Welcome to the revamped Fanfic 101!
Your new professor is Jen--but not the original one. This Jen was a guest lecturer once, but has completed her internship and has now taken over the course offerings.
For Jen's credentials as the new head of the department go here.
Celli, Jen, and Jayne remain Associate Professors, and anytime they have something to say, we'll let them say it.
We love fanfic. Vignettes, epics, Mary Sues, missing scenes, AUs...as long as it's interesting and done with love, we'll read just about anything.
But there are some things that we can't help but notice over and over (and over) again. Flaws in good stories that make them harder to read. And it's frustrating to start a story that might be our new favorite--and stop halfway through because we just can't read one more paragraph with bad spelling. Or whatever.
At Fanfic 101, we are commmitted to improving the quality of fanfic one fandom & one story at a time. To that end you'll find general rants about writing problems, as well as suggestions on how to fix them. Stay tuned for new "lectures"--and if you have a pet peeve you'd like us to talk about or a story you want workshopped, let us know!
And spread the word!
WRITERS RESOURCES - a couple of lists; one is a list of online resources, and the ones I use the most when researching my articles; the other a list of must have books for any serious writer
New Lectures
added February 8, 2010
Presented by: Professor Jen
Presented by: Professor Jen
Regular Course Offerings
Presented by: Professor Jen
Presented by: Professor Jen
To Be or Not To Be Passive...That is the Question
Presented by: Professor Jen
One, Two, Three...Writing Numbers in Fiction - A Primer
Presented by: Professor Jen
Presented by: Professor Jen
Styling Your Fic (Companion article to Putting Your Best Fic Forward)
Presented by: Professor Jen
A Writer's Fourteen Best Friends
Presented by: Professor Jen
Presented by: Professor Jen
Presented by: Professor Jen
Presented by: Professor Jen
Author's Notes OR How to Make Sure I Never Read Your Story
Presented by: Associate Professor Celli
An Editor by a Different Name Still Uses Red Pen: Beta Reading and You
Presented by: Associate Professor Jayne
Whose Story Is It Anyway?: Challenges, Fanon, and Injokes
Presented by: Associate Professor Celli
"He said what?!": Mastering the Art of Dialogue
Presented by: Associate Professor Jen
woman without her man is nothing or how should I punctuate
Presented by: Guest Lecturer Robin
Presented by: Guest Lecturer Robin
Presented by: Guest Lecturer Jen F.
Presented by: Guest Lecturer Chris
Alternatives: Why What Didn't Happen Is So Much Fun
Presented by: Guest Lecturer Lizbet
A Deeper Kind of Shallow: Theme, Symbolism, and Resonance in Fanfic
Presented by: Associate Professor Jen
Was Your Brain With You all day? Making POV Work for You
Presented by: Associate Professor Jen
Music, Fanfic, and the Combination Thereof
Presented by: Associate Professor Celli
Don't Let Us Catch You Doing This
The first ever Fanfic 101 challenge.
Grammar is Not the Woman Who Gave Birth to Your Mother
Presented by: Associate Professor Jen
Mary Sues and Other Confessions
Presented by: Associate Professor Celli
