Post on 14-Jul-2015
Fan fiction:
Sci-fi fanaticism, fan-based thievery, or legitimate storytelling?
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What is fan fiction?
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Miguel de Cervantes
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Website Ranking
Google 1
Fox News 131
Barackobama.com 1,078
FanFict ion.net 1,572
Creative Commons 5,402
Whitworth Home Page 72,463
Internet Web Site Rankings as of December 2008
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Legality
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"J.K. Rowling's reaction [to fan fiction] is that she is very flattered by the fact there is such great interest in her Harry Potter series and that people take the time to write their own stories ... Her concern would be to
make sure that it remains a non-commercial activity to ensure fans are not exploited and it is not being published in the strict sense of traditional print
publishing."
- Rowling’s spokesman from the Christopher Little Literary Agency
“I do not allow fan fiction. The characters are copyrighted. It upsets me terribly to even think about fan fiction with my characters. I advise my readers to
write your own original stories with your own characters. It is absolutely essential that you respect
my wishes.”
- Anne Rice, author of the Vampire Chronicles series
80% of fan fiction writers are girls.
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Why write fan fiction?
Category Genre # of Stories*1. Harry Potter Books 386,470
2. Inuyasha Anime 84,625
3. Twilight Books 57,808
4. Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime 46,635
5. Lord of the Rings Books 41,670
6. Kingdom Hearts Games 39,975
7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV 33,712
8. Digimon Anime 31,016
9. Dragon Ball Z Anime 30,081
10. Sailor Moon Anime 28,335
Top 10 Fan Fiction Categories
*as of 19 Jan. 2009Information courtesy of FanFiction.net.
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Final Story
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Fan Fiction Community
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