Octaves of the Heart Interview with Matt

Interviews by Fans
Title:	Octaves of the Heart Interview with Matt
Interviewer:	Octaves of the Heart
Interviewee:	Matt
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 Matt is posted at the Buffy website Octaves.

For others in this series, see Octaves of the Heart Interview Series.

Matt Said

I started writing my first fic, Devil's Truth in late S4. What first inspired...no, drove me to write it was the fact that I'd finally realized that some issues that I considered important--like Xander and Joyce's treatment of Buffy in S3--were never going to be addressed on the show. Devil's Truth grew from there, and it began to include many, many other issues I felt needed setting right. For example, I wanted to get B/A back together, but I felt that Riley deserved happiness as well. I'm not aware of anyone else who has used the solution that I did.

Most of my fanfic now is still inspired by unaddressed issues. Sometimes, though, the possibilities of something that happens on one of the shows strikes me, and I just have to put it down, take it in directions that the show probably won't. Other times, I'm just so awed by something that's happened that I need to write my own commentary, especially if I think that people might not catch the significance.

I'd say that the BTVS writer I've admired most is Mediancat for his inventiveness and wit, and Ducks for sheer awesome body of work. Once upon a time, when I needed to retreat from the avalanche of angst that this fandom can be, I used to crack some Jenni W. stories, but she has sadly retired now. Jenni, if you see this, we miss you.