#gtkm mod interview

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Get to Know Your Mods

Our final mod is @ultraluckycatnd​! This is also her first year as a mod so give her a warm welcome!

How long have you been a part of the CS fandom?

I've been a part of the fandom for 10 years now. I stumbled upon a Tumblr post via Pinterest after the 3A finale, and down the rabbit hole I went.

What is your favorite part about fandom?

I love the camaraderie between everyone, no matter their likes/dislikes, where they're from, what language they speak, etc. We all have a common interest, and it's amazing to me how diverse we really are.

What drew you to this event?

I've been a beta for this event for many years now and have been amazed at the content that our wonderfully talented shipmates have come up with over the years. When I was asked to join as a mod this year, I enthusiastically said yes!

Will you be participating either as a writer or artist? If so, what will you be doing?

I'm nowhere near that talented, but I will serve as beta for a few of our wonderful writers.

What do you do in your "real life?"

I'm finishing up my 18th year teaching music, all within the same school district. Currently, I am a General Music teacher at an elementary school (K-5) and 5th grade band director, as well as the flute clinician for the high school band.

What are you most looking forward to in this event?

I'm looking forward to all of the stories and art that are going to be produced. I've seen the list of ideas for the stories, and as an avid reader, I can't wait to read them all! And the art I know is going to be out of this world, helping those stories come to life.

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Get to Know Your Mods

Our next mod is joining us here for the first time! Give a warm welcome to @jrob64!

How long have you been a part of the CS fandom?

I’ve loved OUAT since the middle of Season 4 after binge watching the first 3-1/2 seasons in about a week. I started interacting with other CS fans when I set up my Tumblr account in April of 2016. 

What is your favorite part about fandom?

Having people to talk with about my favorite couple who won’t think I’m some kind of obsessed weirdo, which I probably am, but at least I’m among other obsessed weirdos. 

What drew you to this event?

Some of the stories written for past CSSNS events and Krystal, who made me a part of it whether I wanted to be or not! JK, K. 😘

Will you be participating either as a writer or artist? If so, what will you be doing?

Writer and artist (I think.) Pic sets for the art, an OUAT fix-it fic with ghosts for the story. 

What do you do in your "real life?"

I’m a retired teacher after 36 years and now work part time at the town library. 

What are you most looking forward to in this event?

Being a mod of an event for the first time so I can get a glimpse of what goes on BTS. 

Gotta love a fix-it fic! And a ghost story to boot. Very intriguing!

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Get to Know Your Mods

Joining again for a third year is @stahlop​! She is very excited for this year’s event (even if she isn’t writing anything this year).

How long have you been a part of the CS fandom?

I started watching the show when it aired, but I didn’t start reading fanfic until the end of season 7. I got obsessed with it after season 6, started devouring podcasts and YouTube videos. Then I had to teach fan fic as part of a creative writing unit for an English class I was subbing for and I thought, ‘I wonder if there’s any Hook/Emma fan fic?’, and a monster was born.

What is your favorite part about fandom?

The camaraderie between everyone. So much support. 

What drew you to this event?

I’ve always liked supernatural media. Having CS in supernatural situations just seems like a good fit.

Will you be participating either as a writer or artist? If so, what will you be doing?

I’m not technically participating this year. But I’m hoping to finish up last year’s dragon fic. 

What do you do in your "real life?"

I used to be a middle school drama teacher. Now I’m HR for a security guard company. 

What are you most looking forward to in this event?

All the new fic to read!

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Get to Know Your Mods

Next up we have @winterbaby89! Without her, you wouldn’t be paired up with your awesome collaborators or know when to post your amazing works!

How long have you been a part of the CS fandom?

Officially... I joined Tumblr some time in 2016.

What is your favorite part about fandom?

The friendships and content.

What drew you to this event?

Short answer? K strong armed me into helping run the behind the scenes stuff in 2018, and I've been doing it since. (love you K).

Will you be participating either as a writer or artist? If so, what will you be doing?

Not officially, I am hoping that around all of my IRL issues I will be able to finish Fate of the Medjai (from 2018).

What do you do in your "real life?"

I am a full time Accounts Payable Specialist for a multi-billion dollar corporation, as well as married dog mom to 5 (yes you read that right, FIVE Doggos).

What are you most looking forward to in this event?

The same thing I look forward to every year (boring I know) The Comradery/Camaraderie and content to be produced.

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Get to Know Your Mods!

Our first mod is the creator of this whole event. Please welcome back @kmomof4​!!!!!!

How long have you been a part of the CS fandom?

After binge watching s1-4 summer of ‘15 and then watching s5 week to week, I couldn’t get enough of Captain Swan and found a Facebook page dedicated to them. That summer I found fanfiction.net and ao3 and was officially ushered into fandom with the creation of my tumblr in, I believe, August of ‘16. 

What is your favorite part about fandom?

The friendships I’ve made with people all over the world and from very different walks of life. My very best friends in the world I met right here on tumblr. All because of a TV show. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. 

What drew you to this event?

It’s my event!!! After a conversation with @snowbellewells​ in the fall of ‘17 about the WOEFUL lack of werewolf Killian fics, I got the idea of an event centered around first, CS werewolf stories, then expanded to encompass any type of supernatural CS fics/art. We had our inaugural year summer of ‘18, and it’s been going every year since!

Will you be participating either as a writer or artist? If so, what will you be doing?

I am! I’m planning a fic inspired by the 1987 movie The Lost Boys, starring Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric, Dianne Wiest, and Edward Herrmann. 

What do you do in your "real life?"

I am a retired homeschool mom of 4. My last graduated in May, so I’ve been transitioning to more of a life coach as these young adults spread their wings and fly. 

What are you most looking forward to in this event?

All the new supernatural content!!!

Welcome back to the mod squad, Krystal! And we are very looking forward to your take on The Lost Boys (one of the best vampire movies of the 80s).