Lois & Clark Nfic Archive Interview with Yvonne Connell
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| Title: | Lois & Clark Nfic Archive Interview with Yvonne Connell |
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| Interviewee: | Yvonne Connell |
| Date(s): | 1998 or 1999 |
| Medium: | online |
| Fandom(s): | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman |
| External Links: | full interview is here, Archived version |
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In 1998 or 1999, Yvonne Connell was interviewed for the Lois & Clark Nfic Archive.
See that site for others in this series.
Some Excerpts
[Favorite story you have written? Why?] Hmmm. I think probably Fear of the Unknown. I really enjoyed writing it, the ideas seemed to flow very easily, and it gave me a chance to explore some deep emotional issues, which I guess is my stock-in-trade. Amnesia is one of those subjects which gives you a huge canvas to work on, and although the storyline was always pretty clear to me, I felt as though it could have developed in lots of different directions. I suppose that's why so many books, films etc. have used it as a plot device, although I believe it's not actually that common in real life.
I've made up stories in my head about various TV series (such as Star Trek) for years, mostly to pass the time during long journeys, and last year, after reading L&C fanfic for about a year, I decided to try actually writing an full-blown L&C story. It took a long time for me to take this step, because I never thought I had the imagination necessary, and hated English at school, but then I threw caution to the wind and just went for it. I have a very boring drive to and from work, so I spent it thinking about the plot and then started putting pen to paper. I still work like that - pondering plots and scenes while I'm driving around (haven't crashed yet ;)) - and then writing it on an old borrowed laptop from work when I get home at night.
Round Robin? I have tremendous admiration for anyone who can write 'to order'. I'm sure I couldn't do it. I've enjoyed reading some of the Round Robins, although I find them a little light-weight at times (remember, I'm a heavy drama-queen :)).