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Archive of Our Own (AO3) is a nonprofit open source repository for fanfiction and other fanworks contributed by users. The site was created in 2008 by the Organization for Transformative Works and went into open beta in 2009 and continues to be in beta. [2]
From Nothin' to Somethin' debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 159,000 copies in its first week. [11] This became Fabolous' fourth US top-ten debut. [11] In its second week, the album dropped to number nine on the chart, selling an additional 59,000 copies. [13]
Xing Li, a software developer from Alhambra, California, created FanFiction.Net in 1998. [3] Initially made by Xing Li as a school project, the site was created as a not-for-profit repository for fan-created stories that revolved around characters from popular literature, films, television, anime, and video games. [4]
The term fan fiction has been used in print as early as 1938; in the earliest known citations, it refers to amateur-written science fiction, as opposed to "pro fiction". [3] [4] The term also appears in the 1944 Fancyclopedia, an encyclopaedia of fandom jargon, in which it is defined as "fiction about fans, or sometimes about pros, and occasionally bringing in some famous characters from ...
Some creepypastas exploit childhood nostalgia and distort it into something more horrific, unfamiliar. Creepypasta.com describes purported lost episodes of television shows as one of the most popular tropes. [23] [24] These episodes often focus on suicide or imply the viewer will suffer great harm. Some lost episode creepypastas focus on local ...
Gilman's books were notable for their strong female lead characters, [7] but with a male lead character in Something from Nothing, that went on to win the 1993 Ruth Schwartz Award for best children's book, [2] and was later made into a 2002 television special, produced by Funbag Studios and directed by Stefan Leblanc. [7]
Amazon has released its list of the top 100 best Cyber Monday deals, including the Amazon Kindle, KitchenAid Mixer, Ring Doorbell and more.
Naomi Novik has mentioned writing fanfic for television series and movies, [60] and says she'd be thrilled to know that fans were writing fanfic for her series (though she also said she'd be careful not to read any of it); Anne McCaffrey allowed fan fiction, but had a page of rules [61] she expected her fans to follow; Anne Harris has said, "I ...