Working Stiffs (X-Files website)

Working Stiffs is a resource site for X-Files fanfiction writers.
The site was hosted by GeoCities
==About the Site==
==Regarding Its Creation==
From Nicola Simpson in September 2000: 
From Nicola Simpson in October 2000: 
==Interviews==
*Working Stiffs Interview with Pywacket	
*Working Stiffs Interview with Dawson Rambo 			
*Working Stiffs Interview with Sister Zooey 	
*Working Stiffs Interview with Dasha K. (inspiration, Blinded By White Light, writer's block, POV, Scullyslash, smut, babyfic)		
*Working Stiffs Interview with Narida Law (smut, romance and UST, Closet Doors, Worth Breaking, The Absence of Memory, characterization, beta readers, titles, marketing)
*Working Stiffs Interview with Sheryl Nantus aka Sheryl Martin (shippers vs. noromos, writing in canon, Jackie St.George, ATXC etiquette, beta readers, voice)
*Working Stiffs Interview with Jess M. (writing an original novel, dialogue, rhythm, humor, RST, Masturbation!Mulder)
*Working Stiffs Interview with Leyla Harrison (rapefic, feedback, writing NC-17, erotica vs. romance, cancerfic, craft)
*Working Stiffs: Reader Revelations with Sonja
Other Reader Revelations interviews were conducted and posted, but sadly are offline and not archived.
==Articles and Meta==
The site featured many articles and meta. Some of this content specifically written and was hosted at the site itself. Some of it was in the form of links to other websites. Some of the content was posted both at the author's own site as well as "Working Stiffs."
NOTE: some of the essays have a slightly different title on the table of contents than what is on the essay itself.
NOTE: most of the essays are archived by the Wayback Machine, but not all of them. See Articles.
Nuts and Bolts and Bytes:
* How do I beat the newbie blues? by Pequod
* How do I beta thee? by Lysandra and cofax 
* How can I keep my beta readers happy? by shannono 
* What's a beta reader and why do I want one? by shannono 
* What the Hell Are You Thinking? by Megan Reilly
* What's the deal with research? by Megan Reilly
* Why should I care about grammar? by Megan Reilly
* What is this alphabet soup I see in every story? by Nicola Simpson 
 
* What is a critique partner and how do I find one? by Tamela Hancock Murray
* So what the heck happened over the last 8 seasons anyhow? by mmarek
* How can I write better fanfic? by Wayne Schmidt
* Why do people write fanfic? by Sharon Cumberland (link to the text of a paper presented at the Media in Transition Conference at MIT on October 8: Private Uses of Cyberspace: Women, Desire, and Fan Culture)
* Is there an alt.tv.x-files.creative FAQ? by The SUe (link to The alt.tv.x-files.creative FAQ (v. 3.25 updated 981027))
* So you wanna be a fanfic writer? by CiCi Lean 
* Where the bleep do I start? by Macedon (link to 1998 essay titled The Craft of Writing)
* What are the Elements of Phyle? by Kipler 
* How do I write almost readable fan fiction? by Ms. Nitpicker (link to How to Write Almost Readable Fan Fiction) 
* Why am I already better than I think I am? by OpheliaMac 
* What are some of the basics? by Det. Fugazi
* How do I format my story so everyone can read it? by d.LiNeAtE
* What are readers looking for? by xgirl
* What can I do to piss readers off? by Sandy and the Bitkahs (link to the essay The Big List of FanFic Peeves)
* What the heck is Dr. Merlin's Guide to Fan Fiction? by Melissa Wilson (link to essay Dr. Merlin's Guide to Fan Fiction)
* Why should I send feedback? by xgirl 
* What's a beta reader and how can I get one? by Dasha K (linked to the essay Beta Readers: Finding One is Worse Than Blind Dating)
* How can I be a good beta reader? How can I be good to my beta reader? by Dasha K (linked to the essay The Beta Reader/Writer Relationship: A Process of Negotiation and Etiquette)
* So you want to write fanfic? by Anne Haynes (offline, not archived)
Craftiness:
* How do I write Lone Gunmen Fic? by Erynn
* How do I write case files? by CindyET
* What's Canon and how can I change it? by Lee Burwasser 
* How do I make Mulder and Scully talk? by Susanne Barringer
* How do I write Skinnerfic? by Mary D. Mastrangelo
* How do I write a great thriller? by Dawson Rambo (title on essay is "Thrills and Chills")
* How do I write an AU? by Trixie (title on essay is How to Write an AU or a Sure Way to Slip Slowly into Madness)
* How do I create a sense of mystery and horror? by OpheliaMac
* How do I write an ultra-short story? by Sarah Segretti
* What verb tense do I use for my story? by Vehemently
* How do I write a fanfic novel? by Jean Helms
* How do I write humor by Jess M.
* How do I get the reader's attention? by Michelle Kiefer
* How do I create an original character? by Sheryl Nantus (AKA Sheryl Martin) 
* How do I create a compelling villain? by syntax 6
* How do I keep them in character if they're doing stuff they can't do on the show? by Lara Means
* How do I write a post-episode story? by EPurSeMouve
* Is it better to be a putter-inner or taker-outer? by Plausible Deniability
* Am I a storyteller or a reporter? by [Shunsuke]]
* What's the relationship between fanfic and archetypes? by Laughlin B. Cunned
* What's basic storycraft and why should I care about it? by OpheliaMac
* How do I write a rough draft? *Note: Examples in this article pertain to Star Trek fanfic by Teegar Taylor
* How do I not write a rough draft? *Note: Examples in this article pertain to Star Trek fanfic by Jane Seaton
* How do I write great angst? by Dasha K (linked to the essay Fan Fiction Angst: We Love Them But We Hurt Them)
* What if I hate plotting? by OpheliaMac
* What things should I consider when polishing my story? by OpheliaMac
* What are Ophelia's "Special Effects"? by OpheliaMac
* Aren't Mary Sues a style of shoe? by Allison Dowdall (links to essay called Mary Sue, How to Avoid Her)
* What makes a story compelling? by JenRose
* What's Voice? by JenRose
* How do I tell a good story? by Anne Haynes (link to essay titled Fan Fiction and Story Structure: Working within an established milieu to hone story-telling skills) 
Sex, Sighs, and Videotape:
* How do I write Mulder/Other or Scully/Other? by Alicia K.
* How do I write good slash? By Xanthe (title on essay is "I Didn't Know You Were Bi!" - How Do I Write a Slash Story?)
* Is smut erotica or pornography, and how do I write it without bursting into flames? by Narida Law
* How do I make Mulder and Scully do the hoky-poky? by Dasha K (link to article titled Let's Talk About Smut, Baby)
* How do I write a slash story featuring Scully? by Dasha K (link to article titled Slashing Scully)
Cold Sweat Inducers:
* If a minor reads my NC-17 fic, will I go to jail? by Ophelia
* How do I run an archive? by Spooky Chick
*How can I turn fanfic into a career as a novelist? by Susan Krinard
*How do I write abusefic? by Deslea R. Judd (title on essay is Abusing the Abused: A Survivor's View of Abusefic)
* Should I post my story as a WIP?" by Jintian Li
*What's e-publishing? By Megan Reilly
* Am I going to be sued? By Megan Reilly
* Why can't I just send my script (story) to 1013? By Megan Reilly
 
*What do I do if I've got writer's... uh... writer's... damn it, what is that thing called?!" at The Wading Pool
*Am I breaking any laws? by A.T. Lee (linked to a Xena article titled Copyright 101: A Brief Introduction to Copyright for Fan Fiction Authors)
* No, *really*, what laws am I breaking? by Jesse Walker (link to an article called Copy Catfight: How intellectual property laws stifle popular culture)
*How do I collaborate with someone on a story without killing them? by Dasha K (linked to the essay Two Are Better Than One? The Process of Co=Writing.)
*How do I submit my story to Gossamer? by The Gossamer Project Staff
*What is "textual poaching"? by Henry Jenkins (Get Henry's book from Amazon.com)
==References==
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