Octaves of the Heart Interview with Persephone
| Interviews by Fans | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Octaves of the Heart Interview with Persephone |
| Interviewer: | Octaves of the Heart |
| Interviewee: | Persephone |
| 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 Persephone is posted at the Buffy website Octaves.
For others in this series, see Octaves of the Heart Interview Series.
Persephone Said
The JossVerse was my first serious fandom, and is still my favourite. I think it is because the JossVerse is subversive at its core. From the way it mixes horror, history, humour, and pop culture, to the way it was one of the first pieces of television to have a female lead character (I think everyone knows the girl in the alleyway creation myth by now), it is uniquely fertile ground.
Part of its richness is the depth of its characterization, and my favourite authors, including Yahtzee, Rheanna, A.C. Chapin, and Julie Fortune exploit and extend that.
Characters in the JossVerse don't have to be perfect but they are never forgettable, and fanfiction authors often seize the opportunity to explore the shows' grounding in myth and legend. From Anya (Luna's Chiaroscuro), Andrew (Andraste's Living Dangerously), to Willow (Kyra Cullinan's A Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes), to the Romany backstory of Jenny Calendar (Seanan McGuire's Romano Drom), the sheer range is fascinating.
Fanfiction is my drug of choice. I started being an amateur pusher, as well as an avid user, back when the piece I was reading at the time made me think 'Maybe I can do better.'
Writing even the shortest story is also a wonderful way to appreciate and enjoy everything you read more fully, once you know from experience the amount of imagination, effort, and time it takes.
While it's true that I write at the speed glaciers advance, that I am at the beginning of a learning curve so steep that it looks more like a learning cliff, and that the day I write something I can be unqualifiedly proud of is still in the dim, distant and possibly imaginary future, I still love to write. I love that feeling of power, that in writing this story, I can make anything I want happen. It's quite a rush.