Anglicisms are the scourge of modern Russian language. After all, more and more often borrowed English terms are used to refer to various phenomena, which stubbornly crowd out Russian words. Among such neologisms (newly formed terms) is the word "original". What it is? Let's find out, and also consider in which areas it is used most often.
What is "original" (word translation)?
This anglicism almost completely copied its meaning (along with pronunciation) from the original language. In which original means "the original, the original source, something original (not a fake or a copy)".
In addition to these interpretations, the word "original" can also be a synonym for the noun "eccentric", that is, it is an analogue of the word "original".
In addition, it can be translated as "beginning" or "origin".
Also, this term is rarely used to refer to locals some land or the first settlers.
What does it mean when a thing is called "original"?
Having figured out what "original" is in translation from of English language, it is worth finding out in which areas this term is used in Russian.
Most often, this word can be seen on the packaging of any goods that are positioned as products of well-known brands, not always being such.
The fact is that it makes no sense for manufacturers of the same iPhone or Barbie dolls to put the “original” mark on their products. Since each item of their products has an individual serial number and can be verified through the official website. But manufacturers of fakes (to convince a gullible buyer of the originality of their product) often make notes original, high quality, etc.
However, this is not always the case. For example, the well-known brand of sportswear, shoes and equipment Adidas in 2001 created a separate line called "Adidas Original". It is not aimed at the manufacture of sportswear and shoes, but at the creation of outfits for everyday wear.
How is it different from a book
Also, the term under study is quite actively used among writers. It's no secret that a person is considered a writer only when his works are published. And to achieve this (if you, apart from talent, have neither money nor a sponsor) is very difficult.
However, with the advent of the Internet, many homegrown authors no longer need to publish their work. After all, now it has become sufficient to find a resource (corresponding to one's own interests) and publish one's work there.
Similar publications that have not been printed anywhere (except for the Web) are referred to as "originals".
Books of this kind, by the way, can be called original only if their plot and characters are completely the fruit of the author's imagination.
If the creator "borrowed" the characters or the universe from another work, such a book is called "fan fiction" (FF). This is the name of the continuation of famous books / movies written by non-professionals.
Fanfiction and originals. Canon
The two have more in common than published books. Both fanfiction and the original are considered amateur literature, and therefore they are treated with condescension. But in vain. After all, creating own stories and laying them out for public viewing, the author gets a wonderful opportunity to find out the true opinion of his readers, and, by making corrections, grow in creative plan. So it is not uncommon for experienced fanfiction creators to find themselves best writers than their published counterparts.
As mentioned above, the difference between fan fiction and the original is that the latter is completely the fruit of the original author's fantasy. That is, if a certain Stepochkin wrote a story about the search for Atlantis by Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, then this is fan fiction.
If that author composes a story about two students Shura and Vanya who are looking for the famous sunken continent - And he remains so, even if in the process of searching, one of the characters mentions Holmes and Watson as literary characters.
If the guys not only manage to find Atlantis, but also, having found a time machine there, return to England in the 19th century. and meet Sherlock and Watson - such a story is considered fan fiction.
studying this topic, it is worth paying attention to the canon. This is the name of the original famous work(book, movie, TV series, anime, video game) and its characters that have inspired others to create fanfiction.
Any original can become canon if other authors are interested, and they will begin to create its continuation.
Divinity: Original Sin game
Having learned what the original is in amateur literature, it is worth considering another example of the use given word. We are talking about the name of the turn-based computer role-playing game Divinity: Original Sin("Deity: Original Sin").
Divinity: Original Sin takes place in the same world of magic as Divine Divinity. The gamer is controlled not with one, but with two characters at once, which he chooses abilities and skills to his liking. The purpose of these heroes is to find and neutralize the members of the dangerous magical organization "Source Keepers".
Thus, this article told the reader about what an "original" is.
I think we should start with a short background on why I decided to dedicate my first work in the article genre to originals, as a class of author's works.
First, as it turned out, a lot of people who write fanfiction don't know what an original is. Most often, these are novice authors, but there are surprising exceptions.
Secondly, I often do what I call "fandom list purge" which is to complain to Ficbook admins about people creating ridiculous new fandoms. And in this regard, I am so outraged by the ignorance of some authors that I simply cannot keep silent!
I hope this article helps a little bit to stop the fandom mayhem.
So, let's begin.
Original... How much in this word for the heart of the Authors merged!..
The original is any original work, written by the author without borrowing other people's heroes, world and events. The original can be of any size.
Very roughly speaking, the original is a fanfiction that does not belong to any fandom.
But let's take a deeper look. The original is something unique and unlike anything else, the world and characters are invented and described by the author from beginning to end. Original, sorry for the tautology, this is something original! In essence, almost all fanfiction is based on original (and sometimes not entirely original, take, for example, the same “Wizard of the Emerald City” by A. Volkov or “Tanya Grotter” by D. Yemets!) Stories of famous authors.
In my opinion, the main thing in the originals is a well-designed world in which the main actions take place. The plot, of course, is also important, but if the reality surrounding the characters is gray and vague, then the story is unlikely to turn out to be interesting and catchy.
The most the main problem faced by the authors of the originals is low level views and no reviews. And the point here is sometimes not the quality of this or that work, but the huge number of originals uploaded by the authors every minute. There just aren't enough readers for everyone, no matter how ridiculous it may sound.
The positive point, of course, is that in the originals there can be no OOC, no AU: as the author wants, so everything will be. Oddly enough, but it is in the originals that the phenomenon of Mary Sue (Marty Stu) is the least common, but there may be exceptions.
To figure out if you should put "originals" in the "Fandom" section, ask yourself:
“What is my story about?
Do I write alternative development events of some known history?
Who are my heroes?
Do my heroes have known prototypes?
Is my world copied from some fandom?
Is any of the main characters a copy of a hero from a well-known fandom?
After making sure that you wrote exactly the original, feel free to indicate it in the "Fandom" column and don't worry!
Hitchhiking to Woodstock
Hmm... I think this could be included in the Grass Bill. So to say "Service" terminology))
I don't understand the term "Original" at all. Can someone explain it to me? How is the "original" different from those books that are sold in stores? Or all sorts of Harry Potters, Lords of the Rings, Goldfish and others are also "Originals"? What is the difference between Vasya Pupkin's "Original" and the Canon on which fan fiction is written.
Personally, I don't see them. It always seemed to me that "Original Maxi Size" is a novel. Mini story.
But in general. Terminology is terminology. So the investigator must know the terminology of "Fikrayters"
Fundamentals of fanfiction.
Fanfic – literary work, generated by the author's interest in the canon.
Fandom (Fandom)- the name of an anime, movie, book, TV series or anything else, from where the author can borrow characters for his writing pleasures. As a rule, fandom is indicated in order to make it clear to the reader which universe in question, otherwise, let's say, the heroines named Nana in the anime exceed ten, go and understand who specifically this work. In addition, avid fans of fanfiction search the web for works written in their favorite fandoms to read what else such inventive authors have done with their characters.
Original (Original)- fanfiction that does not belong to any fandom. Sooner or later, when the author gets tired of playing with other people's characters, he takes and invents his own, which entrusts himself with a difficult, but no doubt interesting mission to introduce the reader to his fictional characters. Someone copes well with this task, someone not very well, but someone doesn’t care at all and it’s enough that he himself imagines what his heroes are like. Originals are usually exciting and interesting, if not too lazy to move your brains and get involved in the nuances of a world invented by someone.
Crossover (Crossover)- fanfiction with characters from several different fandoms. So the famous network author finished watching another movie or TV series and firmly decided to be a fanfiction based on it. And then a brilliant idea comes to mind: “why shouldn’t that pretty brunette over there meet the blonde from the chivalric novel that I watched (a) last week?”. A brunette lives on Mars and breathes the air from their oxygen tank, and a blonde rides a magical unicorn and kills dragons with a magical staff? Who cares about such trifles - for true love there are no barriers! Somewhere on Mars, we will open a portal and throw the brunette, along with her oxygen tank, right into the hot embrace of the blonde, who, together with the unicorn, was just waiting for such a turn of events. The beauty!
Pairing- Characters that are supposed to have a romantic/sexual relationship as the story progresses. Characters are written through a slash (slash), for example "Haruka / Michiru". A couple is indicated to interest or warn the reader about who will suddenly change orientation and enter into a relationship in fan fiction, and it is customary to write the initiator of the relationship before the slash, although no one really adheres to this rule. Sometimes the characters related relationships several, for example, love triangle: "Chikane / Himeko, Souma / Himeko", or a real orgy: "Arika / Nina / Erstin / Irina" (and this happens).
Canon- everything that is written, drawn, filmed or in any other way created by the real author of the work on which fan fiction is written. Canon provides a basis for the plot of fanfic, and they try to stick to it in order to preserve the original (canonical) character of the characters. Canon is a source of ideas and inspiration for fanfiction writers, such as "ahh, I remember how at the end of episode 69 they looked at each other ... for good reason!", Or a headache if the author really wants the characters to come together, but according to canon, they have a crush on someone else, and they live somewhere on different planets.
On the site site you can find a variety of originals (but not fanfiction). You can search for them by a group of a wide variety of parameters. We have originals for every taste.
Search by originals consists of several gray horizontal bars containing groups of search parameters. To see these options, click on the name of the plate (similarly, to collapse the contents of the plate, click on the name again).
Search by parameters
Inside the expanded box Parameters of originals there are lists of parameters of originals: Ratings, Sizes, States. In each parameter group, you can select an unlimited number of different parameters. At the same time, if you select, for example, Mini and Midi at the same time, then the search results will include the originals of both groups.
Search by tags
The 6 dice below: Genres, Warnings, Heroes, Place, Time, Significant events - can be conditionally combined into one common name- tags. These are the parameters of the originals that will help you choose the right ones based on their content. Note that the list of "standard" parameters of the originals on our site has been supplemented with the parameters of time, place, etc. This is done so that the user can easily find the thing as already read, remembering only who the hero was and where the action took place, and also to be able to exclude those common plot twists that the user does not like or is fed up with.
We also note that there is a difference in the functioning of the first plate with the parameters of the originals and tags. If you select several items from the same group in the parameters at the same time (for example, Completed and In Progress from the Status group), then the search results will include both completed and still unfinished originals. Whereas, if you specify both Slash and Fantasy in the Genres, then the originals that fit both of these parameters at the same time will be displayed. Originals containing only one of the selected parameters will not be displayed in the search results.
How to choose and find
In this block, we will talk about how to finally select the desired parameters or, perhaps, exclude them.
All selectable items are shown in an intuitive format - in the form of text with a checkbox, i.e. the so-called "checkbox". In order to select any of the items you like, whether it be genre, warning or significant event, you just need to click on the tag name or on the box next to it. A check mark will appear in the box, indicating that this item is selected (if the check mark does not appear even after several attempts, check if you have javascript enabled in your browser or contact the administrator for help).
However, it is worth noting that our site uses the so-called "two-position" checkbox (and don't let this name scare you). This is done solely for the convenience of users. The fact is that there are situations when the user wants not to include the item he likes in the search, but on the contrary, to exclude all works where this tag or parameter occurs. In order to do this, you need to click on the desired item not once, but twice: after the first click, an empty box will change to a checkbox , and after that - on a cross, symbolizing the exclusion of works with this parameter from the search . So, for example, to exclude frozen jobs from the results, you don't need to click on each of the other statuses, you just need to double-click on "frozen" and you will get all the jobs except the frozen ones.
We also note that there are a lot of works on the site, and therefore there are a lot of tags, and their list will probably continue to expand. To make it easier for our users to find the right tag in the list, we have applied several useful, we hope, ways:
- First, in new version search all tags are sorted alphabetically by columns. That is, in order to find the desired tag, you need to search for them not by rows, as it was before, but by columns.
- Secondly, in the upper right part (on a gray background) of each expanded tag with tags, we have displayed a block in which there are 2 convenient buttons: Sort tags alphabetically and Sort tags by popularity . When switching to "by popularity" mode, all block tags will be re-sorted, and you can easily find the tag you are looking for, especially if it is popular, such as Slash (yaoi). The popularity of a tag is calculated based on how often users search for it, as well as on how many works are published for this or that tag. Rating data is updated periodically
- Thirdly, if the first two points did not help you find the tag you need, you can use a simple search for them. In the same place as the buttons (in the right part of the upper gray part of the expanded box) there is an input field under the heading Filtering. Enter just a few letters into it, and tags in which this combination of characters does not occur will be hidden. You don't even need to type the name of the tag in its entirety.
We hope that the efforts of our programmer will always help you quickly and easily find what you want.
Dynamic search
I also wanted to talk here about the dynamic search that works on the site. You will notice it if you select any of the tags: this immediately sends a request to the server and checks which works are found by this tag (and other parameters). The server returns a response, and those tags that were not combined with the selected ones in any of the originals are colored in grey colour and are underlined. This way, you don't have to select tags in order to click the "submit" button and find out that there are no such works with such a combination of tags. You just need to select tags and wait a bit, latest version site, a hint box appears with data on how many works will be found for such search parameters, as well as a "View" button, so you can click it, and not scroll down the page to the Find button, they work similarly.
User Options
Another innovation of the updated original search will please mostly registered users. The fact is that when you visit the site, read works, add them to bookmarks or set statuses to originals, we carefully store all this data not just "for show". Now we can search through this data. Thus, if you want to read something new, you can check the boxes in the Chapters block - "I have not read any" and see only the works that you have not read. Also, using the status search, you can return to pending work or exclude abandoned ones from the search. Just don't forget to set these very statuses for the works . In the new version of the site, this can be done anywhere and there will be no need to go to the work page. Just seeing in the list work with interesting description, you can set the status "I want to read" to it, and then periodically check the list with the parameters: Status - I want to read, Status - completed, to find out that the work with the description you like is completed.
Parameters for displaying the list of originals
The output options are located under the panels with tags and custom search options, on the right. There you can specify the sorting method for the originals and the amount displayed on one page.
On the site site you can find a variety of originals (but not fanfiction). You can search for them by a group of a wide variety of parameters. We have originals for every taste.
Search by originals consists of several gray horizontal bars containing groups of search parameters. To see these options, click on the name of the plate (similarly, to collapse the contents of the plate, click on the name again).
Search by parameters
Inside the expanded box Parameters of originals there are lists of parameters of originals: Ratings, Sizes, States. In each parameter group, you can select an unlimited number of different parameters. At the same time, if you select, for example, Mini and Midi at the same time, then the search results will include the originals of both groups.
Search by tags
The 6 dice below: Genres, Warnings, Heroes, Place, Time, Significant events - can be conditionally combined with one common name - tags. These are the parameters of the originals that will help you choose the right ones based on their content. Note that the list of "standard" parameters of the originals on our site has been supplemented with the parameters of time, place, etc. This is done so that the user can easily find the thing as already read, remembering only who the hero was and where the action took place, and also so that you can exclude those common plot twists that the user does not like or are tired of.
We also note that there is a difference in the functioning of the first plate with the parameters of the originals and tags. If you select several items from the same group in the parameters at the same time (for example, Completed and In Progress from the Status group), then the search results will include both completed and still unfinished originals. Whereas, if you specify both Slash and Fantasy in the Genres, then the originals that fit both of these parameters at the same time will be displayed. Originals containing only one of the selected parameters will not be displayed in the search results.
How to choose and find
In this block, we will talk about how to finally select the desired parameters or, perhaps, exclude them.
All selectable items are shown in an intuitive format - in the form of text with a checkbox, i.e. the so-called "checkbox". In order to select any of the items you like, whether it be a genre, a warning or a significant event, you just need to click on the tag name or on the box next to it. A check mark will appear in the box, indicating that this item is selected (if the check mark does not appear even after several attempts, check if you have javascript enabled in your browser or contact the administrator for help).
However, it is worth noting that our site uses the so-called "two-position" checkbox (and don't let this name scare you). This is done solely for the convenience of users. The fact is that there are situations when the user wants not to include the item he likes in the search, but on the contrary, to exclude all works where this tag or parameter occurs. In order to do this, you need to click on the desired item not once, but twice: after the first click, an empty box will change to a checkbox , and after that - on a cross, symbolizing the exclusion of works with this parameter from the search . So, for example, to exclude frozen jobs from the results, you don't need to click on each of the other statuses, you just need to double-click on "frozen" and you will get all the jobs except the frozen ones.
We also note that there are a lot of works on the site, and therefore there are a lot of tags, and their list will probably continue to expand. To make it easier for our users to find the right tag in the list, we have applied several useful, we hope, ways:
- First, in the new version of the search, all tags are sorted alphabetically by columns. That is, in order to find the desired tag, you need to search for them not by rows, as it was before, but by columns.
- Secondly, in the upper right part (on a gray background) of each expanded tag with tags, we have displayed a block in which there are 2 convenient buttons: Sort tags alphabetically and Sort tags by popularity . When switching to "by popularity" mode, all block tags will be re-sorted, and you can easily find the tag you are looking for, especially if it is popular, such as Slash (yaoi). The popularity of a tag is calculated based on how often users search for it, as well as on how many works are published for this or that tag. Rating data is updated periodically
- Thirdly, if the first two points did not help you find the tag you need, you can use a simple search for them. In the same place as the buttons (in the right part of the upper gray part of the expanded box) there is an input field under the heading Filtering. Enter just a few letters into it, and tags in which this combination of characters does not occur will be hidden. You don't even need to type the name of the tag in its entirety.
We hope that the efforts of our programmer will always help you quickly and easily find what you want.
Dynamic search
I also wanted to talk here about the dynamic search that works on the site. You will notice it if you select any of the tags: this immediately sends a request to the server and checks which works are found by this tag (and other parameters). The server returns a response, and those tags that were not combined with the selected ones in any of the originals are grayed out and crossed out. This way, you don't have to select tags in order to click the "submit" button and find out that there are no such works with such a combination of tags. You just need to select tags and wait a bit, in the latest version of the site, a tooltip box appears with data on how many works will be found for such search parameters, as well as a "View" button, so you can click it, and not scroll down the page to the Find button, they act in the same way.
User Options
Another innovation of the updated original search will please mostly registered users. The fact is that when you visit the site, read works, add them to bookmarks or set statuses to originals, we carefully store all this data not just "for show". Now we can search through this data. Thus, if you want to read something new, you can check the boxes in the Chapters block - "I have not read any" and see only the works that you have not read. Also, using the status search, you can return to pending work or exclude abandoned ones from the search. Just don't forget to set these very statuses for the works . In the new version of the site, this can be done anywhere and there will be no need to go to the work page. Just when you see a work with an interesting description in the list, you can set the status "I want to read" to it, and then periodically check the list with the parameters: Status - I want to read, Status - completed, to find out that the work with the description you like is completed.
Parameters for displaying the list of originals
The output options are located under the panels with tags and custom search options, on the right. There you can specify the sorting method for the originals and the amount displayed on one page.
