The next AsCast interview is with...

[irishsongbird.livejournal.com]

animus_wyrmis !  Everyone here is probably familiar with her work, so if you have any questions for her about her fic, writing in general, or whatever, toss them our way!  The interview is quickly approaching, so the sooner you post your questions, the better! Also, point some of her frequent reviewers here, as well. Just leave a question in the comments!

Thanks!

~Irish (and Meto and LARM)

Comments

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

Your stories have Susan in various stages of forgetfulness. To quote your post on NFFR:
In The Sea Is Her Downfall, she hasn't forgotten and can even be prodded to talk about it in a roundabout way; in All She Knows of Heaven she pushes it aside and buries it; A Year in Their Courts has all their memories dim until it requires effort to remember at all; in Fairy Stories she remembers very vividly, although she is on her way to refusing to discuss it.
I think the only thing I've written where she literally and completely forgets (and does not remember again) is Those Northern Witches

So where do you come out on the "Problem of Susan." Does she forget? Does she remember? Why? If she does forget, how does she, as you say in one story, catch the later train?

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

On the subject of Lucy, I saw very recently a story that presupposed Lucy as the chaste nun in the worship of Aslan. Then we have The Sea Is Her Downfall which presents an unusual twist to that traditional fandom assumption. I personally found the story disturbing -- in a good way, of course, in how it presents Aslan's jealousy over Lucy. Could you please talk about this story and what brought you to it?

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

In the NFFR discussion on romance and whether it belongs in Narnia, you stated that you have "queered up" your fic, and we do see that as a thread in several stories -- Susan in Year in Their Courts, Lucy and the Sea Girl, and Peridan in your NFE stories. Have you received any negative feedback about this? How does the experience compare with your experience in other fandoms?

On a related note, Lucy's final conversation with Edmund in More Dimly in Hell always makes me angry and worried, for it seems that Lucy is doubting herself, that Edmund is wrong, and really what she felt is fine -- this is what I wish to believe, but that is certainly not the implication of the final lines.
"If other people say it's wrong, but you know it's right, then probably it's right. You always knew what Aslan wanted better than any of us. But if you really think it's wrong, if you can't quite justify it…then probably it's wrong." Lucy wants to cry, because she knows Edmund's right, and that means she isn't.
For the first time, Lucy envies Susan's ability to forget.
Could you please discuss this -- to the extent it matters, what was your intent? How do you interpret this exchange and what are you saying of Lucy's feelings?