Most fics are written by a single author and are then edited by a beta. Still, Freak Camp has a large, loyal following.Īnother way that Freak Camp is unique from other fan fiction is in the collaboration it has fostered. The gravity of the subject matter is another point that can often turn away prospective readers. Part One of the fic does not hold back on the brutalities experienced within FREACs, and all of Part Two deals with the aftermath of these events. Also, Freak Camp is in AU in which one of the characters grows up in a type of concentration camp for monsters while the other is a hunter of supernatural creatures. The sheer length of the fic can be overwhelming to many readers who stumble across it, and that, combined with its WIP status, will turn readers away. The word count of A Monster by Any Other Name-also known as Freak Camp-currently hovers around 300 thousand words to put that in perspective, the first book in the Harry Potter series, is approximately 75 thousand words. Many readers will not read a WIP because it becomes a risk on the reader’s part-many WIPs are abandoned by the authors, and the readers are left with an investment in a story and characters that is never completed. For one, the story is longer than the usual big bang, and is a WIP. Authors can also achieve this more personal level of relationship with the readers, which can help them to build a loyal core following, by incorporating Author’s Notes at the beginnings of each chapter, in which they may share anything from well wishes and thanks to the readers and betas, express frustrations they had during the writing of the chapter, and communicate plans for future chapters and posting schedules.Ī Monster by Any Other Name, however, is unique even among fan fiction. Readers can comment on each chapter, giving instantaneous feedback that the author may or may not choose to incorporate into their upcoming chapters, and it gives the readers a chance to interact and form bonds with the author. Sometimes, especially for big bangs, an author will do an exchange with an artist, who will then create a banner or graphic for the fic.įan fiction-whether on Livejournal, which has multiple functions, or and An Archive of Our Own, which are both exclusively for publishing fan fiction-also provides something that no other form of publishing truly allows: the opportunity for the fans and readers to interact with the story and the author as the story is being written, chapter by chapter. One will often see an author create podfic for their own stories, and usually only for oneshots. An author of fan fiction is simultaneously acting as a participatory consumer and a creative producer, and has the opportunity to express their ideas not just with a story, but also with graphics, a web page layout, and sometimes even audio files of podfic. Both the fact that the story is primarily hosted on Livejournal, as well as the authors’ use of pathos in communicating with their readers and creating a more individual and personal bond to the story, have led to long-term creative involvement of the readers with the story and community.įan fiction, as both a form of online publishing and a forum through which people interact, is a unique animal. The epic Supernatural fan fiction A Monster by Any Other Name on Livejournal is an example of a work that has cultivated a fan base from which more creative works have been spurred. Occasionally, a piece of fan fiction can create a following of its own, inspiring the readers to become active participants in the story by contributing their own creative works to it. By nature, fan fiction is an interactive form of creative expression, creating a give and take both between the show that inspires the stories and the author, and between the author and the readers.
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