Lois & Clark Nfic Archive Interview with Helen Gray

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Title:	Lois & Clark Nfic Archive Interview with Helen Gray
Interviewer:
Interviewee:	Helen Gray
Date(s):	2001 or 2002
Medium:	online
Fandom(s):	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
External Links:	Lois & Clark, Archived version
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Helen Gray wwas interviewed for the Lois & Clark Nfic Archive.

See that site for others in this series.

The introduction:

This week's interviewee is from England, and is a relatively recent FoLC, although she's made up for the late start by reading masses and masses of fanfic ever since! She very quickly made herself popular among authors by writing detailed, analytical feedback which was both constructive and very encouraging.

Some Excerpts

What drew you to Lois and Clark? Well, when I heard the voice-over announce Superman next, it made me laugh. I envisioned a silly cartoon show aimed at 5 year olds. How wrong I was! From the moment that Clark Kent stepped off that bus, I knew it would be different. By the time Martha was sewing costumes, I knew I had to keep watching. The clear feelings between Lois and Clark started off as a wonderful bonus in a funny show. Then, as I continued to watch, I became more and more interested in the underlying B-plot, the way the characters reacted etc, rather than the A-plot. Now, I love Lois and Clark mainly for the romance; without that I wouldn't have stayed faithful to the show. What else could get me through gigantic plot holes in `Target: Jimmy Olsen'? <g>

What's the very first fanfic you read? Do you remember what your first thoughts were about the concept of fanfiction? No idea what the first fanfic I read was - strange because you'd expect it to be something that would stay with me but nope. First thoughts? Well to start with, I didn't actually think it would be that good, maybe because my writing skills leave something to be desired. I had no idea that fanfic would turn out to be as enthralling as published books, if not more so because of my love for the characters. The other day I was reading Wendy's `The Penfriend.' (which is fantastic by the way J) that I'd printed out to take with me when I visited my family. It was evening and we were all sitting quietly playing card games or reading. My brother turned to me in the middle of his game and asked what I was reading. I think it was because I'd clearly printed something off and he is naturally curious. I told him and passed it over, suggesting he tried reading some. He scoffed but a couple of pages in and he turned towards me with an incredulous look on his face. `But... this is *good!*' He said in such a surprised tone that I burst out laughing because it was exactly my reaction, I had no idea how fantastic fanfic is. Thanks for enlightening me, everyone! <g>

What are your favourite sites for reading fanfic? http://www.lcfanfic.com is a fantastic place because it is so easy to navigate and complete new stories are uploaded every week. My favourite place would have to be Zoomway's message boards, though. This is because you get to read new stories as they are released. You also get to comment on each section and watch the story unfold and develop. The main problem with this is the suspense, sometimes I wonder if I'm going to make it 'til Friday when the next part of *** is being posted - I'm often reduced to begging. <g> Occasionally I check fanfiction.net but there are rarely any new stories there.