What else do you
write?
Not much else, really. The occasional publication for work,
a
personal journal, lots of letters. I wrote many stories
as a child,
but gave up creative writing when I grew older and less sure of
myself. For me, one of the greatest things about discovering
fanfic
was that it led me back to writing fiction after many years.
It gave
me back the confidence I'd lost, and I'm grateful for that.
What kind of process do you undertake when
you write? Do you write a whole
story in one sitting? Do you make story outlines or let it flow?
I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I'm a terribly undisciplined
writer.
Of all the stories I've written, the only ones I've had
any kind of
outline for were "A Silence Full of Sounds" and "What
is Essential",
simply because they were too long for my usual "let it flow"
method.
I'm trying to get better about outlines and planning ahead.
I'm
never going to write anything long and involved -- a casefile,
for
instance -- if I don't get more organized.
Has the series ending affected the way or
what you write?
There's good and bad about the series ending. I miss the
old urgency
of writing post-eps -- that feeling of wanting more of the story
you
just saw on television. In that way I think the end of the
show has
slowed me down a bit.
I definitely don't miss having my story contradicted by canon
one
week after posting, however. I still cringe when I look
at stories
like "Appellations" and "A Miracle to Contemplate"
and see all my
references to Scully's unborn baby being a girl. I just
knew it
would be a girl! <g>
Which of your stories is your favourite
and why?
I've written quite a few stories since, but I think my favorite
is
still "Stay". Writing from Skinner's point of
view was an
interesting challenge, and I hope I was fairly successful.
Most of
all I think that Scully's grief and breakdown were painfully
realistic.
Any upcoming stories
to look out for?
I have a couple of vignette ideas percolating at the moment, one
of
them a post-"The Truth" story. And I still hold
out hope that I'll
write a casefile one of these days. Once I get past my outline
phobia, that is. <g>
Is there's anything
else you'd like to tell readers out there?
I'll take this opportunity to say thank you to the fabulous people
who've been kind enough to beta my stories over the past two years,
particularly Lilydale and JET. They've helped and encouraged
me so
much. You probably wouldn't be interviewing me about my
writing if
it weren't for them, believe me!
And many, many thanks to everyone who has read and enjoyed my
stories. I appreciate the support and feedback more than
you know.
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