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What should I write my fanfic about?
Fanfics have been written about books, movies, television shows, video games, and just about anything else with a narrative base and a fandom to admire it. You should pick a fictional universe you already feel closely to. Common choices for fanfic are Star Wars, Harry Potter, and a number of anime and manga franchises.
Where can I post my fanfic?
Top Fanfiction Websites
- Archive Of Our Own (AO3) This is my fanfiction site of choice.
- Commaful. I was initially skeptical of this little site, but after spending some time on it, I now post regularly and interact regularly as one of my favorite fanfic sites.
- Fanfiction.net.
- Tumblr.
- Wattpad.
- Quotev.
- Kindle Worlds.
- deviantArt.
What was the first fanfic ever written?
In 1952, the world’s first book of fanfic about fans appeared. The Enchanted Duplicator by Walt Willis and Bob Shaw was a metafiction based on Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress, but which described a world populated with sci-fi fans.
What is the best way to write fanfiction?
8 Pro Tips to Becoming a Successful Fan Fiction Writer
- Write about celebrities, movies, or characters you love — but make sure your subject has a mass appeal.
- Don’t spend too much time coming up with Most Original Story Ever.
- Prove you’re a true fan by incorporating Easter eggs.
- That said, write a universal story.
What is the oldest fanfiction site?
fanfiction.net
In October of 1998, the first site dedicated to all facets of fan fiction, fanfiction.net, went live.
Where did fanfiction come from?
The modern phenomenon of fan fiction as an expression of fandom and fan interaction was popularized and defined via Star Trek fandom and their fanzines published in the 1960s. The first Star Trek fanzine, Spockanalia (1967), contained some fan fiction; many others followed its example.
Are we normal people immune to fan fiction?
Let it be known, “normal people”: we are not immune to your mockery, and it sucks. Fan fiction, for many people, is just a gateway drug to all other fiction writing. We obviously have the chops to commit ourselves to long pieces of works, and the imagination to go wild with somebody else’s characters.
Why do people read fan fiction?
Fan fiction, for many people, is just a gateway drug to all other fiction writing. We obviously have the chops to commit ourselves to long pieces of works, and the imagination to go wild with somebody else’s characters.
Do you judge fan fiction writers?
Unfortunately, fan fiction writers are in a constant stream of this kind of judgment on all sides. People make weird assumptions about us and get super judge-y, and yeah, I could just keep my mouth shut about it for the rest of my life and not worry about dealing with this, but fan fiction is important to me.
I think the reason people feel so comfortable mocking fan fiction authors is because we’re somehow less “real” or “legitimate” than other writers in their minds, and they don’t think we’ll take personal offense to them mocking our work.