Do you remember your first introduction to fan fiction?
Yes it was Beauty and the Beast actually, the cover art was done by Kevin barns and the book was by Nan Dibble it was an epic story and I got hooked into the alternative worlds the fan writers took the characters and then I looked to other shows I had liked to see what was there.
What main character that you've written femslash for, would you most like to hit upside the head?
I think Catherine Willows and B'Elanna Torres. Because Catherine comes off as a bully-preppy from time to time and is threaded by a younger perhaps more intelligent female. B'Elanna because she allowed herself to wimp out and be declawed and blamed her Klingon nature for all things bad in her life.
Is your fan fiction writing limited to femslash or do you also write gen, het or male slash? If so, is there a difference in style or content (besides the obvious) between them?
I've written General fic and I even crossed the boarder and wrote Beauty and the Beast het parring. But Now I tend to stick to Femslash and general
Have you ever been tempted to write a Mary Sue?
Sure who hasn't? But then I even em quite a few flaws I think perfection and popularity are overrated. I have actually used Characters I played in RPG'sd in table-top games like Masquerade and Shadowrun. They are familiar to me and I know their quirks and hang-ups and what they are proficient in and what they cannot or will not do.
Are there certain genres you find easier to write for?
Sci-fi is easier for me as is fantasy. Because it is a world outside our won where many things are possible if you make them sound plausible. Though I do like drama-based ie CSI
Do you research subjects before you write them and, if so, in how much detail?
Yes I do. First its fun. Books, documentaries, and the library and the net have treasure troves of information. I did a lot of background on say my Malakim how a humanoid can fly how wings work Avian anatomy how much energy they need to fuel their systems ect. There is no excuse for a lazy writer when resources are at hand to research whatever you're writing about. Create a general, data-bible and stick to it and expand it. It is the only way worlds and characters created are going to be more than cardboard one-dimensional products.
What's your preferred length of story to write and read?
5,000-1.000 word chapters are great I write in this form and enjoy reading stories laid out like this shorter stories like 5,000 -1,000 I enjoy as well
Can you touch the tip of your nose with your tongue?
Nope
Are you, yourself, a fan of other fan fic writers and, if so, who are they and what is it about them that appeals to you?
Rebelgirl, Celievamp, Ravena Darkstar, Lisa Currdimen, Tracy Cook, HW, alastria7, DiNovia, ncruuk, Ralst
Why, because each of these authors have a deep sense of the characters they write for, plot and story line continuity. They are each talented and pull the reader into the a zone where you forget time and space and fall into the story and sometimes their stories beat the certain episodes of the programs they write for
Ever wanted to head butt another fan for dissing your pairing?
Yes.
Do you have a favourite cliché, one that you'll read with joy even though it's been done to death?
Unable to gate back / Shuttle crash on alien planet and it takes weeks / months teammates to rescue them. Aliens/ outside character open eyes of heroes and become lovers.
Would you lend me twenty pence if we were stuck at Charing Cross station and I was dying for the loo?
Sure, here ya go.
If you've written real person slash how does it differ from writing about fictional characters?
I think that crosses the line of privacy and will never write such and will never read such I think it's and invasive. The actors are not characters and characters are fiction = fair game. But we need to respect the real people and their privacy.
Do you find you're more inspired by subtext, maintext or barely there text shows?
Well I do write barely there subtext with my Voyager and CSI fics and subtext with my Stargate fic and so I find these two interesting, I have yet to write a Xenia fic so maintext isn't something I dove into enough to comment on.
Where do you get your inspiration for specific stories; missing or extended scenes from the show, ideas from other shows or real life situations?
A bit of both, I see an episode and think well what if this line was changed or another character said it what is going on between scenes and so on. I like to use scenes as a starting platform to launch a story because readers are familiar to it. And real-life yes, sometimes someone says something and it clicks or a child will do something and I thik why not have so and so's child do that? Or as the writes of the show do take real life issues or event and turn it into a plot.
Do you like cheese?
Yes. Especially smoked.
Every read over one of your stories months or years later and thought 'What the hell was I thinking!'
Yes
Why do you write fan fiction?
A comfort zone, I know the characters, the worlds they interact in I want to change events or scenes to suit my vision of how things would play out in an alternative but very parallel world. I think finding a niche here has given me the courage to think of turning one of my stories into a true book taking out the fanfic elements. I enjoy all aspects of writing from drafts, to by beta reader taking heavy duty red-pen to research to re-writs to posting its very cathartic for me on a personal level.