Neither does Fifty Shades under your definition, or for that matter several other works on the list. Actually Sandman is closer to fanfic than Fifty Shades or any of the Everybody's Human fanfic - whose only resemblance to the original is they use the character's names.
It really does depend on how broad the definition is. Did it start as fanfiction then changed over time to become something else entirely? (example Fifty Shades, where the writer was inspired by an original work, than gradually pulled away from it and created an original story that bares little resemblance to the original.) Did it start as a fanfic that merely used the names and descriptions of the characters in the original work or their archetypes? Fifty Shades (this isn't really fanfic, since all you have to do is change the names and it's original...and honestly, I often wonder why a lot of these writers don't.) Or is it a continuation or sequel? Scarlett is an example, as are the Pride and Prejudice novels (Death comes to Pemberly - is an example), and the Looking Glass Wars. Is it an adaptation - were the story is loosely based on the original? West Side Story and My Fair Lady. Is it a modernization? A Thousand Acres, James Joyce's Ulysees, and Here on Earth. Or is it a story from another character, possibly a supporting or minor character's pov? The Wide Sargasso Sea, Ahab's Wife, Rosencrantz & Guilderstern are Dead, and March.
Then there's the one's that are basically taking the original story and plopping it into a different genre. - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
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Date: 2012-04-22 01:58 pm (UTC)several other works on the list. Actually Sandman is closer to fanfic than Fifty Shades or any of the Everybody's Human fanfic - whose only resemblance to the original is they use the character's names.
It really does depend on how broad the definition is. Did it start as fanfiction then changed over time to become something else entirely?
(example Fifty Shades, where the writer was inspired by an original work, than gradually pulled away from it and created an original story that bares little resemblance to the original.) Did it start as a fanfic that merely used the names and descriptions of the characters in the original work or their archetypes? Fifty Shades (this isn't really fanfic, since all you have to do is change the names and it's original...and honestly, I often wonder why a lot of these writers don't.) Or is it a continuation or sequel? Scarlett is an example, as are the Pride and Prejudice novels (Death comes to Pemberly - is an example), and the Looking Glass Wars. Is it an adaptation - were the story is loosely based on the original? West Side Story and My Fair Lady. Is it a modernization? A Thousand Acres, James Joyce's Ulysees, and Here on Earth. Or is it a story from another character, possibly a supporting or minor character's pov? The Wide Sargasso Sea, Ahab's Wife, Rosencrantz & Guilderstern are Dead, and March.
Then there's the one's that are basically taking the original story and plopping it into a different genre. - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.