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Sharop · 10-02-2009, 12:13 PM

Any of you write or read fan fiction?

I like to read fan fiction if it's well-written and I read a really good one a few nights ago. I don't stick around very long with the very poorly written ones! But there are some very talented fanfic writers out there and it's always a pleasure to read a really good fanfic.

I am currently writing one of my own, a crossover between Murder, She Wrote and Diagnosis Murder. My previous attempts at writing fan fiction haven't really worked out, so I've no idea how far I will get with this one - I'm on the second chapter now.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 10-02-2009, 01:59 PM

I'm currently writing a Three's Company fanfiction that I have posted over at fanfiction.net as well as here on our TC fanfiction board. It's my first serious one that I've written and I'm proud of it in some aspects, but I'm also very critical and hard on myself when it come to my writing. It's my passion so I'm a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to it.

Here's a link to the story if anyone's interested:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...d.php?t=249904

ekkostar · 10-02-2009, 05:00 PM

When I was 13-16. After that I grew up. I don't grasp the concept of that silly shipping crap either.

Sharop · 10-02-2009, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ekkostar

When I was 13-16. After that I grew up. I don't grasp the concept of that silly shipping crap either.

Do you think that writing fan fiction is a childish pursuit? If so, I disagree. I have come across fan fictions that seem quite childish in how they are written, but I have also read some very good ones.

Not all of them include shipping. I think fan fiction is a valid writing form.

ZeldaGilroy · 10-02-2009, 05:46 PM

I write Facts of Life fanfiction stories that are posted here on the FOL Fanfic board. I also wrote one for The Cosby Show about a gazillion years ago and it is posted on The Cosby Show Fanfic board as well.

I think it is a fun hobby and I enjoy it. I love reading them too.

Waterston_Fan · 10-02-2009, 07:03 PM

I have written some on ff.net and some on the L/O category of this site as well as the Beaver category too.

I post my updates of my stories on my sig.

Jonathan · 10-02-2009, 07:28 PM

I've read bits and pieces, but never a full one. I'm not opposed to reading them though.

browneyes106 · 10-03-2009, 12:01 AM

I like reading fan fiction. I have some really good stories. I have never tried writing fan fiction though.

Family Ties Forever! · 10-03-2009, 12:15 AM

Yes, I have written and read fan fiction before. A few years ago I posted some FT fan fiction on SO on the FT fan fiction board, but deleted it because I thought it wasn't allowed due to copyright laws. I think there are only two or so FT fan fictions that are still there.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 10-03-2009, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ekkostar

When I was 13-16. After that I grew up. I don't grasp the concept of that silly shipping crap either.

If you're suggesting that writing fanfiction is childish, then you might also suggest that writing period is childish. To me, it's taking your writing abilities and applying them to something you know and enjoy. It's no more childish than a sitcom writer, a novelist, etc, imo.

Kristen · 10-03-2009, 01:32 AM

I've been into it for awhile, kind of in spurts. Reading it is fun, when it's done well. As for writing, I've done it, but I have a terrible history of abandoning stories when I run out of ideas or get backed into a corner. I keep saying I should write some stories for some of my fave sitcoms, but I never seem to come up w/ a really good premise. If I could ever get over that, I def. think it would be fun to get back into it again.

- Kristen

sunshinefizzy · 10-03-2009, 02:39 PM

I've written ones for Three's Company. I was planning on writing some for Seinfeld and Everybody loves Raymond but I never got around to it.

Sharop · 10-03-2009, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*

If you're suggesting that writing fanfiction is childish, then you might also suggest that writing period is childish. To me, it's taking your writing abilities and applying them to something you know and enjoy. It's no more childish than a sitcom writer, a novelist, etc, imo.

Many people who write fan fiction are not professional writers, and there are lots who don't take it too seriously and who see it just as a fun little hobby. As such, there are obviously a lot of badly-written fan fictions that can appear childish in the way they are written, but there are some excellent ones as well. So in my opinion, the act of writing fan fiction in general is not childish.

LuLu Rogers · 10-03-2009, 04:08 PM

I used to write Three's Company fanfiction, but those were some of my worst writings ever! LOL

Now I ship M*A*S*H and I love it. It's therapy for me, and a nice release when I need a break from working on my novel. The M*A*S*H fic I'm currently writing is here: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...d.php?t=217793

People who think Fan Fiction is childish or stupid have no imagination

Liza · 10-03-2009, 04:53 PM

I've written only one on this site, for Three's Company. Someday I'll get around to posting one on Gilligan's Island... depends on when the mood takes me that route.

I've also written a few externally. It's something I do for relaxation, or if a story gets into my head. For aspiring writers (of any age) it's really a wonderful stepping-stone. Some writers have been discovered through their fanfic and been published. (I'm waiting for that to happen to me.)

http://www.fanfiction.net/u/613939/Princess_Pat

10-02-2009, 12:13 PM	#1
Sharop Andy Gibb aged 12 Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 03, 2004 Location: Courthouse Square, Hill Valley, beside the clocktower, 10:04 p.m., November 12th 1955 Posts: 3,912	Fan fiction Any of you write or read fan fiction? I like to read fan fiction if it's well-written and I read a really good one a few nights ago. I don't stick around very long with the very poorly written ones! But there are some very talented fanfic writers out there and it's always a pleasure to read a really good fanfic. I am currently writing one of my own, a crossover between Murder, She Wrote and Diagnosis Murder. My previous attempts at writing fan fiction haven't really worked out, so I've no idea how far I will get with this one - I'm on the second chapter now.
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10-02-2009, 01:59 PM	#2
Pleasant Tomorrow Member Forum Addict Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 69,525	I'm currently writing a Three's Company fanfiction that I have posted over at fanfiction.net as well as here on our TC fanfiction board. It's my first serious one that I've written and I'm proud of it in some aspects, but I'm also very critical and hard on myself when it come to my writing. It's my passion so I'm a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to it. Here's a link to the story if anyone's interested: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...d.php?t=249904
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10-02-2009, 05:00 PM	#3
ekkostar Coffee, Tea & Larroquette! Senior Member Join Date: Apr 16, 2005 Posts: 1,077	When I was 13-16. After that I grew up. I don't grasp the concept of that silly shipping crap either.
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10-03-2009, 01:32 AM	#11
Kristen Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 17, 2000 Location: New York, USA Posts: 4,042	I've been into it for awhile, kind of in spurts. Reading it is fun, when it's done well. As for writing, I've done it, but I have a terrible history of abandoning stories when I run out of ideas or get backed into a corner. I keep saying I should write some stories for some of my fave sitcoms, but I never seem to come up w/ a really good premise. If I could ever get over that, I def. think it would be fun to get back into it again. - Kristen
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10-03-2009, 04:08 PM	#14
LuLu Rogers Colonel Brandon Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 23, 2004 Location: The Hogwarts Dungeons Posts: 11,013	I used to write Three's Company fanfiction, but those were some of my worst writings ever! LOL Now I ship MASH and I love it. It's therapy for me, and a nice release when I need a break from working on my novel. The MASH fic I'm currently writing is here: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...d.php?t=217793 People who think Fan Fiction is childish or stupid have no imagination
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10-02-2009, 05:46 PM	#5
ZeldaGilroy Dobie and Zelda Forever!!! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 14, 2000 Location: I don't know...I'm probably lost! Posts: 4,144	I write Facts of Life fanfiction stories that are posted here on the FOL Fanfic board. I also wrote one for The Cosby Show about a gazillion years ago and it is posted on The Cosby Show Fanfic board as well. I think it is a fun hobby and I enjoy it. I love reading them too.

10-02-2009, 07:03 PM	#6
Waterston_Fan Eternal Member Eternal Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 26, 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,195	I have written some on ff.net and some on the L/O category of this site as well as the Beaver category too. I post my updates of my stories on my sig.

10-02-2009, 07:28 PM	#7
Jonathan ***** Senior Member** Join Date: Aug 28, 2004 Posts: 2,304	I've read bits and pieces, but never a full one. I'm not opposed to reading them though.

10-03-2009, 12:01 AM	#8
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	I like reading fan fiction. I have some really good stories. I have never tried writing fan fiction though.

10-03-2009, 12:15 AM	#9
Family Ties Forever! Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 16, 2002 Location: Keaton residence Posts: 10,214	Yes, I have written and read fan fiction before. A few years ago I posted some FT fan fiction on SO on the FT fan fiction board, but deleted it because I thought it wasn't allowed due to copyright laws. I think there are only two or so FT fan fictions that are still there.

10-03-2009, 02:39 PM	#12
sunshinefizzy Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 27, 2006 Location: Craptown Posts: 2,054	I've written ones for Three's Company. I was planning on writing some for Seinfeld and Everybody loves Raymond but I never got around to it.

10-03-2009, 04:53 PM	#15
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	I've written only one on this site, for Three's Company. Someday I'll get around to posting one on Gilligan's Island... depends on when the mood takes me that route. I've also written a few externally. It's something I do for relaxation, or if a story gets into my head. For aspiring writers (of any age) it's really a wonderful stepping-stone. Some writers have been discovered through their fanfic and been published. (I'm waiting for that to happen to me.) http://www.fanfiction.net/u/613939/Princess_Pat