The Fanfiction Interview Thread - Current Interview: Vehn

Thank you to @Raissa Baiard for a fun and insightful interview!

Next up, we have the endlessly amazing @Findswoman

Edit: This interview will be conducted in a slightly different format than usual. So please see post #880 for more information on the format for this interview. Thank you!

 

Oh, whoopsie! My memory is so bad. I forgot that for @Findswoman's interview we were going to do things a little differently.

Each person was only going to ask one question of @Findswoman at a time so she would have more time to answer each question.

So, from here on out, please limit your questions to one at a time for @Findswoman to answer.

And at @Gamiel, if you could please pick one question from the above post for @Findswoman to answer in this round, that would be appreciated. Thank you!

As an example of the format, I will change my initial question for @Findswoman to:

With Thanksgiving coming up, what are some of your favorite Thanksgiving foods and traditions?

 

Thanks, @Gamiel, and sorry for the confusion caused by my bad memory

 

Thanks so much, @devilinthedetails ! Thank you for all your hard work running this thread and for all the wonderful things you contribute to the boards, and an especial thank you—and everyone else here—for accommodating my request for only one question at a time. As a harriedly busy full-time-working mom, I appreciate that immensely.

Well, as you know, I'm very fond of the Lasat, partially because I really loved Zeb in Rebels and partially because they, like the Gand, also have their own native Force tradition. And of course since there's not a lot established about them in canon, they're prime raw material for fanon!

It would depend on what they're doing. In a knock-down, drag-out physical fight, probably Bossk just in terms of physical strength, but at more cerebral pursuits like chess or Scrabble or pub trivia, more likely Zuckuss. In a race piloting their respective ships, probably Zuckuss also.

 

The history and personality of a character are intertwined for me—they tend to develop in tandem when I’m working on OCs! In the case of Shulma, my starting model was Chava and the kind of mysticism she practices, which in turn led directly to the studious, spiritual aspects of her personality, and thus toward her being a personality foil for the more action-oriented Zeb but with the same underlying values. Which is just the kind of relationship I tend to like! <3

I think a lot of it was a combination of the Findsman tradition and the very unique naming and self-reference practices, which I saw and said, “Hey, these would be really interesting to write about!” And of course I find their idiosyncratic biology fascinating, too, but cultural aspects are what tend to draw me in the most with any species.

 

Thank you to everyone for continuing to participate in this thread and keeping it alive. Can't believe we're on page 36!

@gizkaspice Just as a heads-up we will be conducting @Findswoman's interview in a slightly different format than usual with each poster asking @Findswoman one question per post to give her more time to respond to our questions. So if you could pick which question you would like @Findswoman to answer in this round, that would be awesome. Thank you

 

Thanks so much for the questions, people!

First of all, @devilinthedetails, I’m very sorry that I missed your initial question—I totally didn’t see it until just the other day! My d’oh!

Ooh, great question! Well, I have to say that I fond of any kind of roasted fowl with a nice spice rub, possibly even brined, is something I look forward to around this time of year. We often make a turkey breast in my family because there aren’t many of us, but I’ve done this with regular turkeys and with capons as well, and it’s scrumptious whatever one uses. My mother and I also make apple pie and pumpkin pie—apple pie to be the dessert of the main meal, and pumpkin pie for breakfast.

Hmm… possibly the D’ni from the Myst series of games, for the way they can write entire worlds into existence through books. I could see that being a Force tradition and/or ability of sorts.

I think that whatever I personally think about it, the real question is, would the cat him- or herself tolerate it? I doubt my own ginger tabby fellow would—though he does have a cute little blue and green plaid coat he wears if we take him out to walk in cool weather.

Like, in terms of writing? It’s hard to tell, but I would say probably not often, because I like to use writing as an escape from real life! But when I do borrow from real life, it’s more likely to be things from my own personal life, or even just feelings I’ve had (for example, Shulma being all nervous and stressed out about her studies and responsibilities in Light of Lasan) than large-scale current events. (Not sure I want to write any pandemic or quarantine stories, for example! )

 

Oh man, this is a tough one, as I have a definite sweet tooth! On the sublime end, I love a good vanilla or devil’s food cake. On the ridiculous end are Trader Joe’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups and York Peppermint Patties. And in the middle somewhere, ice cream—especially of the chocolate-chip-cookie-dough variety!

(By the way, I love food questions, so do feel free to ask more!)

This is a hard one, too, because it can be a slippery slope adapting a real-life culture wholesale into a fandom environment like Star Wars. (That said, I have heard the Mandalorians described as Space!Polynesians, and I can see it!) I guess for now I’d say it would be interesting to see Jewish elements, customs, and/or practices integrated in a respectful and non-stereotypical way.

Yes, I had a few, mostly rabbits and bears of sundry sorts. I ultimately became more of a doll person than a plushy person, but I have fond memories of those bears and rabbits, and I think my mom may even still have a few of the rabbits (like the one made of quilt fabric, in a dress, who was called simply “Rabbit Woman”).