I'm a noob, help me out : - Supernatural FanFiction Challenges Forum

AU is Alternate Universe, which means that a story doesn't really follow the events in the show. Like if you were to write this great epic that takes place after season two, but John never died, it would be AU.

Drabbles are just really short stories. Generally less than 1000 words, I think.

Fluff is just...goodness. Just cute stories, they don't always have to have plots, they can just be nice, sweet moments that you imagine.

Slash doesn't mean that it's **. There doesn't have to be any actual physical contact. It really just denotes the ship (which means relationship) porttayed in the story. Slash is either male/male, or female/female. If you ever see the word Wincest, that's a Sam/Dean slash story. Or really if you see anyones name written as name/name that means they're paired together romantically. Usually (other fandoms have names for the ships, I haven't seen any for Supernatural though)

I'll just toss out some others I can think of.

OOC - out of character

OC - original character

Tag - is a scene that you should have been at the end of an episode, or just how you thought it should have ended

Missing Scenes - are, well, scenes that you felt should have been in the show.

WeeChester - Fics where the boys really are boys. Stories that take place during their childhood (also there is TeenChester)

That's really all I have for now. If you have anymore questions feel free to ask. I'll check your fic out too, but when I'm not at work... :)

#2 Mar 09th, 8:15am

My Devils Advocate

I get it now! totally makes sense. Thanks so much!

MDA

#3 Mar 09th, 9:31am

Drabbles are just really short stories. Generally less than 1000 words, I think.

Drabbles are actually no longer than 100 words. Double drabble is 200.

#4 Mar 12th, 5:01pm

Thanks for explaining "drabble"! I've never known. Could anyone explain "Mary Sue"? How does it differ from fluff?

#5 Apr 06th, 10:11am

A MAry-Sue is a story where you put yourself in. Usually the character that's the Mary-Sue (i.e. the writer) ends up in a romantic relationship with one of the main characters. Not always, but usually.

#6 Apr 06th, 10:45am

Thanks, Rhiannon-Nymph! That explains a lot. Also, it sounds kinda fun!

#7 Apr 06th, 11:07am

That's not technically the definiton of a Mary-Sue. Generally, a Mary-Sue is a self-insert but not always. I know someone over on Mibba that pulls off a self-insert without the character being even remotely Mary-Sueish.

"It is a common mistake to confuse the terms 'Mary Sue' and 'self-insert', especially since generally Mary Sues are seen as being the kind of person the author wishes they could be and often are a form of idealized self-insertion. The two terms have distinct meanings, however."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Sue

That will basically explain the whole thing, but in shorter words a Mary-Sue is a flawless character, usually quite beautiful, girls hate her because she's beautiful, guys follow her around. If you've ever read Twilight, Bella Swan is the perfect example of a Mary-Sue. (Beautiful Swan .. Screams Mary-Sue, huh?)

But you're right .. The Mary-sue almost always ends up with one of the main characters. More than likely, one of the heroes.

Here's basically all the terms you'll need for fanfiction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_fan_fiction_terms

Also, it sounds kinda fun!Mary-Sue's might be fun to write, but a lot of people will bash your story (:

#8 Apr 06th, 11:51am

Reno -- Thanks for the referral to the Wikipedia article. It answered a lot of questions, as well as being amusing, and I did read the separate article about Mary Sues. Now my only question is -- what do I call it if I want to do a self-insertion and I AM a flawless, superpowered, spectacularly beautiful 19-year-old whom all men adore and all women want to emulate?

#9 Apr 06th, 4:14pm

I think you call it awesome! =)

I have read self-inserts before, where the writer is there AS the writer (like what Chuck was saying the last ep) and they interact with the characters. I read a really awesome Andromeda one like that along time ago, when Slipstream BBS was still around (if that means anything to anyone), and few good SPN ones where Dean and Sam come upon the writer and ask "What's with all the beatings..." etc. In the Andromeda the writer was sort of this omni-present entity, that never SHOWED up, but spoke with the characters alot.

And I think ones like that are more interesting to read than Mary-Sue's.

#10 Apr 06th, 4:38pm

what do I call it if I want to do a self-insertion and I AM a flawless, superpowered, spectacularly beautiful 19-year-old whom all men adore and all women want to emulate?

Inhuman.

And you're welcome for the links :).

And I think ones like that are more interesting to read than Mary-Sue's.

Anything is more interesting than a Mary-sue. I'd read about Dean and his car before I'd read about a Mary-Sue.

#11 Apr 06th, 5:20pm

Hahaha!!! No! Dude, there is one out there somewhere, that I read a long, long time ago, where Dean gets hitched to the Impala. I mean, there's a wedding and everything. It was hilarious!!

I wish I remembered the name of it.

#12 Apr 06th, 5:44pm

Seriously?

I wasn't really talkin' romance when I said that, but alrighty than. Whatever floats their boat, I guess.

#13 Apr 07th, 11:59am

KaiiDee23

So what does it mean if it says 'dean/OC' ??

Also what does E/O mean?

I'm a bit confused :S

#14 Apr 12th, 5:59pm

OC stands for Original Character. If you see anything like Dean/OC or Sam/OC or who ever, it means that the author is pairing that character (Dean or Sam...etc.) with a character that they created.

I don't know what the E/O Challenges are or where they're issued from. Sorry. It's something I've been meaning to find out, though. So maybe we'll both find out! =)

#15 Apr 12th, 6:46pm

KaiiDee23

Thank you that makes sense now :)

#16 Apr 13th, 8:49pm