S O U L M A T E S (SasuNaruSasu Magazine) Soulmates Magazine Nº2 | Page 6

Consideration to
authors
All of us who are in the fandom love our
OTP madly, no caring of what happened at
the end of the manga and any thoughts with
which they tried to dissuade us. Nowadays
we are fortunate to be one of the most active
fandoms; we remain faithful and with lots of
energy, not allowing anyone to stop or dis-
courage us.
Of course, it is necessary to recognize that all
this is possible thanks to the support of those
who are part of this great community. Someti-
mes we think that, individually, we do not
contribute that much, but the truth is that
even the smallest of help counts. The trans-
cendence of the fandom would not be possi-
ble without the contributions of some people:
mostly artists and writers, but also people
who have decided to get involved in one
way or another with no less than creative
methods.
The enthusiasm of the entire membership is a
reason to be proud, yes. But unfortunately,
sometimes we ignore the fact that there are
people who can represent our fandom in an
unpleasant way.
The purpose of this article is to talk about
exactly this: the considerations to the authors.
Points that are important and that sometimes
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we ignore.
The term "Fanfiction", as it says on it self, is a non-
profit fiction work made by and for fans, where
we use characters, universes, or previously existing
stories as a starting point for our own creations.
There are other definitions, as well as genres and
backgrounds, that many of us probably already
know.
The reason why we talk about the term is to deve-
lop the following topic: sometimes we get upset
because what we see or read is not identical to the
original work, and we choose to be offensive or to
take it very personally. But we must understand
that the doujinshis, comics, drawings, or fanfics,
usually come from the imagination of the author,
only based on an original idea. It is true that we
can make suggestions, but getting angry by it is
pointless because it’s not our work, and the author
is the one who decides the line to follow.