By A.T. Lee. This article is for educational purposes only. It is a brief overview of copyright issues that fan fiction writers in the United States of America may find useful.

Writing help and beta readers for writers of fan fiction.

Style guide geared to fan fiction writers.

Well-organized set of discussion group areas and links relating to fan fiction and writing in general. Also hosts contests, challenges and regular chats.

Home to many varieties of Fan Fiction, Fan Art, Original Fiction, Columns, Fan-made Games, and one of the last truly free Fan Works Communities.

Automated fan-fiction upload archive. Fandomination.Net is now a general fanfiction archive.

A resource for writers who are trying to find time to write or are experiencing writers-block. Accepting challenges for all fandoms.

Site includes a FAQ for fan fiction writers.

Collection of boards, beta readers, tips, help, general chat and topical discussion plus featured fan fiction, the random fic roulette, articles.

A resource for writing, reviewing and reading fanfiction stories.

Critique group for fan fiction writers.

Tutorial on how to write fan fiction with grammar and other issues covered.

Ms. Nitpicker uses samples from fan fiction to demonstrate dialogue, thought, vocabulary, and other issues, with some background details for selected fandoms.

Copyright, fan fiction, and a new common law. By Rebecca Tushnet.

Guide to creating good fan fiction without obvious "Mary Sueism". Mary Sue is what everyone wants to be, and no one actually is.

About Draco and Hermione shippings. This website is a "fanlisting", or also known as a place for D/H pairing fanatics. If you're a D/H fan, then you sign up to be part of that list of all the other devotees. The bad-mannered, 'contemptuous', Draco Malfoy and the brilliant yet bold Hermione Granger are characters who belong to J.K Rowling in the book series "HARRY POTTER".

A resource for fan fiction writers. Offers viewpoints, technical articles and advice from readers. References to other useful sites.

Writing and research information for X-Files fan fiction authors. Includes basic storycraft.

Directory of active Star Trek:TOS fan fiction mailing listsmailing lists, newsgroups and archives for Star Trek fan fiction. Listings are arranged by category according to importance, generality, activity level, etc.

A message board for writers of fan fiction, stories, and poetry.

The non-authoritative guide to the use of the English language in X Files fan fiction.

Everything you never wanted to know about Mary Sue, including a collection of meta-stories about the notorious gal herself. Webring.

My site to host my original anime stories. I call them anime stories because they are influenced by my love of anime, though they are completely original, not FanFics. So come in, read, and review if you'd like.

I have created this page as a gateway to the minds of some of the creative writers of fan fiction on the Net.

Tips for fan fiction writers and writing basics. From the Official Archive of the Paris/ Torres Collective.

A webring to draw together women writers of fan fiction. Any and all fandoms are welcome to join.

Articles on the writing process by authors. Includes in-depth interviews, writing and fan fiction links, reader profiles and contests.

Fan fiction terminology, copyright, history, Mary Sues, beta readers and policies.

Mailing list for writers who need story-related information on the law and crime. [Yahoo! registration required.]

Mailing list for writers to seek story-related medical information.

Mailing list for writers who need information about the military. [Yahoo! registration required.]

A centralized source for fan writers seeking print fanzines to submit fiction to.