>
>
> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "hidalgo_girl05"
> <elfgirl_06@c...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, welcome to anyone and everyone who writes
> fanfiction. I'm
> > excited about being able to chat with some of my
> most favorite
> > authors of PotA fanfictions.
> > Kasey/Undomiel
>
> ++That's so nice of you to say:). I'm glad you
> enjoyed our
> fictions. T and I have been fans since the series
> first aired.
>
> Kass
> >
> > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, taebokitti@a...
> wrote:
> > > Welcome Kass! We are thrilled you can chat with
> us about
> writing,
> > fanfiction
> > > and pota. Elaine
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

> Hi, Elaine, Helen and Kasey. Glad to be here. I'm
> glad my pal T
> could join me here. "Scattered Remains" was the
> first long POTA tv
> fic I read and I fell in love with it! Promptly
> wrote Theresa and
> probably drove her crazy, too;)
> Kass
>

>
>
>
>
>

>
> Hum, let's see. I wasn't alive yet so I unfortunantely can't say

> same. But on to some questions...
> What promted you to start writing PotA fanfiction? Is there any
> advice that you would give to those of us who enjoy the art of
> writing?
> Kasey
>
> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Kassidy Rae" <valwp@y...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "hidalgo_girl05"

> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes, welcome to anyone and everyone who writes fanfiction. I'm
> > > excited about being able to chat with some of my most favorite
> > > authors of PotA fanfictions.
> > > Kasey/Undomiel
> >
> > ++That's so nice of you to say:). I'm glad you enjoyed our
> > fictions. T and I have been fans since the series first aired.
> >
> > Kass
> > >
> > > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, taebokitti@a... wrote:
> > > > Welcome Kass! We are thrilled you can chat with us about
> > writing,
> > > fanfiction
> > > > and pota. Elaine

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Kassidy Rae" <valwp@y...> wrote:
>
>
> OMG, I feel so old. Thanks, Kasey;)
>
> I had written a couple of fictions in another fandom. The dvds to
> the tv series came out and I bought them, thinking, well, let's
see
> how dumb the show really was. I thought because I was 12 at the
> time that the show would probably seem juvenile to me as an adult.
I
> was totally wrong. I love it now as much as then (though my heart
> was broken when the show was cancelled).
>
> I don't know if I'm good enough at it to give advice, but I'd say,
> put your heart in it, have fun with it, and go over it again and
> again for grammar and punctuation errors. Don't let your love for
> the writing hinge on feedback, because that's a sure route to
> disappointment.
>
> Kass
>
> -- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "hidalgo_girl05" <elfgirl_06@c...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hum, let's see. I wasn't alive yet so I unfortunantely can't say
> the
> > same. But on to some questions...
> > What promted you to start writing PotA fanfiction? Is there any
> > advice that you would give to those of us who enjoy the art of
> > writing?
> > Kasey
> >
> > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Kassidy Rae" <valwp@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "hidalgo_girl05"
> <elfgirl_06@c...>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Yes, welcome to anyone and everyone who writes fanfiction.
I'm
> > > > excited about being able to chat with some of my most
favorite
> > > > authors of PotA fanfictions.
> > > > Kasey/Undomiel
> > >
> > > ++That's so nice of you to say:). I'm glad you enjoyed our
> > > fictions. T and I have been fans since the series first aired.
> > >
> > > Kass
> > > >
> > > > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, taebokitti@a... wrote:
> > > > > Welcome Kass! We are thrilled you can chat with us about
> > > writing,
> > > > fanfiction
> > > > > and pota. Elaine

> But Kass is older.
>
> T.

>
>
> --- Kassidy Rae <valwp@y...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "hidalgo_girl05"
> > <elfgirl_06@c...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes, welcome to anyone and everyone who writes
> > fanfiction. I'm
> > > excited about being able to chat with some of my
> > most favorite
> > > authors of PotA fanfictions.
> > > Kasey/Undomiel
> >
> > ++That's so nice of you to say:). I'm glad you
> > enjoyed our
> > fictions. T and I have been fans since the series
> > first aired.
> >
> > Kass
> > >
> > > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, taebokitti@a...
> > wrote:
> > > > Welcome Kass! We are thrilled you can chat with
> > us about
> > writing,
> > > fanfiction
> > > > and pota. Elaine
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> __________________________________

> ++Relatively speaking, T, we're older than sin to
> Kasey. But thanks
> for that comment. WHICH IS A LIE.
> Hussy.> Kass

> ***I love you too, Kass!
>
> T.
>
>
>
> __________________________________

>
> :) Don't feel too bad my siblings are all at least 20 years older
> than I am... acident baby!
> What inspires you to write? I know that authors of this genre

> receive all that much feedback, but it is nice. But how long, on
> average, does it take you to complete a story? What factors tend

> make a story well written (besides grammar and spelling) and
> interesting enough to hold the readers attention?
> Kasey
>
> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Kassidy Rae" <valwp@y...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > OMG, I feel so old. Thanks, Kasey;)
> >
> > I had written a couple of fictions in another fandom. The dvds

> > the tv series came out and I bought them, thinking, well, let's
> see
> > how dumb the show really was. I thought because I was 12 at the
> > time that the show would probably seem juvenile to me as an

> I
> > was totally wrong. I love it now as much as then (though my

> > was broken when the show was cancelled).
> >
> > I don't know if I'm good enough at it to give advice, but I'd

> > put your heart in it, have fun with it, and go over it again and
> > again for grammar and punctuation errors. Don't let your love

> > the writing hinge on feedback, because that's a sure route to
> > disappointment.
> >
> > Kass
> >
> > -- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "hidalgo_girl05" <elfgirl_06@c...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hum, let's see. I wasn't alive yet so I unfortunantely can't

> > the
> > > same. But on to some questions...
> > > What promted you to start writing PotA fanfiction? Is there

> > > advice that you would give to those of us who enjoy the art of
> > > writing?
> > > Kasey
> > >
> > > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Kassidy Rae" <valwp@y...>

> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "hidalgo_girl05"
> > <elfgirl_06@c...>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes, welcome to anyone and everyone who writes fanfiction.
> I'm
> > > > > excited about being able to chat with some of my most
> favorite
> > > > > authors of PotA fanfictions.
> > > > > Kasey/Undomiel
> > > >
> > > > ++That's so nice of you to say:). I'm glad you enjoyed our
> > > > fictions. T and I have been fans since the series first

> > > >
> > > > Kass
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, taebokitti@a... wrote:
> > > > > > Welcome Kass! We are thrilled you can chat with us about
> > > > writing,
> > > > > fanfiction
> > > > > > and pota. Elaine

> You have to know the characters. You can put them in almost any
> situation and so long as they sound like the characters, so long

> the group dynamics are in place, people who love the show will
> relate.
> What do you say, oldtimer T?
> (running very fast)
> Kass

> I hope to talk again sometime with you and Theresa, Kass.

> story today and it has great characters and you wrote an excellent

> Anyone who hasn't read this story, should read it. I am expecting

> and do not have a separate phone line. Thanks again ladies for

> with us. Elaine

> or 'The Unquiet.' The audio of 'Values' would only have been half

>
>< There was a dedication on Values that read 'For Kassidy Rae, who
> always makes things better" and that's something she has continued
> to do ever since.>

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, taebokitti@a... wrote:
> I hope to talk again sometime with you and Theresa, Kass.
Theresa,I read your
> story today and it has great characters and you wrote an excellent
story.
> Anyone who hasn't read this story, should read it. I am expecting
a phone call
> and do not have a separate phone line. Thanks again ladies for
spending time
> with us. Elaine

> Might be a good idea to explain now that T is Theresa, not our

> T, "LordTZer0"!

>
> I recall for years it has been a struggle to actually get people

>
> This is the main reason I sought a writer and a comic artist to

>
> What other ideas do you have to get people reading?
>

> We also tried (with little success) posting chapters of Boulle's

>

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Kassidy Rae" <valwp@y...> wrote:
>
>
> Lots of things. you mean just for this fandom or in general?
>
> I'll answer it as what inspires me pertaining to this fandom.
Pure
> love of the relationship between the three friends, in a
nutshell.
>
> But I always love the APES. I've been spellbound ever since the
> original movie, and those terrifying faces coming through the
field,
> astride horses, hunting the dumb humans.
>
> I loved Roddy. Galen was my favorite of his characters. He was
> funny, fussy, and very open-minded and generous. He lived by his
> principles and though he'd probably end up dying for them as well,
> he didn't let that deter him.
>
> Love James Naughton. Good Lord, he was my first major crush.
What
> a pretty boy! Rebellious, smart-alecky -- what's not to love;)
All
> praise the shirtless scenes...;)
>
> Urko. I remember him shaking that gun over the map during "The
> Interrogation" -- what the heck did he have to have his gun out
> for, shaking it? I love his blustering, his fierceness.
>
> But mainly the group dynamic. It's usually the personal
> interactions that intrigue me enough to write.
>
> Okay, I'm rambling. I guess by this you can tell that I really do
> love the show, thoough;0
>
> It depends on how long it takes me to write something. I wrote my
> PoTA parody in one day at work. No Price Too Great and Echoes
From
> the Past were months long efforts.
>
> As far as what makes a story good? I think like I said in an
earlier
> post, knowing the characters, being able to write them
recognizably.
> Good dialog is important, especially in fan fic. A real live
honest
> to God plot.
>
> Kass
>
> ahoogroups.com, "hidalgo_girl05" <elfgirl_06@c...> wrote:
> >
> > :) Don't feel too bad my siblings are all at least 20 years
older
> > than I am... acident baby!
> > What inspires you to write? I know that authors of this genre
> don't
> > receive all that much feedback, but it is nice. But how long, on
> > average, does it take you to complete a story? What factors tend
> to
> > make a story well written (besides grammar and spelling) and
> > interesting enough to hold the readers attention?
> > Kasey
> >
> > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Kassidy Rae" <valwp@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > OMG, I feel so old. Thanks, Kasey;)
> > >
> > > I had written a couple of fictions in another fandom. The
dvds
> to
> > > the tv series came out and I bought them, thinking, well,
let's
> > see
> > > how dumb the show really was. I thought because I was 12 at
the
> > > time that the show would probably seem juvenile to me as an
> adult.
> > I
> > > was totally wrong. I love it now as much as then (though my
> heart
> > > was broken when the show was cancelled).
> > >
> > > I don't know if I'm good enough at it to give advice, but I'd
> say,
> > > put your heart in it, have fun with it, and go over it again
and
> > > again for grammar and punctuation errors. Don't let your love
> for
> > > the writing hinge on feedback, because that's a sure route to
> > > disappointment.
> > >
> > > Kass
> > >
> > > -- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "hidalgo_girl05"
<elfgirl_06@c...>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hum, let's see. I wasn't alive yet so I unfortunantely can't
> say
> > > the
> > > > same. But on to some questions...
> > > > What promted you to start writing PotA fanfiction? Is there
> any
> > > > advice that you would give to those of us who enjoy the art
of
> > > > writing?
> > > > Kasey
> > > >
> > > > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Kassidy Rae" <valwp@y...>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "hidalgo_girl05"
> > > <elfgirl_06@c...>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yes, welcome to anyone and everyone who writes
fanfiction.
> > I'm
> > > > > > excited about being able to chat with some of my most
> > favorite
> > > > > > authors of PotA fanfictions.
> > > > > > Kasey/Undomiel
> > > > >
> > > > > ++That's so nice of you to say:). I'm glad you enjoyed
our
> > > > > fictions. T and I have been fans since the series first
> aired.
> > > > >
> > > > > Kass
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, taebokitti@a... wrote:
> > > > > > > Welcome Kass! We are thrilled you can chat with us
about
> > > > > writing,
> > > > > > fanfiction
> > > > > > > and pota. Elaine

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Whitty" <whitty@c...> wrote:
Kass & T,
Dealing specifically with the TV Show:
With all due respect to everyone else, I think Dave Ballard is the
best at capturing the spirit and atmosphere of the TV show - MOST
particularly in the CD production Values, IMHO.

***And as a male, it's only natural for you to appreciate Dave's
amazing ability to recreate the tv series, especially in the
technical and mechanical aspects. I, too, am a big fan of his
talents, for they are immense ... and he's also shown himself to be
a sensitive writer who knows his audience and knows what they like.
He picked up immediately that women like the relationship more than
the gadgets, and he started putting more of that in his wonderful
tales.

Females, on the other hand, tend to deal less specifically with
technology, mechanical gadgets, etc., and go more for the
characterization and emotional aspects of the series. While I'm
definitely not a romance novelist, I do tend to focus on the
characters and their relationships a bit more. Sexist of me.
Perhaps. But I am what I am.
>
> However, all due respect to the TV Show itself, would it not have
> eventually died a natural and early death even WITH ratings if the
show didn't stop being a "chase, catch, escape" formula?

***The series suffered from TPTB's total lack of understanding of
the premise. I can remember the first time I saw it being shocked
that the humans actually spoke. It could've been taken to a much
high plane of excellence, but when you're dealing with executives
who think most of the audience has a 9th grade education, they tend
to 'talk down' to us. Sometimes I'm amazed that Star Trek ever made
it on the air.


>
> I'm currently looking at writing a NEW series of TV Show
adventures and I'm departing WILDLY from the tired formula because I
don't think it would have worked THEN, and I KNOW it wouldn't work
NOW (excuse my arrogance! :-)). Do you disagree?

***I honestly don't know. You haven't said where you're going to
take the series.
>
Ie if you were writing stories you hoped a TV Executive would pick
up and want to immortalise, would you try to "imitate" or embrace the
spirit of the TV Show or give it a new injection?> Michael

***I lived in LA, I worked in the industry, I'd NEVER allow an
executive to touch anything of mine ever. And I know that sounds
arrogant, but it's how I feel.

Theresa
>

>

> Also remember that the apes are apes; don't write them as human

>
> -- Roriopia

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "tkarle_725" <tkarle_725@y...> wrote:
>
> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "ape_mom" <sand_hill_school@y...>
> wrote:
> Theresa, are you mainly a POTA girl?
> Helen
>
> ***Helen,
>
> I've written in several fandoms, to include Trek (the original),
> Starsky and Hutch, Lancer, and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
> Scattered Remains was probably my one-shot for PoTA, although I do
> have two other unfinished stories in that one.
>
> T.

>
> 2: Is there a single character you enjoy writing for more than any
> other. Do you think you could do, let's say, a Burke solo

>
> 2: Is there a single character you enjoy writing for more than any
> other. Do you think you could do, let's say, a Burke solo

> I mean who wants to read something when you KNOW it will end with

> on the road to the next town after making a difference to another
> community?

> Mr. Ballard can kiss butt like nobody's business, can't he, T;)
> Seriously, that's so -- so freakin' NICE of Dave. He's one of the
> most talented guys around in my book (and many others). That's a
> huge compliment, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
> Kass

> What are the laws that would regulate the collection and
> distribution of a fan directed compilation of original [POTA]
> stories?
> Helen

>
> Here is another:
>
> 5: Do you think lady writers might have made any obvious

> to the direction of the TV series?

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "tkarle_725" <tkarle_725@y...> wrote:
>
> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "ape_mom" <sand_hill_school@y...>
> wrote:
> > What are the laws that would regulate the collection and
> > distribution of a fan directed compilation of original [POTA]
> > stories?
> > Helen
>
> ***Whoever owns the copyright would be the ones who made the
> decision. I remember back in the mid-late 70s, Trek fans managed
to
> get their stories compiled and published in paperback form. And
> they sold so well that the copyright owners kept letting them do
> it. Several of those authors went on to do their own
> Paramount/Roddenberry-blessed novels.
>
> T.

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "tkarle_725" <tkarle_725@y...> wrote:
>
> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "ape_mom" <sand_hill_school@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Here is another:
> >
> > 5: Do you think lady writers might have made any obvious
> difference
> > to the direction of the TV series?
>
> ***Possibly. Depends on the lady writer. I do know what a lady
> producer did to the prequel of Bonanza. Called Ponderosa, she
> turned it into a politically correct mess of stereotypical
> characters that no one could identify with. Of course, she's the
> same one who gave us a morality lesson with an iron mallet every
> week on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
>
> Of course, I'm not your typical 'lady writer' -- I like
> action/adventure and as little romance as possible.

> OH!
> Can't we kill of just ONE of them!!??
> We'll take his shirt off! :-)
> Michael

>
> However, all due respect to the TV Show itself, would it not have
> eventually died a natural and early death even WITH ratings if the

> didn't stop being a "chase, catch, escape" formula?

> I'm currently looking at writing a NEW series of TV Show

> I'm departing WILDLY from the tired formula because I don't think

> would have worked THEN, and I KNOW it wouldn't work NOW (excuse my
> arrogance! :-)).
>
> Do you disagree?
>

> and want to immortalise, would you try to "imitate" or embrace the
> spirit of the TV Show or give it a new injection?

>
> -----Original Message-----

> And in REAL life, how many 3-way friendships SURVIVE?

> OK T, I know this is getting personal, but did you LIKE Dr Quinn?
>
>***Hmmm, I thought I'd dripped enough sarcasm on her name. No. I

>
> I may have missed a post, but are there other "fandoms" that you
> write fan fiction for, Kass?
>
> Theresa, are you mainly a POTA girl?
>
> Helen
>
>
>
>
> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Kassidy Rae" <valwp@y...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Lots of things. you mean just for this fandom or in general?
> >
> > I'll answer it as what inspires me pertaining to this fandom.
> Pure
> > love of the relationship between the three friends, in a
> nutshell.
> >
> > But I always love the APES. I've been spellbound ever since the
> > original movie, and those terrifying faces coming through the
> field,
> > astride horses, hunting the dumb humans.
> >
> > I loved Roddy. Galen was my favorite of his characters. He was
> > funny, fussy, and very open-minded and generous. He lived by

> > principles and though he'd probably end up dying for them as

> > he didn't let that deter him.
> >
> > Love James Naughton. Good Lord, he was my first major crush.
> What
> > a pretty boy! Rebellious, smart-alecky -- what's not to love;)
> All
> > praise the shirtless scenes...;)
> >
> > Urko. I remember him shaking that gun over the map during "The
> > Interrogation" -- what the heck did he have to have his gun out
> > for, shaking it? I love his blustering, his fierceness.
> >
> > But mainly the group dynamic. It's usually the personal
> > interactions that intrigue me enough to write.
> >
> > Okay, I'm rambling. I guess by this you can tell that I really

> > love the show, thoough;0
> >
> > It depends on how long it takes me to write something. I wrote

> > PoTA parody in one day at work. No Price Too Great and Echoes
> From
> > the Past were months long efforts.
> >
> > As far as what makes a story good? I think like I said in an
> earlier
> > post, knowing the characters, being able to write them
> recognizably.
> > Good dialog is important, especially in fan fic. A real live
> honest
> > to God plot.
> >
> > Kass
> >
> > ahoogroups.com, "hidalgo_girl05" <elfgirl_06@c...> wrote:
> > >
> > > :) Don't feel too bad my siblings are all at least 20 years
> older
> > > than I am... acident baby!
> > > What inspires you to write? I know that authors of this genre
> > don't
> > > receive all that much feedback, but it is nice. But how long,

> > > average, does it take you to complete a story? What factors

> > to
> > > make a story well written (besides grammar and spelling) and
> > > interesting enough to hold the readers attention?
> > > Kasey
> > >
> > > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Kassidy Rae" <valwp@y...>

> > > >
> > > >
> > > > OMG, I feel so old. Thanks, Kasey;)
> > > >
> > > > I had written a couple of fictions in another fandom. The
> dvds
> > to
> > > > the tv series came out and I bought them, thinking, well,
> let's
> > > see
> > > > how dumb the show really was. I thought because I was 12 at
> the
> > > > time that the show would probably seem juvenile to me as an
> > adult.
> > > I
> > > > was totally wrong. I love it now as much as then (though my
> > heart
> > > > was broken when the show was cancelled).
> > > >
> > > > I don't know if I'm good enough at it to give advice, but

> > say,
> > > > put your heart in it, have fun with it, and go over it again
> and
> > > > again for grammar and punctuation errors. Don't let your

> > for
> > > > the writing hinge on feedback, because that's a sure route

> > > > disappointment.
> > > >
> > > > Kass
> > > >
> > > > -- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "hidalgo_girl05"
> <elfgirl_06@c...>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hum, let's see. I wasn't alive yet so I unfortunantely

> > say
> > > > the
> > > > > same. But on to some questions...
> > > > > What promted you to start writing PotA fanfiction? Is

> > any
> > > > > advice that you would give to those of us who enjoy the

> of
> > > > > writing?
> > > > > Kasey
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Kassidy Rae" <valwp@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "hidalgo_girl05"
> > > > <elfgirl_06@c...>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Yes, welcome to anyone and everyone who writes
> fanfiction.
> > > I'm
> > > > > > > excited about being able to chat with some of my most
> > > favorite
> > > > > > > authors of PotA fanfictions.
> > > > > > > Kasey/Undomiel
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ++That's so nice of you to say:). I'm glad you enjoyed
> our
> > > > > > fictions. T and I have been fans since the series first
> > aired.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kass
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, taebokitti@a... wrote:
> > > > > > > > Welcome Kass! We are thrilled you can chat with us
> about
> > > > > > writing,
> > > > > > > fanfiction
> > > > > > > > and pota. Elaine

> Can we compromise?
>
> I know Kass has already seen Pete naked thanks to Neil and

> we could get you and Pete to have a stimulating, shirtless

> then kill him something like Bobby in NYPD Blue? :-) Seriously,
> there's a death that made ME cry!
>
> Michael

> > And in REAL life, how many 3-way friendships SURVIVE?
> ++I have the same two best friends I had from 10th grade. I don't
> know it that is all that common, but it happens.

> In the last year I wrote a couple of Starsky and Hutch fics, too.
> Kass

>
> It's obvious that most of us here know each other from other

> too. I'm wondering... Other that Values, do you all get together
> and conspire? I don't just mean you two, Kass and T. I'm

> if you do team efforts with Dave and other writers.
>
> Helen

>
> 3: Do any of you plot your stories out in advance or is it
> just 'place two characters in a room and see what happens'.

>
> 4: Do you think you could tell, without knowing who the author

> if they were male or female? What gives it away?

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Whitty" <whitty@c...> wrote:
> Hey, gotta go but I have really enjoyed this.
>
> I hope I won't disappoint everyone with the new TV Show
comic "Going
> Home" (I have just seen roughs for the next 4 pages)!
>
> Please take a look at our "Within" strip - Helen where did you
hide it?
> - and have fun with it..it is like a Haiku in that I have a rigid
> guideline I formulaically apply but I am loving doing this and
Neil's
> art is superb. See if you can crack the formula! :-)
>
> I realise you are both busy with other things and other groups,
but know
> you are both more than welcome to stay on the DG (and Helen's
gonna need
> support if and when the guys get back because she's in BIG
trouble!!!
> :-)).
>
> All the best to you both.
>
> Michael

> Hey, gotta go but I have really enjoyed this.
>> I realise you are both busy with other things and other groups,

> you are both more than welcome to stay on the DG (and Helen's

> support if and when the guys get back because she's in BIG

> :-)).
> All the best to you both.

> wrote:
> > 3: Do any of you plot your stories out in advance or is it
> > just 'place two characters in a room and see what happens'.
>
>

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kassidy Rae" <valwp@...>
To: <PotaDG@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 6:13 PM
Subject: [PotaDG] Re: more from Dave...


>
>
>
> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "ape_mom" <sand_hill_school@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > 3: Do any of you plot your stories out in advance or is it
> > just 'place two characters in a room and see what happens'.
>
>
> ++Both ways, but with POTA, I plot, at least somewhat. Remember
> NPTG, Dave, when I was writing it? You'd say, "how are you going to
> get them out of this?" and I didn't know, exactly. I had a loose
> plot that got more complicated as it went along and at least some
> inkling of how to get them out of the situation before i'd post the
> next chapter.
> >
> > 4: Do you think you could tell, without knowing who the author
> was,
> > if they were male or female? What gives it away?
>
> ++Not always, but to me it seems you can tell once in a while:
> sometimes, women have a "different" voice. sometimes that voice is
> more "feminine" in the way they phrase things. More elegant, less
> blunt, less clearly goal-oriented. Sometimes the stories are very
> relationship-oriented rather than action-oriented. These examples
> may be stereotypical, but still on occasion true.
>
> I always feel that on the whole relying on stereotypes is a mistake.
> Too limiting. Remember calling me "Kass Tarrentino"? I'd never
> seen a QT film at that time:)
>
> kass
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

>
> Here is another:
>
> 5: Do you think lady writers might have made any obvious

> to the direction of the TV series?

> Here is another:

>
> +++I'd prefer to find some actual sci-fi shows with women writers

> communities that are female, I wonder? Anybody know? somehow I
> doubt it, but I have no real foundation for that guess other than
> the fact that I know more men who like sci-fi than women (like in
> this group, for example, if you consider POTA sci-fi, that is).
> kass

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, <veetus@e...> wrote:
OK, which one is Kassidy and which one is Teresa?

***I'm Theresa (with an h)

>What is your favorite fan fic subject? Is it "Star Wars"? "Star
Trek"? What do you think of "Mork and Mindy"? That's sci-fi, isn't
it? What is the germ of an idea? How do you decide what to write
about? - - - Jeff

***My favorite fan fic subject at the moment is Starsky and Hutch,
although I also dabble in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lancer
(the 1968-70 western) and a few others. As for Mork and Mindy, I
consider that a sitcom.

As for the 'germ of an idea' -- I set my brain on 'search and seize'
and when it comes up with an idea that I can visualize, I go for it.

T.

> Yawnnnnnnnnnnnn...
>
> I just got out of bed to say hello. I see Helen has done me proud
> and it looks like things have been a roaring success.
>
> I'm taking my teddy back to bed and I look forward to reading
> through the night's post at a more decent hour.
> G'night,
> Dave B

> Alan Virdon responsible but not dull? Galen inquisitive but not
> ignorant?

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Kassidy Rae" <valwp@y...> wrote:
>
>
> 6: Got any tips on how to make Pete Burke impulsive but not
stupid,
> > Alan Virdon responsible but not dull? Galen inquisitive but not
> > ignorant?
>
> Dave Ballard, you write them that way all the time. Being one
> doesn't automatically infer the flip side of the coin, and if it
> does, disprove it. Impulsive doesn't mean stupid, it can also
mean
> lots of good things - like the fact that your heart sometimes
prods
> you into heroics before your brain catches up and calls you a fool
> and stops you from doing something that should be done. Give Al
> something to deal with that shows his keen mind. Give him a
> desperate situation with high stakes and watch his determination
and
> strength of character, his toughness and cunning. Or give him a
> woman and let him wrestle with (not her) the issues of what it
means
> when he betrays his loyalty to his wife - or does he? Galen isn't
> ignorant if you show his flexibility, his ability to think and
react
> on his feet rather than focusing on the technologically-challenged
> state of ape civilization.
>
> Thanks for all the questions:)
>
> Kass

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "tkarle_725" <tkarle_725@y...> wrote:
>
> What Kass said!!
>
> Well, I have to run and get dinner. Thanks to Helen for inviting
me
> to this wonderful list -- and to Kass for suggesting it! I've had
a
> lovely, enjoyable time! Ya'll be good and, Helen, you need to
take
> over the reins more often!
>
> Good night all.
>
> T. (Theresa)
>
> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Kassidy Rae" <valwp@y...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > 6: Got any tips on how to make Pete Burke impulsive but not
> stupid,
> > > Alan Virdon responsible but not dull? Galen inquisitive but
not
> > > ignorant?
> >
> > Dave Ballard, you write them that way all the time. Being one
> > doesn't automatically infer the flip side of the coin, and if it
> > does, disprove it. Impulsive doesn't mean stupid, it can also
> mean
> > lots of good things - like the fact that your heart sometimes
> prods
> > you into heroics before your brain catches up and calls you a
fool
> > and stops you from doing something that should be done. Give Al
> > something to deal with that shows his keen mind. Give him a
> > desperate situation with high stakes and watch his determination
> and
> > strength of character, his toughness and cunning. Or give him a
> > woman and let him wrestle with (not her) the issues of what it
> means
> > when he betrays his loyalty to his wife - or does he? Galen
isn't
> > ignorant if you show his flexibility, his ability to think and
> react
> > on his feet rather than focusing on the technologically-
challenged
> > state of ape civilization.
> >
> > Thanks for all the questions:)
> >
> > Kass

>
> It's obvious that most of us here know each other from other

> too. I'm wondering... Other that Values, do you all get together
> and conspire? I don't just mean you two, Kass and T. I'm

> if you do team efforts with Dave and other writers.
>
> Helen

>
> Please give us the name of your PotA fan fic again, and an address
> where it can be found.
>
> Thanks again for being with us.
>
> Helen

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Kassidy Rae" <valwp@y...> wrote:
>
>
> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "ape_mom" <sand_hill_school@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > It's obvious that most of us here know each other from other
> groups,
> > too. I'm wondering... Other that Values, do you all get
together
> > and conspire? I don't just mean you two, Kass and T. I'm
> wondering
> > if you do team efforts with Dave and other writers.
> >
> > Helen
>
> ++Dave and I beta each other's fan fics. We worked on the Ape
> herald together, and Values, like you said. i distribute US copies
> of Scrolls which John and Dave helm. Dave and I work quite a bit
> together whenever we can. Mike, Dave, Neil, Greg and others on
the
> spanish comics. Let's see, I edited Greg's copy for both sets of
> cards. Greg does like EVERYTHING, and shares with everyone. when
> he has a tv project, he shares with me. (He scanned ALL the
annuals
> for me site, for one HUGE thing). one of the last projects I was
in
> on was the POTA tv series anniversary contest with Glenn and
James.
> A great experience.
>
> T and I are in 2 fandoms together (well, actually 3, but I'm not
> active in one of them and I don't think she is, either?). We have
a
> lot in common with our love of fan fic and big mouths.
>
> Yeah I do a lot of group projects. Satisfies the creativity in me.
> Kass

>
> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Kassidy Rae" <valwp@y...> wrote:
> > In the last year I wrote a couple of Starsky and Hutch fics, too.
> > Kass
>
> ***And I know she won't toot her own horn here, but they both were
> award-winning fics!!
>
> So there, Kass!!
>
> T.

I am a huge, huge, way huge fan of the audio recording of Dave
Ballard's Values!  I love audio drama (don't know what it is
technically called) and this was so well done I was in tears!  Is
there anything like this being planned for a future presentation?  I
would love to have more.

And to all those that were involved in that production, I have to
say thank you.  It was/is wonderful. 

Helen

go vegetarian!