Lois & Clark Nfic Archive Interview with Irene Dutchak
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| Title: | Lois & Clark Nfic Archive Interview with Irene Dutchak |
| Interviewer: | |
| Interviewee: | Irene Dutchak |
| Date(s): | 2001 |
| Medium: | online |
| Fandom(s): | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman |
| External Links: | full interview is here, Archived version |
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In 2001, Irene Dutchak was interviewed for the Lois & Clark Nfic Archive.
See that site for others in this series.
Some Excerpts
I think my favourite story is Redemption because of the wonderful feedback I received about it. It deals with some pretty weighty issues, and many readers wrote to tell me that the way I handled those issues had special significance for them. I'm also pretty proud of the letters I received from people, telling me that they cried when Claude died. It was touching to know that I was able to humanize a villian to the point of having people relate to him and to his death.
Once I located the archive, I wallowed in it - spent hours downloading stories and then read for what seemed like days at a time. Then I discovered the fanfic list. About a week after I discovered the list, I saw an email sent by Karen Ward. I could tell from the email address that she lived quite close to me. I immediately emailed her; we corresponded for a few weeks and then finally, we met at a local Starbucks.It was a revelation to me that I was talking to one of the people whose stories I had read on the archive. I couldn't believe it. It was like running into John Grisham at the supermarket.
During the course of our conversation, I mentioned an idea that I would have loved to see expanded during the course of the show, and Karen immediately encouraged me to write it. The rest is history.
What do I enjoy - I enjoy the familiar characters set in unfamiliar environments. I enjoy extrapolating stories from different situations. And I discovered I totally love the physical act of writing - picking and choosing words, struggling to get an emotion across. It's very addictive.
I loved the dynamics of the show. I've always been a Superman fan, but suddenly I became a Clark Kent fan. As so many others have said, the notion that someone so powerful could be just like you or me when it comes to vulnerabilities and emotions is a concept that is incredibly attractive and intriguing.