#it is in a way a fascinating aspect of fanfiction in which the writer/reader isn't interested in seeing X and Y in a particular setting

[leatherbookmark]

i can only Assume that when someone asks two characters if they're dating (when they're friends instead) and they go what? no, EWWW, how can you even THINK that, it's GROSS, they mean that they see each other as almost siblings (and incest is yucky!!! gotta make this known even if no one asked), and/or that they seen each other's worst moments and Aren't Into That. but however i can't help but feel like this is a very exaggerated response that isn't even half as funny as people think it is, and also, that it should be used between the actual future couple. for the flavour

as in, usually X/Y friends to lovers fics, you won't have X or Y saying that. maybe X and their friend Z, who supports X/Y wholeheartedly and can't wait for them to get together. but imagine if you will: someone you're miserably in love with making dramatic puking noises at the mere suggestion of dating you ^_^

[drfleetflower]

Hi there! I hope it’s okay to ask you a few questions because I really admire your writing and thought it’d be cool to get to know more about your process and your thoughts on The Hunger Games. I hope to someday write for the fandom too. I’ve been super curious about how you approach writing in this universe it’s such a heavy and complex story, and you capture it so well.

Do you have a favorite character to write about, or one you find the most challenging? I feel like everyone has a character they click with or one they struggle to pin down. (For me, I'm super good with Bucky and terrible at Steve for some reason!) Also, what made you want to write about Sejanus specifically? He’s such an interesting and layered character, and not everyone seems to explore him as much as, say, Coriolanus.

When you write, do you plan everything out ahead of time, or do you kind of wing it as you go? I feel like every writer has their own unique process, and I love hearing about how people make their stories come to life.

Lastly, what’s your favorite thing about The Hunger Games as a series? Like, do you love it for the themes, the characters, the world-building, or maybe all of it? I’d love to know what resonates with you personally.

Sorry if this is a lot of questions! I’m just genuinely fascinated and would love to hear anything you’d be willing to share. Thank you so much for your time!

Hello! Thank you so much for taking an interest in my work.

I love all of the Hunger Games characters and think every one was written into the book deliberately and to serve a purpose. I don't really have a favorite character to write about, as I simply enjoy the writing process, but my favorite character in general is Lucy Gray Baird. As for a character I struggle to write about, I haven't written for all of the characters yet, but so far I have had pretty much the same experience with all of them. It's difficult to know exactly what a character would do in a situation that hasn't happened in canon, but I try my best to really get to know every character.

I wanted to write for Sejanus, and I started writing fanfiction with him as the first character, because I wanted to represent him in a way I felt other fanfics didn't. I think sometimes writers pick one aspect of a characters personality and run with that, which makes them lack the depth they have in the books/movies. Also, Sejanus is a wonderful character and I wanted people to be able to read more on him.

Most of the fanfics that I have posted were requested so I have a basic idea of what I'm going to write when I start writing, and I try to have a basic idea when I'm writing something that isn't requested. Outside of having that basic idea though, I pretty much wing it and write until I'm satisfied with where it has gone. I do go back and edit as well, and it usually takes me a few days to finish a fanfic because I want to make sure that I'm accurately portraying a character. (And if it's requested, that I've included everything.)

My favorite thing about the Hunger Games is what it teaches. I think Suzanne Collins did a fantastic job explaining complicated themes in a way that young and old readers can understand and still enjoy other aspects of the story as well. I think it's so important that books like the Hunger Games exist to remind people of history, to teach people to question authority, and to allow people to begin to form opinions on topics of government, just war, etc. There are, of course, so many other great things about the Hunger Games too, but I think that the books are so especially important in this way. I am incredibly excited for Sunrise on the Reaping for this reason as well, since Suzanne Collins has said that it will dive deeper into topics of propoganda and David Hume's idea of implicit submission (the "easiness with which the many are governed by the few"). I also think it's great that she has waited until now to have made these new books, tbosas and sotr, because it means so many new readers and generations will be introduced to the Hunger Games for the first time.

Thank you for your support. <3