Dear Readers,

Welcome to the Lois & Clark The New Adventure of Superman Writer's Showcase. At the bottom of this web site you will findlinks to past featured writers. Just click on the any writer's name you might have missed or want to read again and you will be taken to their interview.

Now, in keeping with Annie's famous words, without further ado I am proud and honored to present this week's Writer in the Writer's Showcase ...

Annette, Labrat, Kaethel, Avia

Personal Information

Author name
James Tull a.k.a. Mr. D8a

E-mail addresses
mrd8a@yahoo.com

Residence
Suburbia, MO

List, AOL, or web affiliations
Yahoo, Egroups, and Lois & Clark Listserv.

Lois and Clark or Superman Status

How long have you been watching L&C?
Since 1996. Elisabeth, my very own Lois Lane, started before I did. I worked nights the first two seasons and we started with And the Answer Is? Talk about starting in the middle! After that episode we were hooked and it became our "Date Night." We were still living on a shoestring and so it made for a very romantic evening at home.

How long have you been a fan of Superman?
Since 1970 when I picked up my first Justice League of America comic #111. I have watched/read/and paid good money for everything I could get my hands on up until about 1988, then I discovered bills...

How long have you been writing?
I have been writing off and on since the 80's. Mostly sci fi but never really completed anything until "Not Even" and "7 Days of Superman."

How long have you been writing L&C fanfic?
Since 1998. It all started with reading a really bad FanFic. I thought to myself, "I could do better than that!" Elisabeth and I both started on our own stories and eventually combined them into "30 Days hath September / Between a Rock and a Dark Place." When that story stalled we both decided to shelve it for a while and write our own. Thus was born "Not Even" and "7 Days of Superman."

What types of Fanfic have you written?
I write weird shorts and crossover stories.

Most recent story posted? Where?
7 Days of Superman. http//www.geocities.com/mrd8a/7dos.htm

Favorite story you have written? Why?
It's a real toss-up between "30 Days/Dark Place" and "7 Days of Superman."

"30 Days/Dark Place" is the first collaborative work Elisabeth and I have done that has a possibility of actually getting finished without us having killed each other. She and I have very different styles of writing and ideas on how something should be done. We have tried in the past and ended up not talking to each other for a couple of days! This represents a labor of love for Lois and Clark. We are hoping to use this story as a launching point for a series of stories. Some cute, some serious.

"7 Days of Superman," on the other hand, is my second born. "Not Even..." was just a fluff piece, but 7DoS was the story that just wouldn't be finished. Every time I thought I was getting close, another aspect would pop up screaming to be solved. It is definitely my most complex story to date, and I am glad it is finished. Even so, for days afterward, I fought the urge to tweak it some more. I will polish it up a little before sending it to the Archive, after the Kerths 2001.

Current project/projects?
Goodness! There are so many!

Thirty Days Hath September A.K.A. Between a Rock and a Dark Place
Co-Author Elisabeth
Status Nearly finished.
Premise B Plot Lois has been pregnant for the usual time frame but doesn't look like it.
A Plot There are weird happenings going on near Hobb's Bay.
First of a series.

Wanderings
Co-Author Elisabeth
Status In development.
Premise Lois accidentally sets off one of Bernard's experiments, sending Lois, Clark, and Bernard on a whirlwind trip through parallel dimensions.
Possible first of a series.

Black Leather Over Kansas
Co-Author Elisabeth
Status Outlined
Premise A definite Elseworld.

Truth before Justice
Status In development.
Premise A peek at the personal musing and frustrations of Metropolis's newest Director of Crime Scene Investigations.

K-Factor
Status Outlining stage.
Premise Something strange is going on during the Smallville Class Reunion of the Class of 84'. Will Lois and Clark figure it out in time to stop a worldwide epidemic?

Pest Control
Status In development.
Premise A day in the life of the Kent children.

Super Rat
Status On the back shelf for now.
Premise Just what did happen to that rat that got super juiced?

Road to Utopia? - Lessons in Love and Sacrifice
Status On the back shelf for now.
Premise Watch with Kalev Duras as the past unfolds before him through the misty vale of the Guardian of Forever. Learn how mistaken H. G. Wells was when he thought he found Utopia.

Personal picks of other Fanfics you have read?
There is not enough room for me to list all my favorites.
Irene's Firestorm series, as well as Jenni Debbage's Kent series are great.
I loved Pam's President Kent series (WE WANT MORE) enough to incorporate an alternate version of it in 7DoS.
The sheer size of LabRat's "Caped Fear" is enough for me to give it a nod, and it reads great too!
Several of Wendy's stories are quite good, but I think her best so far is "For the Greater Good."
Mobile Richard's "Life in a Different World" series was great too.
Okay I'll stop now before I fill up the next 5 pages.

General Interview Questions

What about the L&C and the characters do you like the most?
Being a science/technical oriented kind of guy, I like Dr. Klein the best. In Wanderings, I spotlight Klein as the hero, to a certain degree. I also like the villians, specifically Tempus and Luthor.

How do you interpret them in your work?
I try and see their motives and think the way they do. Getting behind the mind of Tempus was interesting.

How did you begin writing in general?
I have always loved reading so it seems natural that I would try my hand at writing.

What is your opinion about the following types of L&C fanfic's?
Action?
I like it when a story is fast paced.

Drama?
I like a serious story, even if it is a death fic, as long as it is handled well.

Humor?
Threads of a BBQ? comes to mind...

Round Robin?
I liked the Unintentional Series.

Has *everything* been done in your opinion, and if not, what is left?
No. There is a wealth of ideas and variants thereof. Look at how many times GGGH and TOGOM have been rewritten.

What do you think makes the best story?
A good A-Plot will get me every time, but with L&C the B-Plot is just as important. The show was about relationships and the stories should be too.

Would you like to add a link or URL to your favorite fanfic for the readers to sample your writing?
7 Days of Superman
http//www.geocities.com/mrd8a/7dos.htm
Not Even...
http//www.lcfanfic.com/stories/2000/noteven.txt

Where is the best place for a reader to locate your work?
The Lois and Clark FanFic Archive!
http//www.lcfanfic.com/

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