Comments on: My FanFic Confessions – Yes, Tessa has yet another pen name! http://tessadare.com/2008/03/22/my-fanfic-confessions-yes-tessa-has-yet-another-pen-name/ Goddess of Sleep Deprivation and Author of Historical Romance Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:47:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sarah http://tessadare.com/2008/03/22/my-fanfic-confessions-yes-tessa-has-yet-another-pen-name/comment-page-1/#comment-4095 Sarah Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:41:27 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=184#comment-4095 Oh, <em>you're</em> Vangie? I read 'In Essentials' and thoroughly enjoyed it; it was definitely one of the better Austen fanfics I've ever read! Congrats on being published in your own rights! A success story to give me hope... Oh, you’re Vangie? I read ‘In Essentials’ and thoroughly enjoyed it; it was definitely one of the better Austen fanfics I’ve ever read!
Congrats on being published in your own rights! A success story to give me hope…

]]> By: Linnea http://tessadare.com/2008/03/22/my-fanfic-confessions-yes-tessa-has-yet-another-pen-name/comment-page-1/#comment-2896 Linnea Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:14:26 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=184#comment-2896 Tessa, you have not been forgotten in the JAFF world. I learned today that you were writing for pay and I was so pleased to see you made it! JAFF has been the training ground for several publish authors. It's a great place to learn the craft without pressure. Obviously, you are a perfect example of this. Best of luck on your upcoming books. Tessa, you have not been forgotten in the JAFF world. I learned today that you were writing for pay and I was so pleased to see you made it! JAFF has been the training ground for several publish authors. It’s a great place to learn the craft without pressure. Obviously, you are a perfect example of this.

Best of luck on your upcoming books.

]]> By: Alyssa Goodnight http://tessadare.com/2008/03/22/my-fanfic-confessions-yes-tessa-has-yet-another-pen-name/comment-page-1/#comment-2480 Alyssa Goodnight Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:05:00 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=184#comment-2480 What a fascinating other side to you! Can't wait to read the article! What a fascinating other side to you! Can’t wait to read the article!

]]> By: beverley http://tessadare.com/2008/03/22/my-fanfic-confessions-yes-tessa-has-yet-another-pen-name/comment-page-1/#comment-2455 beverley Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:09:00 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=184#comment-2455 Well now that I'm a HUGE Austen fan (Thank you PBS and Devon for buying me the entire collection of her books), I must go off and read your retelling of the classic!! Well now that I’m a HUGE Austen fan (Thank you PBS and Devon for buying me the entire collection of her books), I must go off and read your retelling of the classic!!

]]> By: Tiffany Kenzie http://tessadare.com/2008/03/22/my-fanfic-confessions-yes-tessa-has-yet-another-pen-name/comment-page-1/#comment-2454 Tiffany Kenzie Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:48:00 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=184#comment-2454 I never knew! I love fanfic... I only did it a bit, and not very well, on the EJ board. there was a 5K sex scene, or work up to a sex scene for mayne and josie (cause I am a bonbon)... but that's about it. I never knew! I love fanfic… I only did it a bit, and not very well, on the EJ board. there was a 5K sex scene, or work up to a sex scene for mayne and josie (cause I am a bonbon)… but that’s about it.

]]> By: CM http://tessadare.com/2008/03/22/my-fanfic-confessions-yes-tessa-has-yet-another-pen-name/comment-page-1/#comment-2453 CM Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:30:00 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=184#comment-2453 I admit to a serious yen for Slytherin-postive HP fan fiction.<br/><br/>Most particularly, I have to say that the absolute freaking best fanfic ever is Maya's. AKA Sarah Rees Brennan, who has a debut book coming out in 2009. Warning: the following links are post-Hogwarts, and contain mild references to sexual situations. This is a romance. A *brilliant* romance. It's the best kind--worst enemies become much more.<br/><br/>Also, the h/h (in this case, that would be hero and hero) are Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter. No, no! Don't run away! It's freaking brilliant.<br/><br/>Drop Dead Gorgeous Part 1: http://mistful.livejournal.com/93520.html#cutid1<br/><br/>Part 2: http://mistful.livejournal.com/96408.html#cutid1<br/><br/>Part 3: http://mistful.livejournal.com/96560.html#cutid1<br/><br/>Part 4: http://mistful.livejournal.com/97399.html#cutid1<br/><br/>Part 5: http://mistful.livejournal.com/98858.html#cutid1<br/><br/>Part 6:<br/>http://mistful.livejournal.com/106589.html#cutid2<br/><br/>Part 7: http://mistful.livejournal.com/106948.html#cutid2<br/><br/>Part 8: http://mistful.livejournal.com/108801.html#cutid2<br/><br/>Part 9: http://mistful.livejournal.com/109800.html#cutid2<br/><br/>Part 10: http://mistful.livejournal.com/110012.html#cutid2<br/><br/>And it is not yet done, but that last scene at the end of part 10 just about breaks my heart. It's so perfectly done. I admit to a serious yen for Slytherin-postive HP fan fiction.

Most particularly, I have to say that the absolute freaking best fanfic ever is Maya’s. AKA Sarah Rees Brennan, who has a debut book coming out in 2009. Warning: the following links are post-Hogwarts, and contain mild references to sexual situations. This is a romance. A *brilliant* romance. It’s the best kind–worst enemies become much more.

Also, the h/h (in this case, that would be hero and hero) are Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter. No, no! Don’t run away! It’s freaking brilliant.

Drop Dead Gorgeous Part 1: http://mistful.livejournal.com/93520.html#cutid1

Part 2: http://mistful.livejournal.com/96408.html#cutid1

Part 3: http://mistful.livejournal.com/96560.html#cutid1

Part 4: http://mistful.livejournal.com/97399.html#cutid1

Part 5: http://mistful.livejournal.com/98858.html#cutid1

Part 6:
http://mistful.livejournal.com/106589.html#cutid2

Part 7: http://mistful.livejournal.com/106948.html#cutid2

Part 8: http://mistful.livejournal.com/108801.html#cutid2

Part 9: http://mistful.livejournal.com/109800.html#cutid2

Part 10: http://mistful.livejournal.com/110012.html#cutid2

And it is not yet done, but that last scene at the end of part 10 just about breaks my heart. It’s so perfectly done.

]]> By: Lindsey http://tessadare.com/2008/03/22/my-fanfic-confessions-yes-tessa-has-yet-another-pen-name/comment-page-1/#comment-2452 Lindsey Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:32:00 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=184#comment-2452 I'm surprised I never told you - I guess it was before we started corresponding regularly. I may have read the Sardines one, too - that sounds vaguely familiar. I do remember liking your Austen voice/characterization and feeling the story moved well. The serialized nature of FF causes some stories to start meandering after the first frew chapters. <br/><br/>Someone recently did an academic study of FF that I've been meaning to read. It does talk about JAFF and I heard it talks about how unique it is because readers are so picky about the JA voice. <br/><br/>I'm sure you're right about resolved tension, and I suppose with most romance, there's still hope. I mean, we know we're not getting anymore Austen and we can be pretty sure JKR isn't going to write the stories of all our favorite minor characters, but if you love a secondary character in romance, there's a pretty good chance he/she will get a story someday. I’m surprised I never told you – I guess it was before we started corresponding regularly. I may have read the Sardines one, too – that sounds vaguely familiar. I do remember liking your Austen voice/characterization and feeling the story moved well. The serialized nature of FF causes some stories to start meandering after the first frew chapters.

Someone recently did an academic study of FF that I’ve been meaning to read. It does talk about JAFF and I heard it talks about how unique it is because readers are so picky about the JA voice.

I’m sure you’re right about resolved tension, and I suppose with most romance, there’s still hope. I mean, we know we’re not getting anymore Austen and we can be pretty sure JKR isn’t going to write the stories of all our favorite minor characters, but if you love a secondary character in romance, there’s a pretty good chance he/she will get a story someday.

]]> By: Tessa Dare http://tessadare.com/2008/03/22/my-fanfic-confessions-yes-tessa-has-yet-another-pen-name/comment-page-1/#comment-2451 Tessa Dare Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:35:00 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=184#comment-2451 Santa asked:<i> Do you think it was easier writing FF before you started writing your own books? In other words, was there a certain degree of freedom in what and how you wrote? Do you think that if you were writing FF now, it would conflict and 'seep' into your own work?</i><br/><br/>I only wish I had the time to keep writing FF now! Really, it is so much fun. I don't think it would conflict, especially since I write in the same historical time period. But yes, one of the great things about FF for me (and some of the other authors I interviewed said the same) was that the pressure was off--I was writing just for fun, not with any goal of publication, simply to amuse myself and some friends. And the friendly, positive feedback one gets from posting on a FF board is great encouragement. I had also wanted to write before I found FF, but I was never able to see my projects through. I had a half-dozen beginnings to novels, but nothing complete. Writing a novel-length FF was the confidence boost I needed, to prove to myself I really could do it.<br/><br/>Terri asked: <i>would you have written historicals even if you never jumped into Austen's world? Or might you have gone in another direction?</i><br/><br/>I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be writing (or reading!) historicals if not for Austen FF. I'd always enjoyed historical fiction and romance, but I'd never tried writing either. My half-dozen finished novels were all contemporary YA.<br/><br/>And I was totally just a flash in the JAFF pan -I really didn't produce much FF, compared to some, and probably no one remembers them, except for a few of my friends. There are some writers who've written several novel-length stories, over the course of years, and have huge fan bases of their own. Santa asked: Do you think it was easier writing FF before you started writing your own books? In other words, was there a certain degree of freedom in what and how you wrote? Do you think that if you were writing FF now, it would conflict and ’seep’ into your own work?

I only wish I had the time to keep writing FF now! Really, it is so much fun. I don’t think it would conflict, especially since I write in the same historical time period. But yes, one of the great things about FF for me (and some of the other authors I interviewed said the same) was that the pressure was off–I was writing just for fun, not with any goal of publication, simply to amuse myself and some friends. And the friendly, positive feedback one gets from posting on a FF board is great encouragement. I had also wanted to write before I found FF, but I was never able to see my projects through. I had a half-dozen beginnings to novels, but nothing complete. Writing a novel-length FF was the confidence boost I needed, to prove to myself I really could do it.

Terri asked: would you have written historicals even if you never jumped into Austen’s world? Or might you have gone in another direction?

I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be writing (or reading!) historicals if not for Austen FF. I’d always enjoyed historical fiction and romance, but I’d never tried writing either. My half-dozen finished novels were all contemporary YA.

And I was totally just a flash in the JAFF pan -I really didn’t produce much FF, compared to some, and probably no one remembers them, except for a few of my friends. There are some writers who’ve written several novel-length stories, over the course of years, and have huge fan bases of their own.

]]> By: terrio http://tessadare.com/2008/03/22/my-fanfic-confessions-yes-tessa-has-yet-another-pen-name/comment-page-1/#comment-2450 terrio Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:49:00 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=184#comment-2450 I knew you wrote Austen fanfic in the past, but not to this degree. That's amazing. Two of the ladies on our Pirates blog come from Stephanie Plum fanfic. I believe what they wrote in fanfic highly influenced what they chose to write for their own original work.<br/><br/>Tessa - would you have written historicals even if you never jumped into Austen's world? Or might you have gone in another direction? I knew you wrote Austen fanfic in the past, but not to this degree. That’s amazing. Two of the ladies on our Pirates blog come from Stephanie Plum fanfic. I believe what they wrote in fanfic highly influenced what they chose to write for their own original work.

Tessa – would you have written historicals even if you never jumped into Austen’s world? Or might you have gone in another direction?

]]> By: Santa http://tessadare.com/2008/03/22/my-fanfic-confessions-yes-tessa-has-yet-another-pen-name/comment-page-1/#comment-2449 Santa Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:56:00 +0000 http://tessadare.com/wordpress/?p=184#comment-2449 I was wondering when that article was coming out. Thanks for posting all that information about FF. I can see myself getting immersed in it all. Do you think it was easier writing FF before you started writing your own books? In other words, was there a certain degree of freedom in what and how you wrote? Do you think that if you were writing FF now, it would conflict and 'seep' into your own work?<br/><br/>I guess you could say that the Halloween story you participated in over at the Manuscript Mavens is a mix of FF and drabble. That was a great story you guys created over there. I was wondering when that article was coming out. Thanks for posting all that information about FF. I can see myself getting immersed in it all. Do you think it was easier writing FF before you started writing your own books? In other words, was there a certain degree of freedom in what and how you wrote? Do you think that if you were writing FF now, it would conflict and ’seep’ into your own work?

I guess you could say that the Halloween story you participated in over at the Manuscript Mavens is a mix of FF and drabble. That was a great story you guys created over there.

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