Everyone who reads both books and fanfiction knows there’s a clear difference in reading speed. While a 500 page book might take a week to get through, reading at “fanfiction speed” can allow a reader ...

These days, it’s pretty much accepted that fanfiction writers can become “real” authors. Fifty Shades of Grey started out as Twilight fanfic and is the year’s biggest publishing sensation. Former ...

Since it began in the 1960s, fanfiction has been both loved and dismissed as the work of nerdy amateurs. Now, a new generation of authors is dissolving the distinction Devotees of fanfiction will ...

In the FAQ section of the BBC’s Doctor Who website, you’ll find a question about whether it’s OK to write fanfic. The answer says that it’s fine for fans to write “for your own enjoyment, but we ...

Fanfiction authors often come under attack for writing plots and characters taken from someone else’s world when they could be writing their own stories. Many people believe that fanfiction writers ...

Until recently, depression and anxiety extinguished any motivation in me to write creatively. Other than some poems written sporadically, every time I made an attempt to write I was filled with dread ...

The Force is strong in Ali Hazelwood's art. After all, her best-selling romance novel The Love Hypothesis—which is being adapted into a film starring Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman—originally came from ...