Ooh, lots of questions!
Have you ever written a story by request?
I did once, back in 2001, and will never do so again. A reader sent me an idea for an AU story, and although I had never written an AU and was inclined to say no, there was something interesting about the idea, so I gave it a shot. It never really felt like "my" idea, though, and after the initial honeymoon period you have with any new story, I started to hate writing it. I did tack an ending on it, but I finished it early and said I was saving the rest of the story for a sequel... which I have never written and never will LOL.
Do people ever ask you to include their names in your stories? If so, do you listen to them?
If anyone's asked me to include their name in my story, it's been a long time - I don't remember. I don't put people in stories by request. I have named minor characters after readers who give me feedback, but that was always my decision.
Have you ever made yourself the main female character in your stories?
By name, only once. It was one of my early stories that I wrote in 2000. I was 15 at the time, so it was more of a fantasy adult version of myself than the real me anyway LOL.
Which character that you've written has come closest to you personality wise?
Gretchen in Song for the Undead and Becci in Secrets of the Heart come close to me in a lot of ways, but Cary in Curtain Call is also pretty similar to me in terms of personality.
Which story of yours do you think would translate best as an OF or can be turned into a fic for a different fandom?
I think Broken would translate well into an OF. I would have to completely rewrite it, but I have a plan for how to do that. Secrets of the Heart is so AU that it could easily be OF too. Same with Song for the Undead. That one would probably also work for a different fandom if we reworked some of the characters' back stories to be less BSB-inspired.
When writing a story, which boys do you tend to pair up as the main characters?
I actually don't write many stories with a pair of boys as the main characters. I tend to either have one main character or feature the whole group equally. But I write most about Nick, Brian, and AJ.
Do you find it boring or entertaining to write or read about only one boy as compared to the group?
It totally depends on what the story is about. I love group stories, but I also enjoy stories with just one boy in the starring role. I could be bored or entertained by either, depending on what happens to said boy(s) in the story.
Is there a story you wish you had written instead of someone else? Which one and why?
I often think, "I wish I could write a story like that," but I don't think there's any story that I wish I had written instead of the author who did write it, because 1) It wouldn't be the same story if I wrote it, and 2) It probably wouldn't be as good. Even if I could have written someone else's story and had it turn out just as it was supposed to, I wouldn't wish for that because that would mean missing out on the experience of reading it. I would only wish that for a story with a great premise that was poorly-executed if I thought I could write it better, but I wouldn't name any such story even if I could think of one LOL.
