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Thirty Days of Fanfic - Days Six and Seven
Jul. 3rd, 2011 01:25 pmSince tomorrow is a holiday here and my entry for Day Seven is brief, I'm doing two days of the meme today. Day Eight will go up on Tuesday.
6 – When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
In brief I have no preference.
I write Peter and Neal (and Peter/Neal) because the show is centered around that relationship, but I also like writing Elizabeth, too. She has a unique voice and perspective - she’s a lot more than the “understanding” wife. She’s a true partner, not just an afterthought or foil for Peter. Of course, that the Burke marriage is so canonically strong and she’s such a positive figure that writing her - as both wife, lover and independent woman is a pleasure.
One of the things about my writing that I’ve noticed lately is that I am having as much fun writing the secondary characters, regardless of their sex. As their roles within canon have expanded, I’ve enjoyed writing Diana (and Christie) and Sara. I also like writing June (as a major focus and as a minor character). I’ve also begun to enjoy writing Kate - to give her the personality that the writers forgot about.
Although I’ll never stop writing Peter and Neal, I anticipate writing a lot more of the female characters in the show as time goes by.
7 – Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
Yes. I didn’t like Kate - at least not the way the the writers and even the actor playing the character presented her. Despite Forging Bonds, Kate Moreau was still a cardboard cutout, but I’ve tried to make her something more - if not sympathetic, than at least a real person.
It also helped having a lot of good fic that fleshed her out - both in canonical and in alternative universe settings.
6 – When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
In brief I have no preference.
I write Peter and Neal (and Peter/Neal) because the show is centered around that relationship, but I also like writing Elizabeth, too. She has a unique voice and perspective - she’s a lot more than the “understanding” wife. She’s a true partner, not just an afterthought or foil for Peter. Of course, that the Burke marriage is so canonically strong and she’s such a positive figure that writing her - as both wife, lover and independent woman is a pleasure.
One of the things about my writing that I’ve noticed lately is that I am having as much fun writing the secondary characters, regardless of their sex. As their roles within canon have expanded, I’ve enjoyed writing Diana (and Christie) and Sara. I also like writing June (as a major focus and as a minor character). I’ve also begun to enjoy writing Kate - to give her the personality that the writers forgot about.
Although I’ll never stop writing Peter and Neal, I anticipate writing a lot more of the female characters in the show as time goes by.
7 – Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
Yes. I didn’t like Kate - at least not the way the the writers and even the actor playing the character presented her. Despite Forging Bonds, Kate Moreau was still a cardboard cutout, but I’ve tried to make her something more - if not sympathetic, than at least a real person.
It also helped having a lot of good fic that fleshed her out - both in canonical and in alternative universe settings.
