What is dark content fanfiction?

Darkfic is fan fiction that deals with intentionally disturbing material, such as physical and emotional violence. The main characters may be the victims of the violence, the perpetrators, or both.
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Why do people read dark FICS?

Sometimes, fans use different types of dark fic to deal with trauma and fear. In fandom, some people share their traumatic experiences to explain their interests, while others keep it more private.
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Is reading fanfiction a crime?

Fanfiction is defined by the use of characters and expression from an original creative work and the creation of derivative works, all of which is illegal under current copyright law (McCardle, 2003).
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What should you not do in fanfiction?

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Fan Fiction
  1. Characterization. There is a truth in fan fiction – it's written by fans. ...
  2. The Mary Sue. Fan fiction writers often create original characters that interact with the characters of the universe they are writing about. ...
  3. Point of view. ...
  4. Not using beta readers. ...
  5. Not having a plot.
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Who wrote the fanfiction dark?

Dark (written by han-rawr) - Sarah Jane - Wattpad. Dark (a Harry Styles fanfic) - this is the one all you friends have been talking about and now you get to read it too!
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Inside the Love(Sick) World of Fanfic Culture



Can you still read After on Wattpad?

The "After" now available in stores is an edited version based on Todd's Wattpad writings. The 100-chapter saga has been broken down across four books, while the original version is still available on Wattpad.
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What is duplicity Wattpad?

Duplicity is the fanfic novel Harry Styles and One Direction superfans are talking about all over Twitter, for so many reasons. With a dark twist that sparked a whole trending thread, Duplicity is a Wattpad novel with a lot more mystery than the likes of After.
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Why do authors hate fanfiction?

Some writers think of fanfic as a hobby, while some say it's a form of stealing. Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series, really hates it, and asks her readers not to do it. She says that fanfic writers are "stealing an audience they're not entitled to".
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Is writing fanfiction healthy?

Writing fanfiction can improve academic writing, mental health, and sexual education. Sure, not all fanfiction is New York Times bestseller content, but fanfiction can take an incredible amount of time and effort to create, improving their authors' writing abilities, and helping teach the English language.
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Is writing fanfic wrong?

Fanfiction as a Writing Exercise

In truth, there isn't any difference at all. Writing is writing. Only ever writing fanfiction, of course, isn't ideal—just as writing the same original story over and over again is only helpful to a point.
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What does JK Rowling think of fanfiction?

Another notable author who supports fanfiction is J.K. Rowling, who has said that she is “very flattered by the fact there is such great interest in her "Harry Potter" series and that people take the time to write their own stories.” However, she is also on the side of the authors who are hesitant to support fanfiction ...
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What parents should know about fanfiction?

Fanfiction Facts
  • Fanfiction writers are fiercely protective. ...
  • Fanfic is social. ...
  • Fanfic can be really age-inappropriate. ...
  • It could be the start of a career. ...
  • Devotees are vocal – and can resort to cyberbullying. ...
  • Canon, non-canon/fanon. ...
  • Shipping. ...
  • Real-person fanfiction (RPF).
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What does OS mean in fanfiction?

It has 300 to 500 words at most. One-shot (OS) or Standalone: a story that begins and ends in one chapter. There are no limits for the length or quantity of characters but the fanfiction must have more than 1000 words to be considered part of this category.
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What genre are dark stories?

Dark fiction is another term for horror, a genre of fiction concerned with fear, death, and the sinister side of human nature. This is not limited to written literature, but encompasses a wide body of popular media, including movies and television series.
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What is fix fiction?

Fix-it fic, or "fix fic", is fanfiction that changes something about canon that the fan writing the fic wasn't happy with. This can be anything from explaining plot holes or inconsistent characterization to bringing a favorite character back from the dead.
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What is dark book?

Dark in literature may refer to any sort of shady themes such as war, persecution, abuse, suffering, torture, etc.
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Is it illegal to print fanfiction?

As awesome as this is to see, I unfortunately have to tell you that using us to print copyrighted material is illegal, including fanfiction, even just for personal use.
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How old are most fanfic writers?

Age. Overwhelmingly, fan fiction writers appear to be in their early- to mid-20s. Demographics have been assessed as being 56.7% university students and other young adults, while 21.3% register as being 30 years and older.
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Is reading fanfiction Still reading?

Fanfiction does count as reading. Even though it is a work of a fan gushing on the original work of an author, you can still count this as reading. As long as you enjoy reading the book, fanfiction or not, it shouldn't matter if it counts.
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What is the longest fanfiction ever written?

The Subspace Emissary's Worlds Conquest is a Super Smash Brothers fanfiction that is over 4,100,000 words long and contained in a current 221 chapters. For the record that's more than 6.25 Les Miserables!
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Why can't authors legally read fanfiction?

So when a writer says they can't read fan fiction for legal reasons it's that their own lawyers are protecting them from outside lawsuits.
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Is Fifty Shades of GREY a twilight fanfic?

"Fifty Shades of Grey" is a sexier, erotic version of "Twilight." Chuck Zlotnick/Universal Studios and Focus Features "Fifty Shades of Grey" — the best-selling erotic romance novel, box-office hit and international phenomenon — began as a fan fiction spin-off on the "Twilight" novels before it was published without an ...
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What is stall the fanfiction about?

But Stall and Duplicity, like much of the Harry Styles fanfic that has trended on Wattpad and TikTok in the past year, depict the artist in heterosexual relationships where he's a possessive, hypersexual, emotionally unavailable, sometimes even abusive boyfriend.
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Who wrote malignant on Wattpad?

Portrait of Julez: The author behind the Wattpad phenomenons “Duplicity” and “Malignant” From the early days of their stardom, the English-Irish pop boy band One Direction, formed in 2010, has been no stranger to the fan fiction culture growing around them.
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Is duplicity a romance?

Duplicity is a 2009 American romantic crime comedy film written and directed by Tony Gilroy, and starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen. The plot follows two corporate spies with a romantic history who collaborate to carry out a complicated con. The film was released on March 20, 2009.
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