Lol, it’s like finally soothing that little itch on the back of your neck. Ahhh, feels better.

Yea, the only other fandoms I’ve been a part of where I read fanfic were the X-files, Star Wars and some Firefly. None of them ever used that term, hence why I thought it must have SOMETHING to do with Twilight.

It’s like in the X-Files, fanfic’ers would always refer to Scully as the Ice Queen – and it took me a while to track down but that term basically began in the fandom itself rather than being from the show or a comment the actors/creators had made, so I figured lemons might be something like that. Makes more sense this way though.

Although it still doesn’t explain why sex = lemons. LOL.

Thanks and welcome to the site! Hope you’re enjoying those fics as much as I do. Check back as I plan to make this column as close to weekly as I can manage. I simply love chatting about fanfic!

‘Lemon’ (and its ‘sister’ term ‘Lime’) have been used for years, first in Anime and then throughout several other fandom (at least that I’ve been involved with).

Not every fandom uses the term, just like not every fandom has names for their pairings.

My theory is that it depends on who most of the writers are in a particular fandom. If there are many ‘carry over’ writers in one fandom from another fandom (as in, say, Harry Potter, where the term ‘Lemon’ and the term ‘Lime’ BOTH were used, probably due to the amount of authors in that fandom who used to write Anime fanfic, themselves) then it would stand to reason that such a term would develop a following in the new fandom (in this case: Twilight).

In other fandoms, like Supernatural or True Blood, I don’t think I’ve EVER heard the term used.

(For more info on the term here’s a quick section about its origin on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_fan_fiction_terms#Lemon_and_Lime)

And thanks for the recs! I’ve found several new stories to read!

I completely agree that fanfiction doesn’t make these stories any less “real” or valid than published authors. I know AngstGoddess is reworking Wide Awake into a book she can publish. I know I’d buy it!

Thanks for the recs! I love recs. Hehe. I’ll check them out, though I have to say I’m a sucker for angst, and I LIKED the baby. I was not at all disappointed by Breaking Dawn!