Bay City Library Interview with Cindy

Interviews by Fans
Title:	Bay City Library Interview with Cindy
Interviewer:	Wolfpup
Interviewee:	Cindy
Date(s):	November 2005
Medium:	online
Fandom(s):	Starsky & Hutch
External Links:	interview is here, Archived version
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In 2005, Cindy was interviewed for the Bay City Library.

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Some Excerpts

I've been a fan since the pilot first aired. I watched every week, audio taped every episode, and listened to it each night until the next week's episode. I was pretty much addicted!

I started writing in June of 2001. I'd never written anything before fanfic, and I don't consider myself a writer now. I just like to share what I think happened between scenes and between episodes. I don't write pre-pilot or post-'Sweet Revenge' stories. I like to focus on the span of time we knew them. My first story was "The Seventh Commandment", and I couldn't tell you what inspired it. For some reason I wondered what would happen if one of the boys unknowingly was dating a married woman. When I reread that one now, I cringe. I've learned a lot since I began writing in 2001.

There are types of stories I just don't have a desire to write -- older S&H, retired or working different jobs; one or both of them married, with or without children; partner betrayal or separation. I never really thought about why I don't want to write these stories. Maybe after I retire from teaching and have more time to write I'll venture from my comfort zone and challenge myself... I think I do a fair job with dialog and plots. I enjoy setting up a mystery or crime and working through it. As for weaknesses, there are so many. My biggest weakness is limiting myself to the types of stories I write. Another weakness is knowing the best type of format to use -- POV, narrative, third person. Since I have no writing experience or training, I find myself drifting between formats which probably confuses lots of readers... Right now I think my muse has withered up and died. There were times over the last few years when I couldn't type fast enough -- one story seemed to begin before I finished the previous one. I try to be original and not use a plot I've read before. Sometimes I see something on TV or a movie, and I wonder how S&H would handle it.

I can remember wondering during the commercials and through the week between episodes what might be happening. I used to make up scenarios and play them through in my mind. I never knew there were others just like me. I was so overjoyed to find the fandom in 2001 and realize I wasn't alone. I have a deep desire to one day have a missing scene from every episode.

The folks I've met here in this fandom are the kindest, most supportive friends I could have ever made. I'm grateful for the encouragement and advice I've received from everyone here. I'm so glad I posted my stories, even though I was petrified! If you have some ideas floating around in your brain, then write and post it. Don't be afraid that you're not a real writer. If I can do it, you can too!