Why is fanfiction so Cringy?

Part of the reason it gets cringy is that the “insert” character is usually not the authors’s real personality, but that of their idealized self, and they enter the story to serve their own fantasies of being in the story, usually because they have a crush on one of the main characters.

What was the very first fanfiction?

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 fanfiction and why should you read it?

Fanfiction also allows you to create OCs or Original Characters. These characters can act as cliches, or they can add a new, rich, element into the story. These OCs need to be engaging and likable enough to be accepted by readers into the fold of already beloved characters in the original content.

Do you have to write a lot of words in fanfiction?

But it’s not required, or always preferred. There are plenty of fanfiction pieces that are only several hundred words and still are able to tell a beautiful, fully developed and delivered story. Even if you are writing or reading something longer, fanfiction authors tend to post by chapter.

Is it easy to find motivation to write fanfiction?

It’s not always easy to find the time, energy, or motivation to write. With fanfiction, you already know that you like the original content and its characters. You don’t need to cultivate a whole new creation. The seeds have been planted and the trees are grown. You’re just adding on some branches.

Do fanfiction authors post by chapter or chapter?

Even if you are writing or reading something longer, fanfiction authors tend to post by chapter. If this sounds odd, don’t forget about serial fiction and that many great authors like Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, had their original works published this way. 6.