Everyone who reads both books and fanfiction knows there’s a clear difference in reading speed. While a 500 page book might take a week to get through, reading at “fanfiction speed” can allow a reader ...

Until recently, depression and anxiety extinguished any motivation in me to write creatively. Other than some poems written sporadically, every time I made an attempt to write I was filled with dread ...

Fan fiction is a huge part of fandom culture. Whether you write it, read it, or have just “heard about it,” everyone is keenly aware of the urge to express your fandom love in the form of a solid ...

Fan fiction websites are a treasure trove of future darlings of publishing ...

Making money by writing incredibly detailed slash fiction probably seems like a fantasy. Sure, E.L. James was able to transform her Twilight fan fiction into an astoundingly lucrative pop culture ...

Pay attention to the structure. That's one of the first things they teach you when you start writing for television. If you want to tell a decent story, you have to be sure of its shape. You have to ...

Fanfiction may have gone mainstream, but as the latest backlash over a fanfic-writing contest proves, the mainstream still doesn’t understand fanfiction. The contest is a part of EW’s “Fanuary” event, ...

What if Harry Potter had ended up with Hermione — or Draco Malfoy, for that matter? In the world of fanfiction, where amateur writers spin new tales involving famous characters and other pop culture ...

Party games are one of the go-to gaming options when it comes to groups of friends looking to play together — especially during the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic. From titles like Super Mario ...

Amazon Publishing this afternoon announced that is launching Kindle Worlds, a new platform for fans to sell fan fiction based on a number of licensed properties. Says the press release: Amazon ...