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#35 We Ship It! Fanfiction and Romance Novels

Author
Northern Onondaga Public Library
Published
Fri 04 Feb 2022
Episode Link
https://blubrry.com/nopl/83773795/35-we-ship-it-fanfiction-and-romance-novels/

Are you, like Jackie, completely baffled and intimidated by the world of A03, Wattpad, and all other things fanfiction? Don't worry! Jen's taking down the twisty turn-y path that leads us to all thing fandom, canon, and full of ships...not the three-masted schooner kind, though.

Questions/comments/concerns/suggestions? Email us at [email protected]!


Terms:

  • fanfiction - fictional writing written in an amateur capacity by fans, unauthorized by, but based on an existing work of fiction
  • Fandom - the fans of a particular person, team, fictional series, etc. regarded collectively as a community or subculture.
  • 'Ships -Shipping (derived from the word relationship) is the desire by followers of a fandom for two or more people, either real-life people or fictional characters (in film, literature, television series, etc.) to be in a romantic and/or sexual relationship.
  • Superwholock - ship that involves Supernatural, Doctor Who, and Sherlock crossover
  • Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) - Amazon's direction publication service
  • A03 - Archive of Our Own - a nonprofit open source repository for fanfiction and other fanworks contributed by users
  • Wattpad - an online social reading platform intended for users to read and write original stories. 
  • OTP - One True Pair
  • NSFW/SFW - Not Safe For Work / Safe For Work based on content
  • Canon - the source material; in fiction-based fandoms, "canon" is simply the source narrative you're referring to when you talk about that thing you like
  • Spiritualism - a system of belief or religious practice based on supposed communication with the spirits of the dead, especially through mediums.
  • Fanart -artwork created by fans of a work of fiction and derived from a series character or other aspect of that work
  • Genderbent -When a character's gender is changed; usually in fanfictions or fanart
  • Fanzines- a magazine, usually produced by amateurs, for fans of a particular performer, group, or form of entertainment
  • Slash fic / slash fiction - a genre of fan fiction that focuses on romantic or sexual relationships between fictional characters of the same sex. Sic m/m, f/f
  • Dead dove - "Dead Dove: Do Not Eat" is a warning or tag used to indicate that a fanwork contains tropes or elements that may be deemed morally reprehensible without explicitly condemning the sensitive aspects (see fanlore.org)


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