How do you find fanfictions?
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How do you find fanfictions?
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.
How did fanfiction start?
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.
Where does the term fanfiction originate?
The term also appears in the 1944 Fancyclopedia, an encyclopedia of fandom jargon. It is defined there as “fiction about fans, or sometimes about pros, and occasionally bringing in some famous characters from [science fiction] stories”.
What is fan fiction and how does it work?
Fan fiction ranges from a couple of sentences to an entire novel, and fans can both keep the creator’s characters and settings or add their own. Fan fiction is a form of fan labor . Fan fiction can be based on any fictional (and sometimes non-fictional) subject.
What is the history of online fan fiction?
Online, searchable fan fiction archives were also established. The online archives were initially non-commercial hand-tended and fandom, or topic, specific. These archives were followed by non-commercial automated databases. In 1998, the not-for-profit site FanFiction.Net came online, which allowed anyone to upload content in any fandom.
What are the different bases of fan fiction?
Common bases for fan fiction include novels, movies, musical groups, cartoons, anime, manga, and video games . Fan fiction is rarely commissioned or authorized by the original work’s creator or publisher and is rarely professionally published.