Fan Fiction

Okay, this might be stretching the definition of "media" a bit, but its my journal! I decided on fan fiction since it popped up as an ONTD topic - authors opinions of fanfiction.

To me, fan fiction is the ultimate form of flattery. It shows how much people enjoy your world, your characters...they want to know "what else?" "what next?" "how did happily ever after go?". I would think it impressive to know that someone enjoyed a creation so much that they wanted to know what happened before, after, or off the map.

Don't get me wrong, I understand some of the concerns. I think anyone who tries to make a profit off of another person's work should be prosecuted for theft. However, I don't see anything wrong with coming over and playing in their playground...fanfic authors want so badly for "just one more" that they have to make up their own. It's wonderful!

A benefit to fanfiction? I personally have discovered new fandoms through fanfiction. It led me to go buy the books or DVD's in order to experience the original work that had inspired such appreciation. I have also led people into new fandoms with MY writing. (I was thrilled when one of my reviewers admitted to buying the DVD's for the Magnificent Seven after reading a couple of my stories!)

Plus fanfiction keeps some fandoms alive long after the end of the book, the finish of the movie, the cancellation of the show. Some of my favorites would have been lost years ago, but fanfiction has kept them going strong.

Yes, sometimes characters are placed in situations, relationships, universes that were never intended, and completely against canon. *shrugs* If you don't like it, don't read it. Most authors are quite kind and give warnings to allow you to skip the story if it is not your cup of tea. (For example, I'm a gen girl (with an occasional dip into het)...I don't read slash/femslash. Thanks to the authors, I can skip those stories and go on to their gen work.)

I've always been the type of person who got to the end of the book/movie/show and said, "But then what happened?" Being introduced to fanfiction gave me the outlet to start exploring that answer. Suddenly I have all of space and time to explore...what an opportunity!

Thank you to the fanfic authors who keep the fandom verse alive and well!

Okay, this was my card for bingo at leverageland. Do you see a bias? *grins*

Did this for m7land and wanted to share.



I won first place!

This is an entry I made over at the FandomZoo.

10 Icons - Blue - Magnificent Seven

( Mag 7 )

10 icons - Yellow - Beauty and the Beast

( B&B )

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