that's not to say that all fiction written by fans must be fanfiction
Very true. Which is why it seems to me that for it to be fanfiction, the 'fan' part is really short for 'fandom' -- so fiction significantly influenced by the fan/writer's fandom is probably fairly safe to say some kind of fanfic. But I can also write influenced-by-story but not-influenced-by-fandom, and those stories are original fiction and yes, I am a fan and yes, I may even be writing an adaptation/retelling, but I'm not doing it under teh influence.
Although that in turn cracks me up, post-dinner and in throes of not-enough-chocolate: Writing under the influence (of Fandom)!
"The agent was going to ask for a full manscript, but then he did a search and discovered I'd done time for a WUI. Yeah. Miami Vice fandom. I know. Young, stupid, and you think you'll never be caught, and one bust and your life is ruined. Your parents warn you, but you know how it is. Kids never listen."
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Date: 1 Jun 2010 02:39 am (UTC)Very true. Which is why it seems to me that for it to be fanfiction, the 'fan' part is really short for 'fandom' -- so fiction significantly influenced by the fan/writer's fandom is probably fairly safe to say some kind of fanfic. But I can also write influenced-by-story but not-influenced-by-fandom, and those stories are original fiction and yes, I am a fan and yes, I may even be writing an adaptation/retelling, but I'm not doing it under teh influence.
Although that in turn cracks me up, post-dinner and in throes of not-enough-chocolate: Writing under the influence (of Fandom)!
"The agent was going to ask for a full manscript, but then he did a search and discovered I'd done time for a WUI. Yeah. Miami Vice fandom. I know. Young, stupid, and you think you'll never be caught, and one bust and your life is ruined. Your parents warn you, but you know how it is. Kids never listen."