Fun:Fanfic

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Fiction written by fans of a particular book, TV series, film (series) etc, using characters and settings from the fictional universe. Some fanfic writers turn pro, others merely lighten their shabby little unmemorable lives by basking in reflected glory.

Star Wars and Star Trek have turned fanfic into business models.

Categories include:

Mary Sue
The author has a deputy character in the story who can resolve all problems #just like that.#
Crossover fiction
Mix-and-match universes. Darth Vader meets the Daleks in Mordor - why not?
Fanfic is much more equal opportunity relationship wise than other categories
If any two entities are physically capable of having a relationship, they will. If a fanfic has the relationship between the characters as their mein focus, it is called a "shipping fic" ("shipping" as an "relationship").
Slash
Erotic fiction in which the writer cannot decide which of two male characters she fancies, so has them both together at once.
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