curious_spells | Mar. 1st, 2009

This is a slightly shamefaced post. Some people might remember back in the mists of time that they asked us questions about the process of writing Cupidity and about our ideas. Well, we did answer them fairly promptly at the time... we just never posted the answers. *face meets palm*

So here they are, in all their glory! A bit late. Yes. But still lovely. We hope you enjoy!

whymzycal: ( 1. I'm just curious if there were any particular faerie myths (specific versions of tales) that you worked from or if you just took a more generic approach and used faerie myths in general. And the bit with the faerie world being more modern when Rose first takes over? Brilliant. Any particular reason for that, or did it just happen in your heads that way? And, of course, any insights that you want to share would be appreciated like whoa. )

orlisbunny: ( i'm always curious how people pick names for their characters, so i would dearly love to know the significance of the names please and thank you )

andmydog and

rhosyn_du: ( Because I'm a horrible person, I'm wondering if we'll ever see any of the Adventures of Neil and Sam. )

puddingcat: ( Was Alberich a variant of the Alberich in Wagner's Nibelungenungenun? En. Ung. )

( I was too caught up in the story to character spot! Who else from Saiyuki was there, and as whom? )

smillaraaq: ( And aside from that, I'm very curious as to just what was behind his having to leave the boarding school -- was it the aftermath of the incident he briefly mentions where Rose injured him so badly, or something else? )

wedjateye: ( I'd love to know more about how your collaborative process works. The nitty gritty of how it comes to pass that each of you writes certain bits. )

baka_gaijin : ( Did each of you write the specific parts that you posted? Or did you collaborate on each chapter and then take turns posting? )

baka_gaijin: ( Stories are usually posted once they are completed, giving the author a chance to edit, re-write, etc. Was there ever a point, several chapters in, where you thought Hey, I really wish we had done something different or gone a different way back in chapter 3 or 4, but now it's too late and we're committed to this path. )