000.
If an author would rather put his energy
in his own stuff, I don't look at the
fanfic as putting a huge dent
in his chances of getting noticed.
Thanks to Kindle Worlds,
fanfic writers can legally publish and monetize their creativity to a growing audience of readers who are interested
in more content based on their favorite books.
The term first came from fan fiction, and it means a person who reads your work -
in - progress (or «WIP») when you, the writer or «alpha,» are ready for feedback — before it goes into final draft to be sent to your
fanfic page, editor, or agent.
Gregory D. Little began his writing career
in high school when he and his friend wrote Star Wars
fanfic before it was cool, passing a notebook around between (all right, during) classes.
In case you're new to the whole world of
Fanfic, it is essentially fictional stories involving either popular characters from franchises such as Harry Potter or Twilight or imaginary worlds and locations such as Narnia and Middle Earth.
About the Author: Gregory D. LittleRocket scientist by day, fantasy and science fiction author by night, Gregory D. Little began his writing career
in high school when he and his friend wrote Star Wars
fanfic before it was cool, passing a notebook around between (all right, during) classes.
I have to wonder if there isn't a host of Mortal Instruments
fanfic circulating under the radar
in which readers have different story lines and plot twists for these characters because the author hasn't yet filled the void for the readers.
From what I can tell, this is basically nothing more than a write - for - hire sort of contract but it does give folks the ability to actually try to get their
fanfic out there
in what is a legitimate market.
I typically am not one of those who enjoy the idea of people getting paid to write
fanfic, but
in this case it actually made sense.
Since, after all, the publisher treated the writer as nothing more than a paid
fanfic writer
in the first place.
For those
in English fandoms, you might remember that lime was an old term used to describe the soft porn of
fanfics.
You turn this feature on and off at the book level, so your Twilight
fanfic scribbled
in the virtual margins of New Moon will remain private, with luck for all time.
«As a
fanfic author myself, I would feel really gross knowing my first outing as an author, big or small, was
in some way not entirely mine.»
Amazon will publish
fanfic in those worlds (if it conforms to certain guidelines) and the rights holder and the
fanfic author will share revenue.
As I mentioned
in other comments here, I wonder how this
fanfic author will follow up this success.
I explore some of this «rewriting of narratives»
in an article just published
in Publishing Perspectives called «Why
Fanfics are like Startups `.
In that regard, many authors feel honored by
fanfic.
I've written before about fan fiction (
fanfic) and how some involved
in the fandoms are ethically challenged.
Most
fanfic writers are
in it for the love of the story.
Before this, we all knew that professionals write tie -
ins & amateurs write
fanfic.
As I've mentioned
in other places here on my blog, I encouraged the flames of my current writing passion by experimenting with a Harry Potter
fanfic.
It is told
in the eponymous heroine's diary entries and is basically Bloomsbury Group
fanfic.
The
fanfic community doesn't encompass (and never did) everyone who has fun playing
in existing fictional worlds.
Rocket scientist by day, fantasy and science fiction author by night, Gregory D. Little began his writing career
in high school when he and his friend wrote Star Wars
fanfic before it was cool, passing a notebook around between (sometimes during) classes.
In other words, Amazon isn't opening this up as a
fanfic free - for - all but as a way to partner with certain properties who have approved this arrangement.
I know of several published authors who continue to write
fanfic because they enjoy playing
in someone else's world where there's less pressure.
As you said,
fanfic authors could be using their
fanfic to get people interested
in them and their writing.
However, whether self - published or traditionally published, we might have an easier time making a case
in court if we've had a
fanfic policy
in place from the beginning.
I've said before — so this is
in no way a slam focused on this particular
fanfic author — writers who can't be bothered to learn the craft shouldn't expect people to be bothered to spend their time reading crap.
People can say all they want that every author gets inspiration from other sources (and that's very true), but as Jen DeSantis pointed out
in her comment, the problem with
fanfic is that it's all taken from one source.
Some of the latest big name
fanfic authors are,
in fact, plagiarists.
In her spare time, she's a
fanfic author, aspiring romance novelist, and football and anime junkie.
Those readers looking for cracks
in the «P&P
fanfic» aspect of the story should be fairly content with how the major characters are present and accounted for here.
I mean, they aren't
fanfic in that the writers were paid and sometimes even commissioned, but they are
fanfic in that the writers are clearly knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the show and the characters.
And for those
fanfic writers who aren't interested
in writing for a profit (* waves *), this offer isn't exactly relevant.