McShep Match Team Romance 2007 Interview with allyndra
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| Title: | Team Romance McShep Match Interview with allyndra |
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| Interviewee: | allyndra |
| Date(s): | July 25, 2007 |
| Medium: | online |
| Fandom(s): | Stargate Atlantis |
| External Links: | online here, Archived version |
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allyndra was interviewed in 2007 for McShep Romance.
It is part of this project: Team Angst and Romance McShep Match Interview Series.
Excerpts
I didn’t even know fanfiction existed until 2005. For months after I discovered it, I comforted myself about my long-standing ignorance by telling myself that most of the other people I knew weren’t aware of fanfic, either. Then, when I was subbing for a middle school English class, I caught two boys writing Naruto fanfic instead of doing their assignment. *Poof* went my comforting lies, and I was left with the knowledge that I’m just oblivious. Once I knew about fanfic, I got hooked quickly. I posted my first story (a silly, fluffy Spike/Xander) in February of 2006, so I’ve been writing for about a year and a half.
SGA is science fiction with a sense of humor. It’s sarcastic and self-reflexive enough for me to feel like I’m being included in the joke. The characters are flawed enough that I can believe in them, but still likeable enough that I want them to succeed. And SGA has a fan community which includes some of the best writers I’ve ever encountered. You guys take canon and fill the holes, provide backstories, and paint stunning new scenarios that are often better than the episodes. And you do it all while encouraging and challenging one another. I love this fandom!