Scriptfic

A scriptfic is a style of fanfiction in which the story is written in a script format. Chatfic, a sub-genre, is written in the style of a chat room or IM conversation between canon characters.
The format of a scriptfic is generally very limiting, allowing only for dialogue, actions, and short descriptions of settings; this limitation makes this style generally harder to write, while at the same time attracting writers who believe that just writing dialogue, actions, and the occasional location tag actually make it "easier". Well done fanfiction in script format is not completely unknown, however, and generally takes the form of scripts a new episode.
Scriptfic was fairly common at FanFiction.Net up until 2006, when it was banned due to a steady influx of chatfic for the Pokémon fandom, and all scriptfics were removed. Most writers who preferred scriptfic relocated to other sites or gave up fanfiction entirely. In recent years new scriptfics have shown up once more due to the steady laxation of FanFiction.Net's staff.
Category:Fanfic Classifications