Online research about fan fiction authors (study)

1. Riya Pekar

2.  The research was conducted online via Google Forms
in April 2016.
 Sources of respondents came mostly from Social
Media.
 Over 800 respondents from all over the world have left
their thoughtfully-written replies.

6.  Respondents belong to more than 100 Fandoms*.
 Most of them prefer to express themselves by writing.
 But they are still sociable people with most friends in real life.
 About 50% of authors write for one fandom, others write for
from 2 to 5 fandoms that they are familiar with.
 Despite liking a multiple of fandoms, respondents still mostly
write for a single one.
 Each fandom has its own audience with slightly different
demographics.
 *Fandom is a term used to refer to a subculture composed of fans
characterized by a feeling of empathy and camaraderie with
others who share a common interest.

7.  With this study I got very insightful information and
answers for my research question. But some questions
didn’t give clear results and raised the new ones.
 From all the collected data, I can say that respondents
write fanfiction mostly for fun and to express their
creativity.
 Fanfiction writers form very welcoming community
and are eager to help each other.

8.  Fanfiction can be used in high school to improve
student’s writing abilities (large per cent of writers are
high school age).
 Writing fanfiction instead of essays can give students
more motivation, keep them engaged in class and even
make them think about publishing their own works or
start a writer’s career.
 Fanfiction is an underrated method of improving
writing skills and becoming a professional author.