A meme!

[deird_lj]

...because I succumbed to peer pressure in the form of snickfic and angearia.

Ask me one fandom-related question in the comments. This can be fandom specific, general, or about fandom/lj stuff/fic writing/etc. in general. Favorite character, favorite moment, unpopular opinion, something about a fic of mine... whatever. Subparts allowed. Wackiness encouraged.

Go nuts!

Comments

[angearia.livejournal.com]

You said recently that your favorite characters and pairings aren't well reflected in your writing. So what are your faves? And why do you think you're writing about others and not them?

:)

[deird1]

Ooh... Good question...

My favourite characters:
Anya, Fred, Andrew, Darla, Lilah, Wesley.

Whereas, from looking at my fic list, it seems the characters I'm most likely to write about are Buffy, Dawn, and Willow. (surprise, surprise!)


I think the main reason I don't write about Anya and Fred is because I get Anya and Fred. They're pretty much like me. I can write about major stuff happening to them (if that's interesting - like, for instance, Pylea) but I have no real need to explore their characters, or find out what they're like.

Whereas, with Buffy, it took me several thousand words of fic before I could figure out her character at all...

And with Dawn and Willow, as well as trying to explore who they are, they also have some very interesting histories to deal with. (Dark Willow, and Dawn being the Key.) So they're fun.

[dipenates.livejournal.com]

You mentioned in your Christmas round-up post that you went to a couple of church things, so I hope this isn't too personal a question, but what do you think of the way that religion (specifically Christianity) is/isn't handled within the Buffyverse?

[deird1]

Well, interestingly, watching Buffy helped to revive my interest in church...

I love the way redemption and sacrifice are considered exciting stories in the Buffyverse. It helped me to remember how exciting that stuff can actually be, if you look at it the right way.



I'm a big fan of the way the show tends to deal with religion. I love the fact that, in the Buffyverse, Christianity might be true (after all, holy water clearly does something...), or might not be, and the whole question is left very open-ended.

(I did, though, get very annoyed at the portrayal of the old lady in Where the Wild Things Are. She's so much a stereotypical "religion=BAD" character, and I thought it was a rather offensive depiction of religious belief.)