It wasn't until after "X-Men" came out that I got brave enough to share my stories with the world, or at least the world wide web. Also, with the release of "X-Men", my "Star Trek" obsession finally began to wane, so this is the only fandom in which I write.

Logan and Rogue are so prominent in my writing due to the incredible chemistry between Hugh Jackman and Anna Paquin. My stories have always been driven by relationships and there was so much unspoken between them in the first movie. It's fun to try to get inside and play around with what might happen in different situations.

As for revisions, in the past I haven't done much of any and I know that's reflected in my earliest stories. I would write, read over it a couple of times, have someone else look at it then I'd go over it once more and post it. Each time only minor corrections were made, nothing was really added or taken away and I know that those early stories still contain obvious errors. I am currently working on another long story, which may turn out to be the longest I've written, and thanks to some great beta work I've done a lot more revising than I ever have before. I expect it to be one of my best works.

The most satisfying thing about writing a story is hearing that people enjoyed your effort in the form of feedback. Of course the ultimate feedback is having someone ask to write a sequel/companion piece to something you wrote.

We picked characters on the basis of who felt more comfortable writing whom. Chris does a fabulous Logan! I know that I never could have come up with the wonderful characterization that she portrayed. And I think I did an okay job with Rogue.

Then, once we had a few chats under our belts, we decided to try some actual prose. Again, nothing was really plotted out. It started out with Logan coming home and really grew from there. One of us would write out a few lines or a few paragraphs then email it to the other. The writing seemed to flow pretty well that way and I think there was a real element of realism to the story since the reactions were genuine and not planned out ahead of time. We each surprised the other on many occasions by throwing in something off the tops of our heads.

Once things really started to bloom with new ideas and new characters, we did have to do some planning as to how we were going to connect all the pieces we had started. Unfortunately we did have a hard time then working in a more confined space, if you will. New ideas continued to pop up, distracting us from really finishing any one part. Actually there were pieces finished, there was just nothing connecting them to what came before. I can't even tell you how many hundreds of pages we wrote but it was definitely upwards of a thousand or more. We even started other universes so we could play with some of the ideas in different settings. Someday I'd like to go back and see if we can fill in the holes, as I know that there are at least a few people out there who miss this story as much as I do.

I started picking up a couple issues, most notably "Ultimate X-Men", though Chris' gift of comics included one issue of the "Search for Cyclops" which got me immediately intrigued by Cable. A short time later I wound up with Doug's huge comic collection when his family moved.

And yes, I do like to include comic elements in my stories. I like giving Rogue the power she gained from Carol, it adds such dimension to the character. I also think it's more exotic to have Ororo's eyes be blue, and more appreciate for Jean's eyes to be green. I'm sure that there are more examples but those are the ones I can think of right off the top of my head. As I have time to read more of the comics in my collection I'm certain that I'll add more comic elements as well.

You're really making me work here! ;) It's been such a long time since I wrote that story that I had to go back and re-read the ending just to refresh my memory. I don't believe that I had originally intended to write an Epilogue for that story. It ended with Summer leaving her book -- all the notes of details she'd gathered about her family -- with Rogue. The thing of it was that I really liked the person Summer turned out to be and I didn't want to just have her character sacrifice herself.

I realize that I did leave things very vague as to how Summer was actually conceived since Logan and Jean would have known that Rogue and Scott weren't really dead so they wouldn't have needed to comfort each other the way they did originally. Honestly I wasn't certain how I wanted to address that so I didn't. LOL Call it writer's prerogative. Basically I wanted to show that Summer's book and her willingness to cease to exist really moved Rogue. So, despite her own pain, she couldn't accept the sacrifice of the young girl who obviously cared so much about her.

I hope that answered your question, if not, please feel free to let me know and I'll be happy to discuss it further.

I do try to work elements from the "real world" into whatever parallel they may be discovering. "Symmetry" is a little different than most of my stories/series in that the whole idea was to show the similarities between worlds. Initially it started out as a way to show Logan that he belonged with Rogue because that was how it always was.

The thing of it is though, there are so many variables that can be worked in that I can use different elements for different stories. It would be much more difficult if I had a set of specific elements that had to match in every story. As it is, I'm really free to pick and choose different things to focus on for each installment, so I don't find it limiting in the least.

"Frustration" became a series because it was just so long and I couldn't wait to start posting it. It's really one long story in three parts where my other series are more a group of stand-alone stories with a common thread.

"Two Wounded Hearts" of the Symmetry series was obviously open for sequels if it turned out that there was any interest, which thankfully there was. Aside from that, I have only really planned one series, a six-part story, which I have yet to start except for a very basic outline. Oh, wait, "Other Worlds" was also planned as a series from the beginning.

"Shades of Grey" was supposed to be a single story, but since James and Hue endeared themselves to so many people, myself included, I really needed to write more. I have pretty complete back-stories for both of the boys, which I look forward to really fleshing out and exploring at some point.

So, I guess that makes things pretty much split down the middle as far as planned vs. unplanned. I do like working on series stories though; it's nice to have the different universes to play in and different characters to play with. It's almost like having several different homes that will welcome you back over and over again.

Do I keep the tone, storyline and characterizations consistent and fresh throughout a series? I hope that means you think I do. :) I'm not really sure. I think it just sort of happens that way. I do go back to read and re-read what I've previously written, especially if it's been a while since I wrote on a particular series.

For instance, once the X2 bunnies settle down somewhat, I'm long overdue for another installment of "Symmetry". I do have the basic idea for the next story but because of how I ended the last one, I will most definitely have to read that story, probably several times, in order to make sure the new one flows from the old.

I don't quite recall how Summer came about at this moment. I thought it would be interesting to look at how a Logan/Jean child would affect them and everyone else. I picked her name as a means of bringing Scott into the picture as her father. Since she wasn't a "Summers", she was just Summer.

Hue, however, was completely inspired by a drool-worthy picture of Hugh Jackman from People Magazine and he became the whole basis for "Shades of Grey". There was just something about the picture that spoke to me and once my mind started to work there was no way *not* to create him. Basically the whole story was written around him.

Once I had Hue, I didn't want to leave James Marsden out so I created Xavier "James" Summers. I thought it would be interesting to have Scott and Logan's sons interacting as very close friends, almost brothers, which they really were, though James doesn't know that.

Picking a favorite is really tough. I'm actually working on a story now with a new OC, an old man named Earl, who I'm really quite fond of. If I have to pick a favorite though it would have to be James. He's a smart, sexy, wise-cracker with a heart of gold but who is also deeply scarred and ultimately insecure. I love his complexity and he is so much fun to write!

As far as his relationship with Logan goes, I just really sort of expounded upon and amplified the animosity that many teens express towards their parents. Of course, the fact that Hue was raised in quite a brutal environment, with no real knowledge of how a relationship is supposed to work only adds to the problem, as does Logan's restrictions in that department. In addition you have their mutual desire for Rogue making things worse. Hue was in love with the woman who loved his father. I guess I wanted to show that his love for Rogue amplified his hatred toward Logan, which had already been ingrained in him from infancy.

Again, it was never my intention to write more than the one story but I just fell in love with the boys and couldn't just let that be the end. The "Family Holidays" will continue as time and inspiration allows, and eventually I want to write a sequel to "Shades of Grey"/"Ororo's World". There's also a very good chance that James and Hue will make appearances in some future "Symmetry" stories.

I think you might get the idea by now that I'm not much of a planner, but I am quite pleased with where the series has been and where I would like to see it go in the future.

Usually my titles come from either something completely convoluted like that or, if I'm lucky, something of some importance to the story will stick out for a title, like "Two Wounded Hearts".

The story that keeps coming to mind is one that most of you probably haven't read. "Circle of Life" is a very short story inspired by a challenge to show the effects resulting from a member of the X-Men suffering a stroke. Scott became the center of the story though it is really Jean and especially Nathan (Scott's son, AKA Cable) that are the real victims. That was a very difficult story to write, very emotional for me, but I got through it and I'm quite proud of the piece. It was also the first story that I ever considered sharing with my mom.

Of my stories featuring Logan/Rogue, two favorites come to mind. The first is "Two Wounded Hearts". I loved writing that story and it came so easily. The role reversal between Logan and Marie turned out quite interestingly and I have to admit that I really enjoyed writing Jean in such a playfully manner. I also loved the relationship that developed between Logan and Scott in that story.

My other favorite is "Shades of Grey". I had great fun creating Hue and James, not to mention that whole storyline. I liked exploring the similarities and differences between Hue/Logan and James/Scott. SOG also provided the challenge of writing a couple of pretty in-depth action scenes that I'm quite proud of. Mostly though, it's one of my favorites because of all the complex relationships that I got to explore.

There is nothing better than getting an email that's almost as long as the story you posted. I love hearing what the readers think I did right, or well. At the same time, I also want to know what they think I could have done differently. I have written sequels/companion pieces to stories before simply because of feedback and I'm sure that I will again.

I think all feedback is good, as long as it doesn't contain flames. There are ways to put a positive spin on something negative and I've been incredibly lucky in that I haven't had to deal with anything nasty, though I know it could happen at any time.

Feedback is very important to me, as I think it is for all writers, especially in fan fic. We spend time and energy pouring our hearts and souls into a story and the only reward we get is feedback. It's really the only way to judge our success, or lack thereof, as the case may be.

I was pleased to see some chemistry between certain other characters that will now be reflected in my stories as well, but I'm still plenty inspired to continue writing Logan/Rogue.

Second, a little more reaction on Logan's part when Rogue was sucked out the back of the jet would have been nice. In the first movie he promised to look after her and granted, there wasn't much of anything he could've done to help her, but show some sorrow or distress. And a 'thank you' to Kurt for saving her would have been appropriate, too.

Finally, I would have liked to have seen the characterizations stay the same between the two movies. Logan was trying way too hard with Jean, he seemed really desperate, which will actually work in my favor in regards to a couple of stories, but I would've liked to see him not acting like a love-struck teen. Likewise, Rogue was inconsistent through the movie as well as between movies. After Logan stabbed her in X1 she knocked him out and she was in contact with him far shorter a period than she held onto Pyro in X2 and he didn't even lose consciousness. Also, having her run around with next to nothing on and having no one be concerned by that bothered me. If she's learned some control, great, mention that, if not than be consistent. Only a couple of months, tops, passed between movies, the characters shouldn't have changed that much. I guess what I'm saying is I would've liked to have had better writing, more follow-through from the first movie to the second.

One of the stories attempting to crowd in will most likely wind up as part of the Symmetry series and while I haven't actually written anything on it I have been thinking about it quite a lot.

As for a website, unfortunately, no, I don't have one of my own. I would love to have one but with limited time and very little knowledge of computers I don't see that changing anytime soon.