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Pan-Fandom fic_adoption Com
We all like a completed fic. But sometimes, that pesky thing called Real Life gets in the way. So...switching fandoms? Leaving writing for greener pastures? Just damn tired of that one fic you can't seem to finish? Let us have it.
fic_adoption is a pan-fandom community that strives to find homes for orphaned fics. Our mission is ( Read more... ) -
Fanwank?
Hello all. Newbie here, big fan of The Fanfiction Glossary: very useful ( Read more... ) -
Admin: New Community Format
This is a long-overdue intro from your new community owner.
As you guys know, this journal was originally run by kielle as a submission/updates forum for her fandom glossary site.
kielle passed away in September of 2005, and as a result this journal is no longer associated with her site. It is now the sister community for newbieguide, a community that was started ( Read more... ) -
drive-by definitions
Couple things I noticed weren't on the site:
Fandom Terms
Word/Term: Alternate Timeline (abbr AT)
Meaning: Sometimes considered a subset of AU, this refers to fanfic that explores ways the canon might have gone, but didn't. In many cases this is done by changing a single essential canon detail and then tracking the fallout. AT fanfics generally ( Read more... ) -
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Word/Term: canonshafted
Meaning: I believe it's another word for "jossed".
Original Fandom(s), If Known: I saw it being used by some Potterfen, but I don't know if that's where it originated or not.
Word/Term: redshirt, red-shirt
Meaning: The original Star Trek often introduced characters whose sole purpose was to die violently shortly after ( Read more... ) -
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Hope this place isn't dead... anyway, I have a submission of a term that I was rather surprised not to find in the Glossary:
Word/Term: x
Meaning: Much like /, x is used between characters' names or initials to designate a romantic and/or sexual pairing (het or slash). For example, SephirothxCloud, Sephiroth x Cloud, or SxC. The same note for /, ( Read more... ) -
And yet another submission!
This is another HP-specific term, but it is quite well-known within HP fandom.
Word/Term: Severitus Challenge
Meaning: The challenge to write a fic in which Snape turns out to be Harry's father/Snape adopts Harry/somehow Snape and Harry are put into a father/son relationship. Many fics have been written based on this premise. The original ( Read more... ) -
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Word/Term: oldbie
Meaning: The opposite of a newbie, i.e. someone who has been around an online group or community for quite a while.
Original Fandom(s), If Known: Umm... dunno.
Word/Term: Sinking a 'ship
Meaning: When a writer/creator of a show/book etc. reveals that a certain 'ship is definitely uncanonical. Said 'ship is now considered to be " ( Read more... ) -
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I humbly submit two terms for your consideration.
Word/Term: Dribble
Meaning: A new form, akin to the drabble but more restrictive (if you can imagine!) A dribble must be exactly 55 words -- starting with a line of 10 words, then a line of 9 words, then 8 words, then 7 words, and so on. Like this:- 10 word line
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Submissions
Here is a term that I've seen used a couple times before:
Word/Term: Twincest
Meaning: Romance between a pair of twins, such as Fred and George Weasley.
Original Fandom(s), If Known: No idea, sorry.
These are specific to the Harry Potter fandom, so you might not want them, but I thought they were funny so I'll submit them anyway.
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