[DTM 06] I met this perfectly marvelous plot
Today is apparently two weeks before Yuletide default, so it's as good a day as any to answer 
ranalore's question about my Yuletide process or rituals.
The only reliable aspect of my Yuletide process is that very close to the posting date, I will have almost nothing done and hate what I do have finished, and that I will scream and cry and panic over email to a reliable cast of immensely patient betas, who will convince me that I am on my way to producing something much better than I think it is, and who talk me out of swearing that this year is my last year. I am a huge drama queen at Yuletide. I second-guess so much about whether I'm going to make my recipient happy, and it's so, so stressful, right until Christmas morning, when I completely remember why I've been doing it every year since 2007.
I am usually very secretive about Yuletide, but this year I've been telling pretty much every fannish friend I can see in person. Some years I wind up writing for canons that aren't even what I matched on. If I'm writing for a book, sometimes I'll do a reread with my potential story in mind (I did this with Orlando), but for media, I usually don't do much review, since it's probably a canon I love and know intimately already. I usually get a pretty clear idea of what I want to write very early on, sometimes as soon as I get the match. After that, it's nine parts procrastination, one part terror/machismo speed-writing.
For the record, I intend to spend tomorrow putting together the start of a first draft. Totally.
(The other days, plus some remaining spots.)
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ranalore's question about my Yuletide process or rituals.
The only reliable aspect of my Yuletide process is that very close to the posting date, I will have almost nothing done and hate what I do have finished, and that I will scream and cry and panic over email to a reliable cast of immensely patient betas, who will convince me that I am on my way to producing something much better than I think it is, and who talk me out of swearing that this year is my last year. I am a huge drama queen at Yuletide. I second-guess so much about whether I'm going to make my recipient happy, and it's so, so stressful, right until Christmas morning, when I completely remember why I've been doing it every year since 2007.
I am usually very secretive about Yuletide, but this year I've been telling pretty much every fannish friend I can see in person. Some years I wind up writing for canons that aren't even what I matched on. If I'm writing for a book, sometimes I'll do a reread with my potential story in mind (I did this with Orlando), but for media, I usually don't do much review, since it's probably a canon I love and know intimately already. I usually get a pretty clear idea of what I want to write very early on, sometimes as soon as I get the match. After that, it's nine parts procrastination, one part terror/machismo speed-writing.
For the record, I intend to spend tomorrow putting together the start of a first draft. Totally.
(The other days, plus some remaining spots.)
This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, where it has
comments. I would love to hear from you at DW! If you can see this post, you can comment here using OpenID. Thanks!