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beta reader

Someone who proof reads a story before you post it for public reading. Having someone "beta-read" your story before submission is a good way to get feedback on your story plot, grammar, writing style, and general adherence to the genre you are writing for. It will also make reading your story more enjoyable for the readers.

Brought Across

(or "brought over") turned into a vampire; "brought across" from the land of the living.

Challenge

A general topic that stories can be written about, ex. Christmas, Halloween, etc. Forever Knight specific challenges include "Last Knight" (stories written about the series finale), Susan's Birthday (for Susan Garrett) and "Dusk to Dawn"See also: Last Knight

Faction

A group composed of the followers or fans of a particular character (for example, Knighties are fans of Nick), a combination of characters (Nanettes like Natalie and Janette), or concept (Immortal Beloveds believe Nick and Janette belong together).

FKFIC-L

An offshoot of the FORKNI-L mailing list, FKFIC-L is the Forever Knight Fan Fiction Mailing List. Founded during the1st season of the Forever Knight series, FORKNI-L listowner Jean Prior and first assistant listowner Laurie Salopek started FKFIC-L explicitly for the posting of FK fan fiction

FORKNI-L

The oldest and largest mailing list for Forever Knight Fandom. It was created by Jean Prior and Laurie Salopek in 1992

JADFE

("James and Darkangel's Forever Erotica list") is/was the Forever Knight Adult Erotica fiction list.

Last Knight

Detailed definitionSee also: Challenge

TPTB

"The Powers That Be" - old term to describe those who control or own Forever Knght and have the power to make decisions regarding it's future

Virtual Fourth Season

The Virtual Fourth Season consisted of a large group of loyal Forever Knight fans that sought to continue Forever Knight by writing a fourth season in the format of individual written episodes as if a fourth season had occurred for Forever Knight. 15 episodes were completed and posted to their own list but are available on www.fkfanfic.com

whammy

slang for the vampire act of hypnotism

XOVER

Commonly used in fandom and fan fiction to describe stories the "crossover" into another fandom. I.e. stories that are written that contains characters and/or settings used in two or more shows