Octaves of the Heart Interview with Christina Kamnikar
| Interviews by Fans | |
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| Title: | Octaves of the Heart Interview with Christina Kamnikar |
| Interviewer: | Octaves of the Heart |
| Interviewee: | Christina Kamnikar |
| Date(s): | 2006? |
| Medium: | online |
| Fandom(s): | Buffyverse |
| External Links: | "online here". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. (scroll down) |
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Octaves of the Heart Interview with Christina Kamnikar is posted at the Buffy website Octaves.
For others in this series, see Octaves of the Heart Interview Series.
Christina Kamnikar Said
I started writing fanfic when I had the classic "hey, I can do better than that" reaction to a really amateurish story I was reading... and because the show I was into at the time wasn't exploring the possibilities I saw for the characters. In the Buffy fandom, I got sucked into writing for the show by Rupert Giles and Jenny Calendar. While I've never written the kind of story I'd like to for them, the lack of background for each made these two fascinating characters to play with; the possibilities were endless. Too bad the relationship wasn't.
Things that usually inspire me to write: conflicted characters (Faith, Buffy, Dawn, sometimes Xander) and the inherent weirdness of life on the Hellmouth, and how that effects them. I like relationship fic, but I haven't really written any in the Buffy/Angel fandom; my brain just doesn't tend that way for writing stories here. Of my own stuff, I'd guess that either Wide Awake and Dreaming or Runaway Trains at 3 A.M. would be my faves. "Wide Awake" is another Faith story, with dream sequences alternating with reality and internal thoughts. "Runaway Trains" is Dawn on the run, a crossover that's nearly all dialogue and friendshippy silliness. My writing style tends to veer all over the place.
Other writers I admire: Yahtzee, for the plots, the risk-taking, the surprises, and the dialogue; Rheanna, for her dead-on characterization and the sheer detail she gets into her stories; Julie Fortune, for language, style, and seeing possibilities that are even cooler than the ones we get on-screen; JennyO for being so damn prolific and fearless; HonorH for action and humor and poetic phrases that make me sing!; and my fellow Sunnydale Slayers writers, too numerous to mention, for always bringing the funny and the angst in equal measure. Check 'em out.