In
Their Own Words
17
October 2001
This
is the section where some of our favorite authors will share with
us (and you) their favorite stories from among their own work. The
lovely and talented Pix mentioned this idea to me in an e-mail,
saying how she thought it might be an interesting contrast with
the typical recommendations lists so prevalent on fan fic websites.
I,
of course, immediately wondered the same thing, and so, here we
are. This will be a weekly feature, with past Authors' Picks being
archived on a page called "From
the Desk of..."
So,
let us begin...
This week, we have Jane St Clair, late of X-Men fame,
but also a shining star in the Buffy-Angel and West Wing firmaments.
Next week, we'll hear from her sometime-partner in copyright infringement,
Te, and then the week after that - both of them on the stuff they've
written together. <G>
Click on the name of the story within the text below if you'd like
to read it.
Jane says...
So.
Hmmm. Of my own work, what's my favourite? Well, I have a couple,
so...
Of
my recent solo stuff, the one I'm happiest with is "Boundaries
of Wisdom." Because it started out to be a jump-me-take-me
PWP and ended up working out some real issues I had with the materia.
Because the canon Northstar's so sensitive about the way he's perceived,
and because there's this issue of how one gay character and one
straight-but-curious character manage to be friends. And I think
that came through.
Of
everything I've done, the work I'm most fond of is the Restaurant
Dogs series ('Angel' slash). Because I was just starting
to think about Gunn when I started writing 'Chaparral',
and suddenly his voice was so vivid for me, and he turned out to
be so much fun. If I had to pick just one of the stories from that
series, it would probably be 'Restaurant
Dogs,' because I think I did the best job with that one
of holding onto Gunn's voice and letting him be not just someone
chasing sex, but someone who's cheerfully enjoying making everyone
else uncomfortable. And because it was the first time I ever wrote
Ethan Rayne, and it was how I discovered how much fun *he* is.
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So
there you have it — Jane, in her own words...
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