Dear Yuletide Author
Thanks for signing up for this! Let's cut to the chase:
I see Yuletide as an opportunity for creative storytelling, and that's what I'm interested in. I like fics that have strong narratives and that something happens in - i.e. I'm not that into internal monologues/scenic descriptions. I like stories that explore something new about the world, and I tend to prefer longer pieces. I have few squicks left - RPF, extreme bondage, maiming of animals. I want a fic that leaves me happy or feeling content - while angst is fine in the story itself, I want resolution that doesn't leave the characters in a horrible place.
If you're really stumped, you can check rec_a_day to give you a pretty good idea of what things I really like reading.
As for the requests:
Last Friday Night - Katy Perry (music video)
I didn't think of this as a fandom until I saw it on the sign ups, but I can imagine this having the potential to be awesome. I think this would be my first pick, since there are so many possibilities for a cracktastic story.
I would love something fun about this universe. I would enjoy something that expands this world (backstory) or a different person's perspective of LFN. I'm a Darren Criss fan, so I'd really like explanation for his cameo - who is he? Bonus points if you tie it into his Glee character (it's Blaine's uncle/father!) and I love meta winks to the reader. Please note I am not a RPF fan, and wouldn't enjoy that as an explanation.
President's Daughter series - Ellen Emerson White
Preston Fielding/Meghan Powers
Preston/Meghan is really what I want. I love the two together and actually approach OTP status for them.
I read these books as a teenager in the nineties (they were dated then) and I also read them when Long May She Reign came out. The difference in the versions was slightly startling to me.
These were some of my favorites as a teenager. Now that I think on it, I love the elements because of the same reasons I loved The West Wing. I like politics and intellectual debate grounded in characters I enjoy reading about.
If you're not into shipping, I'd be happy with a fic set when Meghan is about thirty - where does she end up after her mother's terms in office? I want the "after Meghan is out of the White House" story... maybe she follows a parallel path to some other first daughter, maybe she becomes a hermit, maybe she ends up as a member of a thinktank. Creativity would be a plus, but I want to know that she survived and thrived.
Bonus if you want to incorporate both together. It would be interesting to see her as First Lady to Preston's President (ohhhh, the gender politics...).
Twelve Houses - Sharon Shinn
Cammon (Twelve Houses)
Sharon Shinn is an author I love, love, love. I was kind of disappointed Troubled Waters didn't make the list, so this is my next choice.
What I like about Shinn's writing is the storytelling. There's always an undercurrent of romance in her work, but the worlds are so vividly created with such interesting detail that the romance doesn't overwhelm the story.
Cammon's my favorite character - I enjoy his sweet wisdom. I would love fic set with him as king, perhaps something post Fortune and Fate, or perhaps something about his first days as Amalie's official Consort. I would be interested in his relationship with Rappengrass (Ariane!), since this is one of the sections I reread a couple of times.
I also like Wen quite a bit if you'd rather move in that direction.
Dark Is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper
Bran Davies aka Pendragon/Will Stanton
The fandom I can never get enough of. This is one of my childhood fandoms.
Bran/Will in some way, shape or form is really the only thing I'm interested in. I love these two interacting, whether the dynamic is friendship, liege/servant or romantic. I would love some fic set when they're adults - it's up to the writer what story they want to tell with it. I've enjoyed the fics done with strong focus on Bran's heritage as a Welshmen, but I might also like a different spin on where Bran goes when he's an adult. While I enjoy the Arthurian background to the stories, I like that as world-support rather than the entire world (i.e. I don't want them to travel to the Lost Lands on some kind of Quest). I think Bran and Will trying to live in the modern world is what engages my mind - the fusion of their possibilities, so to speak. I would really, really enjoy a fic that makes Bran The Once and Future King in 2011...
Please note I am only interested in the bookverse, and have no appreciation for the movieverse (to put it politely).
I see Yuletide as an opportunity for creative storytelling, and that's what I'm interested in. I like fics that have strong narratives and that something happens in - i.e. I'm not that into internal monologues/scenic descriptions. I like stories that explore something new about the world, and I tend to prefer longer pieces. I have few squicks left - RPF, extreme bondage, maiming of animals. I want a fic that leaves me happy or feeling content - while angst is fine in the story itself, I want resolution that doesn't leave the characters in a horrible place.
If you're really stumped, you can check rec_a_day to give you a pretty good idea of what things I really like reading.
As for the requests:
Last Friday Night - Katy Perry (music video)
I didn't think of this as a fandom until I saw it on the sign ups, but I can imagine this having the potential to be awesome. I think this would be my first pick, since there are so many possibilities for a cracktastic story.
I would love something fun about this universe. I would enjoy something that expands this world (backstory) or a different person's perspective of LFN. I'm a Darren Criss fan, so I'd really like explanation for his cameo - who is he? Bonus points if you tie it into his Glee character (it's Blaine's uncle/father!) and I love meta winks to the reader. Please note I am not a RPF fan, and wouldn't enjoy that as an explanation.
President's Daughter series - Ellen Emerson White
Preston Fielding/Meghan Powers
Preston/Meghan is really what I want. I love the two together and actually approach OTP status for them.
I read these books as a teenager in the nineties (they were dated then) and I also read them when Long May She Reign came out. The difference in the versions was slightly startling to me.
These were some of my favorites as a teenager. Now that I think on it, I love the elements because of the same reasons I loved The West Wing. I like politics and intellectual debate grounded in characters I enjoy reading about.
If you're not into shipping, I'd be happy with a fic set when Meghan is about thirty - where does she end up after her mother's terms in office? I want the "after Meghan is out of the White House" story... maybe she follows a parallel path to some other first daughter, maybe she becomes a hermit, maybe she ends up as a member of a thinktank. Creativity would be a plus, but I want to know that she survived and thrived.
Bonus if you want to incorporate both together. It would be interesting to see her as First Lady to Preston's President (ohhhh, the gender politics...).
Twelve Houses - Sharon Shinn
Cammon (Twelve Houses)
Sharon Shinn is an author I love, love, love. I was kind of disappointed Troubled Waters didn't make the list, so this is my next choice.
What I like about Shinn's writing is the storytelling. There's always an undercurrent of romance in her work, but the worlds are so vividly created with such interesting detail that the romance doesn't overwhelm the story.
Cammon's my favorite character - I enjoy his sweet wisdom. I would love fic set with him as king, perhaps something post Fortune and Fate, or perhaps something about his first days as Amalie's official Consort. I would be interested in his relationship with Rappengrass (Ariane!), since this is one of the sections I reread a couple of times.
I also like Wen quite a bit if you'd rather move in that direction.
Dark Is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper
Bran Davies aka Pendragon/Will Stanton
The fandom I can never get enough of. This is one of my childhood fandoms.
Bran/Will in some way, shape or form is really the only thing I'm interested in. I love these two interacting, whether the dynamic is friendship, liege/servant or romantic. I would love some fic set when they're adults - it's up to the writer what story they want to tell with it. I've enjoyed the fics done with strong focus on Bran's heritage as a Welshmen, but I might also like a different spin on where Bran goes when he's an adult. While I enjoy the Arthurian background to the stories, I like that as world-support rather than the entire world (i.e. I don't want them to travel to the Lost Lands on some kind of Quest). I think Bran and Will trying to live in the modern world is what engages my mind - the fusion of their possibilities, so to speak. I would really, really enjoy a fic that makes Bran The Once and Future King in 2011...
Please note I am only interested in the bookverse, and have no appreciation for the movieverse (to put it politely).