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*'''Character-driven stories.''' What does Cosmos think about when he's alone in space? What's a typical day for Big Daddy? | *'''Character-driven stories.''' What does Cosmos think about when he's alone in space? What's a typical day for Big Daddy? | ||
*'''Absolute fanwanking.''' A nerd's nerd will write these, and they probably involve things like [[Berko]] or [[Forestonite]]. How does everything fit together? Let's connect the dots, The Question-style. | *'''Absolute fanwanking.''' A nerd's nerd will write these, and they probably involve things like [[Berko]] or [[Forestonite]]. How does everything fit together? Let's connect the dots, The Question-style. | ||
*'''Humanformers.''' The title says all. | |||
===Hard work pays off=== | ===Hard work pays off=== | ||
In recent years, a few Transformers fanfic writers have made the jump to writing [[Hasbro]]-sanctioned fiction, including [[Ben Yee]], [[Greg Sepelak]], [[Trent Troop]], [[Josh van Reyk]] and [[Shaun Knowler]]. | In recent years, a few Transformers fanfic writers have made the jump to writing [[Hasbro]]-sanctioned fiction, including [[Ben Yee]], [[Greg Sepelak]], [[Trent Troop]], [[Josh van Reyk]] and [[Shaun Knowler]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:31, 13 June 2010
Fan fiction (or fanfic) is fiction written by fans of a property, without the explicit approval of the copyright holder. This allows for many fans to do what they please with the material that they are fiddling, be it to make a serious and epic story or to just plain mess around and play with their little fantasies. Needless to say, not all fanfics are good, but which are and which aren't is up to the reader's discretion.
Topics
Over the years, an incredibly wide variety of Transformers fanfic has been written, including straightforward adventure stories, crossovers with other properties, parodies, incredibly creepy stories in which gruesome acts of Decepticon-on-fleshling violence are described in tender, loving detail[1], and, of course, "erotica" of varying degrees of slagged-upness. Many female humans have taken to writing romantic fanfic either about Starscream and Alexis/themselves, or any given male character with any other male character. Hot.
Popular Transformers fanfic topics
- Self-insertion. Guess what, you're a Transformer, and everyone likes you the best. Here, have the Matrix.
- Fan-written episodes. Can range from one story mimicking the structure of a television episode to an entire fake season. Usually in script form.
- Romance. Pick two Transformers characters. Have them make out.
- Extra-humanized Transformers. Sisters! Cousins! Babies! Almost a subcategory of "romance," since adding even more organic-like components to Transformers really helps along the sexual intercourse.
- Crossovers. Because civilization is not complete until Soundwave somehow becomes human and enrolls at Riverdale High.
- Character-driven stories. What does Cosmos think about when he's alone in space? What's a typical day for Big Daddy?
- Absolute fanwanking. A nerd's nerd will write these, and they probably involve things like Berko or Forestonite. How does everything fit together? Let's connect the dots, The Question-style.
- Humanformers. The title says all.
Hard work pays off
In recent years, a few Transformers fanfic writers have made the jump to writing Hasbro-sanctioned fiction, including Ben Yee, Greg Sepelak, Trent Troop, Josh van Reyk and Shaun Knowler.
External links
- Fan fiction at Wikipedia
- Transformers Fanon Wiki
- Transfictions.net
