Dear Yuletide Author,
Hello! Thank you so much for offering to write in a fandom that is clearly awesome since both you and I are fond of it. I hope that you have fun writing your story. I'm writing this letter to give you some inspiration, but if you think of something better that goes off on a tangent, don't be afraid to follow that lead!
Things I Like: Missing scenes, future scenes, past scenes, dialogue, pushing at the edges of established worlds to see what else is out there, plot, snark, action, slight AUs, action figures, the tango, pie. Those last few aren't fic related, but pie is delicious.
Things I Am Not Fond Of: Schmoopy relationships, shipping for the sake of shipping (in context of a greater story, it's good though!), gratuitous sex (sex in context is A-OK!), incest, Charles Dickens' work. I just don't like it.
Now let me tell you why I love the fandoms I've requested.
The Newsflesh Trilogy (Feed) by Mira GrantI'm not gonna lie to you, Dear Author. I love zombies. Zombies are a great vehicle for a story and Feed is no exception. Things that are awesome about this book include:
* Georgia
* Shaun
* Buffy
* Senator Ryman and his family
* THE WHOLE MESSED UP WORLD
There are two things here I would love to see which are polar opposites of each other, so go with what your gut tells you, Dear Author.
1) Georgia and Shaun. They rock my socks off and seeing them interact, even in a post-book setting (look, May is too far away for Book 2, okay?) would be delicious.
2) Something that doesn't involve the main characters at all but expands this weird, messed up universe that Grant has built. If you get an idea that would flesh out (pun totally intended) the Newsflesh universe, go go go go!
I have no problems with violence or swearing or wanting to throw things across the room, as may be evidenced by my love for this book. So by all means, go all out. I can't wait to read what you come up with.
Terminator(movies, comics, TSCC, if it's Terminator, I love it)
I've been in love with the Terminator series for as long as I can remember. It fuels my deep fear of the end of the world and a post-nuclear existence and a mistrust of really smart computers. I used to program AI, Dear Author, but I justified it by assuring myself that I would sabotage their projects if they ever got too smart. I still feel guilty about participating at all. But this isn't about my issues, this is about your story. I love time travel and the mess it makes. I love the epic story before and after Judgment Day and the desperate need of the characters to try to prevent it timeline after timeline. I would love especially to read a story about Kyle Reese, who is my favourite Terminator character. Young Reese, old Reese, movie Reese, Reese who has a brother named Derek, Reese who's about to go back in time, Reese who's already been sent back or even Reese who is still young and dealing with losing his friend. Heck, Kyle doesn't even have to be the focal point of the story, but I would love to see him attended to in some way.
Phineas & FerbThere's 104 days of summer vacation then school comes along just to end it. So the annual problem for our generation is finding a good way to speeeeeeend it! This cartoon is one of my favourite TV shows. Phineas, Ferb, Candace, the Fireside Girls, Doofenschmirtz, Perry, Major Monogram and Carl, Mom and Dad...I don't care who the fic is about. If you can make this hit the tone of the series, you've made me one very happy Yuletide recipient.
Mighty Ducks moviesI would love to see a story about any of the kids a little older and making it to the NHL. But I'll be honest here, as long as it involves hockey, I'll be happy!
Thank you, Dear Author! I look forward to reading what you come up with and to thanking you directly after the reveal!