Recursive fic is when you write fanfiction of a fanfiction! Unlike a remix, a recursive fic doesn't have to directly interact with the fic it's recursing, so although writing a sequel or doing an outside POV are popular forms of recursion, people also write missing scenes or focus on the wider implications off the fic they're recursing. It's really just taking a fanfiction as canon and doing regular fic things! Fandoms like Dreaming of Sunshine are actually whole large groups of people who write recursive fic about a fic.
For "Recursive Fic of Any of the Recip's Gifts In This Fandom (W/ Permission From Author!)" — If you request this tag for a Fandom A request, your creator can go to your gifts page and look for Fandom A gifts that you've received! If one of those gifts interests them, they will seek permission from the author to write something based on that gift fic. Some authors have blanket statements on their profile, but others will need to be asked directly (without breaking anonymity, so an anonymous comment on the fic in question might be best). Once your creator has permission from the author, they can then write a 1k+ fic set in the universe of that gift.
For "Recursive Fic of Any of the Recip's Works In This Fandom" — When you request this tag, you're opting in to having your creator(s) write recursive fic of any work you've created in. They can pick any of your works in the right fandom and write a fic based on your work as if it's canon.
In both cases, the gift your creator produces will still have to match one of your requested relationships, even if the fic they're recursing doesn't include that ship. So for instance if you write and recieve a lot of Anna & Benny but for this exchange you only request Benny/Carla, your creator could pick an Anna & Benny fic to make their recursive gift for you, but the gift they make would still need to be Benny/Carla.
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Re: Medium enquiry (recursive fic)
Date: 2020-08-24 11:11 pm (UTC)Recursive fic is when you write fanfiction of a fanfiction! Unlike a remix, a recursive fic doesn't have to directly interact with the fic it's recursing, so although writing a sequel or doing an outside POV are popular forms of recursion, people also write missing scenes or focus on the wider implications off the fic they're recursing. It's really just taking a fanfiction as canon and doing regular fic things! Fandoms like Dreaming of Sunshine are actually whole large groups of people who write recursive fic about a fic.
For "Recursive Fic of Any of the Recip's Gifts In This Fandom (W/ Permission From Author!)" — If you request this tag for a Fandom A request, your creator can go to your gifts page and look for Fandom A gifts that you've received! If one of those gifts interests them, they will seek permission from the author to write something based on that gift fic. Some authors have blanket statements on their profile, but others will need to be asked directly (without breaking anonymity, so an anonymous comment on the fic in question might be best). Once your creator has permission from the author, they can then write a 1k+ fic set in the universe of that gift.
For "Recursive Fic of Any of the Recip's Works In This Fandom" — When you request this tag, you're opting in to having your creator(s) write recursive fic of any work you've created in. They can pick any of your works in the right fandom and write a fic based on your work as if it's canon.
In both cases, the gift your creator produces will still have to match one of your requested relationships, even if the fic they're recursing doesn't include that ship. So for instance if you write and recieve a lot of Anna & Benny but for this exchange you only request Benny/Carla, your creator could pick an Anna & Benny fic to make their recursive gift for you, but the gift they make would still need to be Benny/Carla.