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Yuletide letter
Dec. 30th, 2012 09:59 pmDear Yuletide person,
Thank you for writing for me! Really, I'll be happy just seeing what you do with whichever one of these fandoms you've signed up for, but feel free to read through these notes as well.
What I like hasn't changed much from previous years - in general terms I like plot (particularly if you can surprise me with characters doing consistent but unexpected things), humour, and justified angst, singly or simultaneously. I am not all that fond of the present tense, but can be sucked in if the story drags me along. I have no problem with sexual content (slash or het - Hands Off! is slashy in a low-key way, the central pairing for Santa Olivia is f/f, and I don't really have strong opinions for the Tripods - hmm. Although I've just realised the Masters have canonical tentacles :) ) as long as it's consistentish with the tone of the source, and as long as it's not written either like an anatomy textbook or via excessively tortured metaphors. I like stories that make me remember why I love the original inspiration and stories that make me think about it differently. I like world-building, and characters who are part of those worlds, even when they fight against aspects of them.
Last year I asked for an earthquake ban for personal reasons; I'm less sensitive about it now, but would probably prefer them not to be a major feature. I can cope with unhappy endings without slitting my wrists, but probably prefer either happy or bittersweet. If you want to do something out there with the source, I'm pretty much up for it as long as I can recognise the original characters and their story, and I guess probably the only thing I don't want is a Santa Olivia American high school AU (with or without werewolves. Sorry.). Above all, enjoy what you write, and go with that even if it veers off from these suggestions!
( Sono Te Wo Dokero!/Hands Off! )
( Santa Olivia – Jacqueline Carey )
( The Tripods – John Christopher. )
Thank you for writing for me! Really, I'll be happy just seeing what you do with whichever one of these fandoms you've signed up for, but feel free to read through these notes as well.
What I like hasn't changed much from previous years - in general terms I like plot (particularly if you can surprise me with characters doing consistent but unexpected things), humour, and justified angst, singly or simultaneously. I am not all that fond of the present tense, but can be sucked in if the story drags me along. I have no problem with sexual content (slash or het - Hands Off! is slashy in a low-key way, the central pairing for Santa Olivia is f/f, and I don't really have strong opinions for the Tripods - hmm. Although I've just realised the Masters have canonical tentacles :) ) as long as it's consistentish with the tone of the source, and as long as it's not written either like an anatomy textbook or via excessively tortured metaphors. I like stories that make me remember why I love the original inspiration and stories that make me think about it differently. I like world-building, and characters who are part of those worlds, even when they fight against aspects of them.
Last year I asked for an earthquake ban for personal reasons; I'm less sensitive about it now, but would probably prefer them not to be a major feature. I can cope with unhappy endings without slitting my wrists, but probably prefer either happy or bittersweet. If you want to do something out there with the source, I'm pretty much up for it as long as I can recognise the original characters and their story, and I guess probably the only thing I don't want is a Santa Olivia American high school AU (with or without werewolves. Sorry.). Above all, enjoy what you write, and go with that even if it veers off from these suggestions!
( Sono Te Wo Dokero!/Hands Off! )
( Santa Olivia – Jacqueline Carey )
( The Tripods – John Christopher. )
