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2005
11/07/05
When Worlds Collide: Fandom and Male Privilege by Lucy Gillam
11/07/05
The Shinji Fan's Manifesto 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 People Fiction by Kristina
10/30/05
Expanding My Horizons in an Easternly Direction by Rana Eros
08/05/05
The A-Z Shortcut by Crystalix
08/05/05
Writing Well. Why Bother? by Megan Kent
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 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
01/26/05
A Christian Perspective on Slash Fiction by Marnie
02/08/05
Fanfic is Hard to Write by Catherine Rain

 

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
Whitewashing Krycek 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
You're a Spiteful Bitch! Why I Hurt the Ones I Love by Cyndiana
03/02/04
Does Gender matter?  Women, Tolkien, and the Online Fanfiction Community by Thevina
03/02/04
Slashing vs Shipping, or Why It's Easier to Be a Slash 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 Cortese
02/03/04
Eew, He's All Girly: Issues Surrounding Feminized Male Characters by Janis Cortese

 

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 )O(
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
In Defense of Lionel Luthor 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 Therof 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
Interpretation of Characters 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
Tortoises, Hares, and Creativity 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 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 
06/04/02
On Swinging Both Ways: Fannish and Pro by Kass
06/04/02
What Makes a Show Eminently Slashable 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
The Difficulty with Mentors (and Power Balances) in Slash 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.
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
Why I Hate ER Fic 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
What is a PWP? by Shomeret
12/20/99
The Fannish Potlatch: Creation of Status within the Fan Community  by Rachael Sabotini
12/14/99
Why does Obi-Wan Get All the Pain in TPM H/C Fic?  by Alias Sio
12/02/99
Slash, Fiction, and Rock'n Roll: An Excursion into Actor Slash 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
'Why Isn't There More ...' - A Specialist's View on the Matter  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
Subtext Anxiety by Shomeret
11/21/99
Asians Who Write Slash 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
Is Methos a Woman? by Shomeret
11/04/99
Apology for Criticism by Lucy Gillam
11/04/99
Unreality Break 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
My God, Spock, You're a Woman by Rachel Shave
10/04/99
Come Back to My Show! by Justine Warning: Adult Material including.  By selecting this link, you verify that you are of the legal age in your region.
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
Violence in Fanfic by V. Wa
07/02/99
A (Very) Brief History of Fanfic by SuperCat
06/22/99
H:LotS:The Slashy Response to Have A Conscience by Hayley Douglas
06/17/99
The Less Valid Victims? by Candy Apple
06/11/99
Bodie's Bodies by Miriam
06/09/99
Winston was Right by Lucy Gillam

 


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