Interview with RivkaT

Episode 3 of the Talkin‘ Fanfic podcast, hosted by talkinfanfic, titled "Interview with RivkaT" was published on April 4, 2021 and runs 98 minutes.

April 4, 2021 ·98m · Talkin‘ Fanfic

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Summary

Talkin’ Fanfic Episode No. - 203 Episode Title - Interview with RivkaT RivkaT has written 53 stories in the Smallville fandom, and many, many stories in other fandoms such as Supernatural, The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Fringe. Sara notes that nearly every time she sits down to read a RivkaT story, she learns something-- new vocabulary, a joke she hadn’t picked up on the first time, a new way of looking through a character’s eyes-- her writing is immersive, intelligent, incredibly thoughtful-- and fun! And even when utilizing overtly silly or overused tropes and clichés, nothing is cheaply handled. She is one of the best of the very best, not just in the Smallville fandom, but in the pantheon of authors held in highest regard. Sara was honored to sit down with her and talk about her work, including Sara’s favorite, “Useful Arts.” Episode References Work - "Useful Arts" by rivkat - Ao3 Work - “Ceremony of Innocence” - Ao3 (THE CORRUPTION ONE ;) Work - “Repent at Leisure” - Ao3 Work - “Locked Room Mystery” - Ao3 Sime~Gen Universe, by by Jacqueline Lichtenberg (Wikipedia) Fanlore article on RivkaT Fanlore article on X-Files fandom writing partner MustangSally (this article also links to a Writer’s Block interview with Sally "D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths" (Penguin Random House, children's nonfiction) Edith Hamilton's "Mythology (Barnes and Noble) Useful Arts background - What is a PHOSITA? (Wikipedia) YouTube Clip - Oliver Queen looking fantaaaaaaastic in drag Rivka is reading - "The Goblin Emperor" (series) - Katherine Addison Rivka is reading - "This Virtual Night" - C.S. Friedman ("philosophy with thin skin of sci-fi") Rivka is reading - The Ministry for the Future - Kim Stanley Robinson (Sci-Fi) Rivka is reading - Creatures of Empire: How Domestic Animals Transformed Early America (History/Nonfiction) Fanfic Rec - Smallville fics by astolat (Ao3) Fanfic Rec - Smallville fics by Thamiris (Ao3) Fanfic Rec - “Manifest Destiny” by Liviapenn (Ao3) Fanfic Rec - “Looking Glass Country” by astolat (Ao3) Recc - Star Trek tie-in novel - "How Much for Just the Planet?" by John M. Ford [$5 thrift novel, you can find $8 ebook on Simon and Schuster site] Recc - “JLA: Tower of Babel” (JLA Vol. 1 #43 to 46) Contact and Credits: Music: Kyle Laurin "In the Air Tonight" (Twitter: @cobrakylemusic) Tumblr: talkinfanfic.tumblr.com Instagram: @talkinfanfic Email: [email protected]

Episode Description

Talkin’ Fanfic

Episode No. - 203

Episode Title - Interview with RivkaT

RivkaT has written 53 stories in the Smallville fandom, and many, many stories in other fandoms such as Supernatural, The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Fringe. Sara notes that nearly every time she sits down to read a RivkaT story, she learns something-- new vocabulary, a joke she hadn’t picked up on the first time, a new way of looking through a character’s eyes-- her writing is immersive, intelligent, incredibly thoughtful-- and fun! And even when utilizing overtly silly or overused tropes and clichés, nothing is cheaply handled. She is one of the best of the very best, not just in the Smallville fandom, but in the pantheon of authors held in highest regard. Sara was honored to sit down with her and talk about her work, including Sara’s favorite, “Useful Arts.”

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