Old School X Interview: Jenna Tooms
| Interviews by Fans | |
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| Title: | Old School X Interview: Jenna Tooms |
| Interviewer: | Lilydale |
| Interviewee: | Jenna Tooms (misslucyjane) |
| Date(s): | September 22, 2020 |
| Medium: | online, Tumblr |
| Fandom(s): | The X-Files |
| External Links: | at lilydalexf; archive link |
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Old School X Interview: Jenna Tooms was conducted by Lilydale as part of the series Old School X Interview Series.
Some Topics Discussed
From the Interview
Does it surprise you that people are still interested in reading your X-Files fanfics and others that were posted during the original run of the show (1993-2002)?
Yes, definitely. I had no idea there was still an active X-Files fandom.
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What did you take away from your experience with X-Files fic or with the fandom in general?
Writing fic made me a better writer. Fandom has introduced to a lot of amazing people.
But there were some bad feelings, mostly the vitriol directed at Doggett and Reyes, towards the end of the series that ruined the rest of it for me. I’ve kind of held back from getting super-involved in fandom since.
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What got you involved with X-Files fanfic?
I knew what fanfic was, more or less, and had been writing since Star Wars: A New Hope was originally released. When I first wanted to get involved in XF fandom I went looking for other fans, and found the OBSSE (Order of the Blessed Saint Scully the Enigmatic) newsletter, which had fanfic recs. I can’t remember what story it was specifically but I’m pretty sure it was by MustangSally.
What is your relationship like now to X-Files fandom?
Like an ex whose good times were very, very good, but whose bad times were horrid.