What is fanfiction. Brief designations adopted in fanfiction
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BY THE PRESENCE OF CHARACTERS INVENTED BY THE AUTHOR OF THE FAN FIC:
Fanfic only with the characters of the original work (does not have special jargon).
OC (from English. Original Character), "Original character" - with the presence of characters invented by the author of fan fiction.
OFC (from English. Original Female Character), "Original female character." Often, but not always, turns into a Mary Sue.
OMC (from English. Original Male Character), "Original male character." Often, but not always, turns into Marty Stew.
Self-insertion - this is the name given to cases when the author in one way or another “fits” himself into the context of his fanfiction. Not necessarily a Mary Sue or Marty Stew, but a closely related phenomenon.
Mary Sue (English Mary Sue), sometimes Marysya or Masha - an original character, according to the general opinion, is the embodiment of either the author himself or what the author would like to be (a phenomenon inherent only in female fan fiction). Mary Sues are usually stunningly beautiful and indescribably smart. As a rule, they have a very unusual color of eyes and hair, complex melodic sounding name, a turbulent past, and supernatural abilities. They usually show up, outshine all the other characters, get into bed with canon characters who are attractive to the author, and then save the world. Following the salvation of the world, they either marry the canonical hero or die a heroic death. Mary Sue is a derogatory term. The phenomenon is not unique to fanfiction, although the definition has appeared for the heroines of fanfiction specifically (some literary heroines of female authors by all indications fit the definition of Mary Sue). A character who appears as a Mary Sue can, on rare occasions, become a full-fledged OFC.
Marty Stu, aka Marty Stu (eng. Marty Stu) or Maurice Stu (Maurice Stu) (any male names: Gerty, Matty, variations of surnames - Sue and Stu, sometimes there is a disparaging version of Merisey) - the male form of Mary Sue. Appears then to charm the heroine. It is somewhat rarer than the average Mary Sue. There are hetero- and homosexual Marty Sues (the latter in slash fics).
*** MARY SUE (Eng. Mary Sue) - the name of the main character, endowed by the author with hypertrophied superpowers, accepted in the English-speaking environment, with which the author, as a rule, associates himself. The whole world revolves around the Mary Sue, universal or threatening problems for all mankind are reduced to waiting for the Mary Sue to appear and solve them in one fell swoop. "Mary Sue" simultaneously has all the virtues, both external and internal, in incredible, grotesque and ridiculous quantities. Conflicting qualities are forced to alternate (for example, a girl may have - among many others - a superpower of will to change the color of her eyes, depending on the mood and tastes of those to whom she is in this moment provides an opportunity to admire it in action).
In some of the works of incompetent authors, unconsciously putting on the pages of their own life frustrations about the fact that they were not born Supermen or even Batman, a character like "Mary Sue" appears unconsciously. In this case, the indication 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 grotesque. As a rule, in these cases, "Mary Sue" is brought to the limit, absurdity, 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 squared". In this case, the author is sometimes simply “plugged up” by other heroes of the work when he is too “loose”.
When describing a masculine character, "Mary Sue" can be replaced by " native brother» Mary - Marty Stu (Marty Stu). The same handsome, cool and smart, defeating everyone in one fell swoop.***
GENRES
Fanfiction with a love line is usually divided into so-called "genres", of which there are quite a few types. In principle, many "genres" can be inherent in the Jen. The word "genre" in this case is used somewhat loosely, meaning the general "mood" of fanfiction and some plot characteristics. The division is very conditional.
GENRES
Action, Action (Action) - fan fiction with a dynamic plot, a lot of action, few mysteries and relationships between characters.
Humor (Humour) - humorous fan fiction.
Parody (Parody) - a parody of the original work.
Dark or Darkfan (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.
Smart (Smarm) - a fanfic in which one character makes it clear, in word or deed, how important friendship is to him (without a hint of romantic or sexual relations) with another character.
SIZE (FORMAT) FAN FIC
Maxi (Max) - big fanfic. The size often exceeds the average novel. Approximately 70 typewritten pages.
Midi (Midi) - medium fan fiction. 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 (100-word) story that has a double subtext and/or an unexpected ending.
Vignette - very short story, which includes some one thought (description of feelings, internal monologue, small event).
Fanfiklet (Ficlet) - a short one-part fanfic.
FAN FIC SERIES
The usual literary terms apply to fanfiction as well.
Dilogy (Ambilogy) - a series of two fanfictions, usually two maxi-fanfictions.
Trilogy of novels - a series of three fanfictions.
Sequel - continuation of fanfiction / story, etc.
A prequel is 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, according to the plot, 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 preceding the plot.
PREQUEL (eng. prequel, a portmanteau of the prefix pre- "before-" and sequel, see the 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 Deerslayer, written later than the rest of the books in the cycle about Nathaniel Bumpo and telling about the events of his youth, can be considered a prequel; game Gothic (series) film "Twin Peaks: fire, walk with me" (1992).
The term appeared and entered English-speaking culture (and then was borrowed or skalked, cf. French préquelle with French séquelle - a sequel, into other languages) in the 1970s in connection with the Star Wars trilogy.
MIDDQEL (eng. midquel, a portmanteau of the prefix mid- from middle "middle" and sequel, see sequel) - 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 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 REMAKE (English remake, lit. remake) - in modern cinema and music - more a new 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 almost exclusively used in relation to films, musicals, and performances.
PARODY - a work of art that intentionally 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 performed imitation (implying that when trying to create a semblance of something worthy, something that could only make you laugh) turned out to be parody.
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There is no sadder story in the world
Than the story of Fikbuk and people who do not understand
genres.
Many people know how hard it is for young authors to choose characteristics for their work. They confuse genres and warnings. As a result, many readers may see fantasy instead of science fiction, banter instead of humor, and so on.
“Well, newbies, what to take from them?” - you can say. However, it happens that some top authors make such stupid mistakes. Today I will help everyone understand what OOC and AU are, what is the difference between them and consider some of the questions that the authors have about these warnings.
Part 1. What is FOS and AU?
How many times have they told the world:
It's time to change genres description,
But it's just not all right...
So, it was not in vain that I started with this ingenious poem without rhyme. For a long time, users have complained that the explanations for genres are compiled in such a way that more than half of the beginners cannot understand what's what.
To date, the definition of AU on the Fanfiction Book is as follows:
“AU is a story in which characters from the world of the canon find themselves in another world or in other circumstances that have nothing to do with the canon. It could also be another fork in the canon events."
"OOC - Out of Character, Out of Character - a situation in which a character in a fic does not behave as one might expect, based on his description in the canon"
As they say, you can't figure it out without half a liter. Some beginners will re-read, analyze every word, look on the Internet, what's what. Others get drunk, drop everything and point out genres. Then the readers who read this masterpiece will drink. And why is this happening? The answer is obvious - everything is too loaded and it is quite difficult to perceive such information. Now I will try to give a short and understandable definition that is supported by the human brain.
AU - the canon changes in fanfiction (significantly or slightly).
OOS - the character of at least one character differs from the character of the canon character.
Let's say the canon talks about a certain Vasya who lives in the world of AI. He is a superhero. Brave, brave, as befits a hero. Eternally saves the world from the evil Kolya.
AU:
“You will live in hell!” Kolya whispered.
His eyes burned with hatred and anger. He saw in what agony his eternal rival died. I saw everything that I had dreamed of seeing for so long.
“Now I will take over the whole Earth!” Nikolay exclaimed, bursting into laughter.
What we have? According to the canon, Vasya was supposed to win this battle. But the author decided to give preference to Kolya. Bottom line: Any change to canon is AU.
OOS:
“Vasya, Vasya, Kolya will destroy the city if you don’t come to our aid right now,” Anna said in a panic.
“I can’t, I’m too lazy,” Vasya mumbled, continuing to switch channels.
That is, according to the canon, Vasya had to fly to save the world, since he is a brave and courageous hero. But the author decided to make him apathetic, passive and lazy. Total: Changing the nature of the characters is OOS.
Part 2.
I love Ficbook all I do, but with a strange love,
My mind won't beat him...
You are introduced to the second part of this article. Here we will find out what the inhabitants of Fikbook think about the FOC and AU. In order to create this part, I had to interview nine people: three of them YASHK, three beta and three authors. They answered the same questions. And now I will present to your attention the results of the study.
1 question: What is the difference between OOS and AU?
starting question standard, which filled up many YAshki (in the amount of two pieces). The authors and betas coped with this task. But I would like to draw attention to the fact that some betas allowed grammatical errors in their answers, and so elementary that there is nowhere more elementary.
And now consider the answers of our favorite YAshek.
Quote: "Well, I don't know. I haven't been here for a long time and I think OOS is when the canon is out of character. That is, it behaves differently, and AU is when the canon enters another world or, well, I don’t know ... =. = (correct if it’s not correct pliz) ”(beta note: * nervously drinks valerian, assuming the age of the author of the quote *)
After reading this quote, readers clicked on the cross in the upper right corner of the screen and began to pray to Christ, Allah, Buddha, Yarila, just in case.
First, the abundance of errors is amazing. Secondly, I would like to ask everyone something from my kind reader, who has not yet closed this article. Did you understand something? And one more question: what happens to the canon? Where does he go?
On this we forget this YA, as horrible dream, and we begin to consider issues related to FOS and AU.
The first question we will consider is: Is it worth specifying the AU genre if the fanfic belongs to a time period not covered in the canon?
I think not everyone understands what is meant. To do this, let us recall some American films. We are shown events from the childhood of the characters, and then transferred several years into the future (for example, fifteen years later). These fifteen years are not covered in the canon. And if you decide to write about this time in the lives of the heroes, then you will probably think: is it worth putting AU? On the one hand, you don't change the canon, but on the other hand, you can add new characters or add some events that will not affect the canon in any way.
The opinions of the respondents were very different. Some argued that the AU genre should be mandatory here, others were categorically against indicating this genre. But most still doubted.
From all the variety of answers to this topic, it became clear that the absolute majority believes that if you do not violate canon events when creating such a fanfic, then you can not indicate this genre.
The second question was: In what cases can you put the AU genre in the originals?
Only a few could not formulate a clear position on this issue. Almost everyone who was interviewed answered unambiguously. Many people think that it is necessary to set the AU genre if the hero enters another world created by the fiwriter. They also argue that unreal events must necessarily be present (meaning "The World of Sword and Magic"). But with such an explanation, the question arises: which canon breaks down? After all, originals are a canon invented by the author. Why not mention the fantasy genre, mythical creatures etc? This opinion raises many questions. But there was one answer that completely satisfied me.
Quote: “In my opinion, you can put AU in the Originals if the action takes place in OUR world (not Fantasy) and, for example, some event has not happened / happened. For example, in the second Patriotic War victory was not ours (God forbid, of course) ... "
Agree, the explanation is more rational than fantasy. We have a kind of canon - certain historical events, which we are rewriting. Here you can't do without AU.
This concludes AU and moves on to the “most beloved” warning of all readers - to OOS.
The next question to be considered is: Unusual pairings always OOC?
And on this issue, opinions differed.
Why are unusual pairings always OOS?
Many readers are sure that an unusual pairing is always OOS. Because of this, even fairly good works, written well and rechecked a hundred thousand times by the beta, can have a much lower rating than works that are essentially “plotless porn”, but according to popular canon pairings.
What arguments are given in their favor by those who believe that unusual pairings and OOS are brother and sister?
Quote: “... an unusual pairing is always OOS, because, based on the definition of "OOS", I can say that the hero does not behave as described in the canon. Agree, if Lucius falls in love with the Mudblood Granger, it will be OOC, since the canon says that Malfoys hate and despise Muggles and their magical children ... "
A weighty argument - do not say anything. But now let's give the floor to those who believe that unusual pairings are not always OOS.
Quote: “It cannot be argued that an unusual pairing is always OOS. It is possible to read the incomprehensible even without using this warning. For example, find justify. It may also be some common feature among the characters (for example, love for animals), on the basis of which they will build their relationship ... "
Another weighty argument, as you can see.
In fact, both sides are right. If we take as an example the case described in the first quote, then we will certainly understand that it is impossible to do without OOS. But if we assume that we are pairing people who are close in spirit and interests, then we can do without this warning. So it all depends on how different the characters are.
And last question, which I reviewed in my article - How to make OOS attractive to the reader?
It's not a secret for anyone that the OOS is, to put it mildly, disliked in our country. After all, everyone knows those very sugary fanfictions of YAshek with Mary Sue, who can safely trample on our favorite heroes, in which a girl with angelic character turns into a bitch and so on. But OOS, as you know, is completely different.
“... you can make OOC attractive only when it is in moderation, when OOC gives a special charm to fanfiction,” says beta. But no one likes strong OOC. skillful craftsman "is some kind of scumbag. Nevertheless, the OOS did not deserve to be so scared of the authors and readers.
“Now that, I think, depends on the audience itself. Some people like OOC "canon characters, the other part can't stand it when their favorite hero is changed even a little bit. I personally try to stick to the canon of character characters, because most of my audience approves of this ... "- says the author.
In fact, this is what many do in the Fanfiction Book. After all, the loss of an audience is like death for any author. There are, of course, brave men on our resource. But they usually get bullied and end up leaving the Fanfiction Book.
I would like to end the discussion with a quote in defense of the EP:
“Everyone has different interests, and some like it when the character is the opposite of canon. I think if someone does not like such digressions, the OOS will not be attractive to him, no matter how hard you try.
Conclusion: OOC and AU have essentially become pariahs among the genres and warnings on the fanfic book, which is unfortunate enough. But even these genres will find their reader.
Fanfic(Fanfic) - a literary work generated by the author's interest in the canon. The author of fanfic does not invent the world and characters for his work, but takes ready-made ones from any work.
Canon- an original work (book, film, series, comics, TV show), the world and characters of which are used to write fan fiction.
Original- an original work that the author wrote from his own imagination or based on his (someone else's) life experience. Any literary work that is not fanfiction is an original. Unlike fanfiction, the copyright for the original belongs to the author in full.
Fanfiction hat margins
Characters- the main characters of the work are listed. You can specify individual characters (one entry per line is filled in, the second and third are left empty), or you can specify Pairing - allows you to determine which character relationships are in the center of the story, if two or three characters are written through a slash (slash), this means that in the work they are in a romantic/sexual relationship.Rating(Rating) is an informal rating system adopted to give the reader an idea of what to expect, as well as how the content of fanfiction is suitable for certain age groups. Ratings originate from American system cinematic ratings.
The size- the size of the fanfiction.
Genre- genre of fanfiction.
Events- the main events or plot-forming techniques of fanfiction. Keywords.
Summery- a brief description of the fanfiction. Some authors write summaries in the style of book summaries - they briefly tell the beginning of the fanfic, trying to entice the reader in the style of "read the fanfic to find out what happened next." Other authors write a kind of epigraph in the summary, sometimes using quotes from songs or works of other authors for this. A good summary is extremely important - too many readers skip works with slurred, "not catchy" summaries.
A warning is a list of fanfiction features that some readers may find unpleasant.
Ratings
G(General) - harmless fanfiction that can be read by anyone.R(Restricted) - fanfiction that contains: swearing, sex and / or violence without graphic descriptions.
NC-17(No Children) - the highest rating. Usually implies that the fanfic contains graphic depictions of sex and/or violence. Equivalent to X in movies. Some sites have an NC-21 rating, but it's hard to think of things that shouldn't be read at 17, but only after 21.
Dimensions
Mini- up to 50 kilobytesMidi- from 50 to 200 kilobytes
Maxi- over 200 kilobytes
Our site has an automatic limit on the minimum text size for midi and maxi fanfics. So, when changing the status of a fanfiction to "Finished", the site checks the text size. If the actual size of the fanfiction does not correspond to the size set by the author (50 Kb for midi and 200 Kb for maxi), the size is changed to a smaller one.
Kilobyte = 1024 characters. In other words, 1 kilobyte is approximately one thousand characters with spaces.
slash(Slash) is a fanfic that features romantic and/or sexual relationships between men.
Femslash(Femslash) is a fanfic that describes romantic and/or sexual relationships between women.
Jen(Gen) is a fanfic that is neither geth, nor slash, nor femslash, in other words, one that does not describe or mention sexual relationships. The term came from the abbreviated general audience, "any audience", and goes back to the rating system adopted in the cinema.
The category is determined by the romantic/sexual relationship that gets the most time and attention in the story. If there are minor references to relationships from another category in the work, it may be helpful to provide a warning.
Genres
Action- fan fiction with a dynamic plot, a lot of action, few mysteries and relationships between the characters.Adventure There are a lot of adventures in fanfiction.
angst- these are strong experiences, physical, but more often spiritual suffering of the character, there are depressive motives and some dramatic events in fan fiction.
AU
Comedy- a comedy, everything that happens in fanfiction from the beginning to the very end should be taken as a joke.
crossover- a mixture of two or more fandoms. Usually the hero(s) of one fandom are transferred to the world of another fandom and the plot of the fanfiction is already unfolding there (for example, Harry Potter is transferred to the Jedi academy). Or in the world of some fandom, the features of the world of another fandom appear (Anton Gorodetsky comes to Hogwarts to inspect and get acquainted with the magical world of Britain).
Darkfic- a fanfic with a huge amount of death and cruelty.
Deathfic- A fanfic in which one or more characters die.
Detective- detective.
Drabble- an excerpt that may or may not become a real fanfic. Often just a scene, a sketch, a description of a character.
Drama- a romantic story with a sad ending. Often added to the description of fanfic, only because the end of the fanfic is "bad".
fairy tale- story.
Fantasy- fantasy, phenomena and characters from classic fantasy are mixed into the world of the fanfiction canon.
First time There are two definitions for this genre. The first option is a fanfic with a mention of the character's first sexual experience. The second option is a description of the events that took place before the events of the canon.
Fluff- this is a warm relationship between the characters, a pleasant, non-binding fanfic. Light, joy and all that.
General- a general genre, intended for authors who do not know what genre to attribute their fan fiction to.
History- history, play a significant role in fanfiction historical facts, or fanfiction is someone's story - "Listen, children, today I will tell you my story."
Horror- horrors.
Humor- humor, jokes that everyone understands, and also something that only fans can giggle at, usually not understandable to anyone except themselves.
Hart/comfort- a fanfic in which one character, one way or another, suffers, and the other comes to his or her aid. As you might expect, this type of fanfiction leans towards angst.
Missing scene- a lost scene, a fanfiction fills some gap (according to the author) in the plot of the canon.
Mysticism(mysticism) - in fan fiction, supernatural incidents or forces that do not have a clear definition / description / justification are important.
Parody- humor with a fair amount of irony.
pov- Narration in the first person by one of the characters.
pre-slash is a description of a male friendship that is a bit more intimate than just a friendship, and the author invites the reader to consider this relationship as a prelude to a full-fledged slash.
PWP- plotless porn, a simple minimal plot, where the main emphasis is on sex scenes.
Romance- fanfic about tender and romantic relationships.
science fiction- science fiction.
side story- a fanfic that reveals some moment in the canon, which is described by the author of the canon in a couple of sentences, and the author of the fanfic saw a whole story there. Often this is the name of a fan fiction describing the adventures of a minor character that took place in parallel with the events of the canon. Sometimes side stories are written not even for the canon, but for other fanfiction.
Songfic is a fanfiction that contains the lyrics of a song. Poems are introduced then to create a special atmosphere or emphasize what is between the lines in the story itself. An ambiguous work, as it exposes the reader to too many conditions at once. For an adequate perception of the songfik, the reader, firstly, must know the song used, secondly, be imbued with the same feelings from it as the author, and, thirdly, not be annoyed by poetic passages that flicker in the text every now and then. However, like any other work, a well-written songfiction can be a lot of fun.
Thriller- thriller.
LitRPG- the world lives according to game laws, the characters (at least one) have a virtual interface, development levels, characteristics, skills. Often there are quests, dungeons, respawn in case of death and other MMORPG artiburs.
Omegaverse- a specific reality in which all people are divided into three types: alpha, omeg and beta. Alpha is a pronounced dominant male. Omega is a passive character with specific features, one of which is "estrus" - a period of sexual activity, when the omega physically needs to have sex with alphas, accompanied by the release of a pheromone by the omega's body that attracts alphas. Beta is just a person, the definition is needed only so that the characters that are not of interest to the author of fanfiction do not interfere in the relationship of alphas and omegas. Since this genre originated from slash lovers, women in fanfiction may not be mentioned at all or simply be, but do not take any part in the story. The genre uses a huge number of physiological and other assumptions that are impossible in the real world and in the world of canon, for example, the vast majority of fan fiction mentions male pregnancy.
Events
See the description of events on the "Encyclopedia" page in each specific fandom.Warnings
AU- an alternative reality, means that the world of fan fiction is seriously different from the canon.UST(Unresolved Sexual Tension) - literally translated as "Unresolved Sexual Tension". The heroes of the work are attracted to each other, but for some reason do not enter into sexual contact or even open romantic interaction.
bdsm BDSM (Bondage, Domination / Discipline, Sadism, Masochism) is a sexual practice that includes coercion, sexual slavery, sadomasochism and other actions associated with the deliberate infliction of pain or restriction of freedom in order to obtain sexual satisfaction.
geth- in the form of a warning in a work with the main category slash/femslash/gen, it means that the work contains descriptions of heterosexual relationships.
group sex- in the work there are descriptions of group sex.
Rape- in the work there is a description of coercion to have sex with infliction of bodily harm.
incest- Incest - sexual interaction between family members.
male pregnancy it is also MPREG (Male pregnancy) - a slash story in which, contrary to the laws of nature, one of the characters becomes pregnant.
Mary Sue- in the work there is an ideal hero, most often in the main role, to whom everything is given too simply. Usually such a hero has bright idealized features of appearance, a unique unrealistic biography and amazing abilities. The main feature of Mary Sue (the character can be of any gender) is that the hero understands everything best of all, he succeeds in everything, everyone obeys him and he does not experience any problems at all, only sheer adventures.
Violence- there are scenes of violence in the work.
Obscene language- in the work, the characters swear.
OOC Out Of Character (Out of character) - the author realizes and immediately warns that the character's character does not correspond to the canon (or many characters).
Forced to have sex- not rape, but coercion to have sex, psychological or under threat of reprisal.
torture- the work describes the process of torture, for real, with all the unpleasant details.
slash- in the form of a warning in a work with the main category get/femslash/gen, it means that the work contains descriptions of homosexual relationships.
Character death- one of the main / secondary characters will not live to see the end of the work.
Doubtful Consent- in the work plays an important role (but not necessarily described in detail) sexual contact that occurred without the explicit consent of all participants. Most often, scenes from the category of "it happened" or "under the pressure of circumstances" are implied, but do not cross the line of coercion to have sex.
Femslash- in the form of a warning in a work with the main category het/slash/gen, indicates that there are descriptions in the work intimate relationships between girls.
Other abbreviations and symbols
Beta, Beta reader(Beta, Beta-reader) - a person who reads fanfiction before publication and helps make it better. Beta suggestions can range from simple things like spelling and punctuation to more complex things like character traits, removing or adding scenes, and so on.
Disclaimer(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 profit, and indicates to whom it belongs rights to the characters used. On our site, the disclaimer is listed at the very bottom of every page.
Feedback/Reviews- Reviews, comments of readers.
Proofreader/editor- a person is mainly responsible only for correcting punctuation marks.
Sequel(Sequel) - continuation of fanfiction / story, etc.
Prequel- a description of the events that happened to the heroes BEFORE fanfiction. For example, a book describing the life of little Snape and the time of the marauders would be considered a prequel to Harry Potter. If Rowling saw fit to write it
round robin- fanfiction created by a group of authors, each of whom takes turns writing his own piece. Successful round robins are a rarity. As a rule, they are distinguished by a sharp transition between parts and inconsistency in style, however, some manage to extract artistic benefit even from this. Usually round robin is of no interest to anyone except the participants themselves and their closest friends.
Smart(Smarm) is a slightly dismissive definition of fanfiction in which one character makes it clear, in word or deed, how important his (of course, platonic) friendship with another character is to him. Fanfiction like this is pretty rare.
squeek(Squick) - Derived from "someone else"s kink" and "icky", in other words, something that may please some but make others sick. includes slash, BDSM, and some individual pairings, etc. By and large, the term reminds us of mutual courtesy and the need to respect other people's opinions.
OC(NP - new character, NMP - new male character) - short for Original Character, "Original Character".
OFC(NZhP - new female character) - abbreviated Original Female Character, “Original female character”. Typically appears in fanfiction for a romantic relationship with a canon character. Often, but not always, turns into a Mary Sue.
Spoiler(spoiler) - facts mentioned in the canon.
More useful materials:
For the convenience of guests who want or are forced to read earthly fanfiction, or actively communicate with fic-writers.
For readability, I'll quote it right here. (Taken as is from the original text, no comments.)
Fanfic- a literary work generated by the author's interest in the canon.
Profi (Profic)- professional works of art that can be purchased in bookstores, although in essence such creativity is the same fan fiction, but for money. They can be purchased at any bookstore.
Rating- an informal rating system that allows the authors of fanfiction to warn readers about the age at which he (the author) recommends reading this fic. Most often divided into the following categories:
G (General)- fanfiction without age limit.
PG (Parental Guidance)- practically next to G. The age of the intended readers is 11-13 years old.
PG-13, 15(restrictions are clear)
NC-17 (No Children)- the highest rating. Usually implies that the fanfiction is full of sex and/or violence. Hide the kids. Equivalent to X in movies.
R (Restricted)- fics in which there are elements and allusions to sex and violence, curses. There is usually no graphic description.
round robin- collective fan creativity or joint hodgepodge.
Twincest- a description of the romantic and sexual relationship between the twins.
Challenge - a kind of challenge to someone with a proposal to write a fanfic on a given topic, a kind of fic "to order".
Peel story- a dismissive attitude towards fan fiction, in which, according to the reader, there is nothing interesting.
Angst (Angst)- these are strong experiences, physical, but more often spiritual suffering of the character, there are depressive motives and some dramatic events in fan fiction.
AU (Alternative Universe)- Alternate universe. New world, 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 milder form. Coercion, violence.
Dark, Darkfic (Dark, Darkfic)– Fanfic containing scenes of physical and sexual violence, death of characters, etc.
Jen (Gen)– The calmest works, excluding even a hint of sexual relations
Drabble- Such a modest test of the pen, which supposedly claims to be a minifiction. Simply put, an easy sketch on the topic.
Curtain story – a slash in which the couple behaves exaggeratedly at home, “family”.
Incest- Implies sexual relations between close relatives:
Crossover (Crossover)– Fanfiction, which contains characters from other works. Jumping on the canons and fandoms.
Lime (Lime) – the fic or fan art marked with such a warning corresponds to the generally accepted rating R..
Lemon – A fic or fan art marked with this warning is generally rated NC-17
MPreg - Male pregnancy (Male pregnancy) - Slash fic in which, contrary to the laws of nature, one of the characters becomes pregnant.
PWP (Porn Without Plot)- Contains detailed description sex scenes and the virtues of the characters.
Romance - Fanfic about the tender romantic relationship of the characters, their love
Sequel- A fic that has a sequel.
Smut - A fanfic in which there is nothing but a graphic description of the sex scenes.
YUST(Unresolved sexual tension) - "Undischarged sexual tension." A fanfic 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." A part has already been published, but a continuation is expected (and should be). This genre can be recognized by broken ends and unfinished phrases at the end.
Femslash (Femmeslash)- slash with girls and women
Filk (Filk)- Fanfiction song. A popular motif is caught, poems are superimposed on it. All this is performed to the sweet jingling of your favorite musical instrument.
Hart/comfort– A fanfic in which one of the characters comes to the aid of another and rescues him out of trouble. A story about Superman.
Chanslash- a slash fic in which there is a description of the relationship of the characters, one of which is much younger than the other.
Action– Fiki with a dynamic plot. Attributes of such stories are chases, battles, etc.
Humor– May look like a parody or just a funny story.
Parody- humor with a fair amount of irony.
Deathfic - A fanfic in which one or more characters die.
Songfic (Song fic) is a fanfiction that contains the lyrics of a song. Poems are introduced then to create a special atmosphere or emphasize what is between the lines in the story itself.
Size (shape) fanfic
(Max)- Great fanfic. Approximately 70 Word pages.
(Theoretically, this is already a novel).
(Midi)- Average fanfiction. Approximate size from 20 to 70 pages.
(min)- Little fanfic. Size from one page to 20.
Vignette- a very short story that includes a single thought (description of feelings, internal monologue, small event). (see Drabble)
Hero Relationships
Get (Het) - abbreviated heterosexual, “heterosexual”. Fanfic contains descriptions of heterosexual relationships.
Slash- fan fiction that contains romantic and sexual relationships between members of the same sex, fan fiction that contains descriptions or references to homosexual behavior or feelings. According to legend, the term originated from the custom of uniting characters with a slash (slash) in the “pairing” column.
Warning- a warning, a paragraph in the header, allowing the reader to find out that there are motives in fan fiction that may not seem acceptable to everyone.
Fluff (Fluff)- tender and pink-snotty relationships between the characters. Light, joy and all that.
ER- established relationship between the characters.
RPS (real people slash)- the heroes of these works are real people, as a rule, these are actors playing the roles of "favorites" or just celebrities.
Vanilla- a term from BDSM slang, means all those communities and areas of life that are not related to BDSM (for example, "Well, we still have to visit our vanilla friends.") It can also be used in relation to fan fiction without BDSM.
Domestic discipline- a euphemistic name for a story in which corporal punishment is present. As a rule, in such fanfics, 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 fanfic in which all the main characters are credited with homosexual, without any explanation from the author and regardless of what the canon says about it.
Kink (Kink)- from English "strangeness, abnormality, deviation". In fanfiction, it refers to circumstances, usually associated with violence and exotic sexual practices, which may not be pleasant to read about.
Plot bunny- an idea that popped out of nowhere, a plot for fanfiction.
Dilogy (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 (Smarm) is a slightly dismissive definition of fanfiction in which one character makes it clear, by word or deed, how important his (of course, platonic) friendship with another character is to him. Fanfiction like this is pretty rare.
Self-insertation- this is the name of cases when the author in one way or another “fits” himself into the context of his fanfiction. Not necessarily a Mary Sue, but a close one.
OC- short for Original Character, "Original character".
p/b- beta note.
Disclaimer- a phrase at the beginning of fanfiction or on the first page of the site, through which the author informs readers (and especially the copyright holder) that the fanfic or site in question was not created for profit, and indicates who exactly owns the rights to the used characters.
Teaser/Summary- summary.
OOC (Out Of Character)- "Out of character." The author's warning that the character's personality does not correspond to the canon.
Before listing the genres of fanfiction and revealing their features, it is necessary to touch on the question of the origin and meaning of this term. What is a fanfic? This essay, most often amateur, based on the most popular literary works or film works - television series, movies, anime and the like. Moreover, fanfiction genres include various comics and computer games.
concept
The word "fanfiction" refers to jargon. The authors of fanfiction are fiwriters, and they are ardent fans of original writings who cannot part with their beloved heroes of the adored work. They also write most often for the same zealous fans. AT recent times Fanfiction is also commercially created, but very rarely. Most often this is a product for fans of the original work.
The concept itself comes from English - fan literature or fan prose (Fan fiction). There are other designations in use. this concept, uniting the genres of fanfiction. These are "fan-fiction", "fan-fiction", "fan-fiction", most often just "FF" or even "fic". There are so many varieties of this new genre that only the most common ones will be listed. Any author has the right to create his own type of essay. That is why the genres of fanfiction (or rather, subgenres) are extremely diverse.
Varieties: by the nature of the relationship
Slash fanfiction rarely uses Curtain story style, where the characters behave absolutely at home. For example, they go shopping. Since "slash" initially alludes to the lack of heterosexuality. A fanfic with the presence of corporal punishment is called Domestic disciplin, and it concerns sexual relations: one of the partners is beaten for some kind of mistake.
But more and more often there are mergers of different genres in fan fiction: the romance genre and the slash genre, for example. It's hard to find a pure genre, even a subgenre, in the fanfic subculture. But almost always present in fanfiction recent years Angstfic (dreary fanfic) and Darkfic (dark fanfic). The first component denotes depressive motives, spiritual or physical suffering, strong experiences and dramatic events. And the last component is the abundance of cruelty and death in the story.
Orientation
Also often used in any fanfiction - slash or romantic genre - Alternate Pairing or Shipping style (alternative pairing or shipping), when they describe the sexual or romantic relationship of heroes who, in the original work, not only do not like each other, but sometimes are even divorced on opposite sides of the barricades.
In general, slash originally meant a kind of same-sex Alternate Pairing. However, now this concept has become much broader. Accordingly, there are Femslash styles, that is, Saffic, Fem or Femmeslash - all about women's relationships - romantic or sexual. And, of course, it is highlighted in a separate line and sent to the tenth row in fanfictions of the het genre (Het, Shipping Heterosexual).
An even stronger relationship
If the relationship between the characters is permeated with warmth and nothing is overshadowed, this subgenre of fan fiction is called Fluff. Fanfictions about friendship, backed up by words and deeds, but where there is no hint of sexual relations, are called Smarm. If there is no love line in fanfic or it doesn't mean much, it's General audience or just Gen. No description of fanfiction genres is complete without Grapefruit, it is fanfiction with violence in its pages or coercion to it.
Explicit sexual orientation is indicated by Lemon, if the plot is minimal, the fanfic belongs to the PWP subgenre (Porn without Plot - from the category of 18+ and without a plot). Lime - Lightweight Lemon, uncensored, no explicit scenes. Unresolved Sexual Tension, or simply UST, is the opposite. The characters are experiencing strong feeling to each other, but something prevents them from entering into a romantic interaction. Well, the kind of Vanilla fanfiction that is familiar to everyone without exception is vanilla relationships.
Creation method
Varieties can also be identified by the method of creation, here the fanfiction genres and their significance for the reading public are most clearly visible. Quite often you can find a crossover in the subculture (especially English fans of fanfiction), where several alien universes merge in the narrative. For example, Jack Sparrow and Han Solo, along with Princess Leia, come to Hogwarts and meet Anton Gorodetsky there in order to jointly extinguish the Eye of Sauron.
Very often writers use Point of view or just POV. And this applies not only to fan fiction, a lot of works, including those in the fantasy genre, are written in this way. For example, the saga "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George Martin. This method is extremely convenient for narration, since it allows you to show events in different parts of the universe and at different intervals of time or simultaneously from different sides.
Professionals
The Profic genre is exceptionally interesting. These works are truly artistic and often highly professional, where the author describes the adventures of his characters in a world that was created by another author. There are real masterpieces in this genre, such as, for example, the fanfic "The Ring of Darkness", which was written by Nick Perumov on famous work Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Many fans argue before fights who wrote better: Perumov or Tolkien.
Much has been written in this genre. The authors love other people's universes and write whole book series on Star Wars, Dragonlance, Warhammer and other commercially successful works, the authors of which are loyal to franchising. The most interesting thing is that books from someone else's table - both sequels and prequels - are always sold like hot cakes. But it is not the epigones who should be thanked for this, but the author of the original, who created such an interesting universe that readers miss, and so much so that they are ready to read even frankly weak imitations.
More varieties by way of writing
Often the author does not want or cannot master the entire book of fanfiction alone. Genres, styles, language of narration are intertwined, the transitions between parts become too abrupt, and the actions of the characters become inconsistent if several authors write the same book - each fragment has its own. (or - "in a circle") - this is the name of this subgenre. Today, every reader can find their favorite genres of fanfiction. Ficbook is a site on the Internet where authors find their reader, and readers find their authors.
There are daredevils who risk introducing into the text characters who are real existing people(usually celebrities). Such fanfic will be called RPF, or Real person fiction. The site "Book of Fanfiction" presents genres of such a plan in full assortment. The situation becomes even more interesting when the author uses a variety of Real person slash and paints homosexual relationships real people, moreover, famous people who have never declared their orientation and are even the fathers of families. Sometimes the author inscribes himself in the context of fanfiction. This is called Author character or Self-insert. So, for example, he made sure that his hero found a credit card on the beach in the name of Vasily Aksyonov.
Dividing characters into groups
Fanfiction of the omegaverse genre shows a specific reality where people belong to one of the three types alpha, omega and beta. Dominant males are alphas, while omegas are passive characters with strange inclinations, with periods of sexual activity, like "rutting" in animals or "estrus", when the omega physically needs the alpha. And beta is a neutral character, not interfering in relations between alphas and omegas.
This genre came out of slash, and therefore there may not be women there at all. The omegaverse is distinguished by a huge number of physiological assumptions that are impossible either in the real world or in the canon world. Like male pregnancy. Similar genres of fanfiction should have warnings: suddenly some physiological details will be unpleasant for the reader. The authors usually mark the genre and dangers in the "header" to the work, in the same place as the gratitude to the author of the original.
Conformity to the original
This is the evaluation part of fanfiction genres, and there are a lot of evaluations. Alternative Universal, or AU, says that fan fiction has big differences with the canon. NO-AU - on the contrary, either there are no discrepancies with the original universe, or they are insignificant or controversial. Original fanfiction have little or no connection to the original. Uberfic, or Uber Fanfiction, is almost Original fanfiction, where only the place of action or the names of the original can be a link, everything else has nothing to do with the original. For example, there is Frodo and Sam, but no ring of omnipotence and other saurons, that is, all their actions are completely an invention of the fickwriter.
Out Of Character, or OOC, is what they say about fan fiction, where the contradictions and divergences in the characters' characters are very significant in comparison with the original. For example, Gandalf is a traitor, elves are bloodthirsty and vile, and orcs are honest and good-natured people (Perumov has the last two cases, for example). If a freewriter creates a unique look for a character that hasn't appeared in any of the fandoms, it's called an Original Character. Such characters are usually not the main characters, but they play a significant role in helping the main characters overcome obstacles. These characters are unpredictable and lucky, but they don't look like Mary Sues.
Mary and Marty
"Mary Sue" Russian fans of any universe are called disparagingly "Marysyuha" or even "Mashka". This is usually a fan fiction character written by a woman (girl), where the heroine embodies the actual or desired (more often) features of the author herself. Usually Mary Sues are unusually beautiful and indescribably clever - a cross between Vasilis the Beautiful and the Wise. They are also found in venerable authors. And not in fan fiction, but in original works. For example, George Martin - repeatedly.
The name is chosen complex and melodic, for example, Daenerys, her hair and eyes are of a color that is not found in ordinary people, the past was stormy and full of adventures, and supernatural abilities appeared, for example, not to burn in fire or not to drown in water. Mary Sue will surely charm all the main characters, and then save the world. This is how the girls write. - the same, but in the male version.
Variety by story
If the characters in the fanfic die, it is classified as Deathfic. If the characters take a long time to establish a relationship - Established Relationship. Hurt/comfort - just by the name, we can conclude that it will be about helping one character - strong and kind - to another - weak and suffering.
Well, a genre that has almost classic examples is Continuation, when fan fiction is an exact continuation of the original work. For example, "Gone with the Wind" was continued quite successfully by Alexandra Ripley. In any case, it was and is being sold as successfully as the original.
Related genres
With the growth of opportunities, thanks to technological progress, fans of certain works of art successfully combine literary creativity with related genres. And fanfiction is sometimes quite high quality. For example, a film based on the Star Wars universe - Star Wars: Revelations: a highly technical level, using the latest technology. This is a fanfilm. A modification of fanfiction is also drawing based on the work, where completely new artistic images favorite characters. This is fan art.
But for any genre - both pure fanfiction and related, like a role-playing computer game, for example - you need, first of all, a general interest in the canon, that is, that work (book, film, series, comic book, TV show, etc.), the characters and the whole world of which will be used to write fanfiction.
Afterword
Fanfiction is a related kind of creativity, where the ficwriter uses both his own fiction, which goes far from the canon, and some set of elements from the original world. This is the only genre other than parody, of course, where the reader is better off being familiar with the work that inspired the ficwriter. The author wrote not for money, but for pleasure, first of all, his own, and secondarily - for the pleasure of the same fans of the author of the original work. They are not only consumers of someone else's creativity. Fikreiter is an example of co-creation, when literature appeals to the reader, and the reader responds to it with action.
And sometimes the author's understatement, an "open" ending, sometimes just gaps and inconsistencies, sometimes the essence of the storyline is indicated only by a hint. And then the fans have an incentive. They meticulously and carefully think through every detail of the episode, they sleep and see different paths of development, build conjectures and assumptions, and then all this results in filling in the gaps in the original narrative that they found. Aren't these attempts worthy of respect?