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Dear Yuletide Author:
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thewreckofapoet on both AO3 and Tumblr. As you can see from my fics and the content I’ve created, I spend most of my time in the Song of Ice and Fire fandom, but I’m really trying to branch out :)
I'm pleased as punch to see all the fandoms that have been nominated and I'm looking forward to writing more than I am looking forward to receiving a fic, actually!
As far as preferences, I'll say what I say every year: my taste in fic tend towards the humorous. I love wit, whimsy, and wordplay. I'm tickled by meta-references and fourth-wall breaking. I adore surreal humor and patently absurd situations that a lone person points out while everyone else goes about their day. I also like fluffy and "slice of life" fics where people are just being normal. Bonus points if there's a juxtaposition of a fearsome, elegant, staid, or stodgy, etc. character and something utterly mundane or even silly. (For example, some of my favorite fics include: Stannis Baratheon playing the overprotective father and lecturing Rickon Stark for trying to take his daughter on a date, Yelp reviews for Ea-Nasir’s subpar copper, and Molly Weasley’s brothers going to the aquarium with Lucius Malfoy, who is having none of it.)
As you can tell from some of the above examples, I’m down with AU too, for the most part.
That doesn't mean I don't like more serious fics, of course. As far as romance goes, I tend to prefer a slow burn. I like my sexual tension like I like my actual sex: sulky and belligerent. I am totally more about sexual frustration than consummation, though I will say there is nothing better than a satisfying end to a hard-fought courtship/flirtation. I certainly don't mind smut, but it wouldn’t be my first choice. (I also have a bad habit of not finishing the smut I start out to write, so this could just be my frustration talking.) If you are struck by inspiration and want to write a sexual scene in your fic, by all means, write it. Above all, however, I adore thoughtful world-building! I love well-researched, immersive fic where the writer has really shown their work and enthusiastically engaged with the source material. I'm inspired by Tolkien and Kurosawa. I want answers to questions like, What kind of infrastructure does Middle Earth have? Has the Federation of Planets ever imposed trade embargoes on Cardassia? Shouldn't Luke Skywalker have grown up in better conditions considering that moisture would probably be priceless on a desert planet?
That being said, I know how hard it is to toil on a story, so I am sure that I will love and appreciate whatever it is you come up with!
General DNWs: fat-shaming, slut-shaming, racist/fascist/eugenicist apologia, situations where a naked person is paraded around for someone's amusement, sexual or otherwise (if they're naked by choice in an attempt to amuse other people, that's fine), child or animal abuse, dead children in general (references to children who have passed in canon are fine; just don't linger)
Robert Goulet's Red Ships of Spain (SNL skit)
Yes, I nominated this during the nomination process. This has long been one of my favorite SNL skits of all time. I don't really care what you do with it; maybe write some backstory for the Goulet brothers/the production, or elaborate on the experience the critics had in the theater. For example: how did two of the Goulet brothers end up using understudies on opening night? Are there any additional hilarious reviews that came in later? Are there other ridiculous lyrics? How did the critic from The Cincinnati Dispatch acquire a battery to whip at the actors? How exactly did Robert Goulet end up playing a love scene opposite his daughter? You could also write out the complete plot (such as it is) of the show.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
I don't have a lot of preferences for this one. Lola is my favorite character. While I kind of ship Yunior and Lola but it makes sense why they don't end up together; maybe you could write a fix-it where Yunior is actually a better person deserving of a relationship with Lola. An AU where Oscar lives might be nice as well. I would also love to hear more about Beli and her past, or the Cabral family in general.
Hadestown
Hades/Persephone
OR
Eurydice/Orpheus
I've been listening to various cast recordings of Hadestown since it was an off-off-Broadway musical, and finally got to see it when it came to my city, where I sobbed uncontrollably for pretty much the entire show. So actually I wouldn't mind if this fic ends up more earnest and melancholic. You could write about either Hades & Persephone's relationship - how it started out, or alternatively, how it improves after they decide to start over. Or you could write a fic about Orpheus becoming some revolutionary leader after he's led people out of Hadestown, but feeling that gnawing emptiness at the fact that he doesn't get to experience the new world he's brought about with the woman he loves. Or possibly being able to move on and find happiness, like Eurydice might have wanted him to? Another possibility for a fic is contrasting "old love" vs. "new love" as exemplified in the two relationships.
Bojack Horseman
Diane Nguyen
I love/hate Diane's family dynamic! It feels so real but of course is utterly despicable. I'd love to hear more about what life was like for Diane while she was "Cry-ane," and all the therapy she needed to get better!
Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - George R. R. Martin
Maekar I Targaryen
Aegon V Targaryen
OR
Duncan the Tall
Tanselle Too-Tall
If you choose to go the Targaryens route, I WANT TARGARYENS WITH ANGST AND DADDY ISSUES, ALL DAY EVERY DAY. I want bitter, exasperated dad Maekar and I want to know how and if Aegon related to him. I'd love to know what his relationship with Dyanna Dayne was like, maybe even how she would have reacted when Maekar decides to make Egg Dunk's squire (there are entirely too many dead mothers in GRRM's writings; it's pretty ludicrous).
Alternatively, I also would love nice Dunk and Tanselle fluff/smut. Hell, you can throw some Rohanne Webber in there for good measure and get a nice polycule going on.
Dear Yuletide Author:
Great to have you here, and super excited to read about whichever mutual fandom we have! I am
thewreckofapoet on both AO3 and Tumblr. As you can see from my fics and the content I’ve created, I spend most of my time in the Song of Ice and Fire fandom, but I’m really trying to branch out :)I'm pleased as punch to see all the fandoms that have been nominated and I'm looking forward to writing more than I am looking forward to receiving a fic, actually!
As far as preferences, I'll say what I say every year: my taste in fic tend towards the humorous. I love wit, whimsy, and wordplay. I'm tickled by meta-references and fourth-wall breaking. I adore surreal humor and patently absurd situations that a lone person points out while everyone else goes about their day. I also like fluffy and "slice of life" fics where people are just being normal. Bonus points if there's a juxtaposition of a fearsome, elegant, staid, or stodgy, etc. character and something utterly mundane or even silly. (For example, some of my favorite fics include: Stannis Baratheon playing the overprotective father and lecturing Rickon Stark for trying to take his daughter on a date, Yelp reviews for Ea-Nasir’s subpar copper, and Molly Weasley’s brothers going to the aquarium with Lucius Malfoy, who is having none of it.)
As you can tell from some of the above examples, I’m down with AU too, for the most part.
That doesn't mean I don't like more serious fics, of course. As far as romance goes, I tend to prefer a slow burn. I like my sexual tension like I like my actual sex: sulky and belligerent. I am totally more about sexual frustration than consummation, though I will say there is nothing better than a satisfying end to a hard-fought courtship/flirtation. I certainly don't mind smut, but it wouldn’t be my first choice. (I also have a bad habit of not finishing the smut I start out to write, so this could just be my frustration talking.) If you are struck by inspiration and want to write a sexual scene in your fic, by all means, write it. Above all, however, I adore thoughtful world-building! I love well-researched, immersive fic where the writer has really shown their work and enthusiastically engaged with the source material. I'm inspired by Tolkien and Kurosawa. I want answers to questions like, What kind of infrastructure does Middle Earth have? Has the Federation of Planets ever imposed trade embargoes on Cardassia? Shouldn't Luke Skywalker have grown up in better conditions considering that moisture would probably be priceless on a desert planet?
That being said, I know how hard it is to toil on a story, so I am sure that I will love and appreciate whatever it is you come up with!
General DNWs: fat-shaming, slut-shaming, racist/fascist/eugenicist apologia, situations where a naked person is paraded around for someone's amusement, sexual or otherwise (if they're naked by choice in an attempt to amuse other people, that's fine), child or animal abuse, dead children in general (references to children who have passed in canon are fine; just don't linger)
Robert Goulet's Red Ships of Spain (SNL skit)
Yes, I nominated this during the nomination process. This has long been one of my favorite SNL skits of all time. I don't really care what you do with it; maybe write some backstory for the Goulet brothers/the production, or elaborate on the experience the critics had in the theater. For example: how did two of the Goulet brothers end up using understudies on opening night? Are there any additional hilarious reviews that came in later? Are there other ridiculous lyrics? How did the critic from The Cincinnati Dispatch acquire a battery to whip at the actors? How exactly did Robert Goulet end up playing a love scene opposite his daughter? You could also write out the complete plot (such as it is) of the show.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
I don't have a lot of preferences for this one. Lola is my favorite character. While I kind of ship Yunior and Lola but it makes sense why they don't end up together; maybe you could write a fix-it where Yunior is actually a better person deserving of a relationship with Lola. An AU where Oscar lives might be nice as well. I would also love to hear more about Beli and her past, or the Cabral family in general.
Hadestown
Hades/Persephone
OR
Eurydice/Orpheus
I've been listening to various cast recordings of Hadestown since it was an off-off-Broadway musical, and finally got to see it when it came to my city, where I sobbed uncontrollably for pretty much the entire show. So actually I wouldn't mind if this fic ends up more earnest and melancholic. You could write about either Hades & Persephone's relationship - how it started out, or alternatively, how it improves after they decide to start over. Or you could write a fic about Orpheus becoming some revolutionary leader after he's led people out of Hadestown, but feeling that gnawing emptiness at the fact that he doesn't get to experience the new world he's brought about with the woman he loves. Or possibly being able to move on and find happiness, like Eurydice might have wanted him to? Another possibility for a fic is contrasting "old love" vs. "new love" as exemplified in the two relationships.
Bojack Horseman
Diane Nguyen
I love/hate Diane's family dynamic! It feels so real but of course is utterly despicable. I'd love to hear more about what life was like for Diane while she was "Cry-ane," and all the therapy she needed to get better!
Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - George R. R. Martin
Maekar I Targaryen
Aegon V Targaryen
OR
Duncan the Tall
Tanselle Too-Tall
If you choose to go the Targaryens route, I WANT TARGARYENS WITH ANGST AND DADDY ISSUES, ALL DAY EVERY DAY. I want bitter, exasperated dad Maekar and I want to know how and if Aegon related to him. I'd love to know what his relationship with Dyanna Dayne was like, maybe even how she would have reacted when Maekar decides to make Egg Dunk's squire (there are entirely too many dead mothers in GRRM's writings; it's pretty ludicrous).
Alternatively, I also would love nice Dunk and Tanselle fluff/smut. Hell, you can throw some Rohanne Webber in there for good measure and get a nice polycule going on.
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