Do you read fanfictions? Options

[Retrogressive]

No topics like this I think... some similiar... but... anyway.

I'm interested, how old are you and what kinds of fanfictions do you read? Do you think it's immature?

[OneOfTheseDayz]

I somtimes read the ones at fanfictions.net ( i think thats the right url)

[pshaa.shauna]

NO!




Of course I don't read fanfictions!!!















....

[*Blow_Don't_SUCK*]

YES I READ FANFIC! lol but I don't see how it is immature. I mean it's like writing stories using adapted characters or plotlines.

[Retrogressive]

I've actually read a few extremely good fanfictions. Good characterizations et cetera... oh yes and fanfiction.net is horrible.


Hahahaha Shauna... hahaha...

JEEZ! MY BRAIN JUST DIED BECAUSE OF YOUR AVATAR.
(don't you ever change that thing, I shall nor permit you.)

[*mipadi*]

I used to write fanfiction. The way I got into writing was by writing Star Wars short stories based on the Young Jedi Knights series of books. My friends and I envisioned ourselves as Jedi Knights and wrote short stories based on our "adventures". It had little literary merit, but it did act as a springboard into "legitimate" writing.

[pshaa.shauna]

Don't worry I won't.


Ha, I have never written fanfiction, except for this odd harry potter one that made fun of everyone my friends and i worked on...I can't beleive I forgot about! I wonder if I still have it...


Yes, I read a whole lot of Star Wars fanfictions. The books and movies aren't enough, I love Star Wars.

[Retrogressive]

I used to write fanfiction. The way I got into writing was by writing Star Wars short stories based on the Young Jedi Knights series of books. My friends and I envisioned ourselves as Jedi Knights and wrote short stories based on our "adventures". It had little literary merit, but it did act as a springboard into "legitimate" writing.

Now, that is something I would seriously read.

Don't worry I won't.
Ha, I have never written fanfiction, except for this odd harry potter one that made fun of everyone my friends and i worked on...I can't beleive I forgot about! I wonder if I still have it...
Yes, I read a whole lot of Star Wars fanfictions. The books and movies aren't enough, I love Star Wars.

'chelle and I have decided to combine our HP genius. We're ganna attempt.... attempt the seventh book.... (cringes)

[*Zatanna*]

Proudly. I don't see how any type of creative expression (especially writing - even if based on fandom) could be deemed as silly.

Fanfiction.net has some great reads. (I'm guilty of much Batman and Wonder Woman fanfic reading. I can't help it, they're meant to be darnit!)

[pshaa.shauna]

'chelle and I have decided to combine our HP genius. We're ganna attempt.... attempt the seventh book.... (cringes)

!!!

I must read this you know. You will let me! YOU WILL!

[Retrogressive]

Proudly.    I don't see how any type of creative expression (especially writing - even if based on fandom) could be deemed as silly. 

Fanfiction.net has some great reads.  (I'm guilty of much Batman and Wonder Woman fanfic reading.  I can't help it, they're meant to be darnit!)

I bet Batman fics are good.

!!!

I must read this you know. You will let me! YOU WILL!

I'll PM you the link to the un-michelle-edited version. You can help too!!!

[pshaa.shauna]

^WOOT!

Proudly.    I don't see how any type of creative expression (especially writing - even if based on fandom) could be deemed as silly. 

Fanfiction.net has some great reads.  (I'm guilty of much Batman and Wonder Woman fanfic reading.  I can't help it, they're meant to be darnit!)

Haha, I'm not much of a batman person, but I love Robin. Of course, if it comes to Teen Titans.... BB and Tara Forever!

[*Zatanna*]

There is a ton of BB/Tara fan fic over at fanfiction.net.

[talcumpowder]

I don't and my account isn't here. XD
14... Shonen-ai. Yup.

[Retrogressive]

  There is a ton of BB/Tara fan fic over at fanfiction.net.

*looks at myspace*

ARE YOU A FAN OF JOSS WHEDON??

[*Zatanna*]

^ Obsessively so

[pshaa.shauna]

OMFG LINDA BELLE YOU LIKE JOSS WHEDON??



*dies*



Joss Whedon is a genius!


And Nicholas Brendon is the hottest thing ever. Besides Draco that is.

Zatanna, I think I love you. Seriously.

[*stephinika*]

yess i dooo...not as much as i used to, but i still do on the occasion.
it used to be mostly anime, but now sometimes i read hp stuff. hehe...ahh, 'tis fun.

[Levy2k6]

i never heard of fanfictions but it sounds interesting....

[*Blow_Don't_SUCK*]

i never heard of fanfictions but it sounds interesting....

[AnnahhbeL]

nope..

[silver-rain]

Hmm, yeah I used to read Harry Potter fanfic...
But I stopped so I don't anymore.

[lilliannnn]

I read HP. D/Hr or H/Hr.

[WickedDreamer]

Joss Whedon is a genius!
And Nicholas Brendon is the hottest thing ever.

So true! Le sigh!

Anyway, I read and write and beta fanfiction. I need a hobby.

[pshaa.shauna]

Now, how the hell did the bracket in my name not end the quote funny that time, but all the other times?

Weird.

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[*Blow_Don't_SUCK*]

I read lemons..sometimes.

[Retrogressive]

JOSS WHEDON BUFFY HARRY POTTER FIREFLY

*screams like a fangirl*

And who are you people.... and why AREN'T WE FRIENDS?!?!?!?!


P.S. Shauna is Rad.

[silver-rain]

I read HP. D/Hr or H/Hr.

Yeah, I liked the Draco/Hermione pairing best. Those would usually be the only ones that I would read.

[Retrogressive]

D/HP.......

[*Zatanna*]

Wha? I prefer reading about Hermoine/Ron since it is *cough* canon *cough*

[Smoogrish]

Not really.. the only sort of thing I read daily are the topics in CB, people's xangas, and MegaTokyo. I love that comic. It's awesome.

[pshaa.shauna]

JOSS WHEDON BUFFY HARRY POTTER FIREFLY

*screams like a fangirl*

*screams too*

I have the entire series on box set of Buffy. I am obsessed.

P.S. Shauna is Rad.

Psh, not as Rad as you.

Wha?    I prefer reading about Hermoine/Ron since it is *cough* canon *cough* 

Heck yes! Ron/Hermoine forever! *high fives*

[angelrevelation]

i read harry potter ones they're just so addicting... and i write my own too lolz

[Retrogressive]

Wha?    I prefer reading about Hermoine/Ron since it is *cough* canon *cough* 

D/HP forevvveeerrrrrr. It could *totally* be canon.......... *totally*

*le sigh*

anyhoot, you guys need to DISPLAY your fanfiction.


And Shauna is radder.

Oh yes, and when we proclaimed Joss Whedon as GOD, I thought of Oz's Halloween costume.......

This post has been edited by Retrogressive: Feb 4 2006, 01:06 AM

[lilliannnn]

D/HP.......

Wha?    I prefer reading about Hermoine/Ron since it is *cough* canon *cough* 

Haha, it's so boring!

[Retrogressive]

*waves arms in air at lilliannnn*
I do believe, I've found my new best friend.

[*My Cinderella.*]

http://fanfiction.net Do you post your stories up there? Or am I the only one?

[*Kathleen*]

I haven't posted any, but I've read a few. My sister reads a lot of Orgy ones.

[*My Cinderella.*]

I post my TSL stories there.

[clarissa]

I've read a few stories from there but sometimes it pisses me off. A lot of the characters I read are so Mary-Sue-ish and sometimes the way the characters are written makes me gag 'cause it's so OUT of character, you know? Which is why I'm not so fond of fan fiction, but I have read a few good ones.

[soEXCLUSIVE]

^ What they said about Mary-Sues. I [used to] write and read fanfiction there too, but stories start to suck if they introduce new characters that seem perfect and get the guy when there's already so many characters that you can just play around with.

[*My Cinderella.*]

I never got what Mary-Sue meant. Is it a bad thing?

[broken inside]

I have one story up

[soEXCLUSIVE]

I never got what Mary-Sue meant. Is it a bad thing?

It's when the author puts themself in as a character. Not always bad, but it's a Mary-Sue when they make the character perfect, all-powerful, etc. If there's some hot character in the picture, yeah, they get them too. I tried to make this gender-neutral but I'm pretty sure it's mostly girls (there's a male version but I forgot it =X). So yeah, it's pretty bad. I'm guessing they're pretty predictable too.

[*My Cinderella.*]

^ I dislike putting myself into the story, it just kills the whole story if I interfered--if that makes sense.

Sometimes I get review and I don't even know what reviewers say sometimes. This one girl told me she liked how I kept my characters OC.

[*My Cinderella.*]

^ That's good! Give it a few days, let the readers come... Link me?

[femmefatale4160]

I've a read a few good stories, but I hate most fanfiction. I should write my own.

[*Mandy Pants*]

AHH! I LOVE FANFICTION.

I used to read it alllll the time at fanfiction.net but then all their posts started getting a little sick.

So I switched over to mugglenet.com and darkmark.com

=]

I'm a DM/GW shipper myself.

[Selv]

I only read them when im demanded to by my g/f otherwize i HATE Them

[*Mandy Pants*]

I've never DEMANDED you read them.

When was that? eh? eh??

[SarahxJoy]

I used to read anime fanfictions in like, seventh grade. My friend and I used to write them too for fun. I don't really do so anymore of either.

[HakunaMatata]

Wha? I prefer reading about Hermoine/Ron since it is *cough* canon *cough*

THANK YOUUUUUU.

And it's not boring.

[*Zatanna*]

LOL Wow, I haven't seen this thread in a while.

I haven't read fanfic in ages.

In any case,

---> Writing :)

[*My Cinderella.*]

I read fanfictions. My favorite topic would have to be The Suite Life though.

[nopattern]

band slash.

*cough*

[*My Cinderella.*]

I'm still getting used to the slang they use.

[ghjgfkgfk]

lol i never find any good ones. i always get the really weird lotr fanfiction w/ like gimli and bilbo as gay luvers

[*My Cinderella.*]

Yeah, on Fanfics I see a lot of incest.

[soEXCLUSIVE]

Haha..yeahh. I go to fanfiction.net. I also go to fictionpress (where you write your OWN story, and put it online). I don't go on them a lot though...maybe once in awhile when I'm bored. I just posted a story up yesterday on fanfiction.net.....so far...I only have two reviews. >.<

Aah, fictionpress is huge! I feel bad because there's a lot of stories that go unreviewed (like mine >.<)

And the only slang I know for fanfiction is OOC = out of character. XD

[dinoooRAWR]

i dont post there. my friend does.
i read some* from there though

[dinoooRAWR]

mm yeah. esp on tv shows that had already the season finale and you just need something to read because its on your mind. i mean... i read a VM fanfic until it ends or the show comes on again

[nopattern]

oh and nathan/haley from one tree hill.

Topics merged.

This post has been edited by Kathleen: Aug 18 2006, 02:29 PM

[*My Cinderella.*]

Although are are some pretty distrubing ones.

[xlilaznchickx]

yeah i do read in fanfiction and some of the stories are actually pretty good.

[BeautyInATragedy]

I read Inuyasha fanfics. The dark & deep ones. War and such. It's pretty good. xD Depends on the person, really.

Aah, fictionpress is huge! I feel bad because there's a lot of stories that go unreviewed (like mine >.<)

And the only slang I know for fanfiction is OOC = out of character. XD

I FINALLY KNOW WHAT IT MEANS! Hahaha. Thank you. (:

[expoised]

Yeah. The only fanfics I've ever read were BtVS ones, though. I actually even write some fanfic. It's not immature, depending on why you write it. Some people just write to live out some weird plot or sexual fantasy of theirs. Others write it because they love the characters. It's kind of an outlet,... you have characters that you love (even if you didn't develop them) and you put them in different situations or put them in an entirely different world, etc. As a writer, I think it's a little bit limiting because you're using pre-made characters, but whatever.

I've turned a lot of my fanfics into original fics, because I've found that the more you write, the further away you drift from the famous character that everyone knows and the more you start creating an original personality that you make for the character.