There’s gonna be soooo much banging in this author interview! Sandra and Kasey would tell you to get your minds out of the gutter, but really, who are they kidding? They’re right there with you. 

Sal, known as SamandDean76 in the Supernatural corner of fandom, went all in posting fics on AO3 back in late 2022 and hasn’t looked back. In only a few years, she’s shared over 240 works that very often highlight her love of Sam; but she makes room in her stories to include, according to her tumblr bio, “the rare pairs [who] have a soft spot in my multi-shipping heart.”

Get ready for an in-depth conversation about Sam, Supernatural, shipping, and story scheduling!

You can find Sal on tumblr and AO3.

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Chapter Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:52 - When did Sal get into Supernatural?

00:04:34 - Buffy and Angel trauma

00:07:01 - When did the SPN binge start?

00:08:52 - Sal’s blorbo

00:10:59 - Jared and AKF campaign

00:14:24 - Digging deeper in Jared

00:18:21 - SamWinJarPad Big Bang

00:25:24 - Could Jared not put out so much great Stands gear, though?

00:32:20 - Thoughts on show and favorite characters

00:39:50 - We gotta talk about John Winchester

00:47:57 - Jack Jack

00:51:11 - Samwena?

00:53:47 - Breaking down Mystery Spot

01:07:50 - The start of Sal’s writing journey

01:10:02 - Finding fanfic because of SPN

01:13:26 - SPN made Sal put pen to paper

01:21:54 - The rarest of Sal’s pairs?

01:25:30 - What does it mean to multiship?

01:33:39 - Sal is the Big Banger

01:39:08 - Managing story check-ins and deadlines

01:50:36 - Kasey’s questions

01:55:32 - Words of wisdom from Sal for the Bang curious

01:59:39 - Sal fics rolling out soon

02:03:41 - Final thoughts and outro