Interview With Barry
Before we go on with the interview you might want to know a little about Barry. So here is a summary of of one of your favorite authors.
Birthdate: January 1, 1984
Hobbies: writing stories and watching episodes of Xena, collecting magic the
gathering cards, laser tagging, playing the "King of fighters" series,
daydreaming, watching Japanese animation and having wrestling matches with my
family members (we try to do professional but we just prove that those moves
aren't fake. lol)
Most values: my Xena stories, my "king of fighters" games, my magic: the
gathering cards, my Japanese animations, my Xena episodes on tape and my
created character Gotan
Top three favorite Xena characters: Gabrielle, Callisto (evil) and Ares
Lease three favorite Xena characters: Caesar, Brutus and Octavious (notice a
pattern here?)
Reason for creating my character Gotan's personality: I created Gotan because
he is the complete opposite of me and he was everything I wanted to be, but
he was too perfect so I added a few traumatizing events and a few flaws and a
lifetime movie like history and he was almost like the average person. He is
also a combination of all of the Japanese cartoon I have seen or heard of. I
will send a bio-sheet of Gotan upon request. It will explain most of his
history but a fan fic I'm writing will explain everything.
Favorite Fan Fics: Language of Portadia (its a great story very lifetime like
if you want a copy ask me for it and i will send it ASAP. its not in
Illandria's site), Alexia's story, Life and law of bounded love, 1000 Stars
Now for the interview.
Q
What first led you to write Xena Fan Fiction?
A
After seeing a few seasons of Xena I started to think of adventures for them
to go on before the next episode aired. So after i thought of them I wrote
the adventures down, thus I started to write fan fictions not knowing i was
writing fan fictions.
Q
Can you tell us a little about your story?
A
It starts after the episode "Sins of the Past" as Xena and Gabrielle are on
their way to Athens, but made a stop at Sparta. But on the other side of the
outskirts of Sparta a young boy from the future, seventeen years old a year
younger then Gabrielle, arives in Ancient Greece and after the boy showed his
skills Ares jumped at the first oppritunity he saw to recruit the boy and try
to minipulate him to join and try to get Xena to join Ares again.
Q
Where did you get the idea for the character of Gotan?
A
I'll take this time to say that Gotan is japanese but not fully japanese. He
doesn't look japanese but he does have japanese blood in him. His mother is
1/2 japanese 1/2 american and his father is american. I got the idea from a
playstaition japanese import i bought called "Rival Schools". It had a
create a fighter mode so I created one and I had one created but my cousin
came up with the name Gotan. It sounded pretty cool so I kept it.
Q
Was there any special reason why Gotan came from the future?
A
He didn't go to the past by anybody from the past, he was sent there by his
enemy in his own time. I don't tell many people this but the one who sent
him to the past, he sent him there for a reason. He wanted Gotan to return
with the Mother of Orochi to his time so his enemy can use her powers to
control Japan (and maybe the world).
Q
Did anyone influence or help you along with your writing?
A
Not really. Not many people like my writings but besides my cousin that
lives in Virginia and the adults in my family not many people supports me.
But as long as the show is still on the air that will be more than enough
motivation for me to continue to write.
Q
How do you feel about the series, Xena Warrior Princess?
A
At first I didn't care much for the show, but after I saw five minutes of the
episode "The Sacrifice: partII" I got hooked and watched the show every
chance I got.
Q
Will you continue to write Fan Fiction if they end with the sixth season?
A
I hope its just a rumor that the show is ending on their sixth, but yeah I
will. That's my way of continuing Xena's and Gabrielle's legancies.
Q
Can you tell us any ideas you might have for your next Fan Fiction, any
new characters or story ideas?.
A
I am curently working on five fan fictions now all at once. I'll mention a
few characters I'll introduce in my new fan fictions, most of them are
borrowed from other authors from Xena fan fiction writers. The borrowed
characters are: Alexia and Sathalia and many others. My own creations are
Warking and Xanteia. I would tell you my ideas for my next fan fictions but
there would be no suspence in it.