Lois & Clark Nfic Archive Interview with Chris Mulder
| Interviews by Fans | |
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| Title: | Lois & Clark Nfic Archive Interview with Chris Mulder |
| Interviewer: | |
| Interviewee: | Chris Mulder |
| Date(s): | 1998 or 1999 |
| Medium: | online |
| Fandom(s): | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman |
| External Links: | interview is here, Archived version |
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In 1998 or 1999, Chris Mulder was interviewed for the Lois & Clark Nfic Archive.
See that site for others in this series.
Some Excerpts
I'm mostly interested in the relationships between and among the various characters who people the world of L&C, so all of my stories--whether they have an A-plot or not--have got my thoughts/observations on the feelings and motivations of the characters.
I was hooked on the show from the first night I watched it. The way it was written and presented, what Dean, Teri and the other actors brought to their roles, even the music and the sets, it all just captivated me. It wasn't long before I was making up stories ("daydreaming" my parents and teachers used to call it <g>), about these characters and the events in the episodes. However, this was just for my own amusement because, at that time, I didn't yet know about the on-line fandom.One day, however, about mid-way through 2nd season, I heard that there were on-line fanclubs for TV shows, including L&C, so I went looking for other fans of my favorite show. I found a web site which had information about a discussion list, downloadable photos, and ...fanfic. How about that? There was actually a term for what I'd been doing all those months ... "fanfic." Cool! ;-) Before long I was getting stories from the archive (it wasn't a web site then, but a majordomo address that you wrote to to request a story), and trying to get up the nerve to actually send in a story of my own.
Fortunately, we had a very patient and supportive fanfic administrator in the person of Rhen Brink. She encouraged me and put up with my wanting to change things even after I'd sent the story to her for uploading. I've tried to thank her before, but I'm not sure that I could ever adequately do that. She was just terrific. -)
Anyway, my first story went out, in spite of my dithering, <g> and then I got a couple of letters from FoLCs saying they'd enjoyed it, and hoped I'd write some more. I guess a little encouragement is a dangerous thing, because I've been writing fanfic ever since. ;-)
As for what I enjoy about it ... everything that I enjoy about the process of writing learning more about the characters, creating situations for them to react to and learn from, and finding just the right word or phrase with which to express my ideas. With fanfic,however, there's the added bonus of the FoLCs. Writing fanfic has provided me with a way to meet other people who like writing *and* L&C as much as I do. That's been a wonderful gift.
I don't mind stepping outside of the show for an event, or situation that I can put in one of my stories, but I want my Lois and Clark to sound and act like the Lois and Clark I've seen on the screen.