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Dear Yuletide Writer 2014
Oct. 26th, 2014 10:59 am(For anyone who's going "what?" about this, Yuletide is a small fandom fan fiction exchange. It's currently signup time. The DYW letter is to give whoever receives the assignment a bit more information than fits on the form.)
This is the sixth time I've signed up for Yuletide, and the seventh time I've participated -- a few years ago, I missed the signup period, but wrote a pinch-hit. This year, I squeaked in by signing up around two hours before entries closed, which is more characteristic than I'd like to admit. But onward.
In general, what I like about Yuletide is seeing more of the characters I like, and seeing them acting in character. I will admit that I'm a sucker for hurt/comfort, but only where it's appropriate to the situation. I'm fine with sex scenes if --again -- it's appropriate to the characters, but that's generally not my primary focus for Yuletide.
Requests:
1) Modesty Blaise - Peter O'Donnell
(Modesty Blaise, Willie Garvin, Dinah Collier, Steve Collier)
I'd love a case-based story with psi elements so that Dinah can use her talents. Anything up to and including NC17 is fine, but no sex between Modesty and Willie, please! What I love about these books are the genuine friendships among all the good guys, as well as the twisted machinations of the bad guys. I like the way O'Donnell generally writes from multiple viewpoints without giving any feeling of head-hopping, but the choice of POV is of course up to you, dear writer. I love seeing the lighter moments that point up the darker ones, with the darker ones giving depth to the stories.
2) Oxford Time Travel Universe - Connie Willis
(Kivrin Engle, Verity Kindle, James Dunworthy)
One idea might be to have Kivren and Verity gang up on Mr Dunworthy to go on a(n) a/d/v/e/n/t/u/r/e research trip together? Optional details are of course optional, but the Roaring 20's in the U.S. might be one idea. Truly, just about anything set in this universe would make me happy. I'd be pleased to see any of the other canonical characters as well.
3) The People - Zenna Henderson
(no names selected)
This is a fandom of my heart, and I've been requesting it just about every year since I started signing up for Yuletide. I loved these stories when I was young, and I still go back to them from time to time. What I particularly love about the People stories is the interaction between the Earth-humans and the People-humans. Because they all are human, even if they're different. And I'm a sucker for stories involving psi powers, so I hope there will be some of that.
While I listed four of my favorite characters (Karen, Peter, Valancy, and Melodye) for the tag set, I'm not selecting any to be required. As a tag from a previous Yuletide story in this fandom said, "original characters are perfectly canon in this fandom." I love stories that tell some of the back story (what was the old Home like?) and ones that deal with the current issues of the people. Or, of course, future fic set in the present time. How are the People adapting to computers? Is the Internet a useful tool for finding lost members of the People?
4) Vatta's War - Elizabeth Moon
(Kylara Vatta, Stella Constantin)
What happened after the books ended? I can't imagine that everyone simply lived "happily ever after." One possibility would be a story about Stella and Toby dealing with inventions and business and life on Cascadia. Another option might be to focus on Ky and Rafe and how they plan to manage their lives. I haven't chosen a third or fourth character to leave the options open for which the direction to choose.
This is the sixth time I've signed up for Yuletide, and the seventh time I've participated -- a few years ago, I missed the signup period, but wrote a pinch-hit. This year, I squeaked in by signing up around two hours before entries closed, which is more characteristic than I'd like to admit. But onward.
In general, what I like about Yuletide is seeing more of the characters I like, and seeing them acting in character. I will admit that I'm a sucker for hurt/comfort, but only where it's appropriate to the situation. I'm fine with sex scenes if --again -- it's appropriate to the characters, but that's generally not my primary focus for Yuletide.
Requests:
1) Modesty Blaise - Peter O'Donnell
(Modesty Blaise, Willie Garvin, Dinah Collier, Steve Collier)
I'd love a case-based story with psi elements so that Dinah can use her talents. Anything up to and including NC17 is fine, but no sex between Modesty and Willie, please! What I love about these books are the genuine friendships among all the good guys, as well as the twisted machinations of the bad guys. I like the way O'Donnell generally writes from multiple viewpoints without giving any feeling of head-hopping, but the choice of POV is of course up to you, dear writer. I love seeing the lighter moments that point up the darker ones, with the darker ones giving depth to the stories.
2) Oxford Time Travel Universe - Connie Willis
(Kivrin Engle, Verity Kindle, James Dunworthy)
One idea might be to have Kivren and Verity gang up on Mr Dunworthy to go on a(n) a/d/v/e/n/t/u/r/e research trip together? Optional details are of course optional, but the Roaring 20's in the U.S. might be one idea. Truly, just about anything set in this universe would make me happy. I'd be pleased to see any of the other canonical characters as well.
3) The People - Zenna Henderson
(no names selected)
This is a fandom of my heart, and I've been requesting it just about every year since I started signing up for Yuletide. I loved these stories when I was young, and I still go back to them from time to time. What I particularly love about the People stories is the interaction between the Earth-humans and the People-humans. Because they all are human, even if they're different. And I'm a sucker for stories involving psi powers, so I hope there will be some of that.
While I listed four of my favorite characters (Karen, Peter, Valancy, and Melodye) for the tag set, I'm not selecting any to be required. As a tag from a previous Yuletide story in this fandom said, "original characters are perfectly canon in this fandom." I love stories that tell some of the back story (what was the old Home like?) and ones that deal with the current issues of the people. Or, of course, future fic set in the present time. How are the People adapting to computers? Is the Internet a useful tool for finding lost members of the People?
4) Vatta's War - Elizabeth Moon
(Kylara Vatta, Stella Constantin)
What happened after the books ended? I can't imagine that everyone simply lived "happily ever after." One possibility would be a story about Stella and Toby dealing with inventions and business and life on Cascadia. Another option might be to focus on Ky and Rafe and how they plan to manage their lives. I haven't chosen a third or fourth character to leave the options open for which the direction to choose.
