Ask the Author: tiana
| Interviews by Fans | |
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| Title: | Ask the Author: tiana |
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| Interviewee: | __tiana__ |
| Date(s): | January 13, 2011 |
| Medium: | online |
| Fandom(s): | Supernatural |
| External Links: | interview is here, Archived version; reference link |
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tiana was interviewed in 2011 for Supernatural Roundtable.
Some Excerpts
By way of quick backstory: I've been writing fanfic for about eight and a half years now, which amazes me. I'm a serial monogamist when it comes to fandoms - or at least when it comes to fandoms for which I write fic! I stumbled into fanfic via the Buffyverse back in 2002 (where I wrote a million multi-chapter Spike/Buffy fics), then shifted my attention to a spunky little show called Veronica Mars (where I wrote a ton of one-shots and a Veronica/Logan behemoth entitled Holding the Curve).And then, oh THEN, I fell headfirst into a show about two hot brothers angsting their way across the U.S. in the hottest car on TV, fighting the beasties in the night. You may know the one. I found Supernatural during the first summer hiatus and gobbled up the first season, then breathlessly awaited the premiere of the second season. To kill time while I was waiting, I wrote my first Jared/Jensen RPS fic in August 2006, my first SPN gen fic in September 2006 and my first Wincest fic in October 2006. It was a pretty quick tumble into fic writing, and I quickly found my OTPs.
And in the four and a half years since, I've written somewhere north of 100 fics featuring either Sam and Dean (both Wincest and gen) and Jared and Jensen (both non-AU and recently, lots of AU). My love for the boys, both inside the SPN 'verse and out in real life, shows very little sign of waning.
I don't talk about writing very often, so I'm excited for the opportunity. For me, fanfic is all about the what-ifs and the happy endings. I will put my characters through tough circumstances, near-death experiences, endless UST, bad moods, caffeine deprivation, and in that one Freaky Friday AU, bodyswaps, but I will always, always carry them as close as I can to a happy ending.When writing Sam/Dean fic (or SPN gen fic), I tend to live somewhere within the scope of the show - writing codas or missing scenes the most often. I will occasionally venture off into case!fics, such as Into a Full and Clear Light, where I delighted in letting Dean learn how to be a short-order cook and researched mythology.
When writing Jared/Jensen fic, I spent a few years writing nothing but non-AU fics, and then discovered that I really loved pushing the boys out into alternate universes, so I bounce back and forth between the two genres now.
I try to write to paint a vivid picture, using small details to flesh out a scene, and I strive to present true, strong emotion between characters. I love building tension, but also love the payoff. I am a huge fan of writing first-time fics, because I love finding ways to create that moment when realization hits like a bolt from the blue or when awakening feelings hit the tipping point, and require action.
How do I feel about writing porn? I feel GREAT about writing porn! Seriously! I definitely write fics where I don't feel porn fits the tone of the fic, and they end up relatively tame, and I'm fine with that, but when porn fits the story I'm telling? Those boys will be sweaty and naked in no time! I find it's really fun to write sex scenes, because I do treat them as part of the story rather than just 'insert sex here' moments. The boys need to stay in character even when getting down and dirty.I sign up for SBP because I love writing porn on a deadline. TRUE FACT!
I think I find Jared/Jensen easier to write in porny situations and that's because I think their sexytimes are far less freighted with angst and worry and more angst. That can be hot, too, in the Sam/Dean way, but if I want there to be a certain joy in the sex, I find it slightly more difficult with Sam/Dean. I love their tragic incestuous love, but it's hard to write it as carefree and fun as I can write J2. If I do, I feel like it's out of character - at least for how I read Sam and Dean.