I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THE SITE SO THINGS ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING A LITTLE DIFFERENT. WHEN I'M FINISHED, THE LINKS TO MY STORIES WON'T TAKE YOU TO FANFICTION.NET, BUT TO ANOTHER PART OF MY SITE! ALSO, I'M ADDING TRAILERS TO ALL OF MY STORIES, CUSTOM-MADE USING MY VOICE RECORDINGS AND THE WONDERFUL TECHNOLOGY OF THE SIMS 2! BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR CHANGES AND PLEASE SIGN THE GUESTBOOK! :)
If you are on this site, you have probably read some of my fan fiction! I decided to make my own website not only to promote some of the fan fiction I've done but let people learn a little more about the fandoms I write for and also let them get to know a little more about me. I'll also have sneak previews of stories that are to come, some links to some of the best fan fiction sites I know, and hopefully some more fun stuff like my art portfolio and blog added later!
If you have trouble comprehending big words like I do, put simply, that means that fan fiction is when a person takes someone else's characters and setting for a premise of their own story about those characters and settings. You know what they say--imatation is the greatest form of flattery!
Here's some that Wikipedia has to offer:
Canon (derived from the term's usage in the Christian religion and popularized in this context by the Baker Street Irregulars) refers to the "official" source material upon which fan fiction can be based. In recent years, some fandoms have engaged in lengthy debate over what is or is not "canon", usually due to multiple writers in various media creating contradictory source material, such as in metaseries like Doctor Who or Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
It is important to note that something that is regarded as "canon" is regarded as being essentially a verifiable fact in the given fandom. Details as complex as the laws of physics in a given story universe or as minute as how a character's name is meant to be spelled can be referred to as "canon" details, so long as they are specifically shown or otherwise directly revealed in the source material; this includes character behavior as well, though debate over what can or cannot be considered "canon behavior" is often a point of contention in fandom. On occasion, authors (such as Joss Whedon[1] or JK Rowling[2]) also expand on what is shown in the original story in other media, especially personal websites or blogs. Comments on the nature of a story or character directly from the creator are often considered statements of "canon".
In short, "canon" in the context of fan fiction is both the accepted "official" material itself, and a concept or detail promoted by the original work and/or in accepted "official" material.
In fan fiction communities, especially online, generally fandom refers to people who enjoy a specific story, character, game, etc., and actively interact with others; that is, a group of (however scattered) such individuals who share interest in the same media. The term also sees occasional use as a synonym for the canon work.
Though now used in the aforementioned contexts amongst readers and writers of fan fiction, the term "fandom" itself actually pre-dates the modern usage of the term "fan fiction"; the Oxford English Dictionary traces the term's existence as far back as 1903.
A more rarely-used synonym for fandom in modern times is fen, a playful faux-pluralization of fan that mimics the plural form of man (which is men).
Though it is distinct from canon, fanon is an interrelated concept, in that the term encompasses invented (non-canon or not verified as being canon) facts or situations, especially those which are used frequently in fan fiction so as to become seen by many as an extended part of the canon, becoming a form of meme within the fandom as often many writers and fans adopt the same fanon, often within a relatively short time frame.
One of the usual purposes of fanon is to fill in perceived contradictions or gaps in the canon, answer (or ask) questions that the source material either will not or cannot address, or simply hasn't addressed before. Prime examples include the first names of Uhura and Sulu in Star Trek, which were "fanon" long before official adoption.
For further understanding of this concept, please see the "Nature of fictional canons" subsection in Canon (fiction).
A collection of fan fiction produced as a magazine. Either in print (printzine) or online (webzine).[1]
To render a fan fiction of copyrighted material suitable for mainstream publishing by removing any specific references to canon.[1]
(Of a fan fiction) made incompatible with canon by later changes to the canon postdating the authorship of the fiction. After Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer[2]
The opposite of fan fiction; any fiction that is not considered fan fiction. For further understanding on the difference between fan fiction and original fiction - including the debate on what constitutes "original fiction" vs. "fan fiction" - please see main article.
I have written fan fiction for the follwing fandoms:
Kim Possible
American Dragon: Jake Long
Harry Potter
Phil of the Future
The Princess Bride
Hardy Boys
The Great Tree of Avalon
Drake and Josh
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
That's So Raven
Feel free to explore the site, if you have any questions, email me at elizabethmichaela@hotmail.com
