fan fiction
noun
: stories involving popular fictional characters that are written by fans and often posted on the Internet
called also fanfic
Examples of fan fiction in a Sentence
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Exactly how fan fiction’s next decade will shake out, though?
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Elizabeth Minkel, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2024
Calling Esther fan fiction can teach modern readers something about the celebration of Purim – and about storytelling itself.
—Esther Brownsmith, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2024
For the average chatbot user, who may utilize AI to craft emails at work and Rick and Morty fan fiction at home, the basic versions of ChatGPT and Gemini are free, competent, and wildly more powerful than anything available in the recent past.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024
Like many popular fan fiction stories, Manacled has spawned a fandom of its own.
—Elizabeth Minkel, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2024
Could it be confused by Internet fan fiction relating to the characters in the book?
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2023
Many have speculated that the book is based on Harry Styles fan fiction, with the character of Hayes having many similarities to the former One Direction singer, right down to his many tattoos.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023
Sansa lives in Marina del Rey and calls Draco Malfoy fan fiction her first writing experience.
—Dua Anjum, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Nov. 2023
The object is missing its other half, and a sleek transition transports us to Jersey City, where Kamala (Vellani), the teenaged protagonist of the Ms. Marvel series, labors over her Captain Marvel fan fiction while wearing it.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2023
Elizabeth Minkel, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2024
Calling Esther fan fiction can teach modern readers something about the celebration of Purim – and about storytelling itself.
—Esther Brownsmith, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2024
For the average chatbot user, who may utilize AI to craft emails at work and Rick and Morty fan fiction at home, the basic versions of ChatGPT and Gemini are free, competent, and wildly more powerful than anything available in the recent past.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024
Like many popular fan fiction stories, Manacled has spawned a fandom of its own.
—Elizabeth Minkel, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2024
Could it be confused by Internet fan fiction relating to the characters in the book?
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2023
Many have speculated that the book is based on Harry Styles fan fiction, with the character of Hayes having many similarities to the former One Direction singer, right down to his many tattoos.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023
Sansa lives in Marina del Rey and calls Draco Malfoy fan fiction her first writing experience.
—Dua Anjum, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Nov. 2023
The object is missing its other half, and a sleek transition transports us to Jersey City, where Kamala (Vellani), the teenaged protagonist of the Ms. Marvel series, labors over her Captain Marvel fan fiction while wearing it.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2023
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“Fan fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fan%20fiction. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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