fan fiction
noun
: stories involving popular fictional characters that are written by fans and often posted on the Internet
called also fanfic
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Two months ago, this would’ve been fan fiction on a niche message board.
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Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
That is a bit wish fulfillment to me, in the fan fiction of my girlhood.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2024
The feature does add another dimension to the narrative, but the dialog still seems, to me, rather predictable, resembling something lifted from a bad romance novel or an overwrought piece of fan fiction.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2024
One And Just Like That… viewer’s fan fiction is getting New Yorkers’ attention as production is underway on Season 3.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 July 2024
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Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
That is a bit wish fulfillment to me, in the fan fiction of my girlhood.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2024
The feature does add another dimension to the narrative, but the dialog still seems, to me, rather predictable, resembling something lifted from a bad romance novel or an overwrought piece of fan fiction.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2024
One And Just Like That… viewer’s fan fiction is getting New Yorkers’ attention as production is underway on Season 3.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 July 2024
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“Fan fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fan%20fiction. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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