Interview with elsi

Talkin’ Fanfic 

Episode No. - 209

Episode Title - Interview with elsi

 

Sara sits down to talk with elsi, aka Prince_of_Elsinore, an incredibly talented author who has spent many thousands of words exploring the heart of the relationship between the characters of Dean and Sam Winchester from Supernatural. Sara and elsi cover the show itself (that finale!) and discuss three of elsi’s works centered around Sam and Dean over the course of their lives together.

elsi speaks in depth about the differences between gencest and Wincest, and the thin and not-so-thin lines that form the fascinating gradient between. elsi explains their love for this “ultimate ship” and why the heart of a good Wincest fic treats “problematic” aspects of the ship directly, in a way that feels honest, unafraid, and faithful to Sam and Dean themselves as characters. 

Other topics include: writing style, “Id fic”, letting subtext tell the story and do the heavy lifting, and how elsi’s experience in fanfiction has informed and differed from their professional, original writing experiences, and why fanfiction isn’t just “the minor leagues” of the publishing writing world, but an artistic pursuit entirely of its own.

Bulletin Items! 

• Talkin’ Fanfic will be LIVE with The Fanfic Maverick Podcast at PLANET COMICCON in Kansas City! Saturday April 23rd at 1pm. See website for tickets, schedule, etc. Let us know if you’re coming!

Episode References

• Work - “Baton Rouge” by elsi
• Work - “Understand the Undernetting” by elsi
• Work - “December, Sutter County” by elsi
• elsi’s ‘deserted island’ book - Poetry by Wisława Szymborska
• elsi is reading - "CivilWarLand in Bad Decline" by George Saunders
• elsi is reading - "Nonrequired Reading" by Wisława Szymborska 
• Ao3 Collection - “Wanted Man” Challenge 
• elsi rec - author: nigeltde
• elsi rec - author: deadlybride 
• elsi rec -author:  damnablebell 
• elsi rec -author: flesh, aka fleshflutter
• elsi rec -author: Edwardina  
• elsi rec - "Carry Me Over the Sky" by killabeez (SPN Wincest)
• elsi rec - "Splinters" by Morgan (SPN horror western)  
• elsi rec - "Squint into the Sunset | Glare into the Gloaming" by Dyed_Red 
• elsi rec - “I’ve Got A Hand For You” by Edwardina 

Contact and Credits:

• Music: Kyle Laurin "In the Air Tonight" (Twitter: @cobrakylemusic)
• Tumblr: talkinfanfic.tumblr.com 
• Instagram: @talkinfanfic
• Email: talkinfanfic@gmail.com 
• Reading excerpt music: “Pensive Mood Guitar and Cello” by Musictown (pixabay)