Octaves of the Heart Interview with Jo
| Interviews by Fans | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Octaves of the Heart Interview with Jo |
| Interviewer: | Octaves of the Heart |
| Interviewee: | Jo |
| 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 Jo is posted at the Buffy website Octaves.
For others in this series, see Octaves of the Heart Interview Series.
Excerpt
I’ve been an avid viewer of BtVS and AtS since day one, but came very late to fan fiction. Having discovered the burgeoning body of work on this new-fangled Internet thingy, it never occurred to me that I might have something to contribute. However, I did want to write - I had long harboured an ambition to write something in the Fantasy genre. But I was daunted, and not at all sure that I had anything to say that was worth reading. It was then that I had the idea of ‘dipping a toe in the water’ with some short stories. In the fan fiction arena, absolutely nothing inspires me to put pen to paper other than our favourite vampire. The first two were written within days - ‘The Nature of the Beast’ and ‘Bringer of Light’ - both of which were intended to be stand-alone stories, and it was only tireless encouragement from people who read them that has produced others in those cycles. I think now that, so long as I keep finding inspiration, I’ll keep on writing.
I can’t really pick a favourite from my work, because there are only six at the time of writing this, all completed within a couple of months, and they are all my babies. But if I were pushed, I would have to choose my first story ‘The Nature of the Beast’, simply because it has put me in touch with so many very kind strangers who I hope will turn into friends.
My favourite author? Many of those in Good Words are authors whose work I really love, and would kill to be able to emulate. It would be a crime to pick just one. But I think it appropriate to mention three (I’m Pisces - we don’t do decisions) who were, by chance, the very first three authors that I came across. Had I not read their works, I might not have read any further, and might never have truly discovered fan fiction. The three that I first met were Rheanna with Vivere, Kizmet with Relating in the Aftermath and Cynamin with On Ancient Wings. They all made me cry. It doesn’t get better than that.