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The genre of fanfiction is finding a growing web presence. To help you understand fanfiction it is best to look at this from the perspective of an aspiring writer who can visualize stories about established fictional characters and wants to create a story the original author did not.Fanfiction has its roots in a place where some were bold enough to go, Star Trek. Some of the first fanfiction can be traced to the announcement that Star Trek would be going off the air in the late 1960's. Fans weren't ready to let the series go and many would write their own stories using the characters and settings they had enjoyed on the small screen.Perhaps it was Star Trek creator Gene Rodenberry's endorsement of fanfiction that spurred its growth and momentum.Where once publishing firms would pursue litigation if they discovered someone taking the intellectual property of their client, today publishers often leave the authors of web-based fanfiction alone. The author of fanfiction will generally find themselves in legal difficulties if they attempt to sell their fanfiction work.It has been reported that many authors will visit fanfiction sites to see how well their work is being received. Authors do this by simply seeing how many fanfiction stories have been created based on their work.The truth is a growing number of fanfiction authors are gaining the attention of publishers. There are a respectable number of these web-based writers that are landing publishing contracts for original work – not fanfiction.Interestingly there are rules, language and terms fanfiction writers must follow.It should be noted that there are fanfiction stories that are subversive and filled with innuendo, although there are many mainstream stories based on classic literature such as Little House on the Prairie and Lord of the Rings.Some fanfiction writers have discovered that by writing these stories for the enjoyment of the story telling process they can take steps to publishing success by first using an existing cast with an existing set of behaviors. Then, they are more comfortable creating their own cast of characters and a storyline that is unique.Today, established fiction writers like Meg Cabot, author of "The Princess Diaries," find themselves admitting they once were closet fanfiction writers and will indicate the enjoyment of the process was beneficial in the advancement of their personal writing path.
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