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This term refers to a multi-participant challenge and writing fest in which authors are invited to submit story ideas in return for writing another author's prompt. Often, but not always, participation is anonymous until a later date. Ficathons often run based on a particular theme, but can be ...
Term "crackfic" refers to stories in which completely ridiculous, unbelievable or insane things occur, often without reasonable explanation but great enjoyment. Are generally written shamelessly and with no excuse beyond a desire to have fun.
Term cliché refers to elements within a story plot, setting, or characterization that are so common and overused as to become trite and stereotypical. Clichés can be annoying when encountered too often.
Term "challenge" refers to story ideas issued to potential authors by other fans; often involve following specific guidelines or using suggested elements.
Backstory is a fanfiction a story about, or containing scenes of, the past history of a character as set well before the canon's timeline. The character's prior background may be previously established in canon and just further elaborated in the fic, or the backstory may be an entirely ...
Term badfic refers to stories written in a deliberately horrible manner, as a special type of Parody story (one usually only done as a Challenge). Badfics tend to use every cliche in the book, ridiculous sweeping descriptions and dialogue, and mainly the most awful grammar and spelling one can ...
Term canon refers to elements established by the original source material (TV show, book, movie, etc...) itself for either plot, setting, or character developments.
Angst is a genre of fanfiction 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. Such fics may also be designed to elicit such emotions in ...
