I just had the GREAT pleasure of listening to sparrow2000 discussing her beautiful fic Magpie on the Sunnydale Fanfic Club podcast. If you are a sparrow fan (and who isn't?), this is a real treat. Listening to her talk about her inspiration and process was fascinating. Oh, and she has an absolutely beautiful speaking voice!
This podcast is absolutely fascinating, and I highly recommend listening! I don’t want to give away too much – the story reveals itself progressively – but it does involve fic and fannish love. I'll just include the description from the site:
Since a child, Sarz had a deep connection to the Lord of the Rings books. After the movie version came out in 2003, that connection went several layers deeper.