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I’m sure you’ve heard it all before, someone talks about a fanfiction they wrote when they were younger and they receive a judging glance. They might get something like, “You write fanfiction? Isn’t that for teenagers?” This is a phrase I have heard all too often. Aside from this statement, there are many other claims that people make about fanfiction writers that simply aren’t true.
Aside from the age factor, there are many other assumption people make about fanfiction writers, mostly people who have little idea about it. This includes:
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- All fanfics are sexual
- Fanfiction isn’t real story telling/is unoriginal
- Only girls read/write fanfics
Two articles that I read to look for insight into these ideas make good points, and I will be referencing them in the article.
“All fanfics are sexual”
This assumption is false. Yes, some fanfiction writers will have two fictional characters, or their character and another fictional characters having sex. This isn’t always the case, however. Emma Lord from Bustle had this to say back in 2015, “fanfiction” is not a synonym for “ALL DAY ALL NIGHT PORN GUYS,” which sums up the point quite nicely.
This is what we call “smut,” a kind of fanfiction that has two or more characters having sex, which is the opposite of “fluff.” Fluff is when two or more characters are doing PG things like kissing, cuddling, calling each other cute nicknames, etc. There is a difference between the two that some people don’t see, this is part of the reason that this assumption about fanfiction writers was created.
“Fanfiction isn’t real story telling”
Just because we are writing about fictional worlds, doesn’t mean that what we are writing isn’t valid. Yes, we aren’t making up our own worlds like J.K Rowling or J. R. R. Tolkien, but we are adding our own cannon into already existing universes, in a sense creating a pocket universe.
Contrary to popular belief, fanfiction writers ARE creating a story, a story that includes worlds that are in the public domain. Many other authors take from the very same domains, acting like they don’t. Like Fifty Shades of Gray, this started off as a Twilight fanfiction before blowing up.
A related assumption is that all fanfiction is “unoriginal,” that we all copy off each other and that’s it. There is a chance in any writing genre that someone will blatantly copy. That’s just reality. There could be two different stories with the same two characters, but the story and relationship could be totally different. No fanfiction is 100% original after all, we add little things to set ourselves apart.
“Only girls read/write fanfiction”
The Shameful Narcissist says, “Fanfiction shouldn’t be considered less valid…I believe another major reason for this is because it is usually a feminine domain.” Not all fanfiction writers are women, but the ones that are do it to have a voice.
There are people who are closeted fanfic writers, people that don’t outwardly admit that they write fanfiction. Some of them are men, others are women. This assumption combines age with gender, making it one of the most common assumptions. The whole, “teenage girl” stigma attached to fanfiction can turn people off, alienating them from the community.
Be an informed fanfic writer and inform others to end the stigma.
Update, August 14, 2011:
We have three stories to present to you this month.
The first is Dark Side Rising by Ki-Aaron-Mundi, N11ORDO, Armanus, KBA, and Echo7Solo.
Next up is Luke Skywalker and the Outer Rim Profiteer by Niralle. Last but not least, we have The Dividing Factor, also by Niralle, which is an updated edition from her 2003 version.
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Dark Side Rising (PG)
331.921 K -- Printer-Friendly VersionBy : ; ; ; ;
Archived on: Sunday, August 14, 2011
Last Updated : Sunday, August 14, 2011
Summary: A Jedi Master searching to reclaim his past.
A Sith apprentice who cannot see a way forward.
A former Sith haunted by the power he once knew.
A Jedi Knight wrestling with the dark side's call.
All are drawn to the same backwater planet by the darkness hidden there. But as their destinies become more and more intertwined, are they growing closer to discovering the truth, or merely all pawns in some greater scheme?
Time Periods : b. Pre-TPM
Genres : Adventure; Sith Philosophy; Star Wars Historical
Primary Characters : _Original character(s); other : Darth Plagueis
Secondary Characters : _Original character(s); Palpatine; Yoda
[Comments - 5]
[Rating - 9.69; Total Ratings - 13] |
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Luke Skywalker and the Outer Rim Profiteer (PG)
127.345 K -- Printer-Friendly VersionBy :
Archived on: Sunday, August 14, 2011
Last Updated : Sunday, August 14, 2011
Summary: Okay, let's get something straight right now ... I'm not a bad guy. I didn't ask for bounty hunters to shoot at me, Imperial enthusiasts to hunt for me, Hutts to torture me, and I certainly didn't want to involve any Jedi Masters in this mess. Who knew everyone would get so up in arms about ancient Death Star blueprints? So, when the blasters start blasting and lightsabers start swinging, just remember ... this is not my fault.
Time Periods : g. Post-RotJ
Genres : Adventure; Humour
Primary Characters : _Original character(s); Luke Skywalker
Secondary Characters : _Original character(s)
[Comments - 1]
[Rating - 9.73; Total Ratings - 11] |
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The Dividing Factor (PG-13)
408.911 K -- Printer-Friendly VersionBy :
Archived on: Monday, May 5, 2003
Last Updated : Sunday, August 14, 2011
Summary: The human race is about to be annihilated. Luke Skywalker and his wife, Mara Jade, have the only lead to stop the radical aliens from unleashing a plague that will kill trillions across the galaxy. During the quest, Luke and Mara must rely on the Force and each other to stop the genocide before it begins. Can their Jedi instincts prepare them for the battle at hand...especially after the truth behind their alien adversaries is revealed?
Time Periods : g. Post-RotJ
Genres : Adventure; Drama; Jedi Philosophy; Romance
Primary Characters : Luke Skywalker; Mara Jade
Secondary Characters : _Original character(s); Borsk Fey'lya; Corran Horn; Gavin Darklighter; Kyp Durron; Leia Organa Solo
[Comments - 21]
[Rating - 9.63; Total Ratings - 62] |
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Way of the Master (G)
40.889 K -- Printer-Friendly VersionBy :
Archived on: Monday, January 31, 2011
Last Updated : Monday, January 31, 2011
Summary: Darth Maul is sent on a mission of galactic consequence.
Time Periods : b. Pre-TPM
Genres : Drama; Sith Philosophy
Primary Characters : Darth Maul; Darth Sidious
Secondary Characters : Qui-Gon Jinn; Xanatos
[Comments - 2]
[Rating - 8.87; Total Ratings - 15] |
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Your Father's Lightsaber (G)
16.155 K -- Printer-Friendly VersionBy :
Archived on: Monday, December 13, 2010
Last Updated : Monday, December 13, 2010
Summary: Mara Jade takes an unwanted vacation and reflects upon the gift Luke Skywalker gave her four years ago.
Time Periods : g. Post-RotJ
Genres : Missing Scene; Vignette
Primary Characters : Luke Skywalker; Mara Jade
Secondary Characters : Anakin Skywalker; Callista Ming
[Comments - 2]
[Rating - 9; Total Ratings - 26] |
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Star Wars: Redemption (PG-13)
685.099 K -- Printer-Friendly VersionBy :
Archived on: Saturday, October 30, 2010
Last Updated : Saturday, October 30, 2010
Summary: It is the height of the Galactic Civil War. Two Wookiees from different backgrounds are put through similar trials during the Empirical oppression of their world of Kashyyyk. One finds solace in the Dark Side, one finds hope in the Light Side. Makaashyya comes into conflict with her very being after losing everything. The Dark Side consumes her and she is corrupted into helping the very tyrants and murderers that destroyed her life. Echobe never had much to begin with, and what he did have was taken from him by the Empire, but the hate doesn't rule him. He fights back during his search for his missing senator parents while trying to help his people he once neglected . Eventually, these two Wookiees meet, and with Echobe, his pet rancor, Bilebelch, and with comrades in arms he meets along the way, Makaashyya is able to fight her demons and find redemption, ultimately giving Echobe his.
Time Periods : d. Intertrilogy; e. Classic Trilogy
Genres : Adventure; Angst; Drama; Humour; Romance; Squadron; Star Wars Historical
Primary Characters : _Original character(s); other : Bilebelch Echobe Makaashyya Yaminul Burmar
Secondary Characters : Darth Vader; Mon Mothma; Palpatine; other : Desco R2-L7 Yaminul Rikot Hase Scious
[Comments - 9]
[Rating - 10; Total Ratings - 10] |
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Veil of Shadows (PG-13)
121.095 K -- Printer-Friendly VersionBy :
Archived on: Sunday, September 19, 2010
Last Updated : Sunday, September 19, 2010
Summary: A strange tale where the good guys are bad, the Empire has won, and a Sith adept pursues the girl of his nightmares.
Time Periods : e. Classic Trilogy
Genres : Alternate Universe; Angst; Romance
Primary Characters : Luke Skywalker; Mara Jade
Secondary Characters : Corran Horn; Darth Vader; Kyle Katarn; Leia Organa Solo; Palpatine; R2-D2
[Comments - 4]
[Rating - 9.71; Total Ratings - 14] |
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The End of the Beginning (PG)
16.916 K -- Printer-Friendly VersionBy :
Archived on: Sunday, September 19, 2010
Last Updated : Sunday, September 19, 2010
Summary: How does the galaxy react to the official news of the death of Emperor Palpatine?
Time Periods : g. Post-RotJ
Genres : Vignette
Primary Characters : _Original character(s); Gilad Pellaeon; Han Solo; Leia Organa Solo; Luke Skywalker; Ysanne Isard; other : Sola Naberrie, Ryoo Naberrie
[Comments - 7]
[Rating - 9.47; Total Ratings - 15] |
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Joy to Sorrow (PG)
6.838 K -- Printer-Friendly VersionBy :
Archived on: Thursday, December 13, 2001
Last Updated : Saturday, July 31, 2010
Summary: A first-person Amidala vignette chronicling the loss of a child
Time Periods : c. Prequels
Genres : Angst; Vignette
Primary Characters : Padmé Amidala
[Comments - 31]
[Rating - 9.36; Total Ratings - 88] |
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Mirror Manifest (PG)
29.967 K -- Printer-Friendly VersionBy :
Archived on: Tuesday, September 24, 2002
Last Updated : Saturday, July 31, 2010
Summary: During her honeymoon, Mara meets a familiar woman in a mysterious manner and learns information important to her husband, and herself.
Time Periods : c. Prequels; g. Post-RotJ
Genres : Romance
Primary Characters : Mara Jade; Padmé Amidala
Secondary Characters : Anakin Skywalker; Luke Skywalker
[Comments - 72]
[Rating - 9.49; Total Ratings - 239] |
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Shackled Past (PG-13)
621.441 K -- Printer-Friendly VersionBy :
Archived on: Monday, April 14, 2003
Last Updated : Saturday, July 31, 2010
Summary: This alternate version of Luke and Mara's romance centers around the lasting effects of past love, the emergence of a new enemy and the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of the former Mrs. Skywalker.
Time Periods : g. Post-RotJ
Genres : Adventure; Alternate Universe; Angst; Drama; Romance
Primary Characters : Luke Skywalker; Mara Jade
Secondary Characters : _Original character(s); Corran Horn; Han Solo; Jar-Jar Binks; Leia Organa Solo; Talon Karrde
[Comments - 29]
[Rating - 9.08; Total Ratings - 59] |
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