Steinsgrrl is a beloved author, reader and mod on Tokio Hotel Fiction. She writes a range of pairings in a range of different bandoms including Tokio Hotel and Panik. She's a hard worker and a talented writer on the site and we're very lucky to have her. :)

Steinsgrrl joined the site on March 13, 2008 and has since written 23 stories. She is the favorite author of 56 members and has been a mod for almost half a year now. :)


In The Spotlight with Steinsgrrl!

What is your name?

Melinda, but I usually just go by Mel online

How old are you?

Old enough to have teenage children.

Where are you from?

In the middle of nowhere, South Dakota, USA

How did you get into Tokio Hotel fan fiction?

I saw a post about TH on the LiveJournal community, Oh No They Didn’t, and I was absolutely fascinated by Bill. I set to researching them, found the vids, found the music, absolutely fell in love. Google brought me here, and at first, I was shocked. Twincest? Really? It felt so…naughty! But then I started reading and I understood the twincest and it made sense. I read for a couple weeks before I started writing and I don’t see stopping any time soon.

Do people offline know that you write fan fiction?

Almost everyone I see on a daily basis knows. My husband, my children. My son has discussed plot points with me. My parents know, as do some of my co-workers, who often ask me if I got any writing done the night before. They know it’s slash, they just don’t know about the twincest part. I thought I’d keep that little fact to myself.

Favorite pairings/generes to read?

I am absolutely a slash fan. I’ve read het and gen, but it has to be a really good story to keep my attention. As for slash, my favorite pairing is Bill/Georg, followed by Tom/Georg. Georg needs more lovin’, dammit!

Your favorite story you've written, and why:

“Wer bin ich” – It’s short but it took me ages to write because it felt so intense when I was writing it. I wanted to the imagery to jump out, to be so vivid, but to seem as if the whole scene was written behind a gauzy veil. I wanted to describe the characters making love and but for it to be very abstract, and I think I succeeded in that. I’m pleased with it.

How long have you been writing, and what inspires you to write?

I actually started writing fanfic when I was twelve, I just didn’t know it was called fanfic then. At one point, I had twelve identical, five-subject, red notebooks, full of stories written longhand. I wrote off and on through high school, but stopped for some reason and didn’t write a single word of fiction until I found this site. THF broke a twenty year dry spell!

Have you enjoyed being a mod on the website? What trials and triumphs have you experienced, if any?

I have loved being a mod on the website. Absolutely. Trials? There haven’t been terribly many. I get frustrated by the submitters that don’t read and/or follow the submission rules. As for triumphs, I love being able to answer questions on LiveHelp. It’s great to be there for people when they need the help right then.

Do you have any ideas or thoughts for the website?

To improve it? No, I think it’s great the way it is. Maybe a new skin would be nice, something not grey. :p

What we expect from you in the future?

Definitely “Janni” but I also plan to continue writing many different pairings. There’s a long Bill/Georg & Bill/Tom on the horizon, along with a Tom/Georg.

Five things you want your readers and the members to know about you:

1. I went to college to become an English teacher.


2. I got to visit several countries in Europe, and lived in England and the Azores as a child because my parents were U.S. Air Force.


3. During the day, I work a stressful office job, but I write a good portion of fic at lunch.


4. I don’t watch television. Well, very rarely.


5. Other bands I listen to are Revolverheld, Silbermond, Tracktor Bowling, Bushido, Samy Deluxe and Panik. I also write a fair amount of Panik fiction.

Thanks for the interview!! Now, on your way out, check out these five stories by Steinsgrrl.

• Wer bin ich


• Janni


• Remember Me


• Bad for Bill


• Surrogate

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