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{{quote|...and if you read any fanfic, know that shit is fictitious.|''[[Homestuck]]'''s Karkat in a fantune parodying ''[[Black Eyed Peas|Fergalicious]]''}}
Fan Fiction, is a form of Alternate or Expanded Universe created by the fans of a work, rather than the works original creator. Fan Fiction, or "Fan Fics" as they are often called, are written for several reasons: [[Continuation Fic|To continue a story that ended prematurely,]] [[Alternate Universe Fic|to see what would happen if certain characters are placed in unusual situations]], [[Crossover|to see what happens when the characters of one franchise encounter the characters of another franchise.]] [[Shipping|Or sometimes to get get the chararacters to have mad passionate (or occasionly just mad) sex with each other.]]▼
▲'''''Fan Fiction''''', the most well-known kind of [[Fan Work]], is a form of
Due to the inexperience of many Fan Fic writers, Fan Fiction has gained a reputation for being a source of horrible, ''Horrible'' writing. However there are [[Fan Fics]] out there that are [[Fan Fic Recommendations|INCREDIBLY good]]. Often being just as good, [[Better Than Canon|if not better,]] than the original work. ▼
▲Due to the inexperience of many Fan Fic writers, Fan Fiction has gained a reputation for being a source of horrible, ''Horrible'' writing. However there are [[Fan Fics]] out there that are [[Fan Fic Recommendations|INCREDIBLY good]]. Often being just as good, [[Better Than Canon|if not better,]] than the original work.
[[Fanfic]] is the place where [[Epileptic Trees]] are planted and cultivated. Expect many, many, ''many'' more fics to star the [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] rather than [[The Hero]].
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Saying "It was a [[Fanfic]] episode," though, is not usually a compliment.
Some franchises -- such as ''[[Star Trek]]'' -- have actually turned fan fiction into a profit center by creating [[Tie-in Novel
Although [[Fanfic]] exploded along with the Internet, it existed ''well'' before the Net did. Such luminaries as John Stuart Mill contributed unauthorized, original stories set in a fictional universe. Before medieval French troubadours were shipping [[Arthurian Legend|Launcelot and Guinevere]], the ancient Greeks were writing plays about relationships between characters in ''[[The Iliad]]''. In [[Plato]]'s ''[[Symposium]]'' one character complains that a play by [[Aeschylus]] got the characterization of Achilles and Patroclus wrong
Not all [[Fanfic]] is written, though that's the most common form. It can be in any [[Formats|format]] that can tell a story. In Japan, ''[[Doujinshi]]'' (amateur "comic books") is a common vehicle; and with the increasing ease of their production on personal computers, [[Fan Vid|fan videos]] (ranging from [[Anime]] series, to ''[[Star Wars]]'') have already appeared.
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The distinction between [[Fanfic]] and original fiction, as we know it today, is largely created by modern copyright law; much of classical writing is actually "fanfiction" based on older sources. The major distinction between fanfic and a story inspired by another story is that the story a fanfic is based on has one or more "official" versions, usually owned by a company, a creator, or both. Thus, things like ''[http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/infancythomas-a-mrjames.html The Infancy Gospel of Thomas]'', a piece of biblical apocrypha featuring [[Characterization Tags|Angry!Uber!]]Baby Jesus, or variations on [[Arthurian Legend]] where there is no Holy Grail and Lancelot's affair with Guinevere never happens, would not "count" by this definition.
No statement on the legality of [[Fanfic]] has ever been given in American formal law or in its courts. Some argue that it's a form of copyright infringement; however, see [https://web.archive.org/web/20090806232126/http://www.tushnet.com/law/fanficarticle.html "Legal Fictions: Copyright, Fan Fiction, and a New Common Law"], and note the above precedents.
Authors often have conflicted reactions to fan fiction set in "their" universe, which sometimes leads to a [[Fanwork Ban]]. [[J. K. Rowling]] has largely embraced [[Harry Potter]] [[Fanfic]], albeit with certain limitations, for example. By contrast, [[George R. R. Martin]], author of the epic fantasy series ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]],'' [http://grrm.livejournal.com/151914.html expressed his disdain for the practice], saying that "creating your own characters is a part of writing." He's even gone so far as to threaten legal action should he become aware of any fan fiction set in the Westeros universe. In contrast, writer/journalist James Bow [http://bowjamesbow.ca/2010/05/07/in-defence-of-f.shtml makes a rather firm case] for supporting [[Fanfic]], pointing out that it forms a stepping stone ''towards'' creating your own characters and setting.
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Some fanfiction becomes well-known enough to influence other fanfics, which themselves influence more fanfics, and so on in a domino effect. This can and does result in the creation and perpetuation of [[Fanon]], when one author comes up with a "cool detail" and others blindly copy it without realizing it was his invention. Furthermore, characters can become [[Flanderization|Flanderized]] by the feedback loops of fanfiction, sometimes [[Memetic Mutation|changing dramatically from their original form]].
Eventually, this accretion of fan-born details and mutations turns into things that "everybody knows" about the series. Those new to or unfamiliar with the original material are frequently confused into believing that it ''obviously'' must be [[Canon]] if so many people mention it, even "facts" of the [[Epileptic Trees]] variety. This is especially the case with series that have long runs and which gloss over details which are unimportant to the plot but are of interest to the fans and the fan writers.
One famous example of this is the anime ''[[Ranma ½
Another famous example is the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fanfic ''[[The Draco Trilogy]]'', which was apparently so widely read that details such as Blaise Zabini being female and Ginny's name being Virginia were taken to be canon, [[Jossed|although they were both refuted by later books]].
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Currently, the [[Notable Fanfiction Archives|largest source of fanfiction on the Net]] (and probably anywhere else) is the [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|aptly named]] [[Fanfiction.net]], which offers a couple million stories across all but a select few canons (which were banned due to creator request) and an automated system for posting. While other sites exist, no other site offers as large an audience.
See also [[Memetic Mutation]] and [[Shipping]]. Compare with other [[Fan Work]] forms, such as [[Fan Art]], [[Fan Vid]], and [[Fanime]]. See also the latest [[Sub-Trope]] [[Literary Mash
For fanfic-specific tropes see [[Fanfic Tropes]]. Of course, [[Fan Fic Recommendations|the hive mind have a few favorites.]] [[So Bad It's Horrible/
▲For fanfic-specific tropes see [[Fanfic Tropes]]. Of course, [[Fan Fic Recommendations|the hive mind have a few favorites.]] [[So Bad It's Horrible/Fanfic|And a few unfavourites.]] [[So Bad It's Good/Fanfic|Not to forget a few favorite unfavorites]], if that doesn't [[Logic Bomb|confuse you too much]]. [[Troper Works|Some here have even written a few.]] [[Fan Fics (Fanfic)|And here are some that people took the time to make a page for.]]
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=== Categories of Fanfics ===
''By format'':
* [[After Action Report]]
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* [[Script Fic]]
* [[Song Fic]]
* [[Spamfic]]
''By genre'':
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* [[Fusion Fic]]
* [[Gen Fic]]
* [[Hurt
* [[Kid Fic]]
* [[Lemon]]
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