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|seealso= [[Story Length]], [[Standalone]], [[Ficlet]]

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'''Longfic''' is a term in the fannish community that refers to a long [[fanfiction]]. Longfic usually have [[multi-chap|multiple chapters]] and more complex plots.

'''Longfic''' is a term in the fannish community that refers to a long [[fanfiction|fanfic]]. Longfics usually have [[multi-chap|multiple chapters]] and more complex plots.

"Epic-length" fanfiction or "epics" may or may not be considered a category distinct from longfic. If the two categories are distinguished, epic-length works are longer than longfic.

"Epic-length" fanfiction or "epics" may or may not be considered a category distinct from longfic. If the two categories are distinguished, epic-length works are longer than longfic.

==Reception==

==Reception==

Longfics purportedly are more popular than one-shots, getting more [[hits on AO3]].<ref>pegacornicopia. [https://www.reddit.com/r/FanFiction/comments/5jlhud/i_dont_know_how_to_feel_about_the_hitkudos_ratio/dbiti5e/ Posted] on 22 December 2016 at [https://www.reddit.com/r/FanFiction/ /r/FanFiction]. (Accessed 22 May 2018.)</ref> However, this may be due to longfics being multi-chaptered.

Longfics purportedly are more popular than [[one-shots]], getting more [[hits on AO3]].<ref>pegacornicopia. [https://www.reddit.com/r/FanFiction/comments/5jlhud/i_dont_know_how_to_feel_about_the_hitkudos_ratio/dbiti5e/ Posted] on 22 December 2016 at [https://www.reddit.com/r/FanFiction/ /r/FanFiction]. (Accessed 22 May 2018.)</ref> However, this may be due to longfics being multi-chaptered.

Many fans enjoy longer stories more than short ones. For example, in a poll by [[kestrelsan]] of over 330 participants more than 55% answered that they get most enjoyment from stories over 20k words length, and over 64% said they think stories they read would be better if they were longer.<ref>kestrelsan. [http://kestrelsan.livejournal.com/92451.html 5k, 10k, 20k....] posted 19 Nov 2008 (accessed 31 Mar 2010)</ref>

Many fans enjoy longer stories more than short ones. For example, in a poll by [[kestrelsan]] of over 330 participants more than 55% answered that they get most enjoyment from stories over 20k words length, and over 64% said they think stories they read would be better if they were longer.<ref>kestrelsan. [http://kestrelsan.livejournal.com/92451.html 5k, 10k, 20k....] posted 19 Nov 2008 (accessed 31 Mar 2010)</ref>

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