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Article: Fan fiction sincerest form of flattery.(Columns)(Column)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- January 7, 2002
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Byline: Jesse Thiessen 20Below News Team / The Register-Guard
SO LET'S SAY you're fascinated with a musician, a book series, characters in movies, video games, etc. What do many people do in such circumstances?
Why, they write fan fiction, of course!
For those who don't know what fan fiction is, or for those who could use a nice introduction regardless, fan fiction is writing stories about something already created, real life or otherwise. Often it centers around a character: a musician, a movie star, a movie character, video game character, etc.
For example, a "Star Wars" fan might write a small piece on the last bit of `Return of the ...