Octaves of the Heart Interview with Trixie Firecracker
| Interviews by Fans | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Octaves of the Heart Interview with Trixie Firecracker |
| Interviewer: | Octaves of the Heart |
| Interviewee: | Trixie Firecracker |
| 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 Trixie Firecracker is posted at the Buffy website Octaves.
For others in this series, see Octaves of the Heart Interview Series.
Trixie Firecracker Said
I started writing fanfiction after the BtVS episode, "Sanctuary" when I stumbled upon Ducks' site and realized that maybe it was something I could try. I honestly didn't even know fanfiction existed until that moment, but the idea of fixing Joss' mistakes immediately appealed to me as I wasn't very happy with the way the shows were going.
My first story was called "Stay With Me". Unfortunately, I wish I could forget it. It was in Angel's POV. Very quick, quite fluffy, and very much to the point. It was a trend in my earlier fics to completely forget about the curse, something which I'm now ashamed of *g* I think my writing has changed drastically since then. When I started writing in Buffy POV with "Spinning on the Edge" is what I regard as the true beginning of my fic writing.
I used to be inspired solely by Buffy and Angel. However, now things are a bit different. I can be inspired by Buffy and Spike. By Buffy herself. By a quote in a book, or by something someone says to me. It isn't always simply Angel|B/A's relationship anymore. I have to look beyond that, and that's a good thing. It forces me to expand my plotlines and also deal with other characters in more in depth ways, which I actually love to do.
I guess I'm most proud of stories like Echoes of Then, Camelot and Afterlife. I received the most feedback for "Camelot" and it's a story that I still get e-mails about. I liked the image of Buffy in a dark, desolate planet-- fighting a war she knows so little about-- and fighting a war within herself about which vampire she wants to be with. Angel or Spike. However, "Afterlife" will always be close to my heart because it was a nicely intimate story that remained intense throughout. I don't think I ever lost my thread in that fic... and I believe I did at the end of "Camelot". I'm never completely satisfied with any story I write, but I came close to being just that with "Afterlife".