Fanfic Symposium/Essays

==Removal Note==
Sometime between July 2-13, 2008, the site's administrator removed three essays by Laura Hale from the "Fanfic Symposium" site. The removal was most likely related to the controversy and fannish anger regarding Fan History Wiki, something that had became very heated during the summer of 2008.
* A Historical Perspective on Mary Sue: Issues and Trends (2005)
* (2005)
* A History of Male Involvement in the Fan Fiction Community (2006)
==Columns by Topic==
* All About Writing
* Characters and Characterization
* Fannish Culture and Politics
* Genre
* Critics and Criticism
* Fandom Specific
* Medium and Message
* Ponderings and Other Miscellany
==Discussion Site==
Starting in August 2003, some of the essays were discussed at the Fanfic Symposium Live Journal page.
==2006==
* 12/28/06 Why People Tend Not To Favor Main Characters by Dylan Gleason
* 12/28/06 How Fanfiction Is Saving Civilization by Kadorienne
* 12/28/06 Fan Fiction Elitism: Two Years Later by Persey
* 12/28/06 And Now For Something Completely Different: Fanfiction as a Genre of Literature by Lady Rogue
* 12/28/06 A Little Ditty About Fandom by Rana Eros
* 12/28/06 Women and Power (Meta on BNFs, Hate, and Anonymity) by Miriam Heddy
* 12/28/06 Porn as Pot Noodle - Darkslash, Its Readers and Writers by Sarah
* 01/15/06 So You Want to Write a Successful Fannish Essay by Rana Eros
* 01/15/06 A History of Male Involvement in the Fan Fiction Community by Laura Hale (removed from the site between July 2–23, 2008)
==2005==
* 11/07/05 When Worlds Collide: Fandom and Male Privilege by Lucy Gillam
* 11/07/05 by Atagamay
* 11/07/05 Crewing My Pirate Ship of Love: An OTC Approach to the Question of Relationships by Rana Eros
* 10/30/05 Real Person Fiction by Kristina
* 10/30/05 Expanding My Horizons in an Easterly Direction by Rana Eros
* 08/05/05 The A-Z Shortcut by Crystalix
* 08/05/05 Writing well. Why bother? by Megan Kent
* 06/05/05 A Historical Perspective on Mary Sue: Issues and Trends by Laura M. Hale (removed from the site between July 2–23, 2008)
* 06/05/05 by Laura M. Hale (removed from the site between July 2–23, 2008)
* 04/26/05 Three-Point Characterization, Or No, We Really Aren't All Watching the Same Show by Rachael Sabotini
* 04/26/05 You Big Bully! Or, The Dynamics of Fan-created Power Imbalances by Rachael Sabotini
* 04/16/05 The Apology!Fic Rant by Martha W
* 04/16/05 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in (Game) Fanfiction Writing by MP
* 03/15/05 La Cosa Nostra (This Thing of Ours) by Victoria P.
* 03/14/05 Try Again: The Dissection of a Plot by Tefnut (Marnie?)
* 02/08/05 Fanfic is Hard to Write by Catherine Rain
* 01/25/05 A Christian Perspective on Slash Fiction by Marnie
==2004==
* 11/14/04 Why do I Like Slash? Plain Answers from a Het Woman by Dark Twin
* 10/29/04 The Fandom of the Archetype by Rana Eros
* 09/06/04 When Size Matters: Story Terminology as Determined by Word Count by Rana Eros
* 09/06/04 Limitations on POV by Athena and Uris
* 08/05/04 Stealth Slash by Nightspore
* 08/05/04 Banishing the Wild Epithet by Justine
* 08/04/04 Slash Fanfiction: A Personal Essay by Celandine Brandybuck
* 07/28/04 The Americanisation of British Fandoms by Alison
* 07/26/04 Poaching the Poachers by Lucy Gillam
* 07/25/04 Welcome to the Dark Side: An Elitist Exposed by Armelle Madeline
* 07/24/04 Sit Down and Shut Up: Authors and Criticism by Emily Brunson
* 07/23/04 Expect the Inquisition, and Get the Flying Circus by Rana Eros
* 07/23/04 The Otter Apologizes to the Fanfiction Masses by The Humbled Otter
* 07/22/04 Flogging Elitism in the Fanfiction World by Cynical Otter
* 07/21/04 Writing Stargate Slash is Hard by James
* 07/21/04 by Ali
* 07/13/04 Your Fandom Wears Combat Boots by Rana Eros
* 07/12/04 Conduit: or, Sedgwick Revisited by Kristina
* 07/09/04 Nobody Ever Admits They're a BNF by Hope
* 07/09/04 by Cyndiana
* 03/02/04 Does Gender Matter? Women, Tolkien, and the Online Fanfiction Community Community by Thevina
* 03/02/04 Slashing vs Shipping, or Why It's Easier to Be a Slasher by T'Mar
* 03/02/04 The Virtual Swamp, or Navigating the Web Without a Map by T'Mar
* 02/03/04 Why Subtext is Better than Text by Janis C.
* 02/03/04 Eew, He's All Girly: Issues Surrounding Feminized Male Characters by Janis C.
==2003==
* 11/19/03 What is Slash? by The Brat Queen
* 10/14/03 The Seven Deadly Fanons of Characterization: A Spotter's Guide by Dorothy Marley
* 09/16/03 Fact, Fiction, and the Writer's Responsibility to the Truth by nopseud
* 09/07/03 Rana Bob's Field Guide to Mary Sues by Rana Eros
* 09/04/03 Is Mary Sue Incongruous with Slash? or Mary Sue's Sexual Identity by Vyrwen
* 09/02/03 An Open Letter to Anti-Slash People by The Brat Queen
* 09/02/03 The Cost of the Erection: Slash and Gayness by Executrix
* 09/02/03 The Erotic vs the Realistic: Sex in Slash Fiction by Morgan
* 08/18/03 Why Do We Write Jonathan in a Dress Stories? by Athena and Uris
* 08/18/03 Did You Notice? It's Fandom, Not Wal-Mart by K.S. Langley
* 08/08/03 Dance with Them What Brung You by Hope
* 07/20/03 Friendship and Slash by Kenovay
* 07/20/03 by Kelex Yarou-Noona
* 07/20/03 Machiavelli and the Luthors by Kelex Yarou-Noona
* 07/01/03 Expectations and Interpretations by Deborah Wright
* 06/21/03 RPS, Boybands, and Dead Guy RPS by Michelle Christian
* 06/19/03 The Times They Are A' Changing by K.S. Langley
* 06/17/03 Getting the Picture: An Exploration of Livejournal Icons by Kass
* 06/16/03 So You Wanna Write a Slash Sex Scene. Have Your Done Your Homework? by Caro Dee
* 06/16/03 The Sliding Scale of Story Information by Lucy Gillam
* 03/04/03 Blair Sandburg - Not a Wimp! by Elaine
* 03/04/03 The Homosocial Nature of Fanfic Communities by Kristina
* 03/04/03 Portrait of the Artist as a Young Fan by Kass
* 03/04/03 I Don't Believe in Real People by Justine
* 02/04/03 The AUness of it All by James Walkswithwind
* 02/04/03 Because We Love Our Gods: Mythoi, Logoi, and Real People Slash by joudama
* 01/28/03 Field Guide to Identifying Fanfic Writers by James Walkswithwind
* 01/25/03 Some Thoughts on Femslash by Kadorienne
==2002==
* 11/11/02 In Defense of NC-17 Slash by Manna
* 11/11/02 Spike: He Don't Impress Me Much by Elynross
* 11/11/02 Why On Earth Rape Fics Exist by Emmuzka
* 11/11/02 Fannish Butterfliness, or Lack Thereof by Lorelei Feldman
* 10/01/02 The Curly-Toed Boots of Justice by McSwain!
* 10/01/02 What Is Jonas's Favorite Color Anyway by A.V. Meren
* 10/01/02 All About the Pairings, or From the Outside In by Sandy Keane
* 10/01/02 by Asuka
* 10/01/02 In Defense of PG-13 Slash by Kadorienne
* 09/09/02 Not Just Talking to the Monitor: an Examination of Beta Reading by Sharakh
* 09/09/02 by Sharakh
* 09/09/02 TPM is So Not... by elance
* 09/09/02 Why is There So Much, Why isn't There More (by various authors) by Various Contributors
* 09/09/02 Crossovers by Kadorienne
* 08/15/02 Why isn't There More Attack of the Clones Fiction? by Lucy Gillam
* 08/08/02 Goes to Motive by Betty Plotnick
* 08/08/02 Gather 'round the Campfire: Fanfiction.net and Participatory Writing by Lucy Gillam
* 06/09/02 Cross Fertilization of Fan and Professional Fiction by Joseph (mistakenly attributed to "Kass" on the actual page)
* 06/04/02 On Swinging Both Ways: Fannish and Pro by Kass
* 06/04/02 by Joseph
* 04/30/02 Naming OCs: A Rant by Sharakh
* 04/30/02 A Diary Fan Discovers Blogs and LJs by Shomeret
* 04/24/02 Everything Including the Girl: On Bisexuality and Batman by Justine
* 02/27/02 Love, Pure as the Driven Snow by Kass
* 02/21/02 Save Me: The Redemption of Lex Luthor by Justine
* 02/20/02 Reading, Writing, and Sacred Cows by Lucy Gillam
* 01/30/02 Age of Consent? Ptui. What About the Real Problems? by Lexin
* 01/30/02 The Appeal of Death Stories by Anonymous
* 01/21/02 Travel Size for Your Convenience by Rana Eros
* 01/21/02 You Say Potato, I Say Potahto or, Why I Hate Recommendations by Emily Brunson
==2001==
* 09/04/01 RPS Reality Check by Dara Sloan
* 08/27/01 Duty of Every Writer by Theoria
* 08/12/01 RPS: Writing Under the Influence by Kit Mason
* 08/02/01 Print vs. 'Net-publishing, One Very Biased Fan's View by Lorelei Jones
* 08/02/01 How to Construct Alternate Universes That Work as Fanfic by Rat Creature
* 08/02/01 Formatting Web Fanfic by Sarah Q
* 07/17/01 Fandom, Fans and Fanfic: A View From The Gallery by T'Mar
* 01/23/01 Here Today, Zined Forever by Teresa Kilmer
* 01/23/01 In a Different Light - Shifting Stories from Web to Print by Zine Union List Members
* 01/23/01 The Ten Commandments of Crossovers by Lucy Gillam
* 01/15/01 by Annie!
* 01/15/01 The Quill is Slashier...The Ten Commandments of Hercules: TLJ Slash by Morgan
* 01/15/01 Foreign Language in Fanfiction by Lelia Mellini
* 01/15/01 Gen and Slash or Why I See One and Write the Other by Morgan
==2000==
* 11/24/00 Reasons for Fanfic and Impact on Characterization by Lorelei Jones
* 11/24/00 A Sentinel is Not a TV Set by Rat Creature
* 08/08/00 Becoming Real, or The Invisible Fan by Kass
* 08/08/00 Here Today, Zine Tomorrow by Lucy Gillam
* 07/27/00 Subjective Characterization a.k.a. Are Bad Things Really Bad? by GenX
* 07/24/00 When Writer and Beta Collide by Miriam Heddy
* 07/24/00 Delusions are Grander by Miriam Heddy
* 07/24/00 A Little Rant for Slash Fen by Justine
* 07/09/00 Alternative Ain't Necessarily Good by Lena W. Jones
* 07/09/00 Morality in Fanfiction or "Have You No Decency?" by Lorelei Jones
* 07/08/00 Winston Revisited by Lucy Gillam
* 07/05/00 Hurt/Comfort: A Confession and a Celebration by Renae
* 07/05/00 Working With What You've Got by Schuyler
* 04/01/00 Man/Beast: the Transformative Experience by Ki
* 03/30/00 Cry, the Beloved Smarm by Renae
* 02/18/00 The Overuse of H/C by delle
* 02/18/00 Too Many Vampires by Debra Fran Baker
* 01/23/00 The Siren Call by Emily Brunson
* 01/23/00 by Sebastian
* 01/23/00 Musings by James Walkswithwind
* 01/23/00 In Defense of PWPs by Thamiris
* 01/23/00 On the Borderline by Shomeret
* 01/07/00 When Bad Things Happen to Good Characters by Lucy Gillam
==1999==
* 12/20/99 by Shomeret
* 12/20/99 The Fannish Potlatch: Creation of Status within the Fan Community by Rachael Sabotini
* 12/14/99 by Alias Sio
* 12/02/99 by Mimi
* 12/01/99 Criticism and the Lost Art of the LOC by Lorelei Jones
* 11/30/99 Why I Don’t “Buy” Slash by L. Goldman
* 11/30/99 Why Joxer and Ares? by Carolyn M. Wallace
* 11/30/99 Should There Be More Criticism of Fanfiction? by Janet
* 11/28/99 Response to: Joxer?!?!? And Other Things I Don't Get by Sascha
* 11/28/99 Ares/Joxer? Sure! by Taleya
* 11/26/99 The Misery Trap by Emily Brunson
* 11/25/99 Same Actor Crossovers (response to Lucy Gillam) by Shomeret
* 11/25/99 by Princess Xavier
* 11/24/99 Joxer?!?! And Other Things I Don't Get by Lucy Gillam
* 11/22/99 Why I Hate 1/?? by Sandra McDonald
* 11/21/99 The Subtext Anxiety by Shomeret
* 11/21/99 by Ki
* 11/17/99 The "Damsel in Distress" Syndrome by Lorelei Jones
* 11/16/99 Why Is There So Much... by Lucy Gillam
* 11/11/99 Why Isn't There More... by Lucy Gillam
* 11/10/99 Methos a Woman? by Shomeret
* 11/04/99 Apology for Criticism by Lucy Gillam
* 11/04/99 by Rusalka
* 11/02/99 Why I Write Slash by Kass
* 11/01/99 We Always Hurt the Ones We Love by Lucy Gillam
* 10/21/99 The Life, Death, and Life of Qui-Gon Jinn, or Why the Dead Should Stay Dead by Lucy Gillam
* 10/18/99 Sexuality in Slash: My God, Spock, You're a Woman! by Rachel Shave
* 10/04/99 Come Back to My Show! by Justine
* 09/26/99 The Death of Smarm by Lucy Gillam
* 08/21/99 Shakespeare, Fanfic, and Creativity by Lucy Gillam
* 08/13/99 Slashers of Silicon Valley by Dara Sloan
* 07/29/99 In Defense of Mary Sue by Debra Fran Baker
* 07/14/99 The Rules of Combat: Violence in Fanfic by V. Watts
* 07/02/99 by SuperCat
* 06/22/99 The Slashy Response to Have a Conscience: How Can Anyone See a Sexual Encounter After a Suicide Attempt? by Hayley Douglas
* 06/17/99 The Less Valid Victims? by Candy Apple
* 06/11/99 Bodie's Bodies by Miriam Heddy
* 06/09/99 Winston Was Right by Lucy Gillam
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