Interesting article -- a must read for anybody hoping to shift from
fanfiction
to original fiction.

* Thanks!  ^_^

 I'm not sure I agree with the descriptive tag 'metafiction'
for fiction that borrows archetypes and style from another genre, however.
Genre
writing has the right to consider itself original writing, even with common
elements.

* Well, that was merely a statement based on several people in other
fanfiction "branches" (Batman fanfiction, Xena fics, Star Wars fanfics,
etc.) who tend to use the term in lieu of "original fiction".  Personally, I
see nothing wrong with either term; apples vs. oranges are both still fruit.

I've got one project under my belt and another in progress under the header
of
'Original Anime Fiction' (kinda like OAV, but textual). The idea is to take
some
familiar themes, archetypes, elements and so on from anime genres and mix
them
with your own ideas to create something you can both declare to be your own
(and
profit from if you wanna :), AND declare to be part of a subculture which
appeals to a group of fans. It's not unlike science fiction or fantasy
authors
borrowing familiar elements such as spaceships and swords and magic spells,
even
if they don't implement these things in exactly the same manner as others
do.

* Agreed.  Like the old saying goes, there are only a set number of original
stories on the planet, and every once since are nothing but elegant
reconstructions of the same.

I did have a strange incident when someone declared that Sailor Nothing was
obviously a "Sailor Moon fanfic in the New Senshi subgenre" and I shouldn't
call
it an original story at all, and trying to profit from it via donations was
wrong. Which is silly, because even if it involves school uniforms,
transformations, special attacks and so on it has none of the backstory or
implementation of powers that Sailor Moon has. Even anime creators who use
common elements like mecha or magical girls vary the background involved in
how
such things operate and especially WHY they operate, and their work is just
as
original as that which came before. I don't see this sort of genre mix 'n
match
as a reduction in any form of the creativity of the work. If it was,
terrific
animes like Love Hina would be declared cheap derivative fanfiction of six
or
seven different sources. :)

* You're soliciting donations?  Hrmm...why didn't I think of that....  ^_^
Seriously, I'd agree with you there.  If such was the case, Inu-Yasha would
be branded as Takahashi ripping from Lafcadio Hearn, who in turn took his
tales from the myths of Japan (and thus, he'd be a hack as well).

Anyway, this article is an excellent read, and a good way to break into OAF
type
writing without hitting the pitfalls that lie along the way. Good work!

Thanks again!  ^_^

ja ne,
- Rob

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