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Oct. 19th, 2007 02:44 pm
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I have a feeling I totally went overboard on the letter part. *g* Oh well.



Dear Yuletide Writer,

First off, I would like to say that you are awesome! I'm totally thrilled to be getting a story in one of these universes. Yay you!

Second, I would like to point out that given all of the advice that's been going around this year about prompts, I have completely developed a complex around the prompts I wrote. So I have tried to be as open as possible, and I want to reiterate that you're obviously not constrained by them, blah blah blah. The general sense that you might be getting from my signup is that I like evil, sexy, competent, powerful women in any form, and no matter what fandom you're writing in, a story that keeps that in mind will be a winner.

I have also been getting a complex due to all the advice on how to write these letters, ahaha, so I'm going to try and take them to heart and blather on about what exactly I like about my fandoms and fic in general in order to give you a deep understanding of my intricate psyche. :)

I love backstory/off-panel/filler fic, especially when I can clearly see the foreshadowing to canon events. That's sort of what I'm going for in all the fictional fandoms.

I like the bits of Mrs Coulter that we get to see where she's being simultaneously totally ruthless and totally driven by her emotions – I appreciate getting the chance to see a woman who's portrayed that way but not completely weakened by her femininity, and I think it sparks well off Asriel, who's fairly dominated by the ruthless side. I'd love to see more about them getting together, working together, realising they can't work together, etc etc. As I said, I'm also happy with Mrs Coulter only, perhaps in the time period between Asriel and the start of the series. How did she get where she is, that sort of thing. I'm not terribly interested in seeing either of them interact with Lyra, but something set during the series would be acceptable so long as it focuses mostly on Mrs Coulter and how she does what she does. *g*

I really have a thing for evil witches becoming the protagonists, almost, or at least subverting the genre a bit, and also I have a wicked crush in Michelle Pfeiffer. So basically that's where I'm coming from for this request. ;) I'd like to see more about Lamia in general, really. I think I said pretty much everything in the signup!

In the same vein, I have to admit that some of my love for M comes from Judi Dench's sheer awesomeness. I put this in the Casino Royale universe specifically because I loved the way she sparked off Craig's Bond, but obviously info and situations and the like from previous films are totally cool. I'm mostly looking to see M out from behind the desk in this – maybe she and Bond have to go on a mission together? And if the crossover ideas fill you with dread, ignore them, seriously. It was a completely idle "oh that would be cool" thought.

For BSGRPF, I listed three characters and want to emphasize that I'm happy with fic about one or any two or all three of them. I mentioned in my signup a character (errr, person, whatever) who's not in the actual options, which clearly means you have no obligation whatever to write about her. Also, the main reason I'm in that Michelle Forbes headspace is mildly spoilery for the upcoming Razor, so if you haven't seen any of the discussion on what we'll be learning about Cain and don't want to know, don't worry about it. If you are wondering, though, I go completely squee-tastic over the info here and would love to see a riff on that news involving any one, two, or three of the actresses I chose in the list. However, I'm interested in sex, jokes, secret plots, making fun of Canada, bonding, etc with any combination of the three actresses I actually did choose, and with other cast members if one or more of my chosen actresses are the focus. I'm not terribly big on hyper-realism in RPF. This is the only fandom in which I've actually written already, although I should point out that this is a bit of a crack-fic, hee: I Wanna Take You To A Gay Bar.

If you're writing smut, I would prefer no non-con, though I am interested in that thin line where women use their bodies for power, are aware of it, that sort of thing. I am also good with happy smut, or no smut. All my fic is tagged in the sidebar under fic (shocker), and I think that's about all I have to say. So. Hope that didn't throw you for too much of a loop, feel free to discard it all as desired, good luck writing, and many, many thanks. :)

Kathryne
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