Topic: Anyone read/write fanfiction?

[Oblivion]

I used to love a good fanfiction story a couple years back when I was hardcore into the Avatar: the Last Airbender fandom. I recently came across MasterGhandalf again, an AMAZING writer with some good AU stories for Avatar or other shows. Seeing his stuff again has rekindled my old love for fanfiction and I was wondering if anyone on here had any recommendations for some good fanfiction for anything at all, or even something you've written yourself. I myself am a big fan of AU or "sequel" FF.


Considering the people here, I can bet that a grand total of like one person probably does, but I figured I would ask anyway.

[BranDonk Kong]

Does Fox News count? It's historical fan fiction.

[ShyGuy]

When I got on the internet for the first time back in... 96? One of the first things I read was Highlander fan fiction on usenet.

[Oblivion]

Was it...good?

[pokepal148]

Does Fox News count? It's historical fan fiction.

That stuff is just high class comedy

[ShyGuy]

Was it...good?

There was one where the immortal shot off the other immortal's head with a machine gun because he wasn't from olden times. And another one where Batman was Highlander and another one I think where the X-files investigate. They weren't completely terrible.

Typing this make me miss Usenet. It was nice when the internet wasn't all WWW.

[marvel_moviefan_2012]

I too did like Shyguy and used to read Fancitions all over usenet. Unlike Shyguy I do not miss usenet, no amount of nostalgia would make me want to go back to the dark ages of the internet.

I also am a writer in real life and I do fanfiction of all sorts. Mostly Star Wars, Freddy Kruger, Transformers, X-Men, Doctor Who, and now that Psych is over I might try to tackle that just for the hell of it.

[ShyGuy]

You could find the answer to any technical question on Usenet, it was a good resource for computer issues.

You used to be able to download files from FTP sites instead of file hosting services with a dozen "download now" ads trying to trick you into a getting a virus.

[marvel_moviefan_2012]

I am going to dodge that one because there are too many things to say. I did however once win a fanfiction contest on alt.toys.transformers.classic.moderated once upon a time.

[azeke]

When i often have no time for real deal, i'm not gonna bother with fanfics.


Though i think i remember reading a page of two of that MasterGandalf person, i think it was ATLA/Star Trek TNG thing. it was okay i guess.


Also i remember reading a few unofficial continuations of LOTR (not fanfiction technically because those were actual books published on paper). One dealt with seven rings of Nazgul and how someone used their power, it was pretty trashy (mary sue-ish Frodo clone and his two dwarf friends becoming orc slaughtering machine). The other one twisted original LOTR story on it's head and turned it into more of a spy thriller (think le Carre or Robert Harris). It was very, very good.

[marvel_moviefan_2012]

When i often have no time for real deal, i'm not gonna bother with fanfics.


Though i think i remember reading a page of two of that MasterGandalf person, i think it was ATLA/Star Trek TNG thing. it was okay i guess.


Also i remember reading a few unofficial continuations of LOTR (not fanfiction technically because those were actual books published on paper). One dealt with seven rings of Nazgul and how someone used their power, it was pretty trashy (mary sue-ish Frodo clone and his two dwarf friends becoming orc slaughtering machine). The other one twisted original LOTR story on it's head and turned it into more of a spy thriller (think le Carre or Robert Harris). It was very, very good.

Well as an aspiring writer I do it more as an exorcise when I am in a rut. I like to write my own fiction but sometimes I will start with a fanfiction and then once I get inspired I will either adapt it into something my own or scrap it and pick out the good bits. I don't share them with other people outside that one time I did to win a contest.

[NWR_insanolord]

I really don't understand why anyone would want to read non-pornographic fan fiction.