Meet the Authors … Part 2

Chicpea

Nominations:

The Baby Jessica Award    Best Fanfic for a New Author
This award is for a fanfic from a first time author who has posted their first story after 1st of January 2012
“Flight of the Bumble Bee” 
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7826752/1/Flight-of-the-Bumblebee
The Hoyt Fortenberry Award    Best All Human Fanfic
This award is for a fanfic that has no supernatural characters.
“Flight of the Bumble Bee”  
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7826752/1/Flight-of-the-Bumblebee
The Russell Edgington Award   Best Villain in a Fanfic
This award is for a fanfic that has the best villain.  Character can be canon or original character.
“Birds of A Feather” 
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8127109/1/Birds-of-a-Feather
The Bubba Award   Most Original Plot for a Fanfic
This award is for a fanfic that has the most original plot line.  Characters can be canon or A/U.
“Birds of A Feather”  
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8127109/1/Birds-of-a-Feather
The Preston Pardloe Award    Best Mystery Fanfic
Any size fanfic that has a well written mystery plot.
“Birds of A Feather”  
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8127109/1/Birds-of-a-Feather
The Charles Twining Award   Best Action Fanfic
Any size fanfic that has at least one well written action scene.
“Birds of A Feather”  
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8127109/1/Birds-of-a-Feather
The Eric Northman Award  Best Epic Fanfic
Fanfic must be at least 25 chapters AND 200,000 words
“Birds of A Feather”  
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8127109/1/Birds-of-a-Feather
The Adele Stackhouse Award    Readers Choice Fanfic
Your choice for any fanfic that deserves recognition for excellence regardless of genre.
“Birds of A Feather”  
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8127109/1/Birds-of-a-Feather

The Interview

  1. What inspired you to write and how long have you been writing?

What inspired me to write fanfiction was reading fanfiction. I love so many of the stories I have read. A lot are as good, or better, than published novels, yet no one makes any money doing this; it's entirely a labor of love. I have some talent for writing, so I thought the best way to repay all the enjoyment I got out of reading was to contribute something in return. I started writing fanfic about a year ago.
 
2. Do you have a plan for the end of your story or do you make it up as you go along?
I write stories with the purpose of reaching the happy ending, so in that sense, yes, the endings are predetermined. I don't start writing with the entire plot laid out from start to finish. I tend to begin with the setting, and the characters, and an immediate problem. By the time I work through that, the broad strokes of a story are pretty clear in my head. The mystery elements are more planned. I know who is the culprit and what their motives are before I begin. Most of the specifics happen organically along the way.
 
3. Who are your favorite SVM/TB characters and why?
 My favorite character on True Blood is Jane Bodehouse. Her dialog during the Maurella birthing scene last season totally captures how I feel about the show. http://youtu.be/Qps9vzj71zc?t=1m12s
My favorite character from the books is Sookie, of course. I like Eric and Pam. Among the less prominent characters, Kevin and Kenya, Bubba, and Bellenos.
4. What was the first fan fiction story that you read?
Like a lot of others, it was Let Love In by Terri Botta.
5. What question would you like to be asked and never have been?
Q: Do you know any secret handshakes?
    A: No, but I will use practically any excuse to go for a high-five. This is sometimes awkward since the convention has shifted to the fist-bump. In these instances, I cope by proclaiming victory in a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors that no one knew we were playing.