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Writer, I'm sorry this letter wasn't up when you got the assignment, since I put nothing in my sign-up beyond the bare bones! But here you go. Obviously you don't have to go with any of my suggestions--they're just there in case you're looking for inspiration. Just have fun writing and I'm sure I'll love it. : )
Travel Light, Naomi Mitchison. Character: Halla
If you write for this, I will be delighted--there isn't any fic for it at all! If you haven't read it, it's a quick read. Here is my rec/review of it. Basically, I just want the continued adventures of Halla. What about her going back to try to find the dragons? What do she and Steinvor get up to together? Time seems fluid in this world. What would happen if Halla gets closer to the modern age? Does Halla ever set down roots, or does she continue to travel light? I'd prefer gen for this; Halla comes across as not interested in sex or romance to me.
Ronja Rövardotter/Ronia the Robber's Daughter, Astrid Lindgren. Characters: Ronja, Lovis
If you by some improbable chance happen to be Swedish, I'd love it if you wrote the story in Swedish. : ) But no worries if you're not. I'd love some bonding moment between Ronja and Lovis. Or backstory for Lovis. Or a glimpse of Ronja's future adventures. I love all the creatures in the forest; it would be great if you included some of them! Ronja/Birk is fine, though I'd prefer not to get a straight-out romance. Or you can keep them in a brother-and-sister-like relationship as they get older.
The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling. Character: Mowgli
This book consistently makes me cry at the end--there's some button I have about the relationship between human and nature which it pushes very effectively. Hmm, let's see. Mowgli at the end of the book seems to have mastery over the jungle. I'd love something set around that time but before he leaves, where there's something in the jungle he doesn't have mastery of. Or maybe he could meet a human from some village who Mowgli dismisses as not understanding the jungle, who turns out to have some unexpected understanding. Or just some interaction between Mowgli and any of his friends in the jungle--I like the wolves and Kaa especially.
Travel Light, Naomi Mitchison. Character: Halla
If you write for this, I will be delighted--there isn't any fic for it at all! If you haven't read it, it's a quick read. Here is my rec/review of it. Basically, I just want the continued adventures of Halla. What about her going back to try to find the dragons? What do she and Steinvor get up to together? Time seems fluid in this world. What would happen if Halla gets closer to the modern age? Does Halla ever set down roots, or does she continue to travel light? I'd prefer gen for this; Halla comes across as not interested in sex or romance to me.
Ronja Rövardotter/Ronia the Robber's Daughter, Astrid Lindgren. Characters: Ronja, Lovis
If you by some improbable chance happen to be Swedish, I'd love it if you wrote the story in Swedish. : ) But no worries if you're not. I'd love some bonding moment between Ronja and Lovis. Or backstory for Lovis. Or a glimpse of Ronja's future adventures. I love all the creatures in the forest; it would be great if you included some of them! Ronja/Birk is fine, though I'd prefer not to get a straight-out romance. Or you can keep them in a brother-and-sister-like relationship as they get older.
The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling. Character: Mowgli
This book consistently makes me cry at the end--there's some button I have about the relationship between human and nature which it pushes very effectively. Hmm, let's see. Mowgli at the end of the book seems to have mastery over the jungle. I'd love something set around that time but before he leaves, where there's something in the jungle he doesn't have mastery of. Or maybe he could meet a human from some village who Mowgli dismisses as not understanding the jungle, who turns out to have some unexpected understanding. Or just some interaction between Mowgli and any of his friends in the jungle--I like the wolves and Kaa especially.
