Dear Yuletide Author
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metonomiaDear Author,
Thank you for wanting to write one of these!! Mostly I'm just going to be really excited to get a story for any of them, but I do have a couple general requests that I hope will make it easier on you, thought they also just might be confusing, because I like a lot of different types of stories. The point being, I'm pretty sure that I will love just about whatever I get.
Generally, I prefer stories focused on female characters, which I suppose my character requests reflect - however, I'm more than open to the addition of other characters, to multiple pov, or what have you. I tend to gravitate more toward gen or gen-with-undertones-of-pairings, but if you are inspired to do a pairing, I'm open to any.
I love emotional or physical adventures, introspection, philosophizing, theologizing, mythologizing, and any number of other -izings :D I'm a huge fan of smart and capable ladies telling their own stories, and I love both canon exploration and worldbuilding, as well as AUs. I like happy endings, but I also really love gritty, complex, dark stories. Meta is cool :D
As I sort of said, I'd prefer not to have romance as the centerpoint of a story, but I don't mind at all if it's there. I would ask for no rape, non-con/dub-con, misogyny, character bashing, or general negativity - I am alright with these things being present if part of a character's established backstory or whatnot, but I'd rather they not be the main point, and that they be examined critically.
Till We Have Faces - CS Lewis
I adore CS Lewis for Narnia, but often find that as much as I love his writing and storytelling, I have a lot of complex issues with it. Till We Have Faces was an utter amazement to me because of its incredible complexity, self-awareness, worldbuilding, and character development. I would never be able to write fic for it myself, but I would absolutely adore more exploration of Orual and Istra and everything about their relationship. I would be ecstatic to get more of Psyche's side of things - doubt of herself or of Orual, her physical experience on the mountain, interactions with gods other than Eros? I also loved the politics of this world, so more of that would be grand. (She wasn't a nominated character but if you wanted to explore Redival too I would love that).
Greek and Roman Mythology
One of my absolute favorite things about any mythological narrative is its flexibility - this is definitely a fandom in which I would love an AU, a modern day representation, anything like that exploring the characters in different settings (for reference, I am constantly all mushy over Rick Riordan's various mythology series). Again, characters chosen probably tell you a fair amount - in mythology I am obsessed with exploring the women who are victimized, villainized, or left behind. I noted Orpheus, and I love his story, but I mostly chose him because I didn't have an option to choose Eurydice - if you wanted them, I would adore an exploration of the Underworld from both sides, or some such thing. I adore doomed Cassandra, betrayed Ariadne, and cursed Medusa, and ajewpoaijrgpoijapoeij I would be so happy for anything about any or all of them! (also I'm noticing that I picked all human - that is in fact a trope that I love, the way mortals are affected by higher powers, for good or bad, and the balance between fate/free will etc).
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
I just read this book this past summer, and I plowed through it like none other, and was in awe the whole way through - I adore the insertion of magic (practical magic!) into history, and the way Clarke makes it a part of the historical events without just magically winning at everything. I love the complexities and politics of the magic, the ways in which it is trampled and subject to the whims and prides of its practitioners. I love the exploration of Faery and the cruelties and beauties and traps thereof. And, again, my character choices - I love Clarke's portrayal of the women, but I want mooooooore. I would love Lady Pole's experience of her blessing/curse, or she and Arabella on an adventure in Faery, or anything starring them.
Thank you thank you thank you in advance!
xoxo
me
Thank you for wanting to write one of these!! Mostly I'm just going to be really excited to get a story for any of them, but I do have a couple general requests that I hope will make it easier on you, thought they also just might be confusing, because I like a lot of different types of stories. The point being, I'm pretty sure that I will love just about whatever I get.
Generally, I prefer stories focused on female characters, which I suppose my character requests reflect - however, I'm more than open to the addition of other characters, to multiple pov, or what have you. I tend to gravitate more toward gen or gen-with-undertones-of-pairings, but if you are inspired to do a pairing, I'm open to any.
I love emotional or physical adventures, introspection, philosophizing, theologizing, mythologizing, and any number of other -izings :D I'm a huge fan of smart and capable ladies telling their own stories, and I love both canon exploration and worldbuilding, as well as AUs. I like happy endings, but I also really love gritty, complex, dark stories. Meta is cool :D
As I sort of said, I'd prefer not to have romance as the centerpoint of a story, but I don't mind at all if it's there. I would ask for no rape, non-con/dub-con, misogyny, character bashing, or general negativity - I am alright with these things being present if part of a character's established backstory or whatnot, but I'd rather they not be the main point, and that they be examined critically.
Till We Have Faces - CS Lewis
I adore CS Lewis for Narnia, but often find that as much as I love his writing and storytelling, I have a lot of complex issues with it. Till We Have Faces was an utter amazement to me because of its incredible complexity, self-awareness, worldbuilding, and character development. I would never be able to write fic for it myself, but I would absolutely adore more exploration of Orual and Istra and everything about their relationship. I would be ecstatic to get more of Psyche's side of things - doubt of herself or of Orual, her physical experience on the mountain, interactions with gods other than Eros? I also loved the politics of this world, so more of that would be grand. (She wasn't a nominated character but if you wanted to explore Redival too I would love that).
Greek and Roman Mythology
One of my absolute favorite things about any mythological narrative is its flexibility - this is definitely a fandom in which I would love an AU, a modern day representation, anything like that exploring the characters in different settings (for reference, I am constantly all mushy over Rick Riordan's various mythology series). Again, characters chosen probably tell you a fair amount - in mythology I am obsessed with exploring the women who are victimized, villainized, or left behind. I noted Orpheus, and I love his story, but I mostly chose him because I didn't have an option to choose Eurydice - if you wanted them, I would adore an exploration of the Underworld from both sides, or some such thing. I adore doomed Cassandra, betrayed Ariadne, and cursed Medusa, and ajewpoaijrgpoijapoeij I would be so happy for anything about any or all of them! (also I'm noticing that I picked all human - that is in fact a trope that I love, the way mortals are affected by higher powers, for good or bad, and the balance between fate/free will etc).
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
I just read this book this past summer, and I plowed through it like none other, and was in awe the whole way through - I adore the insertion of magic (practical magic!) into history, and the way Clarke makes it a part of the historical events without just magically winning at everything. I love the complexities and politics of the magic, the ways in which it is trampled and subject to the whims and prides of its practitioners. I love the exploration of Faery and the cruelties and beauties and traps thereof. And, again, my character choices - I love Clarke's portrayal of the women, but I want mooooooore. I would love Lady Pole's experience of her blessing/curse, or she and Arabella on an adventure in Faery, or anything starring them.
Thank you thank you thank you in advance!
xoxo
me
