Yuletide approaching
As Yuletide nominations are almost upon us again, it occurs to me that clearly the thing to ask for this year is Shakespeare RPF. As in, starring Will from Stratford. A good start has been made, and welll, if it's good enough for Shaw, Stoppard and Oscar Wilde...
What else to ask for? Last year there were some fabulous historical stories starring the Borgias, written before the tv s how(s) (there is a second one, recently broadcast on German tv, but alas, it is as dreadful as the one with Jeremy Irons as Rodrigo is great), which unfortunately might mean this year the writers would be all Borgia'd out, which is a shame because I'd like some fanfic based on the tv versions. Specifically about the Lucrezia and Giulia Farnese relationship, which was one of my favourite aspects of the tv show, and surely the fandom is small enough to qualify. And still on a historical note, I'd love someone to write about James Boswell for reasons explained here. Any episode of his life would be fun, but my dream would be about his defense of Mary Bryant. And because the third season of Being Human unjumped the shark and grew a beard so spectacularly that I'd love stories set during same or after. Preferably Nina-centric, but anything goes... as long as it's not a fix-it for the the very plot decision that made the season so good.
What to offer: something I don't have to do new research for and am well versed in already, because I'll be on the road for most of November and December. If they nominate DS9 and B5 again, I'll definitely offer, and there are always the Greek myths. And the Beatles. And Orson Welles. Plus I might as well do my bit for the Shakespearean cause.
Speaking of rare fandoms: came across a superb Great Expectation fanfiction in two parts called Star which you can find here and here. It's a first person Estella point of view post novel, it deals with Estella's mother, it accomplishes the miracle of feeling true to Dickens' novel yet bringing in what Dickens never did, a distinctly female perspective, and the characterisations of Jaggers, Herbert Pocket and Pip all feel so very right. It's the kind of thing I wish I had asked for if I had been smart enough to know it really needed to be written!
Lastly: why people would even consider the man writing the following poem was named Chistopher, Francis or Edward, I don't know, because:
Sonnet 135 Whoever hath thy wish, thou hast thy Will
Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy Will,
And Will to boot, and Will in overplus;
More than enough am I that vex thee still,
To thy sweet will making addition thus.
Wilt thou, whose will is large and spacious,
Not once vouchsafe to hide my will in thine?
Shall will in others seem right gracious,
And in my will no fair acceptance shine?
The sea all water, yet receives rain still
And in abundance addeth to his store;
So thou, being rich in Will, add to thy Will
One will of mine, to make thy large Will more.
Let no unkind, no fair beseechers kill;
Think all but one, and me in that one Will.
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What else to ask for? Last year there were some fabulous historical stories starring the Borgias, written before the tv s how(s) (there is a second one, recently broadcast on German tv, but alas, it is as dreadful as the one with Jeremy Irons as Rodrigo is great), which unfortunately might mean this year the writers would be all Borgia'd out, which is a shame because I'd like some fanfic based on the tv versions. Specifically about the Lucrezia and Giulia Farnese relationship, which was one of my favourite aspects of the tv show, and surely the fandom is small enough to qualify. And still on a historical note, I'd love someone to write about James Boswell for reasons explained here. Any episode of his life would be fun, but my dream would be about his defense of Mary Bryant. And because the third season of Being Human unjumped the shark and grew a beard so spectacularly that I'd love stories set during same or after. Preferably Nina-centric, but anything goes... as long as it's not a fix-it for the the very plot decision that made the season so good.
What to offer: something I don't have to do new research for and am well versed in already, because I'll be on the road for most of November and December. If they nominate DS9 and B5 again, I'll definitely offer, and there are always the Greek myths. And the Beatles. And Orson Welles. Plus I might as well do my bit for the Shakespearean cause.
Speaking of rare fandoms: came across a superb Great Expectation fanfiction in two parts called Star which you can find here and here. It's a first person Estella point of view post novel, it deals with Estella's mother, it accomplishes the miracle of feeling true to Dickens' novel yet bringing in what Dickens never did, a distinctly female perspective, and the characterisations of Jaggers, Herbert Pocket and Pip all feel so very right. It's the kind of thing I wish I had asked for if I had been smart enough to know it really needed to be written!
Lastly: why people would even consider the man writing the following poem was named Chistopher, Francis or Edward, I don't know, because:
Sonnet 135 Whoever hath thy wish, thou hast thy Will
Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy Will,
And Will to boot, and Will in overplus;
More than enough am I that vex thee still,
To thy sweet will making addition thus.
Wilt thou, whose will is large and spacious,
Not once vouchsafe to hide my will in thine?
Shall will in others seem right gracious,
And in my will no fair acceptance shine?
The sea all water, yet receives rain still
And in abundance addeth to his store;
So thou, being rich in Will, add to thy Will
One will of mine, to make thy large Will more.
Let no unkind, no fair beseechers kill;
Think all but one, and me in that one Will.
This entry was originally posted at http://selenak.dreamwidth.org/724337.html. Comment there or here, as you wish.