Well, I narrowed my list down to about 11 fandoms to offer, and made my selection about which 3 to request. I almost added a 4th, but then opted not to. My requests and letter to my Yuletide Santa/Goat is in my LiveJournal: Fan Fiction Requests for My Dear Yuletide Santa!
Two of my requested fandoms were the same as last year (Lawrence of Arabia and SeaChange) but I couldn’t reproduce my requests from last year completely since two fandoms weren’t eligible this year. American Gothic fandom is a new request for me, but I’ve loved the show for years. I’ll be excited no matter which request I’m matched on.
Can’t list the fandom or the assignment I got as that flies in the face of the spirit of the Secret Santa thing. But it’s not one I really expected to get (because that’s pretty much how it works, just like last year) but one that’s going to be fun. Got the assignment on the 15th I believe, and so far I have almost 300 words written. I actually wrote 150 words right after I got the assignment because I had immediate ideas. I’ve been adding to that in spurts. This one is a lot of fun, and my recipient wants fluff rather than angst, so it’s just going to be a good time had by pretty much all.
A complete draft for the X-Men movieverse ficathon is due Thursday, which isn’t a problem, I’m just aggravated that someone has misplace my X-Men DVDs which is making it difficult for me to fact check. And that someone, for the record, is not me. Fortunately the completed and ready to roll story isn’t due Thursday–that’s Saturday the 28th. Which makes the whole thing a bit easier, as I’m sure I can find the DVDs over the weekend.
I also have a story to complete by Thanksgiving for the Child. We did an impromptu fic exchange about a month, maybe 6 weeks ago, just between us. That’s a fun one, too. Of course, I have a feeling she hasn’t done much with it, so it may get extended. And I’m also trying to put the final edit on a 27,000 word story that’s been languishing for EONS.
So it goes to figure that during a week when I want to do TONS of fan writing, the RL writing that pays the bills has just exploded and I have more this week to do than I have in a while. Still, all good, all fun.
Regarding Yuletide, here are the two wonderful stories I got last year. I hesitate to ask for Lawrence of Arabia again this year becuase the story I got last year was so fantastic:
The Vices of Old Men
It’s a remarkable piece of writing, and so perfectly captures their relationship and the essence of the film.
And I got a Yuletide Treat, too! These are stories that don’t have to make the 1,000 word limit that can be posted after the deadline for assigned stories up until the evening of the 24th, I believe. This story was based on one of my other requests, from the film 300. This one comes with an adult material warning–if you’re underage or squicked by sex between men, give it a miss.
Lessons
I’m looking so forward to the 25th to see my story and to see how well my recipient likes the story I wrote for her! I’m just as excited about the reveal for the X-Men fication on the 28th, too. It’s my first foray into writing anything but drabbles in this fandom, and I hope I please my giftee.
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