Jadwin

I'm assuming that by "Fantasy," you just meant it as a complete catch-all for any fictional character. I don't hardly ever write fantasy, but most of my stuff is based off of actually characters, although a few RP fics have weaseled their way into my archive. RP used to bother me to the point that I'd completely Larry Sanders it, but I've kind of gotten over that and I've found that it actually makes the story easier for me to get into. Somehow, changing everything really makes it less interesting somehow.

I'm a strong believer in not making stuff up if I can help it. That includes everything from actually checking out restaurants and stuff in San Francisco to knowing how the drive system worked on an old robot to knowing that Wal-Mart sells boxer shorts with disco dancing frogs on them. My characters have done all sorts of weird things, but they're not exactly in the realm of "no way," because so much of it has happened to me... Right down to the time I accidentally threw my glasses out of the bedroom window while... well, I'm sure you get the point lol. I've injected a co-worker into something I'm working on. If I hadn't have had to work with her for those four months, I probably wouldn't have even thought about the scenario her insert created.

Every now and then, I'll see a character's name (Tory) spelled as Tori, Torri, Torrie, or even Torrey. But they don't hold a candle to one story I read, in which the writer had not just misspelled his name, but gotten it totally wrong, and called him Tony for the entire story.

I find it far more challenging to write someone else's character. You don't have a whole lot of room to get squirrelly, ie- they're (usually) already totally mapped out for you. Everyone knows that Jayne's pretty much a hardened criminal with a soft spot for guns and his mum. If Jayne is able to know how to fix the engines or snuggles lovingly with River, he's OOC in my opinion. My main project has just as many original characters as it does canon characters. It's a lot easier to be able to mold the OCs to fit my situations than it is to be able to have my canon characters react as they would normally.

I've got a very small list of shows that I make a point to catch every week (and even repeats). Most of them, save one, I've even had my way with in the form of fiction. Futurama Dexter The Riches MythBusters Bullshit

I adore Dexter. I'm actually in the process of writing a fanfic based off of the books. The second season looks bloody awesome, though. I saw the first two episodes recently, and wow. SPOILER :For those of you out there who have read Dearly Devoted, it doesn't follow that book at ALL. It was a little disappointing, in that the villain in that one was freaking evil, but I do still have very high hopes for this season.