Cascade Library Interview with Iris Wilde
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| Title: | Cascade Library Interview with Iris Wilde |
| Interviewer: | Cascade Library |
| Interviewee: | Iris Wilde |
| Date(s): | December 18, 2000 |
| Medium: | online |
| Fandom(s): | The Sentinel |
| External Links: | interview is here, Archived version |
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In 2000, Iris Wilde was interviewed for Cascade Library.
Some Excerpts
Oh, I was a fan from the beginning! I saw the previews and my "Buddy Show" antennae prickled (and such *handsome* buddies at that). I watched the pilot and was immediately hooked. There was drama, buddy stuff, humor, buddy stuff, gorgeous men, buddy stuff, action, buddy stuff, beautiful scenery...did I mention buddy stuff?
I sent an LoC to Agnes Mage, an author whose prose I'd admired (love those "Aggieisms"). She replied, and thus began a series of lengthy letters...and a friendship. I told her of an idea I had for a fic and she encouraged me to write. I finally completed it (I take forever to write fic), posted it, and thus began my life as a TS fanfic writer.
My first story was The Center Cannot Hold, which I posted in late November of 1998. What was it like? Terrifying! Though I had been reading TS fanfic since the fall of 1997 (when our school hooked up to the Internet), I didn't get involved in the fandom (i.e., join a list) until August 1998, shortly after I bought a computer. I would have to liken the experience to being the new kid at school, confronted by a multitude of unfamiliar faces, unwritten "rules" of social behavior, and long established cliques. Luckily, Center was well-received and no one tried to beat me up on the playground. ;-)
Blair as a cop? <eg> Okay, this is where I make a tiny confession. I can't write Blair as a cop. Yes, it's a matter of record that Lullaby is a part of the FPP VS, but if you check carefully you'll see that I never once refer to Blair as a policeman. When I first agreed to write a story for FPP, I was under the mistaken impression that Blair would not be a member of Cascade's finest (police officers, that is). It wasn't until later that I realized I'd made a mistake or things had changed or whatever. The information was enough to bring the story's development to a screeching halt (more on that later). I *tried* to ignore my personal feelings, to just press on and write the story, but I felt as if I was betraying my own soul. Instead, I just worked things around so that Blair was never addressed as a police officer. (Mackie, you're not gonna smack me, are you? <g> )
Finishing a story and posting it. I feel like imitating that child's voice that can be heard after the X-Files credits roll: "I made this!" It's completed, it's out there, and I hope you like it.