THE BARD'S REFERENCE LIBRARY
VOYAGER COLLECTION
Managed by Lunacy, M.L.S.
Last updated:
02/15/01
INTRODUCTION - RULES AND REGULATIONS:
Listed here you will find documents, articles and how-to manuals about fan fiction and fanfic writing. You will also find links to other sites on the Net that might be of interest to Star Trek Voyager readers and writers specifically those interested in alternative Voyager fanfic. You will find everything from technical instruction on how to construct a sentence to advice on how to develop characters and plots. Do keep in mind that the writing process itself tends to be a very personal thing. What works for one writer may not work for another. There are writers who can write without planning their stories first - they enjoy the spontaneity that comes with discovering what a character is going to do almost at the same time that the character decides to do it. There are others who prefer to meticulously plan their stories from start to finish. There are writers who pride themselves in producing technically well-written stories, who seriously want to improve their writing, who sometimes even aspire to write commercially - there are others who just want to tell a story and don't like to spend a lot of time on the technical aspects. In fan fiction there is nothing wrong with either approach. The MOST important thing to keep in mind is that fan fiction both for writers and readers should first and foremost be FUN! The documents listed here are NOT "official" guides on writing fan fiction. They are simply contributions from fellow fanfic readers and writers in which they share what works for them. Locally hosted documents include the date they were added to the library's collection.
RULES OF THE LIBRARY: Feel free to check out anything you like. No due dates are imposed and no late fees although failure to refer to the librarian as "The Goddess" will lead to severe punishment. It behooves us all to remember that Librarians these days talk softly but carry a big whip ;-)
GUIDES, MANUALS, AND DIRECTORIES:
- THE ART OF CRITIQUING A
collaborative effort by a team of Xenite bards and readers
Lengthy guide on how to better evaluate fiction. Useful for both readers and writers in any fandom - particularly useful for individuals who do beta reading. - 7/15/98
- THE BETA READERS DIRECTORY
compiled by Lunacy
A listing of readers who have volunteered as editors to help writers improve their Xena and Star Trek fan fiction. - 5/2/98
- CHARACTER REFERENCE OUTLINE by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/Barry_Marshall.shtm.htm">Barry Marshall
A sample outline with suggestions for character development. Written by a Xena fan but can be helpful for Star Trek writers also.- 7/22/98
- PLOT REFERENCE OUTLINE
by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/Barry_Marshall.shtm.htm">Barry Marshall
A sample outline with suggestions for developing and structuring plot. Written by a Xena fan but can be helpful for Star Trek writers also.- 7/22/98
- POSTING YOUR FAN FICTION STORY ON THE WEB by Lunacy
A step-by-step guide on how to publish Xena and Voyager fanfic on the Web - what things to consider, how to pick a Web site, etc. - 10/7/98
- TRICKY WORDS A
collaborative effort by a team of Xenite bards and readers
List of words commonly misused and/or misspelled in writing. - 7/15/98
VOYAGER FAN FICTION INDEXES:
- a href="http://pweb.netcom.com/%7Edmkrebs/">PWAXEN VAXEN WEBSITE by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/Vaxen.shtm.htm">Vaxen
This site features one of the most extensive indexes of Janeway/Seven fanfic titles organized by site and author.
- a href="http://members.home.net/wbgallery/index.htm">SEAWOLF'S JANEWAY/SEVEN INDEX by Seawolf
Indexes and rates Janeway/Seven fanfic sites. Makes available an author index. [Note: site is fully accessible only through the Internet Explorer web browser
VOYAGER FAN FICTION REVIEWS:
- a href="http://alternative_quadrant.tripod.com/">THE ALTERNATIVE QUADRANT
A Voyager online magazine with a subtext slant, this site features articles about the show, the fandom and fanfic as well as reviews of the episodes and fanfic.
- LUNACY'S STAR TREK VOYAGER ALTERNATIVE FAN FICTION REVIEWS
Reviews of Voyager alternative fanfic. Most reviews are of Janeway/Seven fanfic. The reviews include an approximate release date, mention of any awards a story has garnered, story descriptions and links to any available fanfic art. The site features cross links to sequels, prequels, and/or other stories in a series. Reviews are indexed by title and author.
VOYAGER FAN FICTION CONTESTS: 
- a href="http://www.geocities.com/rapaccinisdaughter/ddj7contest.html">DELTA DREAMS 2001 JANEWAY/SEVEN FANFIC CONTEST
Accepting nominations through April 1, 2001 for the best J/7 fanfic stories written in 2000 or 2001. Readers will vote on their favorites once the contest closes. For nomination forms and more information visit the contest site.
VOYAGER FAN FICTION ART:
- a href="http://merwolf.com/llachlan/seven/">CARGO BAY 2 by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/Llachlan.shtm.htm">Llachlan
Features fanfic inspired art and a fanfic cover.
- a href="http://members.aol.com/lzclotho/stv/index.html">CLOTHO'S TAPESTRY - STAR TREK VOYAGER J/7 STORIES by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/LZClotho.shtm.htm">LZClotho
Features fanfic inspired art.
- a href="http://members.aol.com/Tenderware/#Art">THE DQV ART GALLERY by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/Tenderware.shtm.htm">Tenderware
Features fanfic inspired art and pulp fiction covers by Tenderware.
- a href="https://www.altfic.com//artgallery/artgallery.htm">PINK RABBIT PRODUCTIONS ART GALLERY by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/Pink_Rabbit_Productions.shtm.htm">Pink Rabbit Productions
Fanfic inspired drawings and digital art from various TV shows including STAR TREK VOYAGER.
VOYAGER WRITING RESOURCES:
- a href="http://alternative_quadrant.tripod.com/">THE ALTERNATIVE QUADRANT
A Voyager online magazine with a subtext slant, this site features articles about the show, the fandom and fanfic as well as reviews of the episodes and fanfic.
- a href="http://www.trekgirl.freeuk.com/authors/index.htm">TREKGIRL'S WRITERS CIRCLE maintained by TrekGirl
Features interviews with Star Trek fanfic writers.
- a href="http://users.iafrica.com/x/xk/xkhoi/index.html">WRITERS AND WRITING maintained by Veronica Jane Williams
A site for Star Trek writers where they can discuss their craft. Questions are posted and writers are invited to answer these in essay format.
VOYAGER REFERENCE SOURCES:
- a href="http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/ns/greenoaks/Home.html">CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/GL_Dartt.shtm.htm">G.L. Dartt
In addition to G.L.'s popular Voyager fanfic, this site features episode reviews with a subtext slant.
- a href="http://www.sundial.net/%7Emanny/main.htm">DAYSTROM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY by Manoel E. Gouveia
Features information on Federation laws, treaties and policies, starship designs, warp technology, etc.
- a href="http://www.treknews.com/deltablues/">DELTA BLUES by Jim Wright
Home of Jim's extensive episode reviews featuring detailed synopses of the episodes, reviews, and cast listings.
- a href="http://members.aol.com/Tenderware/">DELTA QUADRANT OF VENUS by a href="https://lunacyreviews.ausxip.com/Tenderware.shtm.htm">Tenderware
In addition to fanfic by Tenderware and others, this site features a very useful Janeway/Seven FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page.
- a href="http://www.startrek.com/">STAR TREK CONTINUUM
Official Star Trek site from Paramount with information about all the Star Trek series including episode listings, characters, aliens, alien food, equipment, medicine, science, transportation, etc.
- a href="http://zap.to/datalogs">STAR TREK VOYAGER DATALOGS by Michael Lindberg
Features information about the Voyager crew and technical data on the ship.
- a href="http://www.sf.hr/startrek/">STARFLEET LCARS DATABASE NETWORK by Igor Plac and Hrvoje Fucek
Impressive database of all sorts of information about the world of Star Trek from series specific information to general information about the technologies used, the Federation, the various alien species. Also makes available images, sounds and fonts.
- a href="http://www.treksites.com/">TREK SITES: THE ULTIMATE ADDRESS FOR STAR TREK
Huge listing of Star Trek related sites.
- a href="http://ussdestiny.cjb.net/">U.S.S. DESTINY FEDERATION VOYAGER DATABANK by Andrew Christian
Features profiles of the Voyager crew, technical specifications about the ship, information about Voyager's travels, and all sorts of information about technology used in the series.
GENERAL FAN FICTION DIRECTORIES
- a href="http://ckos.slashcity.net/">THE COMPLETE KINGDOM OF SLASH ARCHIVE by The Archivist
Huge collection of slash fanfic from over a hundred different fandoms.
- a href="http://www.fanficweb.net/directory/index.htm">FAN FICTION DIRECTORY by Rayhne
With the goal of listing all the fanfic-related sites on the Internet, this site is well organized featuring a number of different categories and fandoms.
- a href="http://www.fanfictionlinks.com/">FAN FICTION LINKS INDEX (THE)
Comprehensive site featuring links to fanfic from hundreds of different fandoms. Kept very current.
- a href="http://members.aol.com/ksnicholas/fanfic/index.html">FAN FICTION ON THE NET by Karen Nicholas
HUGE site featuring links to fanfic web pages for practically every show and fandom out there.
- a href="http://www.fanfiction.net/master.cfm">FANFICTION.NET by Xing Li and Trizung Nguyen
Large comprehensive site hosting fanfic from just about every type of fandom out there including TV shows, movies, music groups, cartoons, etc. Readers are invited to contribute reviews.
- a href="http://www.ar.com.au/%7Ejriddler/slash1.html">SATYRICON AU GO GO by The Riddler
Huge slash archive featuring fanfic from many different fandoms. The collection of links to other sites is particularly impressive.
- a href="http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/8478/">SHACK'S FANFIC CLEARINGHOUSE by Shack
"Shack's Fanfic Clearinghouse is an archive of detailed links to sites carrying fan fiction of every type".
GENERAL FANFIC ARTICLES:
- a href="http://members.aol.com/janemort/fanfic.html">THE ADVANTAGES OF FAN FICTION AS AN ART FORM: A SHAMELESS ESSAY by Jane Mortimer
FANTASTIC essay about why writers write fanfic and the many factors that sometimes makes it more appealing than commercial fiction even for published authors.
- a href="http://members.aol.com/janemort/erotic.html">THE ADVANTAGES OF EROTIC FAN FICTION AS AN ART FORM: A MORE SHAMELESS ESSAY by Jane Mortimer
Very insightful and at times VERY amusing, this essay takes a look at the appeal of erotic fanfic, comparing its appeal to the more traditional commercial erotica available to the sexes. Although Jane's examples and observations are primarily extrapolated from the X-FILES fandom in which she's active, her conclusions are universally relevant and should be of interest to anyone who writes or enjoys erotic fanfic in all it's wonderful, wacky, diverse manifestations.
- a href="http://www.strangeplaces.net/torch/categorization.html">CATEGORIZATION by Torch - in a href="http://www.strangeplaces.net/torch/index.html">THE FLAMBEAU FACTORY
A look at the use of categorization in fanfic - how stories are labeled, how this can prove both useful and limiting.
- a href="http://www.strangeplaces.net/torch/characterization.html">CHARACTERIZATION by Torch - in a href="http://www.strangeplaces.net/torch/index.html">THE FLAMBEAU FACTORY
A rather amusing look at characterization in fanfic.
- a href="http://www.whoosh.org/issue25/lee1.html">COPYRIGHT 101 - A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO COPYRIGHT FOR FAN FICTION AUTHORS by A.T. Lee - in a href="http://whoosh.org/">WHOOSH #25, Oct. 1998
An overview of copyright concepts and law.
- a href="http://www.techreview.com/articles/ma00/viewpoint.htm">DIGITAL LAND GRAB by Henry Jenkins - in a href="http://www.techreview.com/index.htm">TECHNOLOGY REVIEW March/April 2000
A look at how the digital age, fanfic and fandoms are impacting on the concept of intellectual property and reviving a participatory culture among the masses.
- a href="http://www.strangeplaces.net/torch/discrimination.html">DISCRIMINATION by Torch - in a href="http://www.strangeplaces.net/torch/index.html">THE FLAMBEAU FACTORY
A discussion of the pros and cons of offering reviews and criticism of fanfic.
- a href="http://www.strangeplaces.net/torch/feedback.html">FEEDBACK by Torch - in a href="http://www.strangeplaces.net/torch/index.html">THE FLAMBEAU FACTORY
A comprehensive look at the different perspectives regarding feedback for fanfic stories - how authors feel about it, the guilt syndrome it can inspire in readers, how useful it can be, etc.
- a href="http://users.infoconex.com/helen/getsthejobdone.htm">I AM NOT A DOMINATRIX by Helen
"An essay on women, sexuality, and internet publishing." [In the stories
section]
- a href="http://www.virtue.nu/puritybrown/integrity.htm">INTEGRITY OR NOT THE CHARACTERIZATION RANT by Katherine F - in a href="http://www.virtue.nu/puritybrown/index.html">PURITY'S ROOM
Interesting essay about characterization and the importance of staying true to the "values" of the TV show and characters one writes about.
- a href="http://lonestar.texas.net/%7Elochness/thesaurus.htm">JUST HOLD YOUR BREATH UNTIL YOUR PROSE TURNS PURPLE by Lock Ness - in a href="http://lonestar.texas.net/%7Elochness/">LOCK NESS
Terrific article about "purple prose" - that tendency writers sometimes have to get just a taaaad too descriptive in scenes. The section on purple prose in sex scenes is in a word...priceless ;-)
- a href="http://www.tushnet.com/law/fanficarticle.html">LEGAL FICTIONS: COPYRIGHT, FAN FICTION, AND A NEW COMMON LAW by Rebecca Tushnet - in the LOYOLA OF LOS ANGELES ENTERTAINMENT LAW JOURNAL, 1997
An article on fanfic and "fair use".
- a href="http://slate.msn.com/Features/fanfic/fanfic.asp">LUKE SKYWALKER IS GAY? - FAN FICTION IS AMERICA'S LITERATURE OF OBSESSION by David Plotz - in a href="http://slate.msn.com/Default.asp">SLATE MAGAZINE April 14, 2000
Very comprehensive, at times humorous, article on fanfic - its history, its development over the years, the people who write and read it, and its growing popularity now on the Net. Plotz includes a discussion of slash fiction and also offers an insightful commentary on the legal challenges fanfic faces and how it, in turn, is challenging the forces that have commercialized popular culture.
- a href="http://lonestar.texas.net/%7Elochness/MarySue.htm">MARY SUE GOT A MAKEOVER by Lock Ness - in a href="http://lonestar.texas.net/%7Elochness/">LOCK NESS
Insightful essay about the developing tendency among fanfic writers to get around the "Mary Sue" syndrome by using established characters as their "Mary Sues"...and butchering those characterizations in the process.
- a href="http://media-in-transition.mit.edu/articles/index_cumberland.html">PRIVATE USES OF CYBERSPACE: WOMEN, DESIRE, AND FAN CULTURE by Sharon Cumberland
Presented as a paper at the Media in Transition Conference at MIT on October 8, 1999, this essay discusses the involvement of women in fanfic and how this Internet genre has created a forum for women to write and share erotica geared specifically toward their interests. The writer is a fan of actor Antonio Banderas but discusses fanfic from several different fandoms including Xena, Star Trek, and Highlander.
- a href="http://commons.somewhere.com/rre/1998/The.Poachers.and.the.Sto.html">THE POACHERS AND THE STORMTROOPERS by Henry Jenkins - in a href="http://slate.msn.com/Features/fanfic/fanfic.asp">RED ROCK EATER DIGEST July 30, 1998
This talk presented at the University of Michigan by Henry Jenkins, Director of the Comparative Media Studies Program at MIT, discusses the growing impact of the Net on fan culture and how it is helping to drive a cultural revolution as fans challenge copyright owners and other gatekeepers in a grassroots effort to democratize popular culture.
- a href="http://www.slashaholics.org/thamiris/slash/rape.html">RAPE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN FIC A BRIEF DEFENSE by Erin, Feklar and Thamiris
An opinion on some of the reasons why writers include sexual violence in their fanfic.
- a href="http://wordsmiths.net/Essays/combat.htm">THE RULES OF COMBAT - VIOLENCE IN FAN FICTION by V.Watts
Well thought out article about the prevalence of violence in fan fiction.
- a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/eguide/archive/1999/09/30/neva.dtl">SPOCK DOES MULDER WOMAN-WRITTEN 'SLASH' FICTION COUPLES MALE CHARACTERS FROM FILM AND TV by Neva Chonin - in a href="http://www.sfgate.com/">SF GATE Sept. 30, 1999
A humorous look at the world of slash fanfic, tracing its evolution from mostly m/m fiction to the f/f fiction that is now growing increasingly popular with the emergence of strong female heroes on TV and in the movies.
- a href="http://www.merrycoz.org/papers/MARYSUE.HTM">TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE: 150 YEARS OF MARY SUE by Pat Pflieger
A look at one of the most enduring character types in fan fiction - the much-used, often hated but still popular Mary Sue, recognizable to fanfic readers as a projection of the author into the story itself.
- a href="http://wordsmiths.net/Essays/violence_macg.htm">VIOLENCE IN FAN FICTION (A RESPONSE TO "THE RULES OF COMBAT" BY V. WATTS) by MacGeorge
Eloquent response to V. Watts' essay with some interesting additional insights on the subject of violence in fanfic.
- a href="http://www.brillscontent.com/features/slash_0500.html">THE X-RATED FILES by Austin Bunn - in a href="http://www.brillscontent.com/">BRILLS CONTENT May 2000
Comprehensive article about the history, development and current state of slash fanfic on the Net.
OTHER FANFIC AND WRITING RESOURCES ON THE NET:
- a href="http://missy.reimer.com/library/guide.html">DR.
MERLIN'S GUIDE TO FAN FICTION by Dr. Merlin (alias Melissa
Wilson)
An entertaining and very comprehensive general guide to fan fiction - What it is? How to write it? Who writes it and why?
- ELEMENTS OF
STYLE by William Strunk, Jr.
The classic English language style guide listing basic rules of grammar.
- NAMES:
- a href="http://216.1.15.97/firstnames/">BABY NAMES AND FIRST NAMES
Features a database of first names and meanings. Also lists American and English surnames.
- a href="http://www.zelo.com/firstnames/index.html">FIRST NAMES AND WHAT THEY MEAN by C. Thomas Wright III
The site allows you to search for particular names, gives you their nationality and meaning. They have a search engine in the works that would allow you to search by meaning so that you could, for instance, find names that mean "queen" or "strong".
- a href="http://members.tripod.com/%7Eancient_history/101amazons.html">ONE HUNDRED ONE AMAZONS by S. Wilson
Information on a number of Amazons whose names appear in historical and literary texts. An outstanding source of Amazon names.
- a href="http://www.onelook.com/">ONELOOK
DICTIONARIES
Awesome site which allows you to search over three hundred specialized and general online dictionaries for definitions. When you type in a term you can choose what types of dictionaries you want to search in or you can simply search ALL the dictionaries. The dictionaries available for searching include general, legal, medical, computer, slang, religion, art, sports, and science dictionaries among many others.
- a href="http://www.sfwa.org/">SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY WRITERS OF AMERICA, INC.
A fantastic resource for sci-fi/fantasy writers featuring articles on the craft and business of writing science fiction and fantasy. In particular, do not miss the article a href="http://www.sfwa.org/writing/thud.htm">ON THUD AND BLUNDER by Poul Anderson - a very practical and often humorous guide to writing sci-fi/fantasy that makes sense.
- a href="http://www.writerswrite.com/">WRITER'S WRITE - THE WRITE RESOURCE
One of the finest resource Web sites for writers and would-be writers. Makes available a monthly publication called THE INTERNET WRITING JOURNAL with articles on every facet of writing from the technical aspects to the creative ones, advice on getting published, legal issues, etc. The site also features author interviews, book reviews, best sellers lists and classified listings of jobs and opportunities for writers, editors, publishers and agents.
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