dear builder of worlds!
Thank you for creating a fanwork for me in the Worldbuilding Exchange! As long as you generally stick with things I like and avoid things I dislike, I will enjoy your work even if it doesn't take on any of my prompts, which are only suggestions. I have requested any format (fic, in-universe meta, or art) for all my requested fandoms. I am 
Isis on AO3.
Some general stuff about my tastes:
For this exchange I'm more interested in gen works, though relationships (het, slash, femslash) are fine if they don't contradict my DNWs and aren't the main focus of the story or art. I like scenery porn, historical and worldbuildy detail, strong canonical feel, and crossovers, though if you choose to incorporate a crossover, please make sure I know the other fandom (check my fic, or my Goodreads 'read' shelf), and please put the focus on the requested fandom. I would like happy endings and no major character death.
I generally prefer plot (as in, things happening; doesn't have to be elaborate or long - as contrasted with character studies), past tense (either first person or third person - I don't like second person), and lots of dialogue. But these are preferences, not hard DNWs, and if you have a brilliant idea that requires second person or present tense, go ahead. My only hard preferences are for conventional pronouns (he/she/they as appropriate), capitalization, and punctuation. I'm happy with epistolary fic, and if you want to create interactive fiction (second person is fine for this, or otherwise as you prefer), go for it!
I would love art for any of these fandoms! Stylistically, I love interesting and experimental compositions, unusual perspectives, emphasis on textures such as hair and clothing, and scenery porn (Mountains! Trees! Cliffs with water crashing on them! Brooding ruins of an ancient castle!) and I like line drawings as well as full color.
DNW: I do not want fic focusing on pregnancy or characters' children (mentions of either are fine), A/B/O or BSDM dynamics, or major character death. I do not want fic that uses unconventional pronouns (e.g. 'xie') or nonstandard capitalization or punctuation.
(I have abbreviated what I usually write for this section due to the focus of this exchange, but you can check out my other Dear Creator letters if you want to see a fuller list of general likes and dislikes.)
Specific fandom prompts:
The Chrysalids - John Wyndham
Original character(s), David, Petra, Rosalind, Michael, Rachel, WB: The uncivilized world post-Tribulation, WB: The Fringes
I love the little hints of actual geography, how Rigo must be Rigolet and Lark is Lark Harbour and Newf is of course Newfoundland. (According to Wikipedia, Waknuk is actually the town of Wabush.) I am fascinated by the way the fundamentalist religion has taken over the townspeople's lives, and about the lives of the Fringes people, and it makes me wonder what else is going on in different places in this post-apocalyptic future.
I'd be particularly interested in a sailor's adventures: Uncle Axel's, maybe, or the ones who came close to shore in his tales, or completely original sailors either from Rigo or elsewhere. I'd love to see excerpts from logbooks or sketches from journals of the strange and horrible sights of the Fringes, the Badlands, or other places outside the "civilized world." Art of Deviations or Blasphemies from the Fringes or the Badlands would be very cool as well.
Alternatively, I'd love a story about Michael's journey to rescue Rachel, and their journey to Zealand. How do they make it out of Waknuk without being discovered and killed? How do they go to Zealand - do they travel overland, or make their way to sea and travel that way? Do the Zealanders return to assist them? Maybe Petra stays in touch with them and helps coordinate. Maybe they discover another colony of telepaths, and stay with them instead. Or David, Rosalind, and Petra on a future mission to elsewhere in the uncivilized world, maybe western North America or Europe - what do they find there? How does it differ from "the civilized world" that we see in the book? Again, I'd also love any sort of art about the things in these unknown places, or journal excerpts incorporating art.
DNW non-canonical relationships involving canon characters other than Petra/OC.
The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman
Any or no characters, WB: The history of the Library, WB: The Language
What I like most about this canon is the concept of the Library at the center of all the worlds and the Librarians holding it all together through their work. I'd be particularly interested in something about the origin of the Library, perhaps early Librarians and their discoveries, or an early version of the Library before it becomes the sprawling edifice it is in canon, with computer terminals and wings that take days of travel to reach. Did the invention of the written language somehow bring it into being spontaneously? Do cultures attain doorways to the library when they create literature? I'm also fascinated by the Language, and how it creates reality by describing it. How was it developed, or discovered? How does it adapt to new inventions that require new words to name them? How has it been used and abused throughout the history of the Library - or even before?
I am not sure what kind of art this could suggest, but I'm completely open to art for this request. Maybe something showing the characters of the language changing to read the same thing in different readers' views? Or a schematic of an early Library with its doors opening on different realities?
I'd particularly like original characters, minor canon characters, or in-universe meta with no actual characters, but feel free to use any canon characters if that's what works for your story. DNW Irene/Kai, though Irene/Vale/Kai as a V is fine. My general shipping preferences in this fandom are Kai/Vale and Irene/OFC.
The Man in the High Castle (TV)
Nobosuke Tagomi, Hawthorne Abendsen, Original Character(s), WB: The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, WB: Traveling between alternate universes
I am fascinated by the alternate realities that some characters seem to be able to cross between, and that are the source of films such as The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. The films imply a multiplicity of timelines, not just the one shown in the series, and our reality. Tagomi is able to cross, apparently, just by meditating, as can his assistant Kotomichi (who was revealed to be originally from "our" universe"); can anybody cross between realities this way, or only particular people? Are there other ways of traveling between the alternate realities? What determines the particular destination timeline when someone crosses? What are the tipping points that have split these alternate realities? How are the films created and brought across from one reality to another - do other timelines have Abendsens and Hitlers collecting versions of these films? Other than transferring the films, what reasons do people have for traveling among the timelines? Do people ever meet their alternate selves, and if so, what happens then?
My favorite canonical character is Tagomi, though Abendsen might be a better character to explore these ideas; but I would also love something with original characters, either in the 1960s of the show or during WWII, or later along the timeline.
For art, maybe a set of portraits showing a single character as he or she would be in different realities? Or advertising or political posters from different realities?
DNW non-canonical relationships involving canon characters.
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Isis on AO3.
Some general stuff about my tastes:
For this exchange I'm more interested in gen works, though relationships (het, slash, femslash) are fine if they don't contradict my DNWs and aren't the main focus of the story or art. I like scenery porn, historical and worldbuildy detail, strong canonical feel, and crossovers, though if you choose to incorporate a crossover, please make sure I know the other fandom (check my fic, or my Goodreads 'read' shelf), and please put the focus on the requested fandom. I would like happy endings and no major character death.
I generally prefer plot (as in, things happening; doesn't have to be elaborate or long - as contrasted with character studies), past tense (either first person or third person - I don't like second person), and lots of dialogue. But these are preferences, not hard DNWs, and if you have a brilliant idea that requires second person or present tense, go ahead. My only hard preferences are for conventional pronouns (he/she/they as appropriate), capitalization, and punctuation. I'm happy with epistolary fic, and if you want to create interactive fiction (second person is fine for this, or otherwise as you prefer), go for it!
I would love art for any of these fandoms! Stylistically, I love interesting and experimental compositions, unusual perspectives, emphasis on textures such as hair and clothing, and scenery porn (Mountains! Trees! Cliffs with water crashing on them! Brooding ruins of an ancient castle!) and I like line drawings as well as full color.
DNW: I do not want fic focusing on pregnancy or characters' children (mentions of either are fine), A/B/O or BSDM dynamics, or major character death. I do not want fic that uses unconventional pronouns (e.g. 'xie') or nonstandard capitalization or punctuation.
(I have abbreviated what I usually write for this section due to the focus of this exchange, but you can check out my other Dear Creator letters if you want to see a fuller list of general likes and dislikes.)
Specific fandom prompts:
The Chrysalids - John Wyndham
Original character(s), David, Petra, Rosalind, Michael, Rachel, WB: The uncivilized world post-Tribulation, WB: The Fringes
I love the little hints of actual geography, how Rigo must be Rigolet and Lark is Lark Harbour and Newf is of course Newfoundland. (According to Wikipedia, Waknuk is actually the town of Wabush.) I am fascinated by the way the fundamentalist religion has taken over the townspeople's lives, and about the lives of the Fringes people, and it makes me wonder what else is going on in different places in this post-apocalyptic future.
I'd be particularly interested in a sailor's adventures: Uncle Axel's, maybe, or the ones who came close to shore in his tales, or completely original sailors either from Rigo or elsewhere. I'd love to see excerpts from logbooks or sketches from journals of the strange and horrible sights of the Fringes, the Badlands, or other places outside the "civilized world." Art of Deviations or Blasphemies from the Fringes or the Badlands would be very cool as well.
Alternatively, I'd love a story about Michael's journey to rescue Rachel, and their journey to Zealand. How do they make it out of Waknuk without being discovered and killed? How do they go to Zealand - do they travel overland, or make their way to sea and travel that way? Do the Zealanders return to assist them? Maybe Petra stays in touch with them and helps coordinate. Maybe they discover another colony of telepaths, and stay with them instead. Or David, Rosalind, and Petra on a future mission to elsewhere in the uncivilized world, maybe western North America or Europe - what do they find there? How does it differ from "the civilized world" that we see in the book? Again, I'd also love any sort of art about the things in these unknown places, or journal excerpts incorporating art.
DNW non-canonical relationships involving canon characters other than Petra/OC.
The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman
Any or no characters, WB: The history of the Library, WB: The Language
What I like most about this canon is the concept of the Library at the center of all the worlds and the Librarians holding it all together through their work. I'd be particularly interested in something about the origin of the Library, perhaps early Librarians and their discoveries, or an early version of the Library before it becomes the sprawling edifice it is in canon, with computer terminals and wings that take days of travel to reach. Did the invention of the written language somehow bring it into being spontaneously? Do cultures attain doorways to the library when they create literature? I'm also fascinated by the Language, and how it creates reality by describing it. How was it developed, or discovered? How does it adapt to new inventions that require new words to name them? How has it been used and abused throughout the history of the Library - or even before?
I am not sure what kind of art this could suggest, but I'm completely open to art for this request. Maybe something showing the characters of the language changing to read the same thing in different readers' views? Or a schematic of an early Library with its doors opening on different realities?
I'd particularly like original characters, minor canon characters, or in-universe meta with no actual characters, but feel free to use any canon characters if that's what works for your story. DNW Irene/Kai, though Irene/Vale/Kai as a V is fine. My general shipping preferences in this fandom are Kai/Vale and Irene/OFC.
The Man in the High Castle (TV)
Nobosuke Tagomi, Hawthorne Abendsen, Original Character(s), WB: The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, WB: Traveling between alternate universes
I am fascinated by the alternate realities that some characters seem to be able to cross between, and that are the source of films such as The Grasshopper Lies Heavy. The films imply a multiplicity of timelines, not just the one shown in the series, and our reality. Tagomi is able to cross, apparently, just by meditating, as can his assistant Kotomichi (who was revealed to be originally from "our" universe"); can anybody cross between realities this way, or only particular people? Are there other ways of traveling between the alternate realities? What determines the particular destination timeline when someone crosses? What are the tipping points that have split these alternate realities? How are the films created and brought across from one reality to another - do other timelines have Abendsens and Hitlers collecting versions of these films? Other than transferring the films, what reasons do people have for traveling among the timelines? Do people ever meet their alternate selves, and if so, what happens then?
My favorite canonical character is Tagomi, though Abendsen might be a better character to explore these ideas; but I would also love something with original characters, either in the 1960s of the show or during WWII, or later along the timeline.
For art, maybe a set of portraits showing a single character as he or she would be in different realities? Or advertising or political posters from different realities?
DNW non-canonical relationships involving canon characters.
Crossposted from isis at Dreamwidth where there are
comments. | Comment at Dreamwidth