Tell us something about yourself: Where are you from? Age/Gender? Hobbies? Anything you'd like to share: I'm a 43 year old woman originally from Pennsylvania but currently in Utah. Husband, two cats, no kids. I do some needlework, but my primary hobby these days is fic writing. How did you begin writing in general? When I was in grade school, we'd be assigned stories, and my stories were always longer and more convoluted than everyone else's. My preferred mode of expression was always words on paper.
What inspired you to begin writing fanfic? Star Wars, the first run, in theatres and everything. I great, soundless explosion went off in my head, and suddenly I wanted to see stories in that universe that weren't being shown on screen. What did the characters do before the story started? What happened next?
What do you enjoy about writing fanfic?: These days it's a great deal about the feedback. I'd still write but not as quickly if I didn't have someone saying, "More!" Somebody famous said that authors write the books they want to read. I re-read my own stuff quite regularly. It's revisiting favorite daydreams.
Why have you chosen to write about Spike? What do you find interesting about his character? OK, I'll be utterly shallow, he's the hottest thing I've seen in an eon, and I want to play with him. I just have to come up with a valid way to do it. He says (or used to say) he's evil, but his actions don't always bear that out. His motivations intrigue me.
What other characters or relationships do you find most interesting to write? I'm a massive Spike/Xander fan, primarily, closely followed by Wes/Gunn. I can write het stuff, but the only couple that pleased me on the show was Cordy/Xander.
Of the work you've written, which piece is your favorite? Why? This is a pretty off-the-cuff answer, because there is favorite in regards to story and favorite in regards to technique/craft. For craft/technique/keeping all the strands together, my favorite is the Career Change series, because I had to place foreshadowings in logical places and not leave any loose ends. For story, my favorite is Touch, where I finally gave Spike and Xander the fairly happy ending that my schmoopy heart wanted to give them but which strict discipline wouldn't let me do in Steam.
Here you go, my bio (pt. 1)
Tell us something about yourself: Where are you from? Age/Gender? Hobbies? Anything you'd like to share: I'm a 43 year old woman originally from Pennsylvania but currently in Utah. Husband, two cats, no kids. I do some needlework, but my primary hobby these days is fic writing. How did you begin writing in general? When I was in grade school, we'd be assigned stories, and my stories were always longer and more convoluted than everyone else's. My preferred mode of expression was always words on paper.
What inspired you to begin writing fanfic? Star Wars, the first run, in theatres and everything. I great, soundless explosion went off in my head, and suddenly I wanted to see stories in that universe that weren't being shown on screen. What did the characters do before the story started? What happened next?
What do you enjoy about writing fanfic?: These days it's a great deal about the feedback. I'd still write but not as quickly if I didn't have someone saying, "More!" Somebody famous said that authors write the books they want to read. I re-read my own stuff quite regularly. It's revisiting favorite daydreams.
Why have you chosen to write about Spike? What do you find interesting about his character? OK, I'll be utterly shallow, he's the hottest thing I've seen in an eon, and I want to play with him. I just have to come up with a valid way to do it. He says (or used to say) he's evil, but his actions don't always bear that out. His motivations intrigue me.
What other characters or relationships do you find most interesting to write? I'm a massive Spike/Xander fan, primarily, closely followed by Wes/Gunn. I can write het stuff, but the only couple that pleased me on the show was Cordy/Xander.
Of the work you've written, which piece is your favorite? Why? This is a pretty off-the-cuff answer, because there is favorite in regards to story and favorite in regards to technique/craft. For craft/technique/keeping all the strands together, my favorite is the Career Change series, because I had to place foreshadowings in logical places and not leave any loose ends. For story, my favorite is Touch, where I finally gave Spike and Xander the fairly happy ending that my schmoopy heart wanted to give them but which strict discipline wouldn't let me do in Steam.