So, I love Yuletide because it dumps a pile of delicious perfect stories in my lap, of course. But I also like it because it forces me to do things that are hard, like writing stories I would otherwise never attempt, with a hard deadline and a ravenous pack of guilt-hounds to chomp at me if I fail ( Read more... )

Ok, ok, ok, this is incredible.

I just got a Yuletide Madness story about the Anne of Green Gables timeline.

FEAST YOUR EYES ON IT:

The Turn of the Time (763 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Anne of Green Gables - L. M. MontgomeryRating: Teen And Up Audiences ( Read more... )

Ok, time to breathe; I probably won't get kicked out of Yuletide this year after all. The Law of Yuletide forbids me from going into detail about my struggles with the prompt, and it's probably for the best. Anyway, I didn't default and I'm glad I didn't, and A Valuable Lesson Was Learned about not procrastinating. Again ( Read more... )

EDITED: It's been brought to my attention that the "short versions" of my prompts were not actually short at all; it's probably too late to do this, but I edited my letter again. :(  I'm going to put the original short versions in a link so that they aren't inaccessible. Next year, I will be better prepared and less bad at this, I hope.

Dear ( Read more... )

Nothing new under the sun in Chapter 79: Evelyn feels sick and skips school; reads a book and complains about having to go to parties. The book is really The Awakening by Kate Chopin, which is a real book you can read,and maybe should? If nothing else, it caused critics in 1899 to kick up a fuss. It was a great time for fuss!

Madison's is the ( Read more... )

I did / am doing my first Yuletide all wrong due to being at my parents' house and not paying sufficient attention, but I was still happy with the awesome story written for me by BooksAsFurniture ("Too Much Has Already Been Done" 1407 words, summary: Ilse has a swallow of whiskey to settle her stomach and we are suddenly and miraculously privy to ( Read more... )

Well, thinking I could edit my Yuletide story on the bus was a Serious Mistake and I spent the past few days worrying about how much of a shambles it was, but my recipient seems happy and That Is What Matters. Also, I got AN ILSE STORY about THE JOHN HOUSE INCIDENT and it was perfect! That is all I have time to say now because I am at my parents' ( Read more... )

I got my assignment! I can't talk about it! I'm so excited, you guys! THIS IS HAPPENING.

This chapter celebrates my twentieth comment on ff.net! Yes, I know, some people get like eight billion comments, but twenty is a lot for me, especially given how stop-and-start my updating schedule has been. So, thanks, three people who comment! Your continued acknowledgement of my existence keeps me going ( Read more... )