Library: Fanfiction 101: Customizing Your Superheroes: Resources

How to Post

Pick a repository or zine for your fanfiction. Some things to keep in mind when picking a location:
- Are you going to eventually be posting in more then one genre? If so, do you want your works to be in one location or do you mind if they are spread out?
- If you are thinking about publishing in a zine, do they allow you to repost it later to a repository? If so, is there an embargo period? What is the length?
- How long has the zine or repository been around and how large is it? Do you think it will be still be active in 5 years? 10?
- Where are your favorite stories posted?
- What kind of statistics and reviewing options are there? Can you find out how many people have read your story and what they think about it later?
Investigate and read some posts and stories on the site/zine you've chosen. Become familiar with the conventions of posting on that particular site. Every one is different. .
Prepare your basic story contents. Typically you will see the following listed at the beginning of a fanfic with the order and conventions depending on the location:
- Fandom
- Author
- Title
- Pairing list or main characters
- Type of Fic - Example: AU, songfic, angst, ...
- Warnings & Spoiler Alerts
- Disclaimer - Example: "I'm not making money on this. I don't own these characters, but I really wish I did."
- Author's Notes (A/N) - May also be seen at the end of the story
- Summary

Reference webpages for fanfic writers
Heavy on scifi topics, but contains links to hundreds of websites useful for fanfic writers of all kinds.
Writing Links & Links for Writers Writers' Resources on The Web and More
"Lists within lists within lists of links you can use to write articles, find inspiration or take care of business matters."
TvTropes
"This wiki is a catalog of the tricks of the trade for writing fiction. Tropes are devices and conventions that a writer can reasonably rely on as being present in the audience members' minds and expectations. On the whole, tropes are not clichés. The word clichéd means "stereotyped and trite." In other words, dull and uninteresting. We are not looking for dull and uninteresting entries. We are here to recognize tropes and play with them, not to make fun of them."
Science Fiction \ Space Technology : Tools for Learning
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