Dear Yuletide Writer
Oct. 25th, 2014 07:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
luzulaYay, we share a small fandom! I tried to give a sense of my tastes in each fandom, but please don't feel constrained by any of the specific suggestions. Just have fun writing and I am sure I will love it!
Papillon (1973) (Henri "Papillon" Charrière, Louis Dega)
This fandom currently has no offers, so let me just tell you about it in case we matched on something else and you're not sure you want to write that. This is an awesome movie with Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman being prisoners in a colonial prison in the 1930's. They originally start working together because Hoffman's character needs protection and McQueen's character needs money, but then theyfall in love start caring about each other. Seriously, this movie is the slashiest thing I have ever seen! There is hurt/comfort while they rest bare-chested in each other's arms, there is loyalty against all odds, there are long tender hugs.
Okay, so obviously I really want slash here. It could be post-movie with them being crotchety old men together, it could be a missing scene, or you could show me what's going on inside either of their heads during the movie. Don't feel you have to write me sex (although I wouldn't say no to it!)--I am just as happy with something that is as gen as the movie is, as long as it's about their connection somehow.
The Deed of Paksenarrion, by Elizabeth Moon (Paksenarrion)
Basically, I just love Paksenarrion and want more stories about her. The Paksenarrion books are comfort reading for me, and I love following Paks' character development through the book. I also love that the books are so entirely gen, and that Paks is basically asexual without much fuss being made of it, because that's not what the story is about. So please, no romance or sex involving Paksenarrion!
You could write about one of her quests just after the ending of the book, or a glimpse of her when she's older and more experienced. I think my dream story in this fandom would be a fic in which Paksenarrion was older and had a female paladin-candidate, because I love stories about older woman-younger woman mentor relationships. But if that doesn't appeal to your muse, just go with whatever does! For example, much as I love Paks POV, an outside POV of her would be cool, too--like, someone she inspires during a quest, for example. I'm also fascinated by the Kuakganni, and something involving them would be interesting. I've read the first two books of the recent trilogy, but I like the original trilogy much better.
The Charioteer, by Mary Renault (Andrew Raynes, Laurie Odell)
So I really shipped these two in the book, and was surprised to discover that despite the fair amount of fics that existed in the fandom, very few of them had Andrew/Laurie as the main pairing. Obviously this must be rectified! I was kind of annoyed by Laurie's "I must protect Andrew from the gayness!" attitude, and would love to see Andrew getting to make some choices of his own. What would've happened if that moment in the kitchen hadn't been interrupted? What kind of relationship would Laurie and Andrew develop? Could Andrew reconcile homosexuality with his Quaker faith? If you don't want to write Laurie/Andrew, I would also be perfectly happy with gen, as long as you focus on Laurie and Andrew interacting. I do also like Laurie/Ralph, but since it's so overwhelmingly popular in the fandom and I want to focus on Laurie and Andrew, I'd prefer not to get a fic with background Laurie/Ralph.
The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Le Guin (any)
I didn't pick any characters for this fandom. What I really want is worldbuilding fic, although if you're dying to tell a story about a particular canon character I would love to hear that, too (I know I can match with any character!) FWIW, my favorite canon characters are Shevek and Takver. Anyway, I would love fic from the early days of the Anarres settlement. What did they struggle with, both in the new environment and among themselves? I'd love reading about the details of terraforming, so feel free to go there if you want. What social issues did they deal with in building a new society? What was it like for everyone to learn a new language together? Or you could show me Anarres from the POV of someone from another Hainish world. I guess the only thing I really don't want would be a fic which was all "capitalism is the greatest! anarchism sucks!" but I suspect if you signed up to write this fandom, you won't do that. : ) Shades of gray (like canon) is totally fine, though. Things I like (obviously optional): landscape description, biology, engineering, linguistic geekery, female characters, the complexities of organizational work, people who are passionate about things, solidarity.
Papillon (1973) (Henri "Papillon" Charrière, Louis Dega)
This fandom currently has no offers, so let me just tell you about it in case we matched on something else and you're not sure you want to write that. This is an awesome movie with Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman being prisoners in a colonial prison in the 1930's. They originally start working together because Hoffman's character needs protection and McQueen's character needs money, but then they
Okay, so obviously I really want slash here. It could be post-movie with them being crotchety old men together, it could be a missing scene, or you could show me what's going on inside either of their heads during the movie. Don't feel you have to write me sex (although I wouldn't say no to it!)--I am just as happy with something that is as gen as the movie is, as long as it's about their connection somehow.
The Deed of Paksenarrion, by Elizabeth Moon (Paksenarrion)
Basically, I just love Paksenarrion and want more stories about her. The Paksenarrion books are comfort reading for me, and I love following Paks' character development through the book. I also love that the books are so entirely gen, and that Paks is basically asexual without much fuss being made of it, because that's not what the story is about. So please, no romance or sex involving Paksenarrion!
You could write about one of her quests just after the ending of the book, or a glimpse of her when she's older and more experienced. I think my dream story in this fandom would be a fic in which Paksenarrion was older and had a female paladin-candidate, because I love stories about older woman-younger woman mentor relationships. But if that doesn't appeal to your muse, just go with whatever does! For example, much as I love Paks POV, an outside POV of her would be cool, too--like, someone she inspires during a quest, for example. I'm also fascinated by the Kuakganni, and something involving them would be interesting. I've read the first two books of the recent trilogy, but I like the original trilogy much better.
The Charioteer, by Mary Renault (Andrew Raynes, Laurie Odell)
So I really shipped these two in the book, and was surprised to discover that despite the fair amount of fics that existed in the fandom, very few of them had Andrew/Laurie as the main pairing. Obviously this must be rectified! I was kind of annoyed by Laurie's "I must protect Andrew from the gayness!" attitude, and would love to see Andrew getting to make some choices of his own. What would've happened if that moment in the kitchen hadn't been interrupted? What kind of relationship would Laurie and Andrew develop? Could Andrew reconcile homosexuality with his Quaker faith? If you don't want to write Laurie/Andrew, I would also be perfectly happy with gen, as long as you focus on Laurie and Andrew interacting. I do also like Laurie/Ralph, but since it's so overwhelmingly popular in the fandom and I want to focus on Laurie and Andrew, I'd prefer not to get a fic with background Laurie/Ralph.
The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Le Guin (any)
I didn't pick any characters for this fandom. What I really want is worldbuilding fic, although if you're dying to tell a story about a particular canon character I would love to hear that, too (I know I can match with any character!) FWIW, my favorite canon characters are Shevek and Takver. Anyway, I would love fic from the early days of the Anarres settlement. What did they struggle with, both in the new environment and among themselves? I'd love reading about the details of terraforming, so feel free to go there if you want. What social issues did they deal with in building a new society? What was it like for everyone to learn a new language together? Or you could show me Anarres from the POV of someone from another Hainish world. I guess the only thing I really don't want would be a fic which was all "capitalism is the greatest! anarchism sucks!" but I suspect if you signed up to write this fandom, you won't do that. : ) Shades of gray (like canon) is totally fine, though. Things I like (obviously optional): landscape description, biology, engineering, linguistic geekery, female characters, the complexities of organizational work, people who are passionate about things, solidarity.
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Date: 2014-10-26 03:08 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2014-10-26 04:13 pm (UTC)Two hours left until sign-ups close! *frets over whether to change offers*
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Date: 2014-11-01 09:02 am (UTC)I would love to read fic from your Dispossessed prompt *chinhands*
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Date: 2014-11-02 12:25 pm (UTC)I would love to read fic from your Dispossessed prompt *chinhands*
Me too! Obviously. : )