fic
Fan-written prose online
Fic is short for fanfiction—stories written by fans using characters and settings from existing media.
The term dominates online fan communities: I've been reading fic all weekend, She writes fic for that show.
Fic can refer to the genre collectively or to individual works: a 50,000-word fic, posting new fic.
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- drabbleHundred-word story form
- oneshotSingle unrepeated occurrence
- fluffLight, soft fibers
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
headcanon · crossover · smut · angst · canon · fandom · archive · Wattpad
New and unusual
- narrativeAccount of events
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- proseUnversified language
- literatureBody of written works
genre · author · plot · characters · chapter · tale · novella · manuscript
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novel
New and unusual
- narrativeAccount of events
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- proseUnversified language
literature · genre · author · plot · characters · chapter · tale · novella · manuscript · setting
fake
Not the real thing
- shamFraudulent imitation
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
lie · falsehood · untruth · misrepresentation · falsification · pretense · made-up · concocted · invented · tall tale
- science fictionSpeculative fiction with technological themes
- fan fictionStories borrowing existing characters
- realistic fictionInvented yet plausible storytelling
- fictional characterImaginary person in stories
- fan ficAmateur work expanding established universes
- horror fictionWriting intended to terrify
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