Lois & Clark Nfic Archive Interview with Hazel

Interviews by Fans
Title:	Lois & Clark Nfic Archive Interview with Hazel
Interviewer:
Interviewee:	Hazel
Date(s):	2001
Medium:	online
Fandom(s):	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
External Links:	is here, Archived version
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In 2001, Hazel was interviewed for the Lois & Clark Nfic Archive.

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This fan notes that her religion forbids her from reading nfic.

Some Excerpts

I saw my first episode of LnC in October 2000 - two years after I became a FoLC and over a year after I started writing fanfic. Yes, I am that bizarre incarnation a FoLC converted to LnC without ever having seen an episode. All credit, or blame if you prefer, goes to the marvelous fanfic authors who drew me into a world I'd never seen and moved me to try and shape it on my own. I've seen five episodes total now, and I doubt the opportunity will arise to see any others; but it doesn't matter, because the world of fanfic is so much deeper and richer than the episodes themselves! When I did finally get to see my first episode - it was "Don't Tug on Superman's Cape" - Kathy Brown asked if I thought it would affect how I wrote Lois and Clark. After much consideration, I decided that it would not. After reading hundreds of rewrites and episode adaptations, watching the actual show felt like reading another fanfic - and not necessarily as good as many of the fanfics on the archive! The only difference was that the episodes were unquestionably canon. <g>

I wrote my first fanfic when I was ten, a "novel" (about twenty loose-leaf pages long, including illustrations <g>) about the Hardy Boys. Of course, I didn't know the term "fanfic" at the time; it was simply taking a world that someone else had created and borrowing their playground for a while. I once read an excellent analogy while creating your own universe is akin to trying to stay afloat in the middle of the ocean, writing in an established world is as comfortable as swimming in a heated pool in your own backyard. LnC is one of the few genres that has inspired me to actively participate, and I don't think all the credit goes entirely to the show. A large part of my enjoyment in writing fanfic is the chance to be part of FoLCdom itself, one of the friendliest fandoms you'll ever find.

What's left? Try everything! <g> The stories will continue to write themselves, changing and evolving even as our perceptions of Lois and Clark's story does. I find it interesting that there tend to be "trends" in writing - for example, many authors last year chose to write a revelation with a calm Lois instead of a furious one. Nevertheless, two authors can start writing from the exact same outline and produce two completely different stories. Lois and Clark fanfic is still going strong. I am constantly looking forward to the next fabulous new author to appear, as well as anticipating great new stories from well- loved regulars in FoLCdom.