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Hmm. I think perhaps my ST:TNG stories had ~~less explicit sex~~ more plot. I suppose, also, that I had a pretty clear idea of who I thought Data was - he being my Adored One at the time - and so my characterisation of him was more consistent than what I do in popslash, where there is more wiggle room.

Also, it was gen and het then! Dear me, how things change. (Though I think by nature I'm probably a 'gen with adult overtones' writer rather than a slasher or hetwriter or whatever.)

I very definitely feel there is a stronger influence by the fans around me, now that I'm in popslash and on LiveJournal. There is a lot more feedback. Stories published in zines, of course, got none. I did post on the ST fanfic newsgroup, and had a delightful time at a convention when one of my pornier stories got passed around, but overall there is definitely more reaction now. Also, I'm interactively influenced by what other people write - I got an idea who these boys were from fanon before I even saw any canon - and by what they want to read, eg stories with Kevin, probably because of

turps33 and

turloughishere, and occasional ChoLa because of you!

Popslash is also, even now, more *actively* encouraging of stories than ST:TNG, I think. Don't know why that is. Challenges,

fic_requests etc, have all inspired stories out of me. And it is a great environment in which to write complete and utter crack... not just because there are so many lunatics around who love reading it, but also because of the nature of canon. With my Data stories, and my rare ventures into other stuff, I wanted to be authentic, getting canon and characterisation right. I did have a sense of humour in most of my stories, certainly, but crack was the rare exception. With a non-fictional world, being 'non-canon' comes easier.