Dear Yuletide Author Letter
Dear Yuletide Author,
First and always, thank you for writing! I hope you enjoy the writing process as much as I'm enjoying the anticipation!
I'm not as big a fan of slash as most fandom seems to be, though honestly if most of fandom didn't seem to be into slash I probably wouldn't even bring it up. I love good characterization, character driven fiction. I love introspection, pithy dialogue, snark, comedy, even black comedy (as you may be able to tell if you got matched for Sons of Anarchy). I'd prefer no PWP because there's surely a kinkmeme for that, although if that's what strikes your fancy I'm not going to hide behind the couch from sex or erotica. I also don't read mpreg and sweeping displacement AUs like [Fandom] in High School or [Fandom] in Space, it's just not my taste.
Individual fandoms! Sons of Anarchy, I jump from favorite character to favorite character like a frog on a hot plate. Juice has won a special place in my heart for being an utter woobie over season 4 (I'm mostly current, yes, so don't worry about spoilers). Bobby and Opie are probably the only ones I've never felt an especial attachment to, although I like them well enough. Tig is the crazy bastard I adore even if he's got a list of issues a mile long, Happy amuses me in that look at the funny sociopath kind of a way. Clay is played by Ron Perlman. I have had a crush on Ron Perlman since Beauty and the Beast. And given Clay's random isle of Lesbos comment indicating the biker has a brain and a library card, if you can get me to picture Ron Perlman's beautiful voice reciting poetry or theatre or something I will love you forever. Gemma is a kickass chick I aspire to be like. Sort of. ;)
It'd be really hard to go wrong with Warehouse 13, I think, although after the season finale (again, I'm current, don't worry about spoilers) I'm on the edge of my seat wondering about the consequences of what everyone's doing/intending to do, so if you find inspiration of consequence fic, go for it! Claudia is adorable, Pete... Pete is my huggable squishy bear. (Eddie McClintock gives good hug, if you ever have a chance to meet him.) I do ship Myka/Helena, if you were wondering from the no-slash if that was a hard and fast rule, it isn't. Jinks was loveable and wonderful, which I didn't expect from what sounded on paper like a random token character. Mrs. Fredericks is fascinating, I wrote a piece on her for last year's Yuletide if you want to check me out on AO3, Artie, MacPherson, Benedict Valda... You probably couldn't go wrong with Warehouse 13.
And finally, Falling Skies. It's something I actually just recently got into, but the show intrigues me and depresses me at the same time in the way that post-apocalyptic series' do. I get into the habit of picturing all the people lost and missing, all the places and things destroyed, and it's depressing. But in the way that I also go back to for entertainment, because sometimes you need a good cry or a good curl up and be sad show. The aliens intrigue me. If you're familiar with Fringe, Nina Sharp cross-over would be hilarious. Anti-villains are a thing for me, so Pope being a love-to-hate-him bastard would be good.
Again, these are all just ideas and starting points, don't feel bound by any of them. I write a lot of what I like to read, if that helps get a feel for things. And as always, HAVE FUN. That's what Yuletide is about, after all!
Thank you, and good luck!
-- Jag
First and always, thank you for writing! I hope you enjoy the writing process as much as I'm enjoying the anticipation!
I'm not as big a fan of slash as most fandom seems to be, though honestly if most of fandom didn't seem to be into slash I probably wouldn't even bring it up. I love good characterization, character driven fiction. I love introspection, pithy dialogue, snark, comedy, even black comedy (as you may be able to tell if you got matched for Sons of Anarchy). I'd prefer no PWP because there's surely a kinkmeme for that, although if that's what strikes your fancy I'm not going to hide behind the couch from sex or erotica. I also don't read mpreg and sweeping displacement AUs like [Fandom] in High School or [Fandom] in Space, it's just not my taste.
Individual fandoms! Sons of Anarchy, I jump from favorite character to favorite character like a frog on a hot plate. Juice has won a special place in my heart for being an utter woobie over season 4 (I'm mostly current, yes, so don't worry about spoilers). Bobby and Opie are probably the only ones I've never felt an especial attachment to, although I like them well enough. Tig is the crazy bastard I adore even if he's got a list of issues a mile long, Happy amuses me in that look at the funny sociopath kind of a way. Clay is played by Ron Perlman. I have had a crush on Ron Perlman since Beauty and the Beast. And given Clay's random isle of Lesbos comment indicating the biker has a brain and a library card, if you can get me to picture Ron Perlman's beautiful voice reciting poetry or theatre or something I will love you forever. Gemma is a kickass chick I aspire to be like. Sort of. ;)
It'd be really hard to go wrong with Warehouse 13, I think, although after the season finale (again, I'm current, don't worry about spoilers) I'm on the edge of my seat wondering about the consequences of what everyone's doing/intending to do, so if you find inspiration of consequence fic, go for it! Claudia is adorable, Pete... Pete is my huggable squishy bear. (Eddie McClintock gives good hug, if you ever have a chance to meet him.) I do ship Myka/Helena, if you were wondering from the no-slash if that was a hard and fast rule, it isn't. Jinks was loveable and wonderful, which I didn't expect from what sounded on paper like a random token character. Mrs. Fredericks is fascinating, I wrote a piece on her for last year's Yuletide if you want to check me out on AO3, Artie, MacPherson, Benedict Valda... You probably couldn't go wrong with Warehouse 13.
And finally, Falling Skies. It's something I actually just recently got into, but the show intrigues me and depresses me at the same time in the way that post-apocalyptic series' do. I get into the habit of picturing all the people lost and missing, all the places and things destroyed, and it's depressing. But in the way that I also go back to for entertainment, because sometimes you need a good cry or a good curl up and be sad show. The aliens intrigue me. If you're familiar with Fringe, Nina Sharp cross-over would be hilarious. Anti-villains are a thing for me, so Pope being a love-to-hate-him bastard would be good.
Again, these are all just ideas and starting points, don't feel bound by any of them. I write a lot of what I like to read, if that helps get a feel for things. And as always, HAVE FUN. That's what Yuletide is about, after all!
Thank you, and good luck!
-- Jag