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- AKA: Fanfic, Fic, FF, Fanfiction
- Examples date to 17th Century
- Modern Origins: 1960s Star Trek Fan Magazines
- Permissive License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike
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Fan Fiction is an umbrella term for unlicensed, often unsanctioned, derivative works written by fans of novels, television programs, movies, comic books, and other media.
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Some Sub-Genres of Fan Fiction
- Mary Sue / Gary Lu: A story wherein one character, usually disproportionately important to the plot, is a thinly veiled analogue of the author.
- Slash: Fan fiction that includes a love and / or sexual same-sex relationship between two characters who are not represented as so involved in the original material. "Het" refers to stories with heterosexual relationships not represented in the original material.
- RPF: "Real Person Fiction" presents celebrities, politicians, musicians, or similar characters based on actual people in fictional situations. RFP stories often also have a Mary Sue / Gary Lu character interacting with the real person.
- Uberfic: A story that follows the original author's work closely, but is set in a different time or place and features descendants, ancestors, friends, or relatives of the source material's main characters.
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Receptive Authors and Franchises
The following authors and franchises embrace fan fiction to varying degrees, so long as the fan fiction authors do not claim copyright or commercial gain.[[:Category:Writers and Authors|Authors]] Opposed To Fan Fiction
These authors have publicly decried fan fiction. Some have taken legal action to stop the distribution of fan fiction based on their works.-
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Fan Fiction Questions
Does anybody know how to add a chapter to your story in Fanfiction.net? 1 AnswerProcedure to add a chapter to a story in Fanfiction.net ---quote fanfiction.net---- 1. Log in and go to the “Stories” page 2. Click on one of your existing sto... read more
Being a science fiction fan, what computer case should I buy? 2 AnswersHere are some pretty cool cases: http://www.xoxide.com/xoxide-alien-x-case.html http://www.atxcases.com/item.asp?id=4437&desc=logisys-silver-gladiator-pc ... read more
Anthony Bourdains Fiction books? 2 AnswersYes, I read Bone in the Throat. It's a pretty far-fetched storyline but a decent read. He should probably stick to his tv job, but it's entertaining like his ... read more
Does anyone know any fictional blogs? 2 AnswersThe first one I thought of was CADIE's blog from Google on April Fool's Day. I also found a link with a list of fiction blogs called Flogalicious. I posted a ... read more -




