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I think it would be fun to talk about stories, but the usual memes are like, "What happens next?" "Tell me about Character A?" Which isn't so much talking about stories as it is writing more of a story. But you know how sometimes you read something and you're like, "I got ___ out of this story, I wonder if I have that right?" or "What on earth was ____ supposed to be?" and it's too awkward to ask the author? Now you could totally ask!

I've heard people say that writing is hard because you have to make decisions, but we never really talk about the decisions we make with stories or why we make them. We talk about plot bunnies, but not about how we actually turn them into a story.

And it seems like a lot more fun to do that than to do working.

So, if you wanted, ask me questions! (Or use this to ask your flist to ask you questions).

What were you trying to do [here]? Why did you decide to ____? This is what I thought about xyz, is that what you were going for? What made you write ____? Why did you decide to do this? And so on.

Go nuts. Any fic - even original fiction - is fair game.

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So where'd "Negotiations" come from? I only ask because Zuki is a pretty rare ship.

It was a prompt from one of the open-prompt posts ages ago, although I certainly had thought the pairing would be fun - if not a little cracky - before I wrote it. When the prompt was given I thought it would be funny if it was years after the finale, and Kyoshi Island was still giving the Fire Nation the finger for burning it down, and how by themselves - with sex - Zuko and Suki would make their own peace treaty =P. From there, it wrote itself.

Edited 2010-11-17 17:27 (UTC)

You know me, slayers^^ Would you ever consider finishing or expanding on the story dramata kurage?? Do you have plans for a yuki and ana story by themselves?? How did you come up with those names?? Ive read other stories where Xellos is in love with Lina and or obsessed with her. What were your thoughts and or opinions on their relationship and where did you want to see it go if anywhere? I know he "died" in your blood runs deep story, but is he really dead? He can surely cause more problems for both Lina, Gourry and their home family.

Dramata!Kurage: I have no plans on expanding it or continuing it. Ever since my initial falling out with the co-author, I've had no desire to continue the project. While it contains some of my best writing that I am proud of, it's just not something I'd feel comfortable with continuing, unless I did get permission from said co-author to take the story and re-write it into a third-person epic - but I doubt that will happen.

Yuki and Ana solo: As of right now, I've never thought of expanding my stories involving the two outside of short stories, with the except of the now-stalled Yami no Tsubasa. In YnT, Ana was to play a serious role in Val's aging and growing up, to the point that they would have adventures together. I never got that far, though - something blocked me, and I'm still working on smashing that block - but that's probably why I have yet to write an epic staring the two Inverse kids.

Yuki and Ana, their names: I honestly have no clue. Most people think that I got "Yuki" from my own identity, since it's in my login names, but by itself it means "courage" or "snow". When thinking about the two, they just popped into my head fully-formed and with names, and I though, "Oh, okay," and never looked back.

Xellos and Lina, the soap-opera: In both the novels and the manga, Xellos is shown as a conniving little prick who never hesitates to use his powers for whatever he wants. Because he is hired by Phibrizzo to do these things to keep Lina alive, it's no surprise that many people would construe these acts as "obsession". Certainly in the anime these acts are also there, but a little watered-down in terms of deception. However, when watching the series and reading the novels, I interpreted Xellos's involvement for what it was - at first. It wasn't until reading it over and watching TRY that I realised that perhaps there was more to Xellos's keen attention to Lina than just work. Numerous times he opts for incapacitating Lina over killing her, which is curious, considering his history, and sometimes he seems confused by his own actions. It's what ultimately sparked Allure of the Night, and what also brought him to his death. I honestly see no other way their relationship can go: Lina would never take the Pledge, and Xellos would never truly love her.

Is Xellos really dead?: Yes and no. Yes, he's really dead out of the series, but no, he's not really dead from the world. I made it so that Lina actually physically obliterated not just his corporeal form, but any means to assume it ever again. In a way, that's like a real death for a Mazoku, but undoubtedly in my head-canon, he is still alive in a different way. While I have no intentions of bringing him back as of yet, I have no idea what the future will bring. I would never have guessed that two years ago I would have writing a sweeping saga of over a hundred thousand words, so yeah. Who knows?

I'm sorry to hear about Dramata Kurage. I go back and read it at times and it was very well written,by you and the co-author! its one of my favs! I kind of thought at first, yuki came from your name^^ snow and courage is very pretty! When I first saw Xellos in the anime, i was thinking he was just bothering and using Lina and the gang. I never really thought at the start that he liked her or carried any feelings for her. He is a mazoku so, he's not supposed to have those feelings. Only after reading fanfics and other fan essays and such, did i kind of think okay maybe Xellos thinks of Lina differently. I thought he would use her for her power but I know that he expressed interest in her differently than any other human he came across. He was impressed by her power as other mazoku are and was trying to get her to join them. thank you though!

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