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Naturally, writing a Fanfic in the form of a script. Originated as a way of giving a sense of illusionary "officialness" to a fic for a TV series or movie (Look! It can be filmed as-is!), which makes the format particularly popular for continuation fics, and/or to use narrative tricks that wouldn't sound right in prose. It also functions as a prime outlet for writers unskilled at detailed description, and who despise Wall of Text, but talented with dialogue. Most MSTings are written in this format as well. Occasionally enough stories are made that they're accepted as so-called virtual seasons.

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  • Naturally, writing a Fanfic in the form of a script. Originated as a way of giving a sense of illusionary "officialness" to a fic for a TV series or movie (Look! It can be filmed as-is!), which makes the format particularly popular for continuation fics, and/or to use narrative tricks that wouldn't sound right in prose. It also functions as a prime outlet for writers unskilled at detailed description, and who despise Wall of Text, but talented with dialogue. Most MSTings are written in this format as well. Occasionally enough stories are made that they're accepted as so-called virtual seasons.
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  • Naturally, writing a Fanfic in the form of a script. Originated as a way of giving a sense of illusionary "officialness" to a fic for a TV series or movie (Look! It can be filmed as-is!), which makes the format particularly popular for continuation fics, and/or to use narrative tricks that wouldn't sound right in prose. It also functions as a prime outlet for writers unskilled at detailed description, and who despise Wall of Text, but talented with dialogue. Most MSTings are written in this format as well. In addition to screenplay-type script fics, there are also those that are simply a script, without the technical terminology to describe the "filming" such as "pan", "exterior and interior", et cetera. Though some readers think the lack of prose detracts from the story, others like the enhanced focus on the dialogue and action. A good script fic can accurately describe what is going on in the story without using prose, which is part of the challenge (to be coherent without using narrative and relying on action and dialogue to carry the story and explain what is occuring). It can be an interesting challenge for writers who want to practice writing dialogue and experiment with form. Occasionally enough stories are made that they're accepted as so-called virtual seasons. Examples of Script Fic include:
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