FanFiction Terms

If I've fogotten anything, please post here.

A few of the terms have blank spaces after them. This means the term has an explicit meaning and I've hidden it from public view in case there are young people viewing this thread. In order to view the meaning, highlight it with your mouse.

General Terms:

!: Not. For example, Cute!Artemis means Not Cute Artemis.

/: Used to display pairings in the FanFic. For example, Artemis/Holly.

Antific/Basher Fic: Any Fic used to kill off a character the author does not like. For example, having Minerva commit suicide because Artemis likes Juliet better than her.

Barbieshipper: Any author who creates the ?perfect relationship? and gets angry if anything threatens the romance. Generally bad.

Betareader (Beta): Someone who reads over your Fic to check for mistakes before you submit your work.

Canon: The ?official? source of material ? the original work that your FanFiction is based on. (In this case, Artemis Fowl). Canon characters would be characters from the Artemis Fowl series.

Citrus:

Spoiler:

Fanon: Situations so common in fandom that they have become almost canon. Fanons are accepted by many FanFic writers although there is no reference to it in the canon source.

FCD: First Comment Dance. A dance done by the first person to comment on a story on our archives.

Ficlet: A story usually between 500 and 1000 word long ? longer than a drabble, but shorter than a regular FanFic.

Filk: A FanFic in which you take a song and change the words so that they relate to Artemis Fowl.

Flames: Negative feedback, usually on purpose to attack the author. Flames are bad.

Fluff: FanFics devoid of angst or drama that usually take on a light, carefree romance. Meant to be cute and sweet.

Lemon:

Spoiler:

Lime:

Spoiler:

Mary Sue/Gary Stu: An idealized version of the author ? how the author currently is or wishes he/she was. In other words, a perfect character with no noticeable flaws (like Minerva. Grr) Mary Sue?s are looked down upon and should be avoided at all costs. A canon character can become a Mary Sue too if the author idealizes it too much. A common excuse is: ?I?m basing her off someone else!?

Original Character (OC): A non-canon character that the author of the fic created.

Songfic: Fics in which the author incorporates lyrics from songs into their work to enhance the theme in the story.

Shipping: Supporting a relationship between two characters, usually canon.

WIP: Work in Progress


Categories:

Action/Adventure: FanFictions that focus mainly on the character(s) taking part in a suspenseful adventure, usually with fights and battles.

Alternate Universe (AU): A story that would make major changes on the canon story, such as killing off Artemis Fowl or Holly Short. These situations are so unlikely they are depicted as taking place in an alternate universe. (What would happen if this unlikely event happened?)

Angst: Dark, emotional Fics that refer to a character?s suffering and misery. If used well, it can add extreme intensity to a story. Can be very addicting!

Crossover: FanFics in which characters from different canon sources are crossed over together. For example, Tom Riddle from Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl.

Drabble: Vignettes exactly 100 words long. 200-word long drabbles are known as Double Drabbles. Likewise, a 50-word drabble is called a Half-Drabble?

Het Romance:

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Slash Romance:

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Ratings:

K: Kids (G)
K+: Kids Plus (PG)
T: Teen (PG-13)
M: Mature (R)
M+: Mature Plus (NC-17)

[i]Thanks to Dreamlight for writing this guide!

There are alot of rules but I think I memorized them all. But I want to add all storys that are mature or above will most likely be deleted.

I might also want to add that any stories that fall under the categories in spoilers will be deleted immediately.

017350 wrote:I might also want to add that any stories that fall under the categories in spoilers will be deleted immediately.

Even with a warning? You do know that most fanfictionwriters do write romance once in a while?

Yes, but just don't get into too much detail with lemons and limes, okay?

Oh, that is of course all right. I'm not the lemon or lime type anyway

leom, lime? Ah, help, I read it and didn't got a word. But I'll rate my story for sure.

Hm. Upon reading through this again, I see some of the rules refer to Artemis Fowl... I know the majority of people here like AF, but shouldn't it say 'fandom'?

Awesome.
You might want to cite Dreamlight, who wrote this.
Just to be extra sure. Ya know, especially since it is a Writers' forum.
And maybe remove the question marks. It looks like you just copied and pasted it.
It's great to have these here.

Oh! Sorry! I meant to give credit to Dreamlight, and I thought I had! Seriously, I meant to. Sorry.

I'm sure that she wouldn't mind.
It's kind of like a dictionary, citing is not necessary.
It's just nice.