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[gothamgirl28]

In Her Best Interests: 4, 11, 13

4. What's your favorite line of dialogue?

"I don't know. There have been moments where I've thought that it would be best to leave. That you would never accept me and I should just go. Those moments haven't lasted long. I always think of you and how just the possibility of a yes is worth all the waiting. Even if I had to wait fifty years for one day with you, it would be worth it."

I love it because I think I really captured how Tom thought and spoke.

11. What do you like best about this fic?

It hasn’t been published yet, but I love how I end the story.

13. I answered this here.

[gothamgirl28]

1, 2, 5, 15 (for In Her Best Interest), 13

1. What inspired you to write the fic this way?

The inspiration for the fic came from me lying in bed and thinking one night. I was thinking over the show and I questioned whether Mary really would have not said anything. I was taking into consideration the restrictions society put on cross class romances, let alone one between a servant and the daughter of his employer. So then I thought, what if Mary did say something? The story was born from there.

2. What scene did you put down first?

The first scene in the first chapter. It’s a rarity, as I sometimes skip around depending on my writing muse or if the story changes as I write it.

5. What part was the hardest to write?

I haven’t posted it yet, but in chapter 5 I’ve written a letter in Sybil’s voice. I have difficulty writing letters in the voice of the character, so that was difficult.

13. What music did you listen to, if any, to get in the mood for writing this story? or if you didn't listen to anything, what do you think readers should listen to to accompany us while reading?

I’m answering this for IHBI. I don’t really listen to the same music when I write. It really depends on my mood and what sort of inspiration I need. When I was writing Chapter 5 of In Her Best Interests, I did listen to a Sybil and Tom playlist I created. Some of the songs in the list are:

Fuck You performed by Lily Allen

Into the Mystic performed by The Swell Season

I’ll Be There sung by Hadley Fraser from the musical The Pirate Queen

She, Elvis Costello

If I Ever Leave This World Alive, Flogging Molly

The Story, Brandi Carlisle

Shanne Bradley, The Pogues

15. What did you learn from writing this fic?

I learned to challenge myself, to not write more than one multi-chapter fic at a time, and that research is important. I read Hundred Days: The Campaign That Ended World War I by Nick Lloyd for my reading challenge. However, it gave me great information on the end of World War I, which has effected the storyline.  

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Recently, 3D printing is becoming increasingly popular. This is a great opportunity that we were able to visit the Biofabrication laboratory of QUT. Through Demonstration of Associate Professor Mia Woodruff and her team, we have better understanding about the use of 3D printing of current situation and future prospects.

The use of 3D printing technology in the medical industry, it can outputs scaffolding which are placed human cells and able to be decomposed by human body. It also can build permanent metallic materials for prosthetics and implants. Currently, this technique has been widely used in the medical field, such as, medical devices (bones, teeth, electronic ear, prosthetics and plaster cast), healing wounds and the replacement animal experiments.

The interesting idea was pointed out in the end of Lab Visit that is "future hospital", Professor Mia Woodruff predicted that the 3D printing technique will become more common and popular and in the nearly future, every hospital will have their own 3D printer which will benefit patient to get healing immediately and recovery faster.

[gothamgirl28]

Any hints on what's coming in In Her Best Interests?

Yes! I did share back in September in this post that Sybil will visit Gwen in July. Gwen will act as Sybil and Tom’s go between so they can exchange letters.

At the moment, I’m working out the timeline for August-November 1918. I’m changing most of what happened in the show, with certain events I planned happening in the Autumn of 1918. I’m reading a book on the last 100 days of the war to help me with this.

I can say that there will be visits from several men of noble birth in December 1918, including Evelyn Napier and Larry Grey. Also, Isobel will return to Downton in Autumn 1918 and will find out about Sybil and Tom. She will become another confidant for Sybil, along with Gwen and Edith.

One of the things I’m looking forward to writing is the change in Sybil and Mary’s relationship. Relationships do change over time. I’ve witnessed firsthand the change in my mom’s relationships with her two sisters (one older and one younger). Mary’s betrayal of Sybil is one reason for the change. However, I always felt that their relationship would have been/should have been different in canon than it was in S3. Mary does hold on to many of the beliefs of the aristocracy and Sybil marrying Tom, the former chauffeur, would have caused a strain. At least, that’s my belief.

[gothamgirl28]

1, 3, 13

1. Which is your favorite of the fics you've written for X fandom?

As I've only written for Downton Abbey, my favorite of my DA fanfics is In Her Best Interests. I know it isn't completed, but I like what I have planned and how Sybil is taking control over her life.

I answered 3 and 13 here.

[gothamgirl28]

Since I'm wide awake, I'm going to finish mapping out In Her Best Interests. I need to make a major decision about the plot that I've been avoiding for a while. Time to make it.

[gothamgirl28]

I think I finished writing chapter 4 of In Her Best Interests tonight. I'm going to re-read it tomorrow before I send it to my beta. This was a tough one to write because I had to write a Mary for a good portion of it.

[gothamgirl28]

Last

Since I posted from Changing Tides already, I'll post from In Her Best Interests.

Sybil smiled at Edith and for the next ten minutes, the two talked about how the soldiers were doing. Glancing at the clock, Edith sighed. “I think it’s time to join Mary in her room.” Both rose, but Sybil spoke. “I’m not going to join you. I’ll make my way to the drawing room.”

“Are you sure, Sybil?”

She gave her sister a small smile. I can’t tell her that I don’t want to talk to Mary right now. “Yes. Better to get the comments about my frock out of the way before we eat.”