On this episode, Sandra and Kasey are chatting with Ke, known as EldritchLibertine on AO3 and tumblr. Ke’s watched Supernatural for years but only recently dived into SPN fandom and writing about the show’s characters. Sandra discovered one of Ke’s fics, Celestial Requiem (OFC x Castiel), which tackled the considerable undertaking of weaving her OFC throughout show seasons. Her focus on the theme of family and spotlighting Bobby hooked Sandra in from the start. Have a listen to learn about Ke’s Supernatural journey, her writing style and methods, as well as her most recent favorite blorbo (no, it’s neither brother nor Castiel).

You can find Ke and her writing on tumblr and AO3!

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Chapter Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:42 - Finding Ke’s fiction in Idling Discord

00:03:21 - Ke’s intro to Supernatural

00:12:11 - Has Ke ever noped out of a show?

00:14:33 - Sanity break between seasons?

00:16:06 - Getting through S10

00:17:19 - Least and most favorite seasons

00:18:20 - Fave Lucifer vessel

00:21:10 - Ke’s favorite brother

00:25:40 - Favorite show characters

00:28:29 - SPN fandom experience

00:31:28 - The Cas switch

00:36:56 - Ke’s love of writing

00:37:32 - Twilight tangent

00:41:19 - The fragile but fierce theory crumbles

00:43:53 - The decision to write an OFC into canon

00:47:32 - How to keep canon on track

00:48:38 - Summarizing Celestial Requiem

00:54:07 - The Mary Sue trap

00:59:05 - Speed Reading and Aphantasia

01:04:50 - Speed write, too?

01:08:46 - Reader audience

01:14:57 - Writing process

01:18:53 - Is Ke satisfied with what she posts?

01:21:21 - Comments change the plot mid-posting?

01:24:07 - OC all the way?

01:31:47 - Kasey’s questions

01:40:37 - Ke’s final advice to writers

01:42:47 - Final thoughts and outro