FanFiction.Net
US fanfiction website
FanFiction.Net (often abbreviated as FF.net or FFN) is an automated fan fiction archive site. It was introduced in 1998 by software designer Xing Li and had over 12 million registered users in 2023.
The site is split into main categories: Anime/Manga, Books, Cartoons, Games, Comics, Movies, Plays/Musicals, TV shows, Crossover, and Miscellaneous. Users who complete the free registration process can submit their fan fiction, maintain a user profile, review other stories, apply for a beta reader position, contact each other via private messages, and maintain a list of favorite stories and authors. There are centralized communities and forums. In lieu of signing up with a new account, the website allows users to use their Google, Facebook, or Twitter accounts. The site also owns a Twitter account called FictionPress where users of the website are updated on changes and improvements made.
History
Xing Li, a software developer from Alhambra, California, created FanFiction.Net in 1998. Created by Xing Li as a school project, the site was founded as a non-profit repository for fan-created stories that revolved around characters from popular literature, films, television, anime, and video games. Registration was open to all people who said they were over 18, and by 2002 over 118,000 people were registered (the age limit has since been moved down to 13).
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