For the month of September 2007, the spotlight is on HMSChocolate - AV Odyssey's most prolific author.

Q: What led you into writing fanfictions?
A: The first type of fanfiction I ever heard of and read was actually Harry Potter fanfiction. This was around 2002 when a lot of the plot of the HP series was unknown and I had my own theories of what would or should happen later so I wanted to share those theories. As for AV fanfiction, again, I was driven by my love of the "What if?" and "What happens next?" regarding AV's Huan Zhu Ge Ge. Eventually I had so many ideas in my head that I just had to write them all down.

Q: When did you start writing stories?
A: I started writing AV fanfiction in 2006. It was partly because then I was on a half-year break between school and university with nothing to do, partly because of all ideas dying to get out in my head.

Q: What do you wish to achieve with your stories?
A: To share my dreams and fantasies of what could happen to the characters, to entertain myself and others. I also write simply because I love writing.

Q: What do you think is most important in being a good writer?
A: I think to be a good writer you have to, first of all, enjoy what you're doing and what you're writing about. If you don't enjoy it and it becomes a chore, then nothing you write will be very good because you are not putting your heart into it. Also, you can take constructive criticism but shouldn't be discouraged by people not liking what you write or malicious reviews. Opinions will always differ and you can't please everyone. In the end, you should be writing because you want to, not because you want praises from others.

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