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Fun fact for the day! Fanfiction in its current form, including shipping, has been around since the 60s. And before copyright laws, it wasn't unusual for people to just straight up copy characters from one source, like Sherlock Holmes, and write their own published stories
Bonus fact! Many of Shakespeare's most famous plays are basically fanfics of contemporary works
Bonus fact number 2! Fanfics used to be referred to as pastiches which is essentially the opposite of a parody in that you copy characters and styles WITH RESPECT
Conan Doyle's bff J.M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan, actually wrote several about Sherlock Holmes in the 1890s
Conan Doyle's bff J.M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan, actually wrote several about Sherlock Holmes in the 1890s
Bonus fact number 3!
If you bash fanfics or shipping while having watched or read The Mortal Instruments or 50 Shades of Grey you owe me $100. I can DM you my account details
If you bash fanfics or shipping while having watched or read The Mortal Instruments or 50 Shades of Grey you owe me $100. I can DM you my account details
I literally wrote a research paper on this shit in university
I didn't expect this to actually get attention! Several ppl have asked about my paper and unfortunately it was on a hard-drive that was stolen. I'm trying to see if I have a copy elsewhere.
The Atlantic wrote an article recently of you wanted to read it: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/02/surprising-18th-century-origins-fan-fiction/606532/
The Atlantic wrote an article recently of you wanted to read it: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/02/surprising-18th-century-origins-fan-fiction/606532/
