The Fanfiction Tapes

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Badger to talk about stories revolving around sports. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Cam for a surprisingly long trope talk about adaptations. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Riley to talk about the Oscar-nominated animated movie Nimona . If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dylan, Maya, and Ian are joined by Jaye to talk about Maya's favorite punching bag: J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series. What are her shortcomings as a writer and worldbuilder? If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya, Dylan, and Ian talk about some of our favorite authors' weaknesses. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Barry to talk about plans changing when you're writing. When should you make a change, and when should you avoid changing? You can find Barry on YouTube here , on social media here , and you can read his fics on AO3 here . If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Host...

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Steamed to talk about a small piece of original internet fiction: the superhero stories of the Synoverse. You can find the Synoverse on AO3 here . If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya and Ian and joined by Elizabeth to talk about when you should just "file off the serials" and turn your fanfic into original work. You can find Elizabeth's fan music and original songs on Youtube here , and her AO3 page is here . If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined once again by Bryon to talk about shipping. What are common ships and rarepairs? Why do we write ships, especially the rare ones? What is the deal with "avatar-sexuals"? If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya and Ian are joined once again by Cam to talk about AUs and why we as fans love them so much. If you want more of Cam you can find them on Tiktok , on Twitter , and on their podcast Hey, Besties, It's Cam (from the Internet) . If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Maya, Dylan, and Ian turn the spotlight on the hit animated series Arcane. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Jaye to talk about Magic: the Gathering's "color pie" philosophy, and how you can use it in your writing to help develop your characters, their values, and even their conflicts. The "Two Color Paladins" post referenced in the episode can be found here: https://www.tumblr.com/asteroidtroglodyte/721259610356547584/a-quick-tour-of-2-color-paladins If you like our wo...

Maya, Dylan, and Ian discuss character design—not necessarily in terms of how they look, but in how you can give them a distinct and coherent personality. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Fanfiction Tapes is back for season 3! On this episode, Maya and Ian are joined by Riley to talk about the importance of diversity in your characters. You can find Riley's work at https://www.rileyquinnthefool.com/. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

On this, our final episode of season 2, Ian is taking over the show to introduce Maya to the first book series to hijack his brain: Animorphs. The Fanfiction Tapes will return January 2024! Until then, if you like our work, please let us know. You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Michael to talk about the trope of Dramatic Irony. What is dramatic irony, and how can you use it in your own writing? If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Wolf to talk about tragic heroes. Does a character have to be the main character to be a tragic hero? Do they even have to be heroic? You can listen to Wolf's other podcasts, the Berkcast and the Outcast, here: https://www.youtube.com/@berkcast4401 If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter...

Dylan, and Ian are joined by Helena (@a_mellowtea on Twitter, edelweiss on Discord) to talk about the genre of Tragedy, from the Classical Greek works like Oedipus and Antigone , through Shakespeare's Macbeth , to modern tragedies like Revenge of the Sith and Arcane . If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfiction...

Maya and Ian are joined by Nat to talk about tragedy, drama, and angst, and how these three similar-feeling concepts overlap and differ. You can find Nat’s works on AO3 here . If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Maya and Ian lose their gourds over What Moves the Dead, a novella by T. Kingfisher retelling the gothic horror classic short story The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe in a more grounded and queer fashion. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Maya and Ian are joined by returning guest Riley to discuss the genre of New Weird and the tropes associated with it. You can find Riley's book and other works at www.rileyquinnthefool.com . If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ian and Dylan are joined by Barry (@greatness942) once again to talk about cosmic horror. What is cosmic horror? What inspired it's foundational author, H.P. Lovecraft? Does Steven King's IT count as cosmic horror? These questions and more are debated! If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on...

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Barry (@greatness942) once more to talk about Gothic Fiction, the godfather of much of modern genre fiction. Does this Romantic-period genre still hold up today? What advice do we have for anyone trying to write in this mode? Listen and find out! If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @...

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Barry to talk about the genre of Horror. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steamed is back to talk with Maya, Dylan, and Ian about concept of science fiction "hardness". What makes a work of sci-fi "hard", and can this idea be extended to other works within the larger speculative fiction umbrella? If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...