After the title there is a column to indicate the type of fanfic (original) - your work or a translation from a foreign language (with the permission of the author, of course). Translations are a common occurrence on ficbooks. I honestly don’t know how the process of formalities and agreements takes place, since I’ve never been involved in this. There are many foreign resources, in particular fanfiction.net. Find work, read, sit down to translate. In general, I can’t say how all this happens, but it must be done with permission. By the way, in the site rules there is a clause if the author does not respond to a request: “You should wait at least three weeks from the moment of the request - perhaps the author is simply not online often. If the deadline has passed, you can publish the work on your own responsibility, but if the author suddenly appears and refuses, you will have to delete the translation.” A link to the original is also indicated. The authors themselves are not registered at the CF, but you can familiarize yourself with their works.
The CF hint says that a co-author is the person who helps write the work. The author and co-author have the same rights regarding the work. A co-author can appear at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of the fic. Where do they come from? Let's say you started writing an original (fan fiction), but didn't think through the ending. Write in the notes: “I’m waiting for proposals with ideas for continuation,” and messages will pour in - choose which one you like, add the reader as a co-author, and you’re done! Don’t be surprised if the co-author started a beta or wrote a sequel without your permission. Therefore, disputes can often arise between authors, and fan fiction suffers. Usually, if opinions differ, different fanfictions are written. So before work you need to write off and explain everything right away. As a rule, it is the author who gives the plot itself, while the co-author offers his own ideas for the development of events and adds something. Or, perhaps, if the work is on request, then interested authors can join forces and write one fanfic. Conclusion: there are a lot of working methods.
According to the definition of CF - “Beta (or beta reader) is a person who will read your work before publication, help correct errors and point out obvious shortcomings. Even the most competent and experienced author needs an unbiased view from the outside if he cares about the quality of his work.” There are a huge number of betas on ficbook: choose which one your heart desires. Some work on the design, others fuss over the grammar, others finalize the plot and give their criticism. Typically, many beta editors combine all of the above functions, but beta editors should focus specifically on correcting various types of errors and shortcomings. A beta can be a co-author at the same time; Where to add is decided together with the author.
Fandom indicates the one to which your fanfic directly relates. Even if there are no heroes from the fandom in the work, and the actions take place exactly in the place where the events of the fandom developed, then it must be indicated. They took one hero, discarded everything else - you still indicate the fandom. In a word, if you have something from the fandom, the time, place, characters do not matter, then it is indicated (you just need to correctly describe the genres and make the appropriate note in the notes). Something from one, something from another - feel free to write a crossover. But if the characters, the place where the events take place, etc. are invented by you, then this is already an original (Original - from the English “original”, “primary source”). Roughly speaking, this is your own essay, a novel (if it is a maxi). You cannot indicate the original and at the same time some kind of fandom (for this there are warnings such as OZHP, WMD, etc.)
If you are writing fan fiction, you are asked to choose the names of the main characters (someone is not there - you can add). The column is optional, since characters from the fandom can play a minor role and will not become the “main” ones. Then you can indicate these characters a little lower. In the originals, the main characters are not indicated, since they were invented by you.
"Pairing or characters." Here we write the names of the characters who are encountered in the work, what relationships are assumed between them. If there is some kind of romantic connection between them, we write it using a crooked slash (“/”, although sometimes authors write \ or |), perhaps that’s why the “slash” genre is so named.
Size of work. I divide this item into drabble and other sizes.
Drabble: Fikbook says that sometimes works of this size may not become a full-fledged fanfic, that is, there may not even be a specific plot, “most often it’s a sketch...”. In fact, that's how it is. If you have a passage, a scene dedicated to something, a short description of a specific character, indicate the drabble. But we must remember that even if the work is small, it must have a beginning, a middle, an end; must convey something, inform the reader about something. Usually, such fan fiction is dedicated to a specific situation, a specific character. As for the size - from 1 to 5 in medium readable font of regular A4.
There is one more important note about this size. Sometimes authors make “collections of drabbles,” which means that in one work you will find several sketches with a small size. In this case, the total number of pages can be twenty, thirty, or even more. This is an absolutely normal phenomenon, and there is no point in complaining about the fact that a fanfic has many pages and is marked as a “drabble”.
Mini: This is already a good fanfic, from 1 to 20 pages. Again, it’s all about the content of the work. If there is a so-called plot, there are two or more main characters, some actions, events, dialogues are prescribed - this is a mini. It is necessary to distinguish between drabbles and minis; they must be determined not by the number of pages, but by the content of the fanfic.
Midi: such work is equivalent in size to some rather large book, but not to a novel. Page sizes range from 20 to 70 typewritten pages. We can say that this is a mini (meaning in terms of content), that is, there are the same features, but everything is presented much more extensively, more than in the mini.
Maxi: fanfiction of 70 pages or more. This is already quite a large work, a real work, a novel. As a rule, in such work, some storylines are intertwined with others, the characteristics of the characters, their lives, and internal experiences are described in detail. It all depends on the genre. For example, in a maxi-sized action game, there will most likely be a lot of battles, actions that are somehow connected to each other. Or het, then there will be various love triangles, meetings, betrayals, breakups, at the discretion of the author. The mandatory presence of a plot (with the exception of several genres) starting with the mini. In fact, it is unlikely that you will be able to stretch something to 70 pages or more without a plot, that is, there must be such elements as exposition (introductory part), plot, development of action, climax, denouement, epilogue (optional, like the prologue ).
And for dessert, ratings.
G (General): fan fiction that can be read by anyone, be it a five-year-old child, a teenager or older people. In work with such a rating there is no presence of any scenes of violence, murder, sex scenes, in a word, harmless fics for any audience. There are no restrictions on age or mental stability.
PG-13 (Parental Guidance recommended): stands for “with parental permission, recommendations.” The audience is somewhere from 12-13 years old. In this kind of fanfic, swearing, mentions, hints of sexual scenes, violence are quite acceptable, but only hints. Relationships at the level of kisses and hugs are quite possible.
R (Restricted):"limited". For audiences over 16 years old. There may be sex, sexual intercourse, violence, torture without a detailed description. The death of heroes and murders are also possible. All sorts of perversions are possible, but without a detailed description.
NC-17 (no children under 17):“not for children under 17”, that is, simply 18+. As usual, works with such genres contain detailed descriptions of erotic scenes, violence, murders (suicides). Excessive cruelty and swearing may be shown.
NC-21 (no children under 21): Only for adults over 21. You can expect anything from this job. In any case, erotic scenes in such fics are clearly pornographic in nature, and most likely there will be cruelty, violence, swearing, perversion and death of characters. For children under 18 years of age, reading this category of works is even prohibited! Read it, don’t write in your reviews “horror, it’s not FF, it’s porn” and don’t file complaints. As they say, you were warned... There can be no cruelty, descriptions of eroticism, death beyond NC-21. Extreme, as they say. NC-17 is different in that all the scenes are not so thoroughly described, even if there is cruelty and violence, for example, everything is not so extreme, there is much more, whereas in 21 there is a complete description of all this.
I would like to add that the division of ratings in the usual way, that is, “0+” and “6+”, “12+”, “16+”, “18+” is, in principle, the same as G, PG , R, NC respectively. And by the way, for reference, the system of titles in English in some old films, in general, may also remain outdated: M (PG) or X (current NC).
It is worth noting that authors set ratings at their own discretion, and the boundaries between them are blurred. So, it seems to the author R, for you it may be NC-17 and vice versa. Therefore, when specifying a rating, evaluate your work as objectively as possible.
For the convenience of guests who want or are forced to read earthly fan fiction, or actively communicate with fic writers.
For ease of readability, I will quote it right here. (Taken as is from the original text, without comments.)
Fanfic- a literary work generated by the author’s interest in the canon.
Profic– professional works of art that can be purchased in bookstores, although in essence such creativity is the same as fan fiction, but for money. They can be purchased at any bookstore.
Rating– an informal rating system that allows fanfic authors to warn readers about the age at which he (the author) recommends reading this fic. Most often divided into the following categories:
G (General)– fan fiction without age restrictions.
PG (Parental Guidance)– almost next to G. The intended readers are 11-13 years old.
PG-13, 15(the restrictions are clear)
NC-17 (No Children)– the highest rating. Usually implies that the fanfic is full of sex and/or violence. Hide the kids. Equivalent to the X designation in cinema.
R (Restricted)- fics that contain elements and hints of sex and violence, curses. As a rule, there is no graphic description.
Round Robin– collective fan creativity or joint hodgepodge.
Twincest- description of romantic and sexual relationships between twins.
Challenge - a kind of challenge to someone with a proposal to write fan fiction on a given topic, a kind of fic “to order”.
Peel story- a disdainful attitude towards fan fiction, in which, in the reader’s opinion, there is nothing interesting.
Angst- these are strong experiences, physical, but more often spiritual suffering of the character; fan fiction contains depressive motives and some dramatic events.
AU (Alternative Universe)– Alternative Universe. A new world, a new plot, which is “torn off” from the usual.
BDSM (Bondage, Domination/Discipline, Sado-Masochism)– Works containing sadomasochistic scenes, violence, coercion.
Grapefruit– The same BDSM only in a softer form. Coercion, violence.
Dark, Darkfic– Fan fiction containing scenes of physical and sexual violence, death of characters, etc.
Jen– The calmest works, excluding even a hint of sexual relations
Drabble– This is a modest piece of writing that supposedly claims to be a minifiction. Simply put, an easy sketch on the topic.
Curtain story -slash, in which the couple behaves in an exaggerated homely, “family” manner.
Incest- Involves sexual relations between close relatives:
Crossover– Fan fiction that contains characters from other works. Jumping through canons and fandoms.
Lime – fic or fan art marked with such a warning corresponds to the generally accepted rating R..
Lemon – Fic or fan art marked with this warning corresponds to the generally accepted rating of NC-17
Mpreg - Male pregnancy – Slash fic in which, contrary to the laws of nature, one of the characters becomes pregnant.
PWP (Porn Without Plot)- Contains a detailed description of sex scenes and the merits of the characters.
Romance - Fan fiction about the tender romantic relationships of the characters, their love
Sequel– A fic that has a continuation.
Smut – Fanfiction in which there is nothing but graphic descriptions of sex scenes.
YUST (Unresolved sexual tension) - “Undischarged sexual tension.” A fanfiction in which the characters think (dream) about possible sexual intimacy, but in reality nothing happens (I want to, but I can’t...).
WIP (Work in progress)- That is, “In production.” Part has already been published, but a continuation is expected (and there should be one). This genre can be recognized by its dangling ends and unfinished phrases at the end.
Femmeslash– slash with the participation of girls and women
Filk– Fanfiction song. A popular tune is caught and verses are superimposed on it. All this is performed to the sweet tinkling sound of your favorite musical instrument.
Hurt/comfort– A fan fiction in which one of the characters comes to the aid of another and helps him out of trouble. A story about "Superman".
Chanslash– a slash fic in which there is a description of the relationships between the characters, one of whom is much younger than the other.
Action– Fics with a dynamic plot. The attributes of such stories are chases, battles, etc.
Humor– It may look like a parody or just a funny story.
Parody- humor with a fair amount of irony.
Deathfic - Fan fiction in which one or more characters die.
Song fic- a fanfic in which the lyrics of the song are woven into it. Poems are introduced to create a special atmosphere or to emphasize what is between the lines in the story itself.
Fanfiction size (shape)
(Max)- Great fanfic. From about 70 Word pages.
(theoretically, this is already a novel).
(Midi)- Average fanfic. Approximate size from 20 to 70 pages.
(Min)- A little fanfic. Size from one page to 20.
Vignette- a very short story that includes one thought (description of feelings, internal monologue, small event). (see drabble)
Hero relationships
Get) – abbreviated heterosexual, “heterosexual”. The fanfiction contains descriptions of heterosexual relationships.
Slash– fan fiction that contains romantic and sexual relationships between representatives of the same sex, fan fiction that contains descriptions or references to homosexual behavior or feelings. According to legend, the term comes from the custom of combining characters with a slash in the “pairing” column.
Warning- a warning, a paragraph in the header, allowing the reader to know that the fan fiction contains motives that may not seem acceptable to everyone.
Fluff– tender and pink-nosed relationships between the characters. Light, joy and all that.
ER- established relationships between the characters.
RPS (real people slash)- the heroes of these works are real people, as a rule, they are actors playing the roles of “favorites” or just celebrities.
Vanilla– a term from the slang of BDSM people, means all those communities and areas of life that are not related to BDSM (for example, “Well, we still need to visit our vanilla friends.”) Can also be used in relation to fan fiction without BDSM.
Domestic discipline is a euphemistic name for a story that involves corporal punishment. Typically, in such fanfiction, one of the sexual partners beats the other when he/she does something wrong. Sometimes shortened to DD. It is not the same as BDSM, although the two categories are closely related.
Everyone Is Gay- a fan fiction in which all the main characters are assigned gay, without any explanation on the part of the author and regardless of what is said about this in the canon.
Kink- from English “strangeness, abnormality, deviation.” In fan fiction, it denotes circumstances usually associated with violence and exotic sexual practices, which may not be pleasant for everyone to read about.
Plot bunny- an idea that popped out of nowhere, a plot for fan fiction.
Ambilogy- A series of two fanfictions, usually two maxi-fanfictions.
Trilogy of novels- A series of three fanfictions.
Prequel- a description of the events that happened to the characters BEFORE the plot of the fanfic.
Smart is a slightly disparaging definition of fan fiction in which one character makes it clear, by word or deed, how important his (of course, platonic) friendship with another character is to him. Fan fiction like this is quite rare.
Self-insertation– this is the name for cases when the author in one way or another “fits” himself into the context of his fan fiction. Not necessarily a Mary Sue, but close.
O.C.- abbreviation for Original Character.
p/b- beta note.
Disclaimer- a phrase at the beginning of a fanfic or on the first page of a site, through which the author informs readers (and especially the copyright holder) that the fanfic or site in question was not created for the purpose of making profit, and indicates who exactly owns the rights to the used characters.
Teaser/Summary- summary.
OOC (Out Of Character)- "Out of character." Author's warning that the character's character is not canon.
I chose this path. And this was the Fool's Path. (With)
Well, this is so, you never know who will need it. Although I think everyone already knows this...
BY THE PRESENCE OF CHARACTERS INVENTED BY THE AUTHOR OF THE FANFIC:
Fan fiction only with characters from the original work (does not have any special jargon).
OC (from the English Original Character), “Original Character” - with the presence of characters invented by the author of the fanfic.
OFC (from the English Original Female Character), “Original Female Character.” Often, but not always, turns into a Mary Sue.
OMC (from the English Original Male Character), “Original Male Character.” Often, but not always, turns into Marty Stu.
Self-insertation is the name given to cases when the author in one way or another “inscribes” himself into the context of his fanfic. Not necessarily a Mary Sue or Marty Stu, but close.
Mary Sue, sometimes Marysya or Mashka, is an original character, according to general opinion, who is the embodiment of either the author himself, or what the author would like to be (a phenomenon inherent only in women's fan fiction). Mary Sues are usually stunningly beautiful and indescribably smart. As a rule, they have very unusual eye and hair color, a complex melodious-sounding name, a turbulent past and supernatural abilities. They usually show up, outshine all the other heroes, go to bed with canon heroes the author finds attractive, and then save the world. After saving the world, they either marry the canonical hero or die a heroic death. Mary Sue is a derogatory term. The phenomenon is characteristic not only of fan fiction, although the definition has appeared for the heroines of fan fiction (some literary heroines of female authors fit the definition of a Mary Sue in all respects). A heroine who appears as a Mary Sue may, in rare cases, become a full-fledged OFC.
Marty Stu, aka Marty Stu (eng. Marty Stu) or Maurice Stu (any male names are possible: Gertie, Matty, variations of surnames - Sue and Stu, sometimes there is a disparaging version of Merisey) - the male hypostasis of Mary Sue. Appears to charm the heroine. Slightly less common than the average Mary Sue. There are hetero- and homosexual Marty Sues (the latter in slash fics).
***MARY SUE (English: Mary Sue) is the name accepted in the English-speaking environment for the main character, endowed by the author with hypertrophied superpowers, with whom the author, as a rule, associates himself. The whole world revolves around the “Mary Sue”; universal problems or problems that threaten all of humanity are reduced to waiting for the “Mary Sue” to appear and solve them in one fell swoop. "Mary Sue" simultaneously possesses all the advantages, both external and internal, in incredible, grotesque and funny quantities. Conflicting qualities are forced to alternate (for example, a girl may have - among many others - the superpower of willpower to change the color of her eyes depending on the mood and tastes of those to whom she currently provides the opportunity to admire her in action).
In some works by inept authors who unknowingly put on the page their own life frustrations at not being born Superman or even Batman, the Mary Sue type character arises unconsciously. In this case, indicating that the heroine/hero is a “Mary Sue” is, in general, a very serious slap in the face to the author.
In some cases, “Mary Sue” is introduced into the work for the sake of comedy and grotesqueness. As a rule, in these cases, “Mary Sue” is taken to the limit, absurdity, and indecency, but some circumstances do not allow the character to “turn around.” Sometimes the author himself is the hero of someone’s work, and “Mary Sue” is a “second-order” character, “virtual in a square.” In this case, the author is sometimes simply “shut up” by other heroes of the work when he is too “lying”.
When describing a male character, Mary's "brother" - Marty Stu - may be used instead of "Mary Sue". Just as handsome, cool and smart, defeating everyone in one fell swoop.***
GENRES
Fan fiction with a love storyline is usually divided into so-called “genres”, of which there are quite a few types. In principle, many “genres” can be inherent in genre. The word “genre” in this case is used somewhat loosely, meaning the general “mood” of the fanfic and some plot characteristics. The division is very arbitrary.
GENERAL GENRES
Action, Action - fan fiction with a dynamic plot, a lot of action, few mysteries and relationships between the characters.
Humor - humorous fan fiction.
Parody - a parody of an original work.
Dark or Darkfic (Dark, Darkfic) - a story with a huge amount of death and cruelty.
Deathfic is a fanfic in which one or more characters die.
POV (Point of view) - point of view, first-person narration of one of the characters.
Smarm is a fanfic in which one character makes it clear, in word or deed, how important friendship (without any hint of romantic or sexual relationships) with another character is to him.
SIZE (FORMAT) FANFIC
Maxi (Max) - a big fanfic. The size is often larger than the average novel. Approximately 70 typewritten pages.
Midi - average fanfic. Approximate size: 20 to 70 typewritten pages.
Mini (Min) - a small fanfic. Size from one typewritten page to 20.
Drabble - excerpt. Often just a scene, a sketch, a description of a character. Sometimes a drabble refers to a short (one hundred words) story that has a double meaning and/or an unexpected ending.
Vignette is a very short story that includes one thought (description of feelings, internal monologue, small event).
Fanficlet is a short one-part fanfic.
FANFIC SERIES
Common literary terms also apply to fan fiction.
Ambilogy is a series of two fanfictions, usually two maxi-fanfictions.
Trilogy of novels - a series of three fanfictions.
Sequel - continuation of a fanfic/story, etc.
Prequel - a description of the events that happened to the characters before the events of another fanfic.
SEQUEL, SEQUEL (English sequel - continuation) - a book, film or any other work of art, the plot of which is a continuation of another work, built on characters from it, etc. A special category of sequels are “spiritual sequels”, which are not direct continuations, however, they consider the same set of concepts and ideas as the works that precede the plot.
PREQUEL (English prequel, contamination of the prefix pre- "before-" and sequel, see sequel) - a book, movie or computer game, plot-related to previously created ones and preceding them in internal chronology. For example, Fenimore Cooper’s novel “The Deerslayer,” written later than the other books in the series about Nathaniel Bumppo and telling about the events of his youth, can be considered a prequel; Gothic games (series) film "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me" (1992).
The term appeared and entered the English-speaking culture (and was then borrowed or translated, cf. French préquelle with French séquelle - sequel, into other languages) in the 1970s in connection with the Star Wars trilogy.
MIDQUEL (English midquel, contamination of the prefix mid- from middle "middle" and sequel, see sequel) is a book, movie or computer game, plot-related to events that develop in parallel with the main storyline and which can be intertwined with original events.
An example of a Midquel is the animated film "Animatrix", which essentially explains to us the relationship between the standard world and the world of "The Matrix."
REMAKE, or RIMAKE (English remake, lit. alteration) - in modern cinema and music - a newer version or interpretation of a previously published work (film, song, any musical composition or dramatic work). In Russian, the term “remake” is often used in connection with musical works, while in English it is used almost exclusively in relation to films, musicals, and plays.
PARODY is a work of art that deliberately repeats the unique features of another, usually well-known, work or group of works, and in a form designed to create a comic effect.
In a figurative sense, a parody is also called an inept, unsuccessfully executed imitation (implying that when trying to create a semblance of something worthy, the result was something that could only make you laugh).
Everything that you find in your possession, if you still don’t need it, then delete it. =)
What is it fanfic? This is a type of creativity by fans of popular works of art (so-called fan art in the broad sense of the word), a derivative literary work based on some original work (usually literary or cinematic), using its ideas for plot and (or) characters. Fan fiction can be a sequel, a backstory, a parody, an "alternate universe", a crossover ("interweaving" of several works), and so on.
Another definition: fan fiction is a genre of mass literature created based on a work of art by a fan of this work, not pursuing commercial goals, for reading by other fans.
Decor
Fan fiction is not an officially recognized part of fiction. Therefore, they do not have any specific writing pattern. And yet, there are widespread unspoken rules for the design of fan fiction, extending to the header, which provides basic information:
Name- the name of the fanfic;
Author, ficwriter- the name or nickname of the fanfic creator;
Co-author- the name or nickname of the person who helped write the fic (optional column - not indicated if the fic was written by one person);
Translator- translator’s name or nickname (optional column, used only for translated fanfictions);
Beta reader- the name or nickname of the person who edited the fanfic in accordance with the spelling rules (optional column - not used if the ficwriter corrected the errors himself);
Gamma reader- the name or nickname of the person who edited the errors in the fanfic plot (optional column - not used if the ficwriter corrected the errors himself);
Fandom- the totality of creativity of ficwriters for a specific work of art - this column indicates the name of the original world (movie, anime, manga, computer game) on which fan fiction is written;
Characters- characters from the original work of art used in the fic (only a few main characters are indicated);
original author - copyright holder, author of the original work of art; this column is a warning that the fanfic was not created for the purpose of making a profit, and indicates who exactly owns the rights to the characters or world used;
Pairing- a column that is usually used for love fanfic genres that describe romantic, and often sexual, relationships; this column determines which characters will be involved in such relationships; love couples are written using a forward slash (anime/manga fans use an "x" instead) - as: "first character"/"second character" (or: "first character" x "second character"), active partner written first; friendships are indicated by the symbol “&” (for example, “first character”&“second character”);
Disclaimer- a column in the “Fanfic Header”, in which the author informs readers (and especially the copyright holder) that the fanfic in question was not created for the purpose of making a profit, and indicates who exactly owns the rights to the characters used. The disclaimer may also contain warnings about the content of the fanfic itself, but usually they are placed in a separate section.
Summary- a brief description of the fanfic, annotation.
Genre(s)- one or more generally accepted genres used in fan fiction;
- Romance- a fic about tender and romantic relationships. Usually has a happy ending.
- Angst- these are strong experiences, physical, but more often spiritual suffering of the character. The fic contains depressive motives and some dramatic events.
- Humor- description of the genre. Parodies and funny fics. Also, something that fans can giggle at is usually something that no one but themselves understands.
- Action, Action- fics with a dynamic plot, a lot of action, few mysteries and relationships between the characters.
- Drama- a romantic story with a sad ending.
- Song fic- a fic in which the lyrics of the song are woven into it. Poems are introduced to create a special atmosphere or to emphasize what is between the lines in the story itself. An ambiguous work, as it presents the reader with too many conditions at once. To adequately perceive songfic, the reader must firstly know the song used, secondly, be imbued with the same feelings as the author, and thirdly, not be irritated by poetic passages flashing every now and then in the text. However, like any other work, a well-written songfic can be a lot of fun.
- Darkfik (Dark fic, darkfic)- dark fiction is very similar to the angst genre - on the pages of the work the reader will encounter a lot of cruelty, violence and death. It differs from angst mainly in the presence of deaths with a focus on physical violence.
- Deathfik- clearly regulates the presence of a character’s death. More related to warnings than to genres, but to attract the reader's attention it is indicated in the genre. As they say, it never hurts to warn the reader about the death of a character.
- Parody- a parody of the original work.
- Mpreg- male pregnancy.
- Incest- sexual interaction between family members
Type- an additional point, indicated only if the author plans to write several (usually 3-4) chapters interconnected by the unity of the idea and plot; it indicates the type of work:
- main job- describes the main storyline;
- prequel- events preceding the main story;
- sequel- events unfolding after the main incidents;
- threequel- events after the sequel;
- quadriquel- events after the threequel;
- interquel- describes the events taking place between two other stories;
- midquel- describes an episode unfolding between the events laid out in one of the previous stories;
and next to it in parentheses the number of individual chapters by the author is indicated:
- dilogy- the plot consists of two chapters;
- trilogy- the plot consists of three chapters;
- quadrilogy- the plot consists of four chapters;
Status- fanfiction can be “completed” or “in progress”;
Size- actually, the size of the fic; sizes are:
- Mini (Min)- a little fanfic. Size from one typewritten page to 20.
- Midi- average fanfic. Approximate size: 20 to 70 typewritten pages.
- Maxi- big fanfic. The size is often larger than the average novel. Approximately 70 typewritten pages.
- Drabble- excerpt. Often just a scene, a sketch, a description of a character. Sometimes a drabble refers to a short (one hundred words) story that has a double meaning and/or an unexpected ending.
- Vignette- a very short story that includes one thought (description of feelings, internal monologue, small event).
- Ficlet- a brilliant work of fan fiction writing, one or two lines long, through which the reader is invited to understand the author’s great idea and be imbued with his idea.
Age category or rating:
- G (General)- fanfiction that anyone can read.
- PG (Parental Guidance)- can be read with parental permission to children under twelve years of age.
- PG-13- Children over thirteen years of age can read with parental permission.
- R (Restricted)- fan fiction that contains sex and violence, obscene language.
- NC-17 (No Children)- You can’t read to children. Graphic description of sex and/or violence, various perversions. Equivalent to the X designation in cinema.
Sometimes there are notations PG-15 or NC-21- they fall out of the accepted list, meanings are similar to PG-13 or NC-17, respectively.
Types of fan fiction
Literary fan fiction, like any other literary work, can be presented in the form of stories, novellas, novels, poems, and plays. It cannot be said that there is any generally accepted classification of fan fiction. But fan fiction is divided into categories according to different criteria, for example:
By the nature of the relationship
"Curtain story" - a story, usually a "Slash" story, in which the couple behaves in an exaggerated homely manner, for example, going to the store to buy upholstered furniture.
"Domestic disciplin" is a fanfic that involves corporal punishment. Typically, in such fanfiction, one of the sexual partners beats the other when he/she does something wrong.
“Alternate Pairing” (“Shipping”) is a fan fiction that describes the romantic or sexual relationships of couples who, according to the canons of the original work, do not have love feelings for each other.
“Slash” is a type of “Alternate Pairing” in which there are romantic or sexual relationships between representatives of the same sex.
Femslash (“Femmeslash”, “Fem”, “Saffic”) is a fanfic that depicts romantic or sexual relationships between female characters.
“Fluff” is a warm, unclouded relationship between the characters.
"Het" ("Heterosexual", "Shipping") - the plot mainly focuses on romantic or sexual relationships between characters of different sexes. At the same time, it can range from casual romance to outright eroticism.
"Smarm" is a fanfic in which one character makes it clear, in word or deed, how important a friendship (without any hint of a romantic or sexual relationship) with another character is to him.
“Gen” (from the English general audience) - the love line is absent or insignificant.
"Grapefruit" refers to fan fiction that involves violence or forced sexual acts.
"Lemon" - contains scenes of an explicit sexual nature, "Lemon" with a primary focus on sex scenes with a minimal plot is classified as "PWP".
“Lime” is the same “Lemon”, which was censored and has scenes of an erotic rather than pornographic nature.
“PWP” (from the English Porn without Plot - pornography without a plot or from the English Plot, what Plot? - Plot? What plot? - plotless pornography, a simple minimal plot, where the main emphasis is on sex scenes.
"UST" (English: Unresolved Sexual Tension) - the characters are attracted to each other, but for some reason do not engage in sexual contact or even open romantic interaction.
“Vanilla” is a fanfic that describes sexual relationships without BDSM (sadomasochistic motives).
As you know, in our section you can post fan fiction that is rated no higher than PG-13. Everything else can be found in this section
By creation method
"Crossover" is a fanfic that uses the realities of several fandoms at the same time.
"Filk" is a fanfic in the form of a song.
“POV” (from the English Point of view) - a first-person narration by one of the characters.
"Profic" are professional works of fiction in which various authors describe the adventures of heroes in a world created by someone else. "Profic" is written for profit, sold in bookstores and opposed to fan fiction. An example is book series based on the universes of “Dragonlance”, “Star Wars”, “Warhammer”, or any other commercially successful universe whose authors allow franchising.
"Round Robin" is a fanfic created by a group of authors, each of whom takes turns writing their piece. As a rule, they are characterized by abrupt transitions between parts and inconsistency of style.
“RPF” (English: real person fiction) - the heroes of these works are real people, usually celebrities.
“RPS” (English: real person slash) - describes homosexual relationships between real people who have not openly declared their homosexual orientation.
“Self-insert” (“Author character”) is the name given to cases when the author in one way or another “inscribes” himself into the context of his fan fiction.
“Song-fic” is a fanfic in which a song is often used (not by the creator of the fanfic).
“TWT” - the time sequence of action in the fanfic is broken.
According to the original
“AU” (from the English Alternative Universal) - there are significant discrepancies and contradictions with the canon of the original.
“NO-AU” - there are no differences with the world of the original, or they are controversial, or insignificant.
“Original fanfiction” is sometimes the name given to amateur works that do not affect any of the fandoms at all or have a very small and indirect connection.
"Uber Fanfiction" "Uberfic" is a type of fanfic very close to "Original fanfiction", but has a greater connection with the original. For example, a ficwriter uses Xena and her friend Gabrielle in his FF, although apart from names and friendships, everything else in the fanfic is completely the fiction of the ficwriter, which has nothing to do with the canons of the original.
“OOC” (from the English Out Of Character) - there are significant discrepancies and contradictions with the characters of the original work.
“OC” (from the English Original Character) is a fanfic in which a ficwriter creates a unique image of a character that is not part of any fandom. Typically, these characters are secondary to the fandom characters and often interact with them, helping them overcome obstacles. The unique characters are mysterious and unpredictable, and are not at all like the “Mary Sue” image.
“OFC” (from the English Original Female Character) is a fanfic in which a ficwriter creates a unique image of a female character.
“OMC” (from the English Original Male Character) is a fanfic in which a ficwriter creates a unique image of a male character.
"Mary Sue" (English: Mary Sue), sometimes "Marysya" or "Mashka" - a character, according to the general opinion, who is the embodiment of either the author himself, or what the author would like to be (a phenomenon inherent, as a rule, in women's fan fiction) . Mary Sues are usually stunningly beautiful and indescribably smart. As a rule, they have very unusual eye and hair color, a complex melodious-sounding name, a turbulent past and supernatural abilities. They usually show up, outshine all the other heroes, go to bed with canon heroes the author finds attractive, and then save the world. After saving the world, they either marry the canonical hero or die a heroic death. Mary Sue is a derogatory term.
“Marty Stu”, aka “Marty Stu” (English Marty Stu) or “Maurice Stu” (English Maurice Stu) (any male names are possible: Gertie, Matty, variations of surnames - Sue and Stu, sometimes the disparaging version Merisey is found ) - the male hypostasis of Mary Sue. Appears to charm the heroine. Slightly less common than the average Mary Sue. There are hetero- and homosexual Marty Sues.
Fanfic(from the English fan - fan and fiction - fiction) - a type of creativity of fans of popular works of art (so-called fan art in the broad sense of the word), a derivative literary work based on some original work (usually literary or cinematic), using his ideas of plot and (or) characters. Fanfiction could be a sequel ( sequel), background ( prequel), parody, "alternate universe", crossover(“interweaving” of several works), and so on.
Beta(Beta) - a person who reads fanfiction before publishing and helps make it better. Beta suggestions can concern both simple things like spelling and punctuation, and more complex ones - the characteristics of characters, the removal or addition of certain scenes, and so on.
Beta-reader, sometimes also called scale– beta, who is engaged in literary proofreading of the text
Disclaimer(English disclaimer) - a warning in which the author informs readers (and especially the copyright holder) that the fan fiction or site in question was not created for the purpose of making profit, and indicates who exactly owns the rights to the characters used.
Warning(English warning) - warnings about the content of a fanfic, if there is a possibility of rejection by readers for any reason (slash, OOC, AU, obscene language, character death, etc.).
Rating(English rating) - an informal system of definitions adopted by fan fiction authors in order to give the reader a preliminary idea of what to expect, as well as how suitable the content of the fan fiction or fan art is for certain age groups.
Typically the following scale is used (ascending):
G(General) - fan fiction that anyone can read.
R(Restricted) - fan fiction that contains sex, violence, and obscene language.
Sometimes the designations PG-15 or NC-21 are found - they fall out of the accepted list, meanings are similar to PG-13 or NC-17, respectively.
NC-21– the fanfic contains a detailed description of cruelty and sex, various perversions, both moral and physical. On most resources, such fanfiction is prohibited.
Pairing(English pairing) - the column is usually used for love genres of fan fiction that describe romantic and/or sexual relationships. This line in the header allows you to determine which characters will be involved in such relationships during the course of the action. Pairs are written using a forward slash (First character/Second character). Well-known characters in the canon are usually identified by their initials. Fandom lingo usually has words for known pairings.
Drabble(Drabble) - excerpt. Often just a scene, a sketch, a description of a character. Sometimes a drabble refers to a short (one hundred words) story that has a double meaning and/or an unexpected ending.
Types of fanfiction:
Based on the presence of a love line in the plot:
"Jen"(from the English general audience) - the love line is absent or insignificant, “just adventures.” The term comes from the abbreviation “general audience”, any audience, and goes back to the film rating system.
"Get"(from “heterosexual”) - a defining love line; the relationship between characters of different sexes is described.
"Slash", or “slash” (from the English slash - slash icon) - fan fiction in which there are romantic and sexual relationships between representatives of the same sex, fan fiction containing descriptions or references to homosexual behavior or feelings. According to legend, the term comes from the custom of combining characters with a slash in the pairing column.
Fem slash(eng. fem-slash) - fan fiction that describes romantic and/or sexual relationships between female characters.
According to the realities of the original world:
"AU"(from the English Alternative Universal) - there are significant differences or even contradictions with the world of the original.
"non-AU"(do not have special jargon) - there are no differences with the world of the original, or they are controversial or insignificant.
According to the correspondence of the character of the fanfic characters to their character in the original:
"OOC"(from the English Out Of Character) - there are significant discrepancies or even contradictions with the characters in the original work.
"In character"- there are no differences with the characters of the characters in the original, or they are controversial or insignificant.
Mary Sue(English: Mary Sue) - an original character, according to general opinion, who is the embodiment of either the author himself, or what the author would like to be (a phenomenon inherent only in women's fan fiction). A distinctly classic Mary Sue is not that difficult to recognize, as she is necessarily dazzlingly beautiful and extraordinarily intelligent. Traditionally, she has an extraordinary appearance - not just beautiful, but original and with a twist, as the author understands it. The name is Mary-Sue either as the author, or with a complex original name. If the canon format allows, then Mary-Sue also has some incredible magical abilities. Appearing among the canonical heroes, Mary-Sue outshines everyone with her beauty and talents, arousing the respect of positive heroes, the envy of negative ones and the insane delight of all representatives of the opposite (and in slash, their own) sex. Then they begin an affair with those heroes of the canon who the author likes most, and finally save the world, discover ancient secrets, reconcile fundamental enemies, kill the main villain, etc. After saving the world, they happily marry the author’s favorite hero ... well, with especially “original” authors, they die a heroic death amid the friendly sobs of all the characters.
Marty Stu, aka Marty Stu (eng. Marty Stu) or Maurice Stu (Maurice Stu) - the male hypostasis of Mary Sue. Appears to charm the heroine. Slightly less common than the average Mary Sue.
OFC(abbreviated Original Female Character) - “Original female character.” Typically appears in fanfic to romance a canon character. In Russian fandoms the abbreviation is more often used NJP– new female character. You have to be careful with NVPs - they always run the risk of turning into a Mary-Sue.
Respectively NMP- new male character.
"Genre"- a special note about the general “mood” of the fanfic.
General genres:
Action, Action - fan fiction with a dynamic plot, a lot of action, few mysteries and relationships between the characters.
Humor(Humour) - humorous fan fiction.
Parody(Parody) - a parody of the original work.
Dark or Darkfic (Dark, Darkfic) - a story with a huge amount of death and cruelty.
Deathfic- fan fiction in which one or more characters die.
POV(Point of view) - “point of view”, a first-person narration by one of the characters.
Smart(Smarm) is a fanfic in which one character makes it clear, in word or deed, how important friendship (without any hint of romantic or sexual relationships) with another character is to him.
Romance genres:
Romance(Romance) - fanfic about tender and romantic relationships. Usually has a happy ending.
Drama(Drama) - a romantic story with a sad ending.
Angst(Angst) - these are strong experiences, physical, but more often spiritual suffering of the character; fan fiction contains depressive motives and some dramatic events.
Fluff(Fluff) is a warm, unclouded relationship between the characters. Romance, romance and more romance.
Other genres:
H/C(Hurt/comfort) - "Carrot and Stick", a fanfic in which one character suffers in one way or another, and another comes to his or her aid.
ER(Established Relationship) - an established relationship between the characters.
PWP(Porn without Plot - literally: pornography without a plot; or “Plot, what Plot?” - literally: Plot? What plot?) - plotless porn, a simple minimal plot, where the main emphasis is on sex scenes.
BDSM(Bondage, Domination/Discipline, Sadism, Masochism) - sexual practice, including coercion, sexual slavery, sadomasochism and other actions associated with the deliberate infliction of pain or restriction of freedom in order to obtain sexual gratification
Smat(Smut) is a fanfic that describes nothing but sex between the characters. Typically rated NC-17.