origin of the term "Plot Bunny"

Okay, the origin of this question is that my brother won't leave me alone until I find out the who, what, where, when, and why of this term.

because the multiply like rabbits, am I right?

 

because the multiply like rabbits, am I right?


You got it.

 

FWIW, the Fan Fiction Dictionary says this:

Plot bunny: (1) A story idea that arises at a bad time. (2) A story idea that spawns many story ideas. (3) A story idea that the author has no intent of writing. (4) A story idea that hops into an author's mind and won't leave until the story is written.

 

Here's the definition from the Archive Lexicon:

PLOT BUNNY (Also sometimes PLOT DEMON, SNIPPET or OUTLINE.) Fanfic plots or ideas. Fanfic writers swap, adopt or exchange plot bunnies. Inspired by a quote from John Steinbeck: "Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen."

 

Thanks for all your help!!!!!!

my brother'll leave me alone again!

oh, and here is the origin of writers block:

the big bad plot wolf comes and eats either A) your best plot bunny or b) all your plot bunnies.