I have to agree with the stories written about other stories (or perhaps narratives, for RPF?) definition.
So given that, what influence/impact/import do you think fandom plays in the creation of fanfiction? Or none at all?
None at all. Because while fandom might have an influence in some cases, my fanfic that I wrote in total isolation at nine years old about the further adventures of Merry and Pippin is just as much fanfic as the Final Fantasy fanfics I wrote with my friends in high school but that never saw the light of day on the internet, as is the silly BL fanfic I might write now from an LJ community prompt - fandom is an awesome part of fanfiction, but not a necessary ingredient.
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Date: 2 Jun 2010 11:05 am (UTC)So given that, what influence/impact/import do you think fandom plays in the creation of fanfiction? Or none at all?
None at all. Because while fandom might have an influence in some cases, my fanfic that I wrote in total isolation at nine years old about the further adventures of Merry and Pippin is just as much fanfic as the Final Fantasy fanfics I wrote with my friends in high school but that never saw the light of day on the internet, as is the silly BL fanfic I might write now from an LJ community prompt - fandom is an awesome part of fanfiction, but not a necessary ingredient.