Writing is not what I do, it's who I am.

Merriam-Webster defines fan fiction as : "stories involving popular fictional characters that are written by fans and often posted on the Internet — called also fanfic"  

It doesn't seem like much of a definition to describe the phenomenon of creating entire worlds, new storylines, and basically rewriting and rebuilding Stargate and Sam and Jack in any way we want. We do it not only to keep reliving their adventures, but in many cases so that we can rewrite or fix those moments that we know should have happened on screen and most especially in our Shippy world, to make Sam and Jack get together no matter what the cost. Whether it's done with humour, angst, in a different universe, or so steamily that it could never have been on air, the options in the world of fanfic are limitless.

The stories created by the nominees in this category have all gone above and beyond in ways we never could have imagined. The characterizations are spot on, the plotlines are dramatic and at times heart-wrenching, and they all leave us wanting...for more!

Best Author

Must you be so dramatic?

When it comes to real life, nobody wants a lot of drama. When it comes to Stargate fanfiction and shipping Sam and Jack, however, we say "Bring it on!"

Whether there's angsty separations, creepy significant others, fluff, four weddings and a funeral, we aren't truly happy unless there's something dramatic going on. They create it, get in the middle of it, and just can't help it when the find themselves in dire straits. We welcome their struggle because in the end they all love, um...live happily ever after, right?

Best Drama!

Drama is a genre that relies on the emotional and relational development of realistic characters. Often, dramatic themes are taken from intense, real life issues. Whether heroes or heroines are facing a conflict from the outside or a conflict within themselves, Drama aims to tell an honest story of human struggles.

Obviously, the time continuum has been disrupted.

One of the favorite conventions in science fiction is time travel.  In the Stargate Universe we were given several possible modes of time travel: the Stargate interacting with solar flares, time machines, even time dilation fields.  Fanfiction authors, in true fashion, have capitalized on both the canon time travel episodes as well as new time travel opportunities for the team.

Here we'll highlight three of the nominees for Best Alternate Timeline.

Category: Best Alternate Timeline

Interview with Sal R... a Nominee!

So we've been getting back into the swing of bringing you blog posts and one of the things we're really excited about are the interviews we do with both the nominees and the nominators.

For this installment we're bringing you an article on Sal R (also known in fandom as Sally Reeve and to the rest of the world as published author Sally Malcolm) - an institution in the Sam/Jack fandom.