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- noun Unofficial, unlicensed
fictional stories about celebrities or fictional characters, written byfans .
Etymologies
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Examples
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A number of now-published for their original stories authors have started in fanfiction, have learned how to make stories that others enjoy, and have gone on to create original works for a larger audience.
A Few More Last Words grrm 2010
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I understand that squarshing fanfiction is about futile as policing porn, but if you take out the venue, the band will head back to the garage, where only the neighbors have to listen to their crappy tunes.
A Few Last Words grrm 2010
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Sometimes though, as with actual fanfic, you get a dud, and one of the more common causes for bad fanfiction is the inclusion of the infamous Mary Sue character type.
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At its core, fanfiction is harmless, and could be taken as a writing exercise.
A Few More Last Words grrm 2010
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There is a unilateral ban on discussion of tentacles in fanfiction in my journal, effective immediately. eta: if you dont already know, you dont want to know. trust me.
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Now, I know that we all get excited when we find a treat in fanfiction and we spread the word.
Announcing a New Community... unsung_dw unsung_dw 2009
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Sometimes though, as with actual fanfic, you get a dud, and one of the more common causes for bad fanfiction is the inclusion of the infamous Mary Sue character type.
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Because my own experience with fanfiction is that it grows out of particularly vivid characterization, worldbuilding, and/or plot development by the canonical author.
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Now, I know that we all get excited when we find a treat in fanfiction and we spread the word.
January 25th, 2009 unsung_dw 2009
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While 99% of fanfiction is usually crap that's wish fulfillment on the part of the fan fiction author, I have read some very good fan fiction that explored some of the ways a story might have gone when multiple pathways are presented (or that deconstructs the story when the story itself is something silly or ridiculous).
Someone Is Angry On the Internet grrm 2010
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