Talkin’ Fanfic 

Episode No. - 301

Episode Title - Interview with Crimson1, professional author Amanda Meuwissen 

In Talkin’ Fanfic’s third season opener, Sara sits down with professionally published author Amanda Meuwissen, who has openly and proudly published fanfiction on both ff.net and Ao3 for decades, as Crimson1 ! Sara and Amanda discuss how Amanda’s introduction to popular fiction (via, ironically, Anne Rice novels) almost immediately funneled her into the world of fanfiction reading and writing, and how a Dean/OMC fic she wrote during the early seasons of Supernatural quickly rocketed in popularity (it is still, staggeringly, the #7 most reviewed Supernatural of all time on fanfiction.net, out of some 121 thousand) and served as the first project she would “flip” into a published original work.

Sara and Amanda talk about two of her ColdFlash fics from the CW’s Flash fandom, her love of the characters of Barry Allen and Leonard Snart, and why in many ways, the ColdFlash fandom writes the characters better than the show itself. 

They also express a random common love for a Wellingbaum RPF coffee shop AU, Wentworth Miller’s hands, the surprising awesomeness of “Legends of Tomorrow” and Amanda gives listeners some tips and tricks on how best to break into publishing in the original fiction world! 

Episode References

• Author Page - Crimson1 on Fanfic.net 
• Author Page - Crimson1 on Ao3 
• Fic - "Incubus" by Crimson1 (SPN, Dean/OMC on ff.net) Note: This is the #7 most reviewed SPN fic on ff.net (out of 121k some fics. whoa.) 
• Featured Fic - “Timeless” by Crimson1 (ColdFlash) on Ao3
• Featured Fic - “Lovesick” by Crimson1 (ColdFlash)on Ao3 
• Tumblr Post - Crimson’s bound copy of “Timeless”
• Fic Rec - "You Keep Me High" by toomuchplor (Michael Rosenbaum/Tom Welling RPF coffee shop AU)
• Crimson1 Rec - “Earth Boys Are Easy” by Rose Emily (toomuchplor)
• Crimson1 Rec - “Tumbling Together” by RedHead (roommates ColdFlash)
• Crimson1 Rec - “Got A Melancholic Temperament (that’s what they said to me)” by RedHead (deaged!Len ColdFlash) 
• Author Rec - LiselleVelvet
• Author Rec - TheRedHarlequin
• Collab - “In the Wrong Kind of Light” with sugarybowl (ColdFlash)
• Collab - “Len & Barry Ship It” collaborative group collection (ColdFlash)
• Collab - “My Father the Supervillain” (tumblr collab series ft. Michael Snart)
• Crimson is Reading: “Sucker for Love” series by K.L. Hiers (M/M Mystery Romance)
• Amanda Original Fiction Resources:
  • Amanda Meuwissen Official Website
  • Private Facebook Group “Amanda Meuwissen Books” 
  • A few niche publication houses: Dreamspinner Press ; JMS Books ; Stormy Night Publications ; Harlequin
  • “The Case of the Boy in Blue” by Amanda Meuwissen (audiobook also available!)

Contact and Credits:

• Music: Kyle Laurin "Oasis Supersonic Theme" (Twitter: @cobrakylemusic)
• Tumblr: talkinfanfic.tumblr.com 
• Instagram: @talkinfanfic
• Email: [email protected]