A Writer’s Journey

Recently I’ve found a number of writers on the web asking how they can publish a story they finished in the fanfiction genre. Fanfiction includes stories based on already established characters, places, and plots from movies, books, comics, and video games. The problem with trying to publish in fanfiction boils down to copyright. In an [...]

In the world of fanfiction, you often find the expression a ‘mary sue’. This refers to a story written where the author is clearly the main character in its highest form; beautiful, smart, and simply amazing in every way. What makes the Mary Sue so undesireable (despite beauty, smarts, and being perfect) stems from the [...]

NEW YORK - As the creator of the Harry Potter books sees it, her kindness to fans might come back to haunt her. In papers filed for a lawsuit in [...]

Fanfiction comprises writing of the stories, poems, screenplays, and fiction based on movies, books, video games, television series, and comics. Generally you won’t get paid for writing in this genre, but I’ve found when you’re a fan of something, its fun practice. Readers who also can’t get enough of a good thing tend to enjoy [...]