How is it this time of year already?

[botherd]

Ahhhhhhhhhh Yuletide nominations are open! *runs around like a headless chicken

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[ems]

I'm doing it! This is my first ever year so I am not entirely sure how it works, tbh, but I nominated Henry IV and The History Boys film. I hope that one's rare enough because it neeeeeeds more fic. Unlike Inception, haha.

[botherd]

YAY! I'm sure you'll have fun with your first Yuletide, it's the best ficathon EVER. It can be kind of confusing at first but there are lots of helpful people on the Yuletide comm to explain everything. I'd imagine The History Boys is rare enough to qualify - they seem to be basing eligibility on the number of fics in AO3 and there are only 28 History Boys fics, so I can't imagine that would put it over the threshold.

[ems]

How exciting! I have no idea what I'm going to end up writing because I don't know how it works but I'm sure I'll manage. :D

[botherd]

Basically once nominations are over you can sign up to write in as many of the nominated fandoms as you like (not sure if there's a minimum), and you get to specify character combinations that you can write. Your assignment is randomly generated and will most likely include only one of the fandoms you offered to write, but the request you match on will only include characters you've offered.

If that's confusing or there's anything else you'd like to know, feel free to ask!

[youreyesaregems]

I am doing this for the first time this year too! Excitement and obscure fandoms abound.

Telephone sounds like an awesome nomination. Having trouble getting my head round the other one, but I know I would love it if it were pulled off.

[botherd]

Awesome! I hope you have fun with it; I always love Yuletide.

Heh, I've been trying to figure out how to write Gaga/Jo for a while and haven't quite got there yet, which is why I thought I'd request it and hope someone else writes it instead.

[fivewhatfive]

I'm so glad they've tweaked the fandom eligibility criteria so it means that new-but-massive fandoms like Inception won't sneak in.
Thank god lolll

GAGA SHOULD BE HER OWN FANDOM, TY.

[botherd]

Haha seriously, I've always hated it when new but massive fandoms have been allowed.

SHE REALLY SHOULD.

[sinandmisery]

I wish I was not in horrible writer's block mode... I need some rare fic in my life

[botherd]

I've kind of had writer's block for a while, but I'm hoping that Yuletide will get me out of it! But hey, even if you don't sign up there'll still be a ton of awesome fic for you to read. :D