“Don’t underestimate the power of pressure.” Interview with Crowleysmistress, SPN FanFic Author

Sandra and Kasey welcome a relatively new initiate to Supernatural on today’s episode. Crowleysmistress is a Samifer lover whose philosophy is “proship even if not my personal headcanon.” Straight from her tumblr bio, she believes fanfic “helps process life, improve writing skills, and make online friends.” A member of Idling’s Discord server, Crowleysmistress exemplifies and shares all of those beliefs in fandom communities.

Enjoy a chat about fanfic, fandom, and much fanning over Sam!

You can find Crowleysmistress and her fics on tumblr and AO3.

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Chapter Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:55 - How did CM get into Supernatural

00:03:57 - Early season folklore and legends

00:05:20 - CrowleysMistress’ background

00:09:58 - Astrology and Birth Charts

00:12:43 - Ghosts, spirits, and dreaming on SPN

00:13:27 - “They’re so dumb.”

00:19:27 - Favorite brother?

00:22:59 - The SPN learning curve sans media growing up

00:26:03 - Favorite media and fandom connection

00:29:05 - Fanfic ep inserts is CM’s jam

00:29:32 - Show thoughts

00:33:28 - Threading themes throughout the show and having time to self-correct

00:38:42 - Samifer

00:41:27 - Free Will versus Fate

00:43:38 - Family is an election

00:49:51 - Fave characters

00:52:58 - When did CM start writing?

00:54:28 - CM’s intro to SPN fanfic

01:00:17 - Pairings and ships that dominate CM’s writing

01:01:31 - Dr. Cara Roberts

01:06:27 - The tiniest of ships

01:09:51 - Exploring Samifer

01:18:18 - CM’s Big Bang Journey

01:21:39 - When and how CM writes

01:26:11 - CM’s first bang experience

01:27:06 - CM’s 2025 word count goals

01:28:02 - Reverse Bang surprise

01:32:20 - Getting caught up on CM’s Bang schedule

01:35:12 - The humanity behind collaborations

01:38:53 - Kasey’s questions

01:39:51 - Mark Sheppard = Master Connector

01:42:39 - Kasey’s last question

01:45:16 - From puppies to puppy play

01:48:43 - CM’s writing advice

01:51:06 - Final thoughts and outro