Hey guys,

So is it just me, or does anyone else hate fanfic?

Fanfic, or Fan-fiction, is when people write their own fiction set in a popular fictional universe. This can happen with just about any popular series, including Star Wars, Harry Potter, Supernatural, etc. and most importantly 40k.

What bugs me about fanfic is that people are basically taking characters that are already established and then writing about them in more "detail" like they are the original authors. this by itself is pretty harmless, but when they start posting it as fact and blur the lines between cannon and fanfic, it really pisses me off.

It just bugs the **** outta me. Plus, it's generally pretty terrible to begin with. Prose is sloppy, the stories are contrived and trope-filled. And a lot of it is just offensive to me, especially if I'm a fan of the franchise.

I hate reading non-cannon/non-official authors writing about primarchs or the emperor. I generally don't read the stories, but i happen to stumble on them from time to time and then i fill the nerd rage well up in me. I don't know if it's because the writing is terrible or if I feel like they are tarnishing/stealing from the actual author's work. I know that if I was a popular writer I would have an issue with people writing about my characters. If they wanted to write about different characters, but set in the same universe, I would have less issue with that, but I would still be offended if they had taken liberties with "my" work.

Or maybe it stops being the author's work when it becomes published. Once you put it out there for the fans... Look at Lucas/Star Wars. I almost wish episodes 1-3 were fanfic and not cannon.


anyone else? What are your thoughts on fanfic? Have you ever read any "good" fanfic?