| Yuletide Reveal |
[Jan. 1st, 2010|01:34 pm] |
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So, what did I write for Yuletide? One full-length fic and two Madness ficlets.
Master Li and Number Ten Ox fandom (Bridge of Birds and sequels, Barry Hughart):
The Huli Jing
jenqzy asked for "a new brief Li/Ox adventure," in the style of the books. Thank you so much for the inspiration; I wouldn't have dared to try to create it if you hadn't asked! 3475 words.
Baccano! fandom:
When They First Met
Miaou Jones asked for Isaac/Miria fic, and anythingbutblue and bananastasia said they wanted fic of how Isaac and Miria might first have met. I've had my "isn't it obvious?" opinion on that since the first episode. 523 words.
WALL-E/ Battlestar Galactica crossover:
Souvenirs
ageorwizardry wanted to see these two fandoms come together, so I had just enough of an idea to make a ficlet out of it. 286 words.
Thanks to everyone who commented; every one of the reviews had me squeeing! |
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| Yuletide writing drawing to a close... |
[Dec. 24th, 2009|07:20 pm] |
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One official Yuletide story already in, and today two Yuletide Madness drabble-ficlets completed and uploaded. Think I'll call it a night!
(This was much more fun than wrapping presents.) |
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| Don't eat while reading this. Eeesh. |
[Nov. 28th, 2009|12:52 pm] |
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By the way, hearkening back to my earlier post--this doesn't spoil anything, since you can see on the Yuletide list of requested fandoms that no one asked for it--I did not get assigned to write for Richard Adams's The Plague Dogs. I decided, when I accidentally included it in the list, that rather than redo my list I'd just go read the book once and for all, even before the assignments came out, so I got it from the library.
I got through Ulysses easier than this. This is...guys, I have written some interesting metaphors myself in my time, some of them admittedly more purple than should be seen outside of crackfic, but this takes them all:
...Rowf's rump slid suddenly forward as smoothly as a turd from a healthy anus...
I can't even facepalm. It's too squicky. |
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| Yuletide biz. |
[Nov. 15th, 2009|05:35 pm] |
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Ooh, I like my assignment for Yuletide lots. I thought I might get this one last year; it's something I've loved for a long time and am thrilled to have the motivation to write for it.
Regarding my own request,
Dear Yuletide Santa/Kringle/Hanukkah Fairy/etc.:
Everything I had to say about the specific fandoms, I think I covered in my request. If you'd like to hear more details about my fic likes in general:
Yes, I love slash. I discovered I liked m/m slash at the same time I dove headfirst into fanfiction; it was not a coincidence. Three of these four fandoms that I chose for Yuletide, I chose because I cherish the slashy possibilities of the two main characters. Having said that, I also like friendship fic, pre-slash hints, femslash, humor, crack (I adore well-done crack), Alternate Realities... I love NC-17 smut, but I won't be sad if the fic chooses not to go there, not if it doesn't feel right to you.
Please don't feel you have to write an epic. Short fic is often the most rewarding. I eat up even drabbles. Write me 5 200-word drabbles to make the word count minimum; I'll still go ape.
Thank you so much! |
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| Exchange fest musings |
[Nov. 8th, 2009|02:10 pm] |
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I filled out my Yuletide form, and when I saw that I'd messed up on one I'd volunteered to write--picked Richard Adams' The Plague Dogs instead of Watership Down--I thought, fudge, if I get stuck with that one, I should just suck it up, go read the book and write the damn thing. S.O.'s been telling me for years I should read it.
For exchange fests like these I get more excited thinking about what I'd like to write. What I request is a bit bewildered-feeling, half-hearted. Is that what everyone feels? When I click with a fandom, I usually think about the story that comes to me, which means it's a story I want to write, not a story I want someone else to write.
What I want from other authors are the stories I can't think of. |
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| Yuletide noms. Omnomnoms. |
[Oct. 18th, 2009|08:01 pm] |
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Made my Yuletide list. I asked for 4 fandoms already on the list:
BlackJack
Ginn Hale - Wicked Gentlemen
Kuroshitsuji
Sunshine (2007)
And I added two that weren't:
Arturo Perez-Reverte - Captain Alatriste series
Michael Manning - Androgyne series (The Spider Garden/Hydrophidian/In a Metal Web)
I was surprised those hadn't been on there! For those who are curious about the latter, it's graphic novel erotica, and as intricately visual as it is, it's got a fascinating plot that was cliffhangered in the last volume, so it screams for fanfic. Check out the author's lj at ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) metalweb. Note: Manning's stuff is very NSFW and he doesn't hide his art behind cut-tags, bless him. |
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| "Solar System Blues" sounds like the title of a Cowboy Bebop episode, doesn't it. |
[Dec. 25th, 2008|06:32 am] |
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On December twenty-first, I looked at the noon sun (it was actually out), looking diluted and wan as if it were only an hour or two to dusk, and thought, "But now you're going the OTHER way." Solstice always gives me that relieved feeling, like I've just averted a disaster. (Maybe that's another reason I liked the film Sunshine so well.)
I was/am made of fail in getting holiday cards out this year; if I get my act together I might still get 'em out for New Year's (it's part of "the holidays" too!), BUT I got my Yuletide story in early (plus one ficlet) so I'm not going to beat myself up too badly.
Woo. Day off today. Yay! Smooches to all, whatever you celebrate. *smooch* |
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| I'm a newbie. I shouldn't be upset at myself. |
[Dec. 20th, 2008|08:32 am] |
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Well, poo. Told you I didn't understand this Yuletide biz. I've been waiting to see announcements regarding pinch hits, because I thought that would be fun, and since I didn't see any, assumed they'd come out after the deadline, right? 'Cos they're for those who are good with quick turnaround times, right? Turns out there's a Yahoo!Group you join to watch for them and I've been missing them since the beginning of November. Again, poo. |
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| Nominations are what you want to read? What you want to write? Are there prompts? WHAT? |
[Oct. 21st, 2008|08:39 pm] |
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For some reason, I am incapable of understanding the way ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) yuletide works.
Every year I mutter, "Maybe I should sign up for that," and every year I share my mutterings with people and am met with, "Oh, it doesn't work that way." So is there someone out there who, rather than saying, "The rules are distributed over these nineteen pages" can summarize the process in, say, something like three long bullet points of text stating, "Go here, do this, be sure not to do this, and your obligation will then be to do this by this time in this way"?
HELP MY TINY BRAIN. |
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