Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Interview With Steadfast... a Nominator!


A new interview! We will keep the introductions short this time; the fanfiction readers and writers among you might recognize her name, as she is a very loyal shipper who has reviewed probably just about every story she has ever read!

Here is...



Steadfast!




Steadfast lives in Miami, Florida (USA) and didn't become a shipper until she discovered Heliopolis. At first she simply enjoyed the show, her first experience being season 6, and it took her a while to catch up. However, then she started reading the books and in 2006 she eventually came across fanfiction, going from gen to sexually explicit - a shipper was born! She rewatched the whole series to uncover all the shippy subtext afterwards.

Although she is not a member of boards or forums, she reads a lot of fanfiction and leaves a review just about everywhere. Steadfast also worked on the Stargate Fan Fiction Awards for a couple of years because she loves to promote Stargate: SG-1, the ship and keep it alive. In the past she has tried her hand at writing fanfiction (you can find her work here and here) but had been hoping for more of a response from readers. These days she only 'writes' stories in her head, also known as head fic, and doesn't have the time to actually write them out.


"I have read every story on FFnet that is tagged with Jack and Sam."

Heliopolis, Fanfiction Net, Archive of Our Own, and Sam and Jack net are where she reads most Sam/Jack fics. On Sam and Jack Net steadfast is the most prolific reviewer - and we love her for it! Overall, she has read thousands of fanfictions and watched just about every Sam and Jack video on YoutTube. Just a hint of ship is enough to keep her going and a gen fic has to be very well-written to draw her in.

Sam and Jack are definitely her One True Pairing (OTP). Other fandoms can't even compete with Steadfast's love for this ship. The chemistry between Sam and Jack is too powerful to resist.


The Sam & Jack Multimedia Awards have given Steadfast new hope that the fandom is still alive and well. It was very discouraging when the Stargate Fan Fiction Awards folded, quickly followed by the Adult version and the GateFic Awards appear to be on indefinite hold. Now, with the new Awards, perhaps there will be a new interest from readers and writers!

Steadfast first learned of the Awards from someone's author's notes (A/N) and didn't hesitate to nominate her favorite works. She was only too happy to volunteer for our questionnaire because she feels it's important to keep the ship alive and growing.

She nominated a number of stories but felt strongly about one in particular: Galatea by ShoeQueen, a relatively new writer. Steadfast loved everything about this story; from the excellent adaptation of mythology to the authentic voices of our favorite characters. The plot line really touched her shippy heart and she ended up crying more than once. Teal'c's lines were the best she's ever read or heard. There was good sex in the story too and the epilogue was just right.


Keep an eye on our future blog posts for more reviews for nominated works.





2 comments:

  1. Love that we got to hear about the mysterious Steadfast!

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    1. We were also very pleased she wanted to cooperate with our interview. It's fun to learn more about other shippers whose name(s) you encounter every now and then but never really interact with.

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