The Uber Abode : Talk with the Authors

"Chat with Kodi Wolf"

.Kodi Wolf> Ha, I made it :)
CALISTO_XX> Hi
.Kodi Wolf> hey :)
CUREOSITY> hi Kodi
.Emma> Hi Kodi
REDBACK1> Hey Kodi.......
.Kodi Wolf> in stereo :)
CATMAN30> so, which of your stories have you been working on today?
.Kodi Wolf> The Vampire Hunter
HILLBILLYW> cool
.Kodi Wolf> and I finished Bard... Priestess this morning
CUREOSITY> yes sir
.Emma> A new one?
CATMAN30> Just read it, liked it a lot
.Kodi Wolf> yeah
.Kodi Wolf> thanks :)
CATMAN30> how do you keep so many stories going at once?
DREAMERKK> Hello Koki
.Kodi Wolf> Hey :)
.Kodi Wolf> I'm not sure, I just see them as different movies in my head, so that keeps them separate for me
DREAMERKK> Sorry about that. It's late!
.Kodi Wolf> that's okay :) I know who you meant
CATMAN30> ok, how do you have time to WRITE so many stories at once?
.Kodi Wolf> I'm really lucky to work in Web Design so my hours are mostly my own
.Kodi Wolf> and I'm awake for a lot longer than most people at a time
CALISTO_XX> that's real good because I love reading your stories
.Kodi Wolf> I'm glad :)
CATMAN30> yeah, NG hooked me in chapter 1
.Kodi Wolf> yeah? I was worried that it took took too long to get started in the beginning
CUREOSITY> i just whant to say thank you for such wonderfull stories and tanks for sharing them with us
CATMAN30> well...considering I read it a 2 am, I didn't mind
.Kodi Wolf> You're welcome :)
.Kodi Wolf> considering most people are falling asleep at that time of night, if it kept you up, I'll take that as a compliment :)
CATMAN30> as well you should
CALISTO_XX> you are very talented kodi
.Emma> I second that
.Kodi Wolf> thanks :)
DREAMERKK> Have you ever considered doing a romantic/comedy?
.Kodi Wolf> I really didn't expect the response i've gotten to my stories, it's been great
.Kodi Wolf> romantic/comedy, don't think I have any of those running around in my head right now, but the muse is a funny thing
CATMAN30> how do you get your inspiration?
.Kodi Wolf> from lots of things, but mostly I'm just always asking "what if?"
.Kodi Wolf> I see scenarios and characters and I try to figure out how they would react to different circumstances
.Kodi Wolf> other times, I have no idea, like the opening conversation of TVH just started playing out in my mind as I was about to go to sleep
.Kodi Wolf> I still don't know what triggered it, but it was crystal clear
.Kodi Wolf> the rest of the story flowed from there
CALISTO_XX> well, I do that a lot but I don't think I can put it together so pefectly
CATMAN30> do you ever have time to check out other bards work?
CALISTO_XX> all the details you describe like the car Rain rented in asassin
.Kodi Wolf> all the time, I read tons and tons of fanfic
CALISTO_XX> who is your favorite
.Kodi Wolf> oh, I don't think I really have one, though I do follow a lot of T. Novan's stuff and I love most of B L Miller's work
.Kodi Wolf> but then there's also Felioness, Melissa Good, kd bard, Klancy7, Dark Angel... :)
CATMAN30> Have you started B L's "Crystal's Heart" yet
CALISTO_XX> well for me it's you, those two and Minerva
.Kodi Wolf> I don't think I've heard of that one yet, is it finished?
.Kodi Wolf> oh, yeah, I love Minerva :)
CATMAN30> Nope, beta, but very good
CALISTO_XX> it's a good story really
.Kodi Wolf> I'm really hooked on the 'R Place series and especially the new Perspectives series :)
HILLBILLYW> how long have you been writing?
.Kodi Wolf> I'll make sure to look for it when it's done
CALISTO_XX> Oh!! yes those are great
.Emma> Do you not read unfinished stories?
.Kodi Wolf> well, I started writing little stories when I was about 8, then my school was doing some kind of writing project and I started working on my first novel when I was 11
.Kodi Wolf> yeah, I read unfinished stuff, but I try to stay away from it
CATMAN30> some of it is worth the wait, though. Like Sarkel's "Family Affair"
.Kodi Wolf> I prefer to read entire stories in one sitting, so unfinished stuff annoys me :)
.Kodi Wolf> though I am following quite a few :)
.Emma> I understand
CATMAN30> ooos, "All in the Family"
.Kodi Wolf> don't know if I know Family Affair, I've read several stories with similar titles
.Kodi Wolf> lol still don't know :)
CALISTO_XX> waiting for an update can drive me crazy but I'm hooked with a lot of unfinished stories
WILDSIDE_1> Kodi have you been approached yet? To be published? :)
REDBACK1> join the club Calisto...... *S*
CATMAN30> yeah, most of Kodi's stuff.
.Kodi Wolf> Yeah, JHP contacted me a couple weeks ago, but I've turned them down for the time being, I don't think I know enough about the industry yet to make that kind of decision
CALISTO_XX> that's true :)
.Emma> I think that was a good idea, then
.Kodi Wolf> yeah yeah yeah :) So I do exactly what I hate other bards for doing :)
.Kodi Wolf> at least I update fairly regularly, ya gotta give me that :)
CATMAN30> obviously, we don't mind
CALISTO_XX> You should see my nails :)
.Kodi Wolf> LOL
KIMKE> posting regularly makes the difference :-)
.Kodi Wolf> are my cliffhangers that bad? :)
.Kodi Wolf> I try not to be too evil, but I gotta stop somewhere
.Emma> no way
CALISTO_XX> but it's true you don't left us waiting too long
WILDSIDE_1> Well!!! I am still waiting to find out what happens with Clark and Gab!
CATMAN30> well, I know you're on the East coast, but where? (if you don't mind my asking)
.Kodi Wolf> Friday and the chapter is almost twice as long as any previous chapters I've written for the series
.Kodi Wolf> Rochester, New York
CATMAN30> did you see Lucy Lawless in Grease?
.Kodi Wolf> nope, I'm nowhere near New York City
CATMAN30> closer than I am.
.Kodi Wolf> lol
.Kodi Wolf> and I don't know, I'm not sure I could handle seeing her as Rizzo
.Emma> Might ruin the image
.Kodi Wolf> I like her as Xena, and as herself, and she was definitely fun as the truck driver in Peach, but beyond that, I don't know
.Kodi Wolf> we'll have to see what she does in a couple years when the show is over
CALISTO_XX> Does anybody knows why they cancelled her visit to NY
.Kodi Wolf> not a clue, didn't even know she was going to be here
.Emma> no...
CATMAN30> wait, what is Peach?
CALISTO_XX> Yes, sho was scheduled for a lot of shows and all of the sudden they canelled
.Kodi Wolf> it's a film short that was part of a project titled Women From Down Under, I think
CALISTO_XX> ups! I meant she
DREAMERKK> What story/series are you most proud of? And which story/series has gotten the most response from fans?
.Kodi Wolf> Hmm, well I like all of them for different reasons, but I think The Vampire has caught my attention the most, and then New Gaia is a close second
.Kodi Wolf> I get a lot of responses regarding TVH and X:WS and lately everyone's been after me to post new chapters for Prisoner of War and A Bondage Primer
CALISTO_XX> what about Lights of life?
CALISTO_XX> yes Bondage Primer it's a good one too!!!:)
.Kodi Wolf> I love Lights, it's the only one of my stories that I think is what I would call heartwarming, so it's very special to me
CATMAN30> can we expect an update to that one soon?
.Emma> please?
.Kodi Wolf> well, once I get the next chapter to TVH posted, I think I'll be able to focus more on the stories I've slacked off on (Lights, POW, Primer), so yeah, give me a week or so, but no promises
.Kodi Wolf> I really have to be in a particular mood to work on Lights, that's why I think it's gotten shuffled to the side in favor of TVH and NG lately
CALISTO_XX> so, my nails are gone again? :)
.Kodi Wolf> I know what the next chapter is going to be (from my outline), but to get the right tone, I have to be, I don't know, calm
CALISTO_XX> anyway I'm sure it would be worth the wait
.Kodi Wolf> I hope so :)
CATMAN30> judging from your other stuff, that dosen't happen often, does it? :)
DREAMERKK> Calm is good Koki : )
.Kodi Wolf> no, not usually, and I'm not sure calm is even the right word
.Kodi Wolf> it's like, I get inside Kaylee's head, but she's not human and English is not her first language, so I get bombarded by emotions and pictures, rather than words. It's like I'm translating.
.Kodi Wolf> and Jess is very high strung emotionally, though she controls it all, so it's like riding a knife edge to keep her responses accurate to what I think they would be
.Kodi Wolf> and then Jase is this really intelligent kid, but he's still a kid, so I have to make sure I keep that in mind, especially for dialogue
.Kodi Wolf> anyway :)
CATMAN30> I have enough trouble with my own head, much less anybody elses, real or not.
.Kodi Wolf> LOL
.Kodi Wolf> and that's only one story :)
.Emma> Ye gods, I don't know how you do it, Kodi
CALISTO_XX> I second that
.Kodi Wolf> I have a knack for psychological analyses when it comes to character development and background
.Kodi Wolf> if I can't see the characters as real, there's no way I can expect anyone else to
DREAMERKK> Is Felix sleeping? You sure are not typing with one hand.
.Kodi Wolf> she's sort of sleeping, she's on my "dining room" table
.Kodi Wolf> her eyes are open, but she's not doing anything
.Emma> vegetating?
.Kodi Wolf> basically :)
CATMAN30> wait, that's most cats
.Kodi Wolf> she's so cute when she's not bugging the shit out of me :)
HILLBILLYW> lol
.Kodi Wolf> you would not believe how loud she can get for being such a small little thing
CATMAN30> mine just ignores me unless she's hungry
CALISTO_XX> :)
.Kodi Wolf> oh no, Felix is very attached to me, if i get up, she follows me
.Kodi Wolf> and when she wants me to stop writing at the computer and lay down so she can cuddle with me, she meows at my feet non-stop until I do
CALISTO_XX> my cat died last week :(
.Emma> I'm sorry
CATMAN30> you want mine?
.Kodi Wolf> that sucks, I don't know what I would do if Felix died
CATMAN30> seriously
.Kodi Wolf> was it natural causes?
CALISTO_XX> well I don't think I'm ready
CALISTO_XX> yes, he got an infection on his liver
.Kodi Wolf> I know I wouldn't be
DREAMERKK> You would write a heartwarming story about a very special kitty and her master.
CATMAN30> having to give buster up is going to hurt as bad, I think
CALISTO_XX> so the doctor told it was better to put him to sleep it was a very hard decision
.Kodi Wolf> actually, one of my nicknames for her is probably going to end up in one of my non-Xena stories as a kind of supernatural creature, I call her my little Elven WolfCat
HILLBILLYW> that is hard
CATMAN30> at least he's not in pain anymore
.Kodi Wolf> I hope that is a long ways away for me
CALISTO_XX> yes but I am :(
DREAMERKK> Is it easier for you to write non-Xena stories?
.Kodi Wolf> actually, no, it's a lot more difficult
CALISTO_XX> why?
.Kodi Wolf> coming up with characters from scratch is very difficult for me, but I've started seeing if using archetypes will make it easier for me
.Kodi Wolf> well, from watching Xena and Gabrielle on the show, i have a very good feel for who they are, what they're motivations are, etc...
.Kodi Wolf> but creating a completely new person from thin air seems to make my mind go blank.
DREAMERKK> How long do you predict the fanfic popularity after the show is over?
CALISTO_XX> kodi what do you think about Renee O'connor
.Kodi Wolf> She's a goddess :) but I think I
.Kodi Wolf> am in love with the character rather than the actress :)
CALISTO_XX> me too!!!
DREAMERKK> Aren't we all!!
.Kodi Wolf> I'm hoping the fanfic community will keep going strong for a very long time after the show is over
.Kodi Wolf> I think at that time, there will finally be a closed canon of the events in the Xenaverse that us bards will be able to play with, without worrying about future eps messing with our storylines :)
.Kodi Wolf> not that any of us seem to care about that now, but I think it might shift the timelines that people choose to write their stories in
DREAMERKK> Do you think that we will ever get a show televised that will contain our "view".
.Kodi Wolf> I think we already have, to be honest
DREAMERKK> True but less subtext an more main.
.Kodi Wolf> Deja Vu All Over Again really brought that point home, I think
.Kodi Wolf> you mean, will we ever get to see Xena kiss Gabrielle full on the lips, tongue included? :)
.Kodi Wolf> without one of them being dead or in someone else's body
.Emma> Only in fanfic...
DREAMERKK> But the roles were switched to appease the majority of the viewers and that sort of pissed me off.
DREAMERKK> And Joxer of all characters EWWW
.Kodi Wolf> I seriously doubt it, but if they did that, I can honestly say my tape would wear out in under a week from all the rewinding and playing I would do :)
.Kodi Wolf> what do you mean the roles were switched, not sure what you're referring to
DREAMERKK> Yes but we could save it into our harddrives for future reference.
.Kodi Wolf> LOL
DREAMERKK> Roles were switched... Joxer was Xena and they had their reunion (kiss) man and woman
.Emma> I think she means they were straight...(?)
CALISTO_XX> I'm back!
DREAMERKK> Yeah that's the word
.Kodi Wolf> right
.Emma> hello again
.Kodi Wolf> welcome back
CALISTO_XX> thanks it was a technical problem
.Kodi Wolf> well, considering they're now a two horse, one kid family, I think subtext has really been pushed into maintext lately, even if they don't kiss :)
CALISTO_XX> I agree
.Kodi Wolf> I mean, what was that whole "not tonight" comment Gabrielle makes when she's woken from her little nap? :)
.Kodi Wolf> she was with perdicus one night, that habit wouldn't have been established in so little time...
DREAMERKK> Changing diapers??
.Kodi Wolf> however, she does go to sleep next to Xena every night, I mean, let's do the math :)
.Kodi Wolf> LOL
CALISTO_XX> and what about when gabby woke up in hell with callisto?
.Kodi Wolf> I know, she has an arm wrapped around her midriff and the first words out of her mouth are "Xena?"
CATMAN30> ok...amazon village...steam hut...need I say more?
CALISTO_XX> yeah!
.Kodi Wolf> and the whole 'our love is an end in itself' speech from Xena, that's so beyond friendship
CATMAN30> platonic my a--.
.Kodi Wolf> oh, and what about Xena's comment to the little wannabe sidekick, "we're not broken up, just separated"
CALISTO_XX> oh! and don't forget we are MEANT to be together
DREAMERKK> I am not the enemy here guys. I see it I just wish it was more obvious.
.Kodi Wolf> that's not how friends speak of their relationship, that's how married people talk
DREAMERKK> okay okay, I will now shut up!
.Emma> relax everybody
.Kodi Wolf> oh, I think we lost you a while back, Dreamer, we're just talking about our favorite subject, subtext :)
.Kodi Wolf> ah, get a group of alt Xenites together and there's no stopping it :)
CALISTO_XX> lol
DREAMERKK> There was an episode that NOONE ever mentioned sub-text in and I want to know it you all saw it too
.Kodi Wolf> which one?
DREAMERKK> It was the one where Gab lost her clothes and she was taking that shower in the woods. WOOO
DREAMERKK> Xena wakes up and looks for rope but only a little piece is on their sleeping furs which happen to be right next to each other
.Kodi Wolf> lol oh, you mean the episode that should have been titled, "this is how old married couples act with each other" :) If the Shoe Fits... :)
DREAMERKK> Xena has this real smirky look on her face.
.Kodi Wolf> even the title was subtexty, I loved it :)
DREAMERKK> Kodi tell us about your new story with Felix
.Kodi Wolf> oh, it's not about Felix, I just realized my nickname for her would make a good creature since it's a fantasy realm, but it's not Xena related
.Emma> ** PRIVATE group **
DREAMERKK> Emma what does that mean
.Emma> hopefully blocks weirdos out
.Kodi Wolf> keeps non-Xenites out, I bet :)
.Kodi Wolf> see? told you :)
CATMAN30> so emma's the host here?
.Kodi Wolf> yeah, I think so
CATMAN30> good job!
.Emma> I'm moderator
DREAMERKK> Do you have a beta-reader?
.Kodi Wolf> nope
.Emma> You must be a grammar whiz then :)
CALISTO_XX> so you do everything by yourself?
.Kodi Wolf> I'm so brutal with my own stuff I haven't found it necessary yet
.Kodi Wolf> yeah, I started reading when I was 2, I've always had an affinity for words and how they go together
.Kodi Wolf> yeah, I'm my own proofreader, spellchecker, editor
CALISTO_XX> I really don't know how you do it all and still get it so right
.Kodi Wolf> thanks :)
DREAMERKK> You have a really hi IQ don't ya!
.Kodi Wolf> I think I just really care about creating a superior product. I try not to post anything I'm not comfortable with.
.Kodi Wolf> I also hate looking like an idiot, so I'm extra careful about spell checking and punctuation and all that
.Kodi Wolf> the last time I was tested, I think I scored about 126-129
.Kodi Wolf> 100 is average, every ten points is considered a deviation from the norm, so I'm close to 3 deviations from normal on the high side
REDBACK1> one point under gifted...... wow!
.Kodi Wolf> and Danielle, my sister the psychologist who tested me, told me I have most of my strengths in abstract thinking and my liabilities were in general knowledge
CATMAN30> uhm...flashback to my statistics class...
.Kodi Wolf> I don't read the newspaper, that's why
CALISTO_XX> you spend a lot of time on your computer working or writing I wonder about your love ones
.Kodi Wolf> wonder about them how?
.Kodi Wolf> like if they know I still exist? :)
CATMAN30> is it just you and Felix
CALISTO_XX> my family are always complaining about the time I spend reading fanfiction
.Kodi Wolf> yeah, mostly, though I'm babysitting one of Danielle's cats who is the mother of Felix, so she's here with me too right now
.Kodi Wolf> it's funny, I talk to my sister in Louisiana more often than I do the one that lives a couple miles from me
.Kodi Wolf> I just know she's really busy with her new baby boys
CATMAN30> how many?
.Kodi Wolf> she just had twins on my birthday in February
CALISTO_XX> wow!
.Kodi Wolf> yeah
DREAMERKK> Good night Kodi. Thanks for sharing your time with us. I need sleep!
CALISTO_XX> I have only one nephew and I hardly see him
.Kodi Wolf> my other sister has a little girl, she just turned 5, and another little boy, this is going to sound so bad, but I think he's 3, I'm not actually sure
.Kodi Wolf> I've never met him and I haven't seen my neice since she was a few months old
CALISTO_XX> I know how it is
CATMAN30> so do I
.Kodi Wolf> but at least I won't be able to forget when the twins were born :)
CALISTO_XX> :)
CALISTO_XX> family affairs are always a pain
CALISTO_XX> at least for me
HILLBILLYW> i agree
CATMAN30> well, goodnight all. I'll keep an eye out for updates. Take care.
.Kodi Wolf> yeah, sometimes, they're not actually my blood family, we adopted each other after I got away from my own
.Kodi Wolf> sleep well :)
CALISTO_XX> I hope I could run away from mine lol this island is too small
.Kodi Wolf> lol guess I'm lucky I live in such a big country, I was able to move 3000 miles away :)
HILLBILLYW> i am 29 years old and my mother calls me every day
.Kodi Wolf> wow. Is that something you like or is it annoying?
HILLBILLYW> very annoying
.Kodi Wolf> lol
HILLBILLYW> she askes more questions than the FBI
CALISTO_XX> well mine expect I call them everyday
.Kodi Wolf> maybe she should join :)
HILLBILLYW> LOL
CALISTO_XX> :)
.Kodi Wolf> could put her in touch with Rain :)
HILLBILLYW> that was a good one
.Kodi Wolf> :)
CALISTO_XX> that's a good one kodi :)
.Kodi Wolf> I'm glad no one expects me to call them every day, I'd never be able to do it
HILLBILLYW> i am the only child there is no one else she can pick on LOL
.Kodi Wolf> lol
.Kodi Wolf> I was an only child, too
CALISTO_XX> I was the only girl
CALISTO_XX> so they are over protective
.Kodi Wolf> older or younger? or in the middle
HILLBILLYW> did you like being the only one?
CALISTO_XX> I'm the younger one
.Kodi Wolf> I don't know that I had much to compare it to. I think it might have been nice to have had a sibling or two, but then again, I wouldn't have wanted them to have been subjected to my parents, so I
.Kodi Wolf> don't really know
.Kodi Wolf> and most of my friends hated their younger siblings, so maybe I didn't miss out on much :)
HILLBILLYW> LOL
CALISTO_XX> I can tell you it's hard
.Kodi Wolf> all that sharing, huh? :)
CALISTO_XX> I have two older brothers
CALISTO_XX> they make my life miserable when I was growing up
.Kodi Wolf> that sucks
HILLBILLYW> yep
.Kodi Wolf> but I don't remember you having any brothers when your village was destroyed :)
CALISTO_XX> and when they found out about my sexual preferences it was worst
CALISTO_XX> LoL
.Kodi Wolf> oh, didn't like the competition? :)
CALISTO_XX> nope
.Kodi Wolf> lol
CALISTO_XX> in the end when they needed advise they called me
HILLBILLYW> LOL
.Kodi Wolf> you know, it's weird, Callisto is one of my favorite characters on the show, but I can't seem to come up with any stories with her in them
.Kodi Wolf> LOL
.Kodi Wolf> that's perfect :) paybacks :)
.Kodi Wolf> did you actually give them good advice?
CALISTO_XX> yeah! now they are happily married and not to each other :)
.Kodi Wolf> lol cool
CALISTO_XX> now that we are all grown ups it's easier to see them once in a while
.Kodi Wolf> yeah, that makes sense, less game playing
CALISTO_XX> yeah and they don't mess in my private life anymore
.Kodi Wolf> that's always a plus
CALISTO_XX> yeah!
CALISTO_XX> well I hate to say this but I have to go, it's been a pleasure talking toyou
.Kodi Wolf> I'm kind of glad I'm a hermit in that respect, I don't have to deal with too much of that, I just get to write my stories and watch Xena :)

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