Yuletide Letter 2017
Dear Yuletide Author,
First of all, thank you so much for writing for me. Yuletide is one of my favorite times of year, both for seeing all the wonderful writing that comes out of the woodwork and for giving me a reason to keep writing myself. And for celebrating the fandoms that we both have in common! So rest assured that I will love whatever you write--but if you would like a little more guidance, read on.
General things I like:
Strong male friendships
Complex characterization (seemingly "evil" characters having reasonable motivations, "good" characters being petty or morally ambiguous sometimes)
Strong adherence to canon (stories that feel like "missing scenes" or logical developments/precedents)
Tone adherence to canon
Body swapping
Time travel
"Ripple Effect"/parallel universe AUs (what if so-and-so had made a different choice?)
*some* setting/genre AUs, but only if done very very well
Crossovers
Emotional vulnerability
Do Not Want:
RP shipping
Character bashing
Original Characters
"AU" as an excuse for essentially original characters with familiar names
Facts.
Characters: Davey Reilly, George Fox
If anyone actually writes this, I will be so shocked and also die of happiness. Everyone should watch Facts. and know how wonderful all my Irish boys (and girls) are. Davey and George are my absolute favorites, but I was the nominator and I did also nominate Jamie and Tom, so feel free to include them (or Ryan, Donal, John, Dermot...really any of the others. If you squeeze in a James cameo related to his evolving crush on and disillusionment with Davey, I would be very very okay with that. :D) What I love about Davey: his courage in doing all the food/body things; his wordplay; his ever-changing hair; his disdain for gender norms; his love of RuPaul & Game of Thrones; and his friendship with George. What I love about George: his friendship with Davey; his goofy positivity; his winking sarcasm; his fannishness; his sense of humor.
Gen, please!
The Thick of It
Characters: Malcolm
Just...Malcolm. Anything with Malcolm. Maybe Malcolm on current British politics (Brexit, snap election, etc)? If his heart could survive it. ;)
British Comedy RPF
Characters: David Mitchell, Lee Mack
What I would adore from this is some sort of Would I Lie to You? fic, whether that's a whole missing episode (fave guests not in tagset include: Greg Davies, Bob Mortimer, Rhod Gilbert, Dara O Briain, Jack Whitehall, Hugh Dennis), or a behind-the-scenes snapshot, or a social gathering (Rob not invited, naturally, but perhaps he turns up), or a scenario where David has to either help Lee or ask Lee for help (reluctantly as hell, of course).
Gen, please!
Dalemark Quartet
Characters: Navis Haddsson
Anything you can contribute to the far-too-tiny Navis fandom is fine by me. I love his pragmatism and efficiency, his struggle as a single dad, his peevishness, and his always-surprising affection for a few people in his life. I would love to see how he managed to grow up a decent human being when his father and his brothers were so awful. Or something from Hildy's early years, before his wife died. Or Duke of Kernsburgh stuff. Or Undying!Navis?! (He would be so annoyed.) The fandom lends itself to bittersweetness and I'm okay with that.
The Left Hand of Darkness
Characters: Genly, Estraven
Missing scenes from the Ice? A dream sequence where they do "meet once more as aliens," and the fallout from that? Genly talking to/bonding with Estraven's child?
First of all, thank you so much for writing for me. Yuletide is one of my favorite times of year, both for seeing all the wonderful writing that comes out of the woodwork and for giving me a reason to keep writing myself. And for celebrating the fandoms that we both have in common! So rest assured that I will love whatever you write--but if you would like a little more guidance, read on.
General things I like:
Strong male friendships
Complex characterization (seemingly "evil" characters having reasonable motivations, "good" characters being petty or morally ambiguous sometimes)
Strong adherence to canon (stories that feel like "missing scenes" or logical developments/precedents)
Tone adherence to canon
Body swapping
Time travel
"Ripple Effect"/parallel universe AUs (what if so-and-so had made a different choice?)
*some* setting/genre AUs, but only if done very very well
Crossovers
Emotional vulnerability
Do Not Want:
RP shipping
Character bashing
Original Characters
"AU" as an excuse for essentially original characters with familiar names
Facts.
Characters: Davey Reilly, George Fox
If anyone actually writes this, I will be so shocked and also die of happiness. Everyone should watch Facts. and know how wonderful all my Irish boys (and girls) are. Davey and George are my absolute favorites, but I was the nominator and I did also nominate Jamie and Tom, so feel free to include them (or Ryan, Donal, John, Dermot...really any of the others. If you squeeze in a James cameo related to his evolving crush on and disillusionment with Davey, I would be very very okay with that. :D) What I love about Davey: his courage in doing all the food/body things; his wordplay; his ever-changing hair; his disdain for gender norms; his love of RuPaul & Game of Thrones; and his friendship with George. What I love about George: his friendship with Davey; his goofy positivity; his winking sarcasm; his fannishness; his sense of humor.
Gen, please!
The Thick of It
Characters: Malcolm
Just...Malcolm. Anything with Malcolm. Maybe Malcolm on current British politics (Brexit, snap election, etc)? If his heart could survive it. ;)
British Comedy RPF
Characters: David Mitchell, Lee Mack
What I would adore from this is some sort of Would I Lie to You? fic, whether that's a whole missing episode (fave guests not in tagset include: Greg Davies, Bob Mortimer, Rhod Gilbert, Dara O Briain, Jack Whitehall, Hugh Dennis), or a behind-the-scenes snapshot, or a social gathering (Rob not invited, naturally, but perhaps he turns up), or a scenario where David has to either help Lee or ask Lee for help (reluctantly as hell, of course).
Gen, please!
Dalemark Quartet
Characters: Navis Haddsson
Anything you can contribute to the far-too-tiny Navis fandom is fine by me. I love his pragmatism and efficiency, his struggle as a single dad, his peevishness, and his always-surprising affection for a few people in his life. I would love to see how he managed to grow up a decent human being when his father and his brothers were so awful. Or something from Hildy's early years, before his wife died. Or Duke of Kernsburgh stuff. Or Undying!Navis?! (He would be so annoyed.) The fandom lends itself to bittersweetness and I'm okay with that.
The Left Hand of Darkness
Characters: Genly, Estraven
Missing scenes from the Ice? A dream sequence where they do "meet once more as aliens," and the fallout from that? Genly talking to/bonding with Estraven's child?