First off, I am not expecting a pithy Two-Minute Mystery style mystery capped off with an obscure fact that "everyone" knows.  (However, if that is something you want to do, go for it!)  I'm more interested in off-stage interactions - Who are these people?  Why does Haledjian have so many friends who use him to test alibis?  Do people dread his " ( Read more... )

 The end of the year, of course, brings Yuletide - this was my ninth year of participation.

My assigned fic was Hastings on the Nile, an AU for Death on the Nile to include the good captain.  Fun to write!

Then I went a-pinch hitting!

1. Madam President - My recipient wanted a story about President Hillary Rodham and her wife.  Domestic fluff ( Read more... )

 
( My letter, let me show you.... )

 Nominations will start 9 September, and signups will start 1 October.

So time to start narrowing down what I want to offer/request...

DV

 So, I finally managed to write a fic for S.M. Stirling's Nantucket Trilogy for the wonderful trobadora, who has been asking for it for a long time.  I tried it last year, and couldn't make it come together for more than a drabble for Yuletide.

The Future of Babylon - Intrspective piece for Kashtiliash, one of the main "downtime" characters in the series ( Read more... )

 In a moment of possible temporary insanity, I volunteered to do the nominations coordination posts for Yuletide this year.  So make use of that post!

DV

Dear Yuletide Writer ( Read more... )

 It's Friday ( Read more... )

 So, for any lovers of Yuletide who are not on yuletide_admin, they are working on the nomination code, and it should be up soon (translation: start thinking of what fandoms you want to nominate) so the wonderful Yuletide mods can get the list of fandoms together, and we can all sign up.

And then the fun begins.

astolat also reminds us that without the Organization for ( Read more... )

 Now that we're all revealed, I can take credit for my five stories (3 Yuletide, 2 Madness) !  Even better, I can start responding to comments, which makes me happy.

Part I - My initial assignment - Staying Even, a fanfic for the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew TV show.  The show is pretty campy but entertaining (how can you not love episodes like the one ( Read more... )