Originally posted episodically on FanFiction.net starting in August 2009, MotU was an "Alternate Universe" (AU) story. While it used the names of Stephenie Meyer’s
trilogy. Written by British author E.L. James under the pseudonym Snowqueens Icedragon Originally posted episodically on FanFiction
: While Twilight features supernatural elements, MotU was an "AU/AH" (Alternate Universe/All Human) story, meaning the characters were human and the setting was realistic. James under the pseudonym Snowqueens Icedragon : While
"Master of the Universe" reimagines the Twilight characters in a realistic modern setting. Before 2011, fanfic was seen as legal quicksand
The story of Master of the Universe changed how publishers view fanfiction. Before 2011, fanfic was seen as legal quicksand. After Fifty Shades , publishers actively began scouting Wattpad and Archive of Our Own (AO3) for the next viral hit. Works like The Love Hypothesis (originally Reylo fanfiction) and After (originally Harry Styles fanfiction) owe their existence to the path Snowqueens Icedragon bulldozed.
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