S03: Meet the Author - Cheryl Dyson

== Episode Summary ==
This is a special episode in which the Golden Threesome interview the author of the season 3 story "The Critiquer", dysonrules (AKA Cheryl Dyson).
NOTE: This is only a summary and not a word-for-word transcript of the interview.
* Has written over 120 fanfics
* First fanfiction was a Dramione, Draco: Phoenix Rising
** People kept commenting that they wished it was a Drarry, which led to her writing a Draco escort story, and she became hooked on Drarry, which is now the majority of her output.
* Has no problem with inspiration; has a million ideas still brewing.
* Will only ever write a deathfic if one of them is dead and comes back to life (which she did write one like that, In Pieces)
* Currently living in Washington state
* Advises the hosts about the AO3 version which has NSFW visual GIFs
* Draco/Harry grudge wasn't that prominent in this fic since they're older and more mature.
* This story is based on a real tumblr account
* This story was written for a "Career Fest" festival, so there was certain rules around which professions they could have.
* The accents and the ticklefest was just for something different after writing SO MANY sex scenes.
* Gillian asked how her versions are different:
** Each one is different. She likes to mix their personalities up for different stories.
* Where did Jason come from?
** Wanted a substitute for Colin Creevey, but that wouldn't take over the story.
** Jason has moved onto a different hobby now.
* Christie and Gillian wanted to know whether photography is a hobby of hers:
** Researched photography, but didn't know anything about it before starting writing.
* Dream celebrity dick pick: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
* Why did Dean Thomas not get a higher rating (despite his generous assets)
** No artistic merit
** Pictures Seamus up for anything, but she imagines Dean as straight
* Likes to make her secondary characters (like Mindy) interesting to expand the world past the canon characters.
* Is on Fanfiction.net, but is slowly moving her works over to AO3 because she likes the format better.
* Has a beginner's guide to Harry and Draco on her LiveJournal.
* Recommends who_la_hoop, faithwood, fireflavored
* Shared a list of her favourite fics
Category:Special Episode
Category:Quickies and Specials
Category:2017
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Category:Season 3