Gossamer Interview with an Author: Macspooky

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Title: Gossamer Interview with an Author: Macspooky
Interviewer: Widjojo, Yasinta ("Observer")
Interviewee: Macspooky
Date(s): December 20, 1995
Medium: online
Fandom(s): The X-Files
External Links: Gossamer Interview with an Author: Macspooky, Archived version
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The Gossamer Interview with an Author: Macspooky was conducted in 1995.

It was posted in the non-fiction section of Gossamer's Specialty Archive.

Excerpts

When did you start writing X-files fanfic?

Last spring we got 10 free hours with America On- line. My husband discovered that by using "Keyword - Xfiles" there were all sort of interesting things to be found. I lurking on the boards and posting. That sort of worked its way into e-mail, and then someone told me about EMXC which I promptly joined and the atxc. I spent a lot of time lurking and reading. Then one day I got bored and for the fun of it sat down a wrote "A Wonderful Day." I guess that was sometime in April or thereabouts.

What are your inspirations for writing these stories?

I'm not really certain. My then 11 year old son got me hooked on the series. He was going through that wonderful "Creature Feature" phase that little boys do, and it was a big thing for me to watch Xfiles with him every Friday. I began to really like the chemistry between the characters as the series went on and of course Scully and Mulder as "people." I just started playing with the writing one day for fun. I thought it might be interesting to give them a private life outside of work.

Why do you like to write stories based on Mulder and Scully's marriage and relationships?

Well, I liked the UST that grew between them in season one, but it was only after watching One Breath that I came to realize that, like it or not, CC had portrayed a man who was very much in love with his partner. Dana, of course, was always a bit harder to read, but if she hadn't felt something for him, I didn't think she would have stuck around. When I wrote "Wonderful Day" I had no intention of having Mulder propose. It just kind of popped out of the word processor, and I realized I had found what I was looking for, a way to give them a relationship, show the contrasts in their early lives, and still keep things in the range of what I would consider acceptible reading for the younger members in a way that reflected some values. Also, at that time, I don't think it had been done before, or at least I hadn't read anything along those lines. I honestly didn't expect anyone to actually like the stories. "Wonderful Day" was supposed to be the only one. Once it was written, I did the pre-quels and sent them to the EMXC. Then I sat back and waited to get flamed. I'm not good at thinking up weird cases, but family life is what I am familiar with, so that is what I used and worked with.

What do you think is your best story so far and why?

This is a tough one. I like "A Special Birthday" a lot because it kind of took things out of the serious mode and enabled me to show a bit of life outside of the Xfiles and invent some characters all my own - the Red Head Brigade- and of course Gran McBride of the almost x-rated mouth! On a more serious note, I think I liked "Holidays." It was difficult to write, but it gave me the opportunity to explore Mulder's darker side along with the part of him that is a wonderful and loving person. I was never crazy about "Sinead's Wedding." It just didn't come off quite as I had planned.

Anything I want to say...hmmm....

Writing fanfic is and should be fun. It gives you the opportunity to meet with and talk to new and interesting people in cyberspace. I've really liked doing it, and have been gratified that people really seem to enjoy the stories. It pleases me to be able to provide people with a brief escape from an all too often stress filled existence in this day and age. I appreciate the compliments I have been given. I certainly never expected it. I also believe that when it stops being fun, or you start to take yourself too seriously, it's time to get another hobby!

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