Every Woman 'Dear Author' letter
Hi there EveryWoman writer, welcome to my DA letter. I'm sure I'll love whatever you write, I'm very easy to please. Don't be frightened off by the length of my letter, it's just sorta grown over the years of exchanges and I throw a bunch of stuff in. I always like it when my assigned DA letters are long and rambly, lots of different ways to get inspired, get a feel for my person, so I hope this letter gives you that. Feel free to go wherever you want to go, my prompts and ramblings are just suggestions.
Yes Please List
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No Thankyou
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Daredevil (TV) - Vanessa Marianna Fisk
Holy bananas, do I love Vanessa. I love Fisk too - I felt like I was a bad viewer because I was rooting for him to win hahah. I love women who love power; Vanessa works as a high-end art dealer, clearly she likes to run in a certain circle. I love that she loved who Fisk was, *what* he was. She was the Persephone to his Hades; badassly reigning together in the underworld. I'd love anything introspective, character-study-esque, about her, about her falling in love with Fisk, in entering that world and loving it. I'd also love something shippy about them, about her visiting him in prison, talking about art, or about how much they love each other. I love their love. I also think D'Ofrinio is sexy as hell so that helps :P. Or maybe something about her looking after his business interests (and seeking vengeance) while he's gone.
Castle (TV) - any
I love all the characters on this show, so whatever character you go with, I'll be happy. I'd particularly love something - a conversation, an adventure, social hangouts, etc - between any of the women. Work or personal. Kate & Alexis are two of my favourites and they don't get enough scenes together.
Scandal (TV) - Mellie Grant
I'm brand new to Scandal, like I marathoned four seasons in the last three weeks. And omg, I FELL IN LOVE. Mellie is a fucking badass, like damn girl. I fell in love with her immediately. She should be President not her husband. Her ferocity and intelligence is inspiring. I'd love anything about Mellie; a character study piece, a future story where she runs & wins the Presidency, where she uses her brain to solve an international crisis, or I dunno, she goes shopping. Whatever. Just keep her ambitious, brutal, deeply sensitive and emotive, and badass.
I do ship her with Olivia, so if you want to go that way, I'll love you forever.
Orange is the New Black - Daya Diaz
Oh Daya, Daya Daya Daya. My gawd her life sucks, I feel so bad for her, but she's also one of the ones I root most heavily for. I'd love a slice of life fic, or more of an exploration of her backstory, a nice moment between her and Bennet, or a future fic about them with their family. Her thoughts on the people in prison.
I like all the people on this show pretty much hahaha, so if you're not feeling Daya I'd be open to anything about Poussey, Taystee, Red, Nicki, Piper, Alex, Sophia, Gloria - honestly, as long as it's a female character I'm interested in reading it (except Boo, don't focus on Boo).
Yes Please List
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- strong female characters doing badass things
- friendships between women
- women saving the day
- men in touch with their feelings
- strong men who support the women around them
- nuanced explorations of "strength" and the various ways it can be expressed
- desires for/claiming/reclaiming power
- time travel
- robots, cyborgs
- aliens
- literary fusions/allegory
- team bonding
- found/chosen families
- stuck in an enclosed space together (elevators, boats, planes, etc)
- humour/laughter
- exploration of identity and it's factors
- fun vintage clothing escapades
- people enjoying meals together
- angst with happy endings
- plotless character studies
- conversations between people
- first time
- established relationship
- couples finally getting together after being forever apart and denying their feelings
- AUs of all flavours (historical, coffeeshop, slayers, royalty, military, space, etc)
- kinks I enjoy: light/humour sex, a/b/o, knotting, rough sex, size kink, realistic sex,
- tropes: aliens-made-them-do-it, fake boyfriends, undercover, everyone else knows except them, matchmaking,
- enthusiastic consent!
- plots shamelessly stolen from other films
- integration of Jack Harkness (Torchwood) or Helen Magnus (Sanctuary) into every and all fanfic worlds and shipping them with everyone
- happy people
- loving, kind families
- older women & cross generational friendships
- queer positive spaces & futures
- left wing politics and discussions of politics
- enjoying the outdoors
- nerd culture
- traditionally female spaces/activities being valued and passed-on through generations
- snow
- warm beverages
- feminism
- race
- Canadian stuff
- friends teasing each other and having fun
No Thankyou
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- noncon (unless character has experienced it canonically and it is being discussed)
- violence against women/misogyny/racism/homophobia/ableism
- self harm/suicide
- women hating each other/ "cat fighting"
- incest
- infidelity
- kinks: bodily fluids not normally associated with sex being used in sex, bloodplay/knifeplay (unless in vampire setting), food insertion into body cavities (except like eating of course haha), submissive behaviour, anal in het pairings, daddy kink. Please note that if you do enjoy these kinks I fully respect that and pass no judgement. We all have our flavours eh :)
Daredevil (TV) - Vanessa Marianna Fisk
Holy bananas, do I love Vanessa. I love Fisk too - I felt like I was a bad viewer because I was rooting for him to win hahah. I love women who love power; Vanessa works as a high-end art dealer, clearly she likes to run in a certain circle. I love that she loved who Fisk was, *what* he was. She was the Persephone to his Hades; badassly reigning together in the underworld. I'd love anything introspective, character-study-esque, about her, about her falling in love with Fisk, in entering that world and loving it. I'd also love something shippy about them, about her visiting him in prison, talking about art, or about how much they love each other. I love their love. I also think D'Ofrinio is sexy as hell so that helps :P. Or maybe something about her looking after his business interests (and seeking vengeance) while he's gone.
Castle (TV) - any
I love all the characters on this show, so whatever character you go with, I'll be happy. I'd particularly love something - a conversation, an adventure, social hangouts, etc - between any of the women. Work or personal. Kate & Alexis are two of my favourites and they don't get enough scenes together.
Scandal (TV) - Mellie Grant
I'm brand new to Scandal, like I marathoned four seasons in the last three weeks. And omg, I FELL IN LOVE. Mellie is a fucking badass, like damn girl. I fell in love with her immediately. She should be President not her husband. Her ferocity and intelligence is inspiring. I'd love anything about Mellie; a character study piece, a future story where she runs & wins the Presidency, where she uses her brain to solve an international crisis, or I dunno, she goes shopping. Whatever. Just keep her ambitious, brutal, deeply sensitive and emotive, and badass.
I do ship her with Olivia, so if you want to go that way, I'll love you forever.
Orange is the New Black - Daya Diaz
Oh Daya, Daya Daya Daya. My gawd her life sucks, I feel so bad for her, but she's also one of the ones I root most heavily for. I'd love a slice of life fic, or more of an exploration of her backstory, a nice moment between her and Bennet, or a future fic about them with their family. Her thoughts on the people in prison.
I like all the people on this show pretty much hahaha, so if you're not feeling Daya I'd be open to anything about Poussey, Taystee, Red, Nicki, Piper, Alex, Sophia, Gloria - honestly, as long as it's a female character I'm interested in reading it (except Boo, don't focus on Boo).