Do you think writing fanfiction will get in the way of a real writing career? - Comments

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@ Fandango
Hmm, can I just be clear right now, as it relates to copyright laws; the fan fiction I'm talking about are the ones that have been created from the original work(books) of other persons. Now I don't know if it's easy (nothing's easy, but you get what I mean) to make a published copy of someone's work in another form, if that's so, feel free to correct me. I don't wanna seem ignorant.

But, if as you said, all an author would have to do would be to change the names and whatever else would have to be changed 'before' trying to get it published, then what was the point of making it fan fiction if your going to change it into original fiction at the end of the day?

If you're going to remove all the things you added because of your love for them, then would it still be called fan fiction? Not sure.

I want to also add, I think this would only be easy if all the person used were names. If not, then they would be literally re writing their fan fiction just to make it into an original fiction just to get it published, right? Not sure.

And yes, I get what you're saying as it relates to quality having a lot of influence in whether someone's work gets published at all. I mentioned it in one of my later comments.

@ Brian Haner Jr
As I've been reading the comments, my thought was the same as yours. I write My Chemical Romance fanfiction, Frerard to be exact. Most of my stories are my own universes. Even with the characters, they are called "Frank Iero" and "Gerard Way" but are generally not like the real guys. (At least I REALLY hope real life Gerard isn't like some of my characters named after him!) I mostly use their names and physical attributes only. Only in two of my stories have I pulled in details from their actual lives, like the fact they are in My Chem. And a third, I used the Killjoyverse that Gerard created. The rest of my stories are nearly 90% or more my own creations. I still consider it fanfiction only because I am using the image of two real life people. But if I changed the characters' names, I could post most of my stories as original fiction.

I am one of those that started writing to write fanfiction. I've always came up with my own ideas and stories, but I never actually wrote any stories; they were all just my own little fantasies. But when I came across Frerard, it was something I wanted to write about after a while. So I started my first story, a very typical fanfiction. Once I was comfortable writing, I began tinkering with changing the characters' personalities and the worlds they lived in. And I know writing fanfiction has helped me hone my writing skills.

But I get a lot of flack from people for writing Frerards. (But that's a whole big issue in the MCRmy, though.) Just because a person chooses to write a Frerard story doesn't mean they believe it is or ever was real in any way.

As for it hindering a real writing career, I don't believe that. I am currently halfway through writing my first novel. I already have a small following for it both in my real life (where people don't know its origins) and online, and it hasn't even been published yet. I'm hoping I am going to be able to have a publisher pick it up. But I don't believe fanfiction did anything other than help me; my novel is based on the characters and the universe I created for my oneshot "The Two Sides of Black Blood in the Dark". That has been one of my most popular oneshots. (It is, by far, my most popular oneshot on Mibba.)

As for being published, there are thousands of publishing companies out there. While I'm not saying anybody, myself included, can be published, there's a lot to be said for researching the industry. I know my novel isn't going to be a mainstream book or have a wide audience range, so I know to avoid those types of publishers right off. Then you need to know how to sell your story to a publishing company via a query letter. But you can't do any of that until you have a story written, and a story that's pretty damn near ready for publishing; most publishers won't touch a new author's work if they are going to have to put a great deal of time into editing the thing first. (Grammar is important, people!!) It's not hard to be a serious writer or to be taken seriously by publishers; it just takes the right knowledge and the effort on your part to put yourself out there. Writing is a fulltime job! (I know a couple of people in the publishing industry. Their advice has been "Write! Just write. That is the hardest part.")

I enjoyed reading this blog!

@ cotton.
I think you've completely misinterpreted what I'm trying to say.

I'm talking about quality, whether it be original or fanfiction. And in no way did I state the content wouldn't be tweaked in published fanfiction (if it is published at all). I'm talking about the likelihood of being published at all, whether original fiction or not. If a fanfiction writer were to submit their story to a publisher, I'm sure they'd have the common sense to change the names and/or content.

And there are multiple instances where fanfiction was published as-is -- Star Trek and Marilyn Monroe fanfiction are just two examples.

@ Stormborn

Wow, that's actually pretty cool! I haven't read the Fifty Shades series either and I really don't think I will ( bondage and BSDSM, not really my thing, LOL ) but that's still pretty cool to hear that a successful author was once into fanfictions.

@ Fandango
I think people say that because of copyright issues that might rise if trying to publish fan fiction. At least that's the reason why I say that.
I don't think persons were being presumptuous.

Because of copyright issues, it does in fact make it easier to publish your original fiction rather than fan fiction. Imagine writing fan fiction as a job and on top of all the shit that people go through to get their original story published, add copyright laws to that and you get a recipe for 'basically impossible'

I do not think writing fanfiction all your life is a way of getting published, but its a tried and true way of practicing and getting better with writing until you've got the juice to write original fiction. There are many very good fanfictions, but I don't think its that hard to make your own plot and/or characters and there are many perfectly valid reasons why fanfiction writers hoping to get published are not quite as respected, which I will go into at request.
Live long and find slash,
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@ santi santi
Me neither! I think Hinton and Cabot were the most surprising.

@ Miss Vampire Is Dead
Thank you!

Yes apparently, the Fifty Shades series was a fanfiction at one time and posted on fanfiction.net. After finishing it, she took it down and turned it into an original series.

I haven't read the series but I think it's cool that she was once one of us.

@ the drupocalypse.
I think you misunderstood the blog, it wasn't about trying to get fanfiction published, it was about being judged for writing fanfiction and that you shouldn't let people's misconceptions stop you from trying to become a writer. Most people will never get published but I don't want it to be because someone discouraged them and made them feel bad for writing fanfiction at one point in their life.

Most people will never have a real writing career. Some unique fanfiction will be published, like the Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor.

As far as getting shit for fanfiction versus original fiction, I get shit from fanfiction people, too. You always get shit, no matter what.

Fantastic blog entry.
I write fanfictions and original fictions, but in my earlier Mibba days I only read fanfiction. They are creative, I've seen it. And it opens the door to original fiction too, as well. I want to publish some of my stories, so instead of fanfictions, I write stories with characters based on the bands I listen to, or I use the names, or even a song as a story line. And I'm pretty proud of my work; but the fanfiction will always be a source of entertainment as far as I'm concerned. I think it's a great way to see what you're made of as an author and what you are capable of doing.
And as a side note, WOW. EL James wrote Twilight fanfiction?! Who would have known, huh...

Wow, did not know that about SE Hinton

It's funny. People say you'll never have your fanfiction published, yet what are the chances you'll have your original fiction published? (And not by self-publishing -- I don't believe that really counts.) There's this misconception that you'll have a better chance of being published if you write original fiction, which is absolutely untrue and pretty damn presumptuous.

Reading through all the comments, it's come to my attention that most, if not all, have stipulated that fan-fiction is the written word of a fan using a preexisting world from an already published and established novel. Just curious as a kitten here, but seeing as how my 'fan-fiction' is A7X related and my 'worlds' are all original to me(everything in my works is original to me save the guys), does that even make what I'm writing 'fan-fiction'? Curious.

The idea of people belittling others purely because they write fan-fiction is just pathetic. We all start somewhere and some choose to start with FF. When I started writing, I was terrible, my work was completely and utterly appalling. I started on original works and realized very quickly that unless I grew as a writer, it was never going to happen. Now, thanks very much to fan-fiction, I'm incredibly improved from where I was back then, my works have a consistent fan-base that I'm so thankful for. If I never get published, knowing I already have dedicated 'fans' is so heart warming. I'm still working on my original trilogy,(why the heck did I think it would be a good idea to create my own language? )but until the day I can no longer write, fan-fiction will always be my sandbox, I'll always be thankful for it.

Content is what should matter. If a story is epic, it shouldn't matter what type of story it is, published, unpublished original or whatever type of fan-fiction it falls under. Good writing is good writing.

I did not know S.E. Hinton wrote Supernatural wincest! That author is my favorite author! I love The Outsiders. I used write fanfics for that book. <3 It's nice to know I share a favorite fandom with my favorite author, despite me not being a fan of the Supernatural slash pairings.

@ cotton.
I agree, both types of fiction have their advantages and their weaknesses. But most of all I think it depends on the person writing.

I think fanfiction is an homage to the original author, not a rip off or taking an author's creation for granted.

@ asteroid
I agree. It doesn't take more creativity. But neither does original fiction. I think persons are making it into a competition, which it is isn't. The quality of any type of fiction, original or fan fiction depends on the person.

I also don't believe because a story is fan fiction that the author's creation is taking it for granted. I see it as a sign that there are people that love your plot and your characters, and would love to see how it would turn out if written like 'this' or 'that'.

@ Haylie Jaed
I agree one hundred percent! I have a very similar story.

@ asteroid
I'd say that's subjective.

For me it's so much easier to make my own world, make my own rules, my own characters the way I want them to be. Writing in someone else's world and trying to stay true to it is more difficult for me.