Fanfiction Love it or hate it?
 

Okay, what I want to know is if you like fanfction or hate it. Even if you don't know what fanfiction is, just ask. xp

I don't care about it.If people want to make fanfictions is alright.

It really depends on the fanfiction. If it's very poorly written, then I won't like it. I also don't like fanfiction that changes the characters. If the characters have been changed too much, then the author should've just made their own characters.

*Note: Following reply coming from a writer.*

Fanfiction is a great way to practice writing, and a great freewriting tool.

But you didn't make the characters.
And you didn't make the universe they reside in.
And you didn't change names of characters, or add any other ones.
And even if other ones are added, it doesn't flow cohesively with the remaining characters/universe.

It's like trying to force your own puzzle piece into a puzzle that's not only already complete, but perfect in and of itself.

I personaly don't think that fanfiction should be published anywhere, but I'm highly uneducated in the fields of publication, so I'll plead the 5th on that part.

Even still, I can't consider fanfiction actual writing, nor those that write fanfiction actual writers.

/endrant (Good God, I'm gonna' get railed for this, I can feel it.)

Do you like how people will make the genders change? Or if yhey make them gay?

That's true. it's not there's to mess with...but if it make's poeple happy to di, I'm all good. ^^

Oh yeah. While not a fan of fanfiction itself, I could care less about it being written. If it makes people happy to do it, let them eat cake (or something like that).

But when fanfiction writers think they're actual writers, that's when I swoop in with a pen and black pieces of paper and ask them to come up with something on their own.

As long as you don't change a characters personality
it's ok by me. And not the world they live in either.
And I hate when people add strange things like Mpreg XD
Or like weird stuff like the narutoverse being invaded by a
vampire virus XD
It just becomes... bad..

Changing sexuality can be Ok though ^^ if you write it so
that it would seem natural. Like it could happen.

Sexuality, experimenting is aaalright.
But MPreg...come on ._. just because you're twelve and you love babies but you can't stand women don't make the characters go preg.

I enjoy writing fanfictions but I also enjoy writing regular stories from my own imagination. Heck, my english teacher gave us a random promt of what would you do if you won a million dollars and it had to be 100 words or more...finished it in like 30min and over 300words. SHe gave me a look like I was crazy haha...
at the moment I'm readin an inuyasha fanfic on fanfiction.net its called The Phoenix Blade: Time Lapse...I usually wouldn't enjoy how it is written but I'm mainly just readin it to see if I can finish te story. [700,000+ words and 86 chapters. Longest story I have attempted to read yet]

But but btu, it makes characters that should be together together because the author didn't....though there tends to be a lot of kikyo bashin in inuyasha fics. I hate it when people bash other characters. Thats my only pet peeve

Don't really care either way, it's not something I frequently read.

I really love it and read at least three times per week some stories... sometimes I also spend hours in front of the pc, staring at millions of letters and reading til my eyes are hurting so much, that I just can't go on..(°A°)""
One can say, I'm a little addicted to some sort of stories *whistle* :p

thats how it was with me haha. it's like...did they mean to write it like this. it's not like the plot at all o_O but then its so addicitng

exactly like my way to them :pandasmile:

Alongside my original points, I usually don't read fanfiction because it's not written in a very interesting way.

Just some additional two cents.

Imo, it depends very on the writer if it is written in an intresting way or not.. I know at least a dozen writers who have an extraordinary good writing style and are able to make the fictions marvelous

I agree. I remember readina fanfic about a month or so ago and when I owuld usually forget the sotry in that amount of time. It is burned into my memory, I find it and read it again every now and then.

the same here XD*gun* I've got them in my favourites list :pandasmile:

Which kinda of stories do your read?

Usually either Inuyasha or some random manga that had caught my interest but didn't want to find out what happened. There are tons of spoilers in fanfictions haha...
though scarily, I've actually taking a likin to fluffy kagome pairing DX its horrible, I know. XD but I guess I'll survive

Sure, there are tons of spoilers... but they're necessary..for example in Harry Potter stories (--> when it plays after the 5th book, one should know what happened in the books before)

and genre?

horrible? well it depends on kagomes partner.. XD

I like all different types of genre [such a weird word] and I've read some pretty good kagXsess pairings but I'd much rather read inuXkag like I'm reading at the moment.

I love spoilers, especially when I get to write, warning::spoiler alert in my fics.

I love it!.
But thats because I write a LOT! or fanfiction.
its what keeps me sane *Sigh*

MMhmm, It depends on the writer. If it's a good writer who can make the story interesting and keep me on my toes then yes I like it. Other wise nope.

about which books/games/animes/mangas do you write?

hmmm lets see
Naruto
Death Note
Bleach
Fruits Basket
Full Metal Alchemist
Inuyasha
Ouran High School Host Club
Kingdom Hearts

and other Fantasy stories.

i never had the patience for fanfiction but i was into doujinshi and amatuer CG

I love fanfiction... *cough Its awesome.... heheheh fanfiction... :D

I read one not knowing it was fanfiction, and I was completely confused, but it was very well written! After a few chapters (online) I was like..wait...

love it!! ;]

Love it, some of it's really good.

i love fanfiction and love to write it.

Depends on the series, and also whether the authors any good. I'll read anything, as long as it can hold my attention for longer than 5 mins....

haha. I can't believe this thread is still going. yay. I like to think that there arn't that many bashers out there...but tht's just my opinion. lolz...

I love creativity its nice to see people who take the time and effort to do fanfics regardless if its good or not i can respect someone who puts their time and energy into doing fanfics. So for me no i dont hate fanfics.

i love fanfiction my penname is the-real-mtv