Yuletide nominations!

[rachelmanija]

The list of currently nominated fandoms is up here. It closes at 9:00 PM, USA Eastern Standard Time.

If you are planning to participate, what are you thinking about requesting?

I am thinking about Marjorie Liu's "Dirk and Steele" series, Willo Davis Roberts The Girl with Silver Eyes (now there's a novel that begged for a sequel), George R. R. Martin's "Thousand Worlds" series, my perennial request for Diane Duane's "Door" series, my other perennial request for Modesty Blaise, and the Carter and Grammar song "The Mountain." Last year I wrote a story based on the Carter and Grammar song "The Disappearing Man," and I think that anyone who would even offer "The Mountain" could probably write something good. (Click the tags for more details on the stuff I mentioned here - I recommend it all.)

Note: I know that many of you hate fanfic, hate Yuletide, hate AO3, hate the (bizarre) new rules on determining what constitutes a rare fandom, etc. This is not the post to say so.

Comments

[akamarykate.livejournal.com]

Well, I LOVE fanfic, I LOVE Yuletide, adore AO3...and keep looking quizzically at the new rules about rarity, like a dog with her ears stuck out, tilting her head to the side.

But anyway.

I have NO IDEA what to request. I want to request Tiffany Aching-related fic, as usual, but most of the Discworld fanfic veers toward the characters in the adult novels, and I fear I'd be wasting a request. I'll probably tilt at the windmill anyhow.

Maybe The Tempest. Probably some Child Ballads. Maybe a really obscure fairy tale or two.

Definitely Early Edition, because I think most people who know me well would pass out from shock if I didn't. Also because the love never dies, and if I can get a dose of Marissa Clark being awesome, my year will be made. :)

I'm a little worried that this may be my last Yuletide for a couple of years, depends on how my MFA program goes.

[janni.livejournal.com]

I just put in the Tempest and the Child ballads. Along with some sagas, the Mabinogion, and, just for fun, Beowulf.

[akamarykate.livejournal.com]

We had this long discussion last year about how to put in the Child Ballads, and I'm glad they're back this year. Love and murder and magic and tragedy--what's not to like? :)

I haven't read the Maginogion since college, but oh, that would be AWESOME. And my sister's dissertation is all about The Tempest and adaptation, so I kind of have Miranda and Sycorax on the brain. :)

I hope you have time to do it this year--and if not, I'm sure there will be plenty to read!

[janni.livejournal.com]

Love and murder and magic and tragedy--what's not to like? :)

Besides which, there can never be too many takes on Tam Lin. :-)

I've been wanting to do a Miranda novel for years, though nothing has quite fully taken hold yet.