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Roswell Fanfiction Appreciation Thread #3: Happy writing everyone!
 Welcome to the Roswell Fanfiction Thread!
“There's a time and place for everything, and I believe it’s called 'fan fiction'.”
-Joss Whedon
 fan fic·tion noun
fiction written by a fan of, and featuring characters from, a particular TV series, movie, etc.
 Basic Fanfiction Terminology Guide:
- A/N (or AN) - Author's Note
-refers to an author's personal notes about the story, writing experience, or whatever else the author wants to talk to their readers about.
-refers to a genre of stories with prevalent physical or, mainly, emotional torment of characters. Most stories with an angst description contain significant levels of characters feeling emotions such as fear, anxiety, or sadness.
- Alternate Universe (or AU)
-refers to a story of which there is a (often major) plot, setting, or character deviation away from established canon. AUs can be AU with aliens or AU without aliens; genre in which authors create and develop their own unique worlds in which to place familiar characters.
-refers to elements established by the original source material (TV show, book, movie, etc...) itself for either plot, setting, or character developments. The official details, as it were.
- CC (Conventional Couples)
-refers to stories in which the romantic and/or sexual relationships depicted were also depicted on the show; generally viewed as canonical relationships.
-refers to stories in which the characters, premises, or settings of more than one fandom coincide.
-refers to common plot or character elements that were not established by the original source material, but are generally accepted to be true by the fans anyway. These are the un-official details, folks. Fanon concepts have often become so prevalent in the fandom that their origins (which fan came up with the idea first) are no longer remembered.
-refers to a complete short story, usually only a few thousand words long.
-refers to stories in which there is no angst or, often, any real plot either. Fluff fics tend to be short and sweet, with little to no depth, but often quite comforting to read.
-refers to the presence of a heterosexual relationship featuring at least one canon character.
-refers to a non-canon character created by the author that is featured prominently in the story. May be male or female, and either a major or minor character in comparison to the canon characters.
-refers to an author's preferred relationship pairing between certain characters within a fandom.
- PWP (Plot Without Plot/Plot? What Plot?) (AKA: Smut)
-refers to stories with a defining characteristic of little to absolutely no plot. May be vignettes, character studies or, most frequently, strictly pure sex.
-refers to the presence of a homosexual relationship featuring at least one canon character. May or may not include graphic or explicit sexual content.
-refers to a, usually, short story that picks up from the end of a canon episode and adds to or fleshes out the episode in whole or in part.
- UC (Unconventional Couple/s)
-refers to a story in which characters who are not typically (canonically) linked on the show develop a romantic and/or sexual relationship
-refers to the fact that the story is not yet completely written, but is actively undergoing updates and revisions.
“If a story is in you, it has got to come out.”
-William FaulknerFanfiction Ratings Guide: 
 K (formerly G)
Intended for general audience 5 years and older. Content should be free of any coarse language, violence, and adult themes.
 K+ (formerly PG)
Suitable for more mature childen, 9 years and older, with minor action violence without serious injury. May contain mild coarse language. Should not contain any adult themes.
 T/Teen (formerly PG-13)
Suitable for teens, 13 years and older, with some violence, minor coarse language, and minor suggestive adult themes.
 M/Mature (formerly R)
Not suitable for children or teens below the age of 16 with non-explicit suggestive adult themes, references to some violence, or coarse language.
 MA/Adult (formerly NC-17)
Content is only suitable for mature adults. May contain explicit language and adult themes.
“Fanfiction isn't copying - it's a celebration. One long party, from the first capital letter to the last full stop!”
-Jasper Fforde
“Fanfiction is what literature might look like if it were reinvented from scratch
after a nuclear apocalypse by a band of brilliant pop-culture junkies trapped in a sealed bunker.
They don't do it for money. That's not what it's about.
The writers write it and put it up online just for the satisfaction.
They're fans, but they're not silent, couchbound consumers of media.
The culture talks to them, and they talk back to the culture in its own language.”
-Lev Grossman
 
In response to Majandra joking about Maria/Nasedo . . .
"That's some fanfiction."
-Brendan Fehr
Stargazer fanfic forum on fanfiction.net
https://www.fanfiction.net/community...er-Fics/61120/
Stargazer fics on Roswell Fanatics
Roswell Fanatics • View topic - Links to Gazer stories
Lamptrimmer fan fic
AB Lamptrimmer Fanfiction Forum
 Ensemble/Multi-Couple Fanfics:
521 and 522 by April
Crush by nibbles2
Double Trouble by Double Trouble
Gold Diggers by nibbles2
In the Course of a Lifetime by Double Trouble
Fanfic Sites: 
Fanfiction.net
The largest collection of fanfic on the web. A reliable site with hundreds upon hundreds of stories.
Roswell Fanatics
A forum with generally high-quality writers and stories. Dreamer-dominated, but has seen the emergence of many ensemble fics over the years.
Roswell Heaven
Interactive forum with new fics as well as archives from many now-defunct sites.
Candy Is Dandy
A Michael/Maria fanfic forum. You may have difficult posting or reading if you are not already a registered member.
Roswell Desert Skies Fanfiction Archive
Wayback machine link to a site with fanfic for all couples.
“Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation.
They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul.”
-Anne Lamott
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