Featured Member Q&A November 2013: Darkrivertempest

[rivertempest]

I had several moments of incoherent spazzing when phlox emailed me and told me I'd been nominated to be the featured author for the month of November! Truthfully, I'm still giddy and it hasn't properly sunk in, but standing around with my jaw dragging the floor is unattractive, so I'll stop that now and say a tremendous thank you to everyone that voted

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[justthedreams]

I'm a Fannibal, too!! Haven't gotten involved in any of the fic, though, because I'm hesitant to read a Lecter that doesn't jive with my head!Lecter. I realize, of course, that this is absolute madness: I wrote Lecter/Clarice for my Remix piece, so I really should be open to different interpretations of Hannibal. But Hopkins and Mikkelsen (zomg the sexiness of these men!) are just mind-bogglingly perfect to me, so I feel like any fic featuring an actual representation of them (and by actual, I mean not a re-imagining) would simply be disappointing.

Anyway, I've ranted about cannibals for long enough. Fascinating to hear your helter-skelter process! And I get the same way when my boyfriend interrupts me mid-fic. He's been bitten (proverbially, though it's been physically tempting...) more than a few times.

Congrats on the feature!

[rivertempest]

*SQUEE! FANNIBALS UNITE! Mwhahahaa! OMG, I so torn between Will/Hannibal and Clarice/Hannibal - I ship them equally? LOL And yeah, I was hesitant to read fanfic, but AO3 has a few good ones, as well as ff.net (which was surprising), so don't give the thought up. And again, I don't know which Lecter I love more - they both have their own appeal but for perfect moments, I'd have to chose Hopkins, while Mikkelsen has the BEST lines in any show I've seen in a long time! Did you know Mikkelsen's brother is going to be playing the villain in the next season of Sherlock? WOO HOO And, I'd heard the Hopkins is going to be playing the new villain in the next season of Hannibal - utterly perfect

[justthedreams]

Hopkins AND Mikkelsen?! In the same show?! I WOULD DIE.

[dormiensa]

congratulations, darkrivertempest! :D well-deserved (and rather delayed) recognition!

regarding your three aims in writing: you've nailed it, consistently! always look forward to reading your fics, and they are all so re-readable! the one i go back to again and again is, of course, Amistleamour. cracks me up!

haha, spuffy! i never got into the FF side of things, mostly because i didn't get into buffy until very late. and yes, snarky blond and fiesty heroine? no similarities at all. :P

and as dumbledore says, "Ah, music! A magic beyond all we do here!" would you be willing to share your soundtracks for your fics? i'm very curious!

and i'm just waiting for your new fic on H&V to be "complete" so i can inhale it in one go! :D totally grok the "do not disturb when i'm reading"!

looking forward to more stories! *hint*

[rivertempest]

Thank you so much, my dear! *glomps you* Methinks you and Lib had a hand in this. ;)

LMAO - Amistlemour! That story and A Certain Step are the ones people seem to like the most. I think we all need a little Twiggy in our lives, just to spice things up, wouldn't you say? hehehe And I'm glad you thought I was able to achieve my objectives; as an author, I'm not really cognizant of how readers perceive my work. I write what I want, not necessarily what I think others want to read. The only exception to that is if I'm writing for someone specific, like in an exchange fest. If my recipient likes it, that's what I'm after. If others happen to like it along the way, that's great, but I'm not worried if no one else likes it

[maryperk73703]

Congrats, River. You deserve it.

[rivertempest]

Thank you so much, Mary! *squish* How are you doing?

[maryperk73703]

I'm doing okay. Nothing is too bad in real life right now and I'm slowly plugging along on my stories.

[slytheringurrl]

Congrats!!!! I loved all your stories ❤ And, I liked your comment about D/Hr being the gateway drug to fandom. So true!🌺

[rivertempest]

OMG, they ARE the gateway drug, I swear! LOL And I'm glad you like the stories, each one is near and dear to my heart. :) Thank you very much, Slytheringurrl! *hugs*

[captainraychill]

Congratulations on your feature! SO well deserved

[rivertempest]

Thank you so much, Raychill! I really appreciate that. *hugs

[rivertempest]

CONT'D because LJ is a pain!

As for music, it depends on the tone of the piece. With A Certain Step it HAD to have a sound track, so I listened to that while writing it. The other stories just had general music I have in my collection that matched the mood of the piece. Sad story? Depression, angst-ridden music (soundtrack to City of Angels & Pride And Prejudice). Comedy? Maybe Owl City or Simon & Garfunkle. LOL

I'm glad you liked The Endless In Between! Researching the eras was like absolute crack. ;) Thank you so much! *hugs*

[dormiensa]

i can chime in and attest to the fact that unseen1969 gives the most hilarious comments and suggestions. :D