My Guilty Pleasure 1...Fan Fiction

I find that having a guilty pleasure can be fun… As long as nobody is getting hurt.  On days when I am bored, need some inspiration or just want to wear a smile indulge in one of many of my guilty pleasures.  

Today I share with you my love of reading fan fiction. Yes as much as I hate to admit it I am a grown a$$ woman who truly enjoys reading fan fiction.  Okay I admit I started reading fan fiction about a year ago. But the point is it was way cooler when I was a high school student. And I have found that it’s a great way to unwind and just have fun.

For those of you that aren’t sure what fan fiction is all about I’ll try to explain it to you and confuse you so I can feel less guilty about my rekindled passion. Fan fiction in my mind can be best explained as: Fictional tales written by fans using already pre-existing characters from books, movies, celebrity personas, TV shows, etc for no monetary gain to retell a story/plot in a different light. Simplistic terminology: fan fiction (fan fic, FF, fan fiction) is fans taking the opportunity to write stories and works of fiction based on their favorite celebrities and entertainment. Best of all it’s free!

I will now admit how my laziness and lack of taking responsibility plays a role in my new found pastime. Okay so it was July 5th, 2010 about 2:37am. The night was finally quieting down though I could still hear home bought fireworks going off in the distance. I was sitting on my futon (as a college student, it’s safe to say that we don’t really know what beds are outside of guardian/parent home) willing a book to magically float to me. After about 10 minutes I opened up the borrowed laptop that was luckily sitting next to me on the futon hand attempted to look for the book I was trying to make float online. Fiction….online…. And a thought occurred to me... “fan fiction…it’s so high school, you’re bored, it doesn’t have to be checked out or returned…it’s super free of charge and you can share your opinions and laugh at the frustrated comments leave in response… (Evil laughter happened about here and lightening flashed in the background of an imaginary castle). And so there we have it, my new start on fan fiction. Somehow I came across my current fix on Vampire Diaries. I have heard of the T.V. show, but I have never actually seen it. Apparently this was inspired by a book series that is pretty different from the show. I learned this as I was reading through some of the stories and names and characters were contradicting each other. *Fufa: That was a fun fact for you*. I am totally on this Damon and Bonnie plot. I mean, teenage black witch and 150-something caucasian vampire. It boggles the mind.

If you are interested in reading some yourself check out a couple of these sites:

• http://www.fanfiction.net/  (This one is my absolute favorite)
• http://www.winglin.net
• http://www.fictionpress.com/

I do pre-warn you these are stories written by nonprofessionals. What you get is what you get. When I do searches I tend to look for themes that are more adult themes. I am not always a fan of fluff. Fluff is usually go happy go lucky, super cheesy romance stories. (Beware it may happen when you least expect it).  I tend to read stories that I’m in the mood for reading.  I take my time and look at whether or not I’m going to read something fun and fluffy or dark and depressing.

Don't be bashful when it comes to letting the authors know what you think of their works. But also don't be too harsh. Some of the writers are in their pre-teens, we wouldn't want to scar anyone for life or murder a life long dream/hobby.
I must say I have read quite a bit, and I’ve been having a good time! That's all for now...


*키스, 키스*