Fiction written by a fan of, and featuring characters from, a particular TV series, film, etc.
Example sentencesExamples
I really like that - it totally encapsulates for me what fan fiction is about - writing the bits we don't see on TV, reading between the lines.
Unless you're the kind of person who spends their weekends writing fan fiction about video game characters this won't matter too much.
As its name suggests, fan fiction is fiction written by those who are great enthusiasts for a particular writer's work, and have borrowed his or her characters and contexts to write fiction of their own.
This is my first original story, I usually write fan fiction.
As a fledgling writer, I really wouldn't spend too much time worrying that people will write fan fiction with your characters in.
Sometimes, in fan fiction, I'd write the whole story out before I start posting it.
Textual Poachers gives considerable attention to the fan fiction written about characters and situations originating in television shows.
I don't actually have much of an opinion on people using my characters in fan fiction.
Definition of fan fiction in US English:
fan fiction
noun
Fiction written by a fan of, and featuring characters from, a particular TV series, movie, etc.
Example sentencesExamples
Sometimes, in fan fiction, I'd write the whole story out before I start posting it.
I don't actually have much of an opinion on people using my characters in fan fiction.
I really like that - it totally encapsulates for me what fan fiction is about - writing the bits we don't see on TV, reading between the lines.
As a fledgling writer, I really wouldn't spend too much time worrying that people will write fan fiction with your characters in.
This is my first original story, I usually write fan fiction.
Textual Poachers gives considerable attention to the fan fiction written about characters and situations originating in television shows.
As its name suggests, fan fiction is fiction written by those who are great enthusiasts for a particular writer's work, and have borrowed his or her characters and contexts to write fiction of their own.
Unless you're the kind of person who spends their weekends writing fan fiction about video game characters this won't matter too much.