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This has been a year of New Things. This may as well be another one.
Anyway.
‘allo, Yuletide Writer! Goat of Awesome Words!
Thank you for agreeing to write a story for me! (And if you are considering a Treat, thank you all the more!)
I’ve been told that my Prompts can be intimidating. This is not intended to be the case. I am really, truly, an easygoing purr-son to write for, even tho’ (especially tho’?) I have definite things I like and don’t like. I love, love, love when people write a story for me – it’s a harkening back to childhood, I think, when you get read to. And this is like that, except more – because this story is being given to YOU.
So, in the interests of making things easier, I’ve found words to put my most pressing DNWs into a simple list, which goes as follows:
DNW
A/B/O Dynamics
Character bashing – by either author or other characters (huge – bullying is an IMMENSE squick of mine)
Crack!fic
Non-canonical slash
graphic sex (inc. and esp PWP)
graphic violence (canon-typical okay, but please don’t emphasize – here for a story, not a chronology of a fight scene)
Hate against the Other – esp on the basis of species and psychic talent
total-downer endings – things don’t have to be purr-fect for everyone, but for Goodness’ sake, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE let there be hope – give me some sweet along with the bitter.
To balance that, Things I Love and Adore:
LOVE
Good character development
Going deep into character, motivation, emotion – yes, I love me a well-written angst-story
Exploring the ‘why’ of a person, a situation
Being able to stay in the story – well-plotted, well-researched (I know the constraints of Yuletide often make this one difficult – no worries, just do the best you can.)
Seeing people succeed against the odds
Overcoming obstacles
stories that look beyond the ‘norms’ and show other ways of life portrayed with respect
respect for all – or as much as you can and still have a story – I know villains gotta villain, and that often involves a powerful amount of disrespect ;-D
stories where there is no clear right/wrong – even the heroes have flaws, even the villains have a point
stories that expand my worldview in some way – point out places/people/situations that I didn’t know existed
And now, on with the Prompts! As ever, really, truly, if you are called to another story (outside of DNWs), have at it! From purr-sonal experience, I know that to write a story you are not into is to write a story that is not your best. And I’d far rather have your Best Story, than one that slavishly follows a prompt and is half-hearted and a pain for you to write.
My Chosen Universes
Green Arrow
I Dream of Jeannie/Red Dwarf
Quantum Leap
Scarecrow and Mrs King
EDS "Cat Herders" (Commercial)
Progressive Insurance "Flo" Commercials
O>>>------------->
Green Arrow (Comics)
Oliver Queen does complicated and emotionally messy. Nowhere does this show up more clearly than in his relationship with Dinah Lance.
Two wounded people who often can’t tell each other what they need, who’ve lived so long with the mask, they’ve forgotten they can take it off.
Tell me a story of them and of the people around them. Tell me a story of them being brave, taking the mask off with each other, not just their clothes. This will be an exception to the no-smut rule, since in canon, bed was often the one place they’d be real with each other.
How does such a revelation (or the lack of one, if that’s the way your Muse bounces) impact Oliver’s sons? How does that change their relationship with him – or does it?
Give me the people-side of this – behind the masks, with the masks. How do the choices they all make affect them and the people around them – both on the hero-ing side and in the general population?
I have to admit, I’m not as interested in the nighttime here, except as it purr-tains to the day. I’m way more interested in the people themselves than fight scenes. (see DNW list)
Past that, have at it! There are still a million-million stories in this Universe, and so many yet to be written!
Oh, one other quick thing if you would – please remember that Arrows Run Out. ;-D
O>>>------------->
EDS Cat Herders (Commercial)
It brought me great joy to see this in Yuletide. I’ve loved this commercial ever since I first saw it in its SuperBowl line-up back in the day.
So tell me a story of this world – why are cats herded? Is there a purr-actical reason? Is it religious or have other symbolic significance? Is it a rite of passage, giving prestige to the successful? Why (and how) does someone choose to become a Cat Herder? Or do they get to choose? Are they chosen instead? If so, how?
What is it like from the cats’ points of view? How do they feel about being herded? Are they happy? Content? Resigned? Outraged? Rebellious?
Anything from this world would be awesome. (Paw-some? :D )
O>>>----------->
Scarecrow & Mrs King (Lee Stetson)
There are depths to our boy – depths that weren’t all explored in canon.
Give me a story of those depths – how he feels, why he does what he does. Either a story from his past, before the show, or one from after the show ends.
How has his life changed over the years? With getting older? With developing a relationship with Amanda King? How has his life changed as the world has changed?
And, something that came to me as I was pondering my Yuletide choices – was that initial exchange really an accident, a desperation move that ended up working out? Or was it planned? Did the Agency have their eyes on Amanda all along?
This was one of my favorite shows back in the day, so any chance to revisit this Universe would be wonderful.
O>>>----------->
Quantum Leap – Admiral Calavicchi
Speaking of hidden depths, the Admiral has them too.
Tell me a tale – from his past, from the time Sam was in the Bar, something else that attracts you and your Muse – that shows us the passionate, loyal man he is.
Another thought – after the show ends, does he ever tell his wife about how he came back to her? Does she continue to remember the old time-line or does it fade? Does she encourage Al to try and help Sam? Does Al try? Is he successful?
This was another of my fave shows back in the day, so again, anything you’d care to write would be most awesome + appreciated.
O>>>----------->
Progressive Commercials Universe – Flo, Jamie
I’ve been fascinated by the world that is being slowly revealed by these commercials and would love to know more. Any kind of day-in-the-life or other story about how things go and why would be great.
While not nominated and therefore extra-optional, it would be kyool to see about how extra-commercial things like the Progressive-takes-over-the-room phenomenon and how extra-commercial beings like Box fit into the whole scheme of things.
As far as I’m concerned, they don’t make enough of these commercials, so anything you’d care to add to the canon would be wonderful.
O>>>------------->
Red Dwarf – The Cat, Kryton
I just gotta know – does the Cat ask Kryton for help with his wardrobe-maintenance? Does Kryton say ‘yes’? Getting a mental image of the Cat wheeling in one of his wardrobe-racks on a day that Kryton is ironing and asking him to do.
If not that, any other day-in-the-life story of and about these two would be grand.
O>>>------------->
So there you go! Again, my immense gratitude for you coming and offering to write me a story!
Can’t wait to see what you come up with.
Chirp, chirp! ;-)
Birdy :>O<:
Anyway.
‘allo, Yuletide Writer! Goat of Awesome Words!
Thank you for agreeing to write a story for me! (And if you are considering a Treat, thank you all the more!)
I’ve been told that my Prompts can be intimidating. This is not intended to be the case. I am really, truly, an easygoing purr-son to write for, even tho’ (especially tho’?) I have definite things I like and don’t like. I love, love, love when people write a story for me – it’s a harkening back to childhood, I think, when you get read to. And this is like that, except more – because this story is being given to YOU.
So, in the interests of making things easier, I’ve found words to put my most pressing DNWs into a simple list, which goes as follows:
DNW
A/B/O Dynamics
Character bashing – by either author or other characters (huge – bullying is an IMMENSE squick of mine)
Crack!fic
Non-canonical slash
graphic sex (inc. and esp PWP)
graphic violence (canon-typical okay, but please don’t emphasize – here for a story, not a chronology of a fight scene)
Hate against the Other – esp on the basis of species and psychic talent
total-downer endings – things don’t have to be purr-fect for everyone, but for Goodness’ sake, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE let there be hope – give me some sweet along with the bitter.
To balance that, Things I Love and Adore:
LOVE
Good character development
Going deep into character, motivation, emotion – yes, I love me a well-written angst-story
Exploring the ‘why’ of a person, a situation
Being able to stay in the story – well-plotted, well-researched (I know the constraints of Yuletide often make this one difficult – no worries, just do the best you can.)
Seeing people succeed against the odds
Overcoming obstacles
stories that look beyond the ‘norms’ and show other ways of life portrayed with respect
respect for all – or as much as you can and still have a story – I know villains gotta villain, and that often involves a powerful amount of disrespect ;-D
stories where there is no clear right/wrong – even the heroes have flaws, even the villains have a point
stories that expand my worldview in some way – point out places/people/situations that I didn’t know existed
And now, on with the Prompts! As ever, really, truly, if you are called to another story (outside of DNWs), have at it! From purr-sonal experience, I know that to write a story you are not into is to write a story that is not your best. And I’d far rather have your Best Story, than one that slavishly follows a prompt and is half-hearted and a pain for you to write.
My Chosen Universes
Green Arrow
I Dream of Jeannie/Red Dwarf
Quantum Leap
Scarecrow and Mrs King
EDS "Cat Herders" (Commercial)
Progressive Insurance "Flo" Commercials
O>>>------------->
Green Arrow (Comics)
Oliver Queen does complicated and emotionally messy. Nowhere does this show up more clearly than in his relationship with Dinah Lance.
Two wounded people who often can’t tell each other what they need, who’ve lived so long with the mask, they’ve forgotten they can take it off.
Tell me a story of them and of the people around them. Tell me a story of them being brave, taking the mask off with each other, not just their clothes. This will be an exception to the no-smut rule, since in canon, bed was often the one place they’d be real with each other.
How does such a revelation (or the lack of one, if that’s the way your Muse bounces) impact Oliver’s sons? How does that change their relationship with him – or does it?
Give me the people-side of this – behind the masks, with the masks. How do the choices they all make affect them and the people around them – both on the hero-ing side and in the general population?
I have to admit, I’m not as interested in the nighttime here, except as it purr-tains to the day. I’m way more interested in the people themselves than fight scenes. (see DNW list)
Past that, have at it! There are still a million-million stories in this Universe, and so many yet to be written!
Oh, one other quick thing if you would – please remember that Arrows Run Out. ;-D
O>>>------------->
EDS Cat Herders (Commercial)
It brought me great joy to see this in Yuletide. I’ve loved this commercial ever since I first saw it in its SuperBowl line-up back in the day.
So tell me a story of this world – why are cats herded? Is there a purr-actical reason? Is it religious or have other symbolic significance? Is it a rite of passage, giving prestige to the successful? Why (and how) does someone choose to become a Cat Herder? Or do they get to choose? Are they chosen instead? If so, how?
What is it like from the cats’ points of view? How do they feel about being herded? Are they happy? Content? Resigned? Outraged? Rebellious?
Anything from this world would be awesome. (Paw-some? :D )
O>>>----------->
Scarecrow & Mrs King (Lee Stetson)
There are depths to our boy – depths that weren’t all explored in canon.
Give me a story of those depths – how he feels, why he does what he does. Either a story from his past, before the show, or one from after the show ends.
How has his life changed over the years? With getting older? With developing a relationship with Amanda King? How has his life changed as the world has changed?
And, something that came to me as I was pondering my Yuletide choices – was that initial exchange really an accident, a desperation move that ended up working out? Or was it planned? Did the Agency have their eyes on Amanda all along?
This was one of my favorite shows back in the day, so any chance to revisit this Universe would be wonderful.
O>>>----------->
Quantum Leap – Admiral Calavicchi
Speaking of hidden depths, the Admiral has them too.
Tell me a tale – from his past, from the time Sam was in the Bar, something else that attracts you and your Muse – that shows us the passionate, loyal man he is.
Another thought – after the show ends, does he ever tell his wife about how he came back to her? Does she continue to remember the old time-line or does it fade? Does she encourage Al to try and help Sam? Does Al try? Is he successful?
This was another of my fave shows back in the day, so again, anything you’d care to write would be most awesome + appreciated.
O>>>----------->
Progressive Commercials Universe – Flo, Jamie
I’ve been fascinated by the world that is being slowly revealed by these commercials and would love to know more. Any kind of day-in-the-life or other story about how things go and why would be great.
While not nominated and therefore extra-optional, it would be kyool to see about how extra-commercial things like the Progressive-takes-over-the-room phenomenon and how extra-commercial beings like Box fit into the whole scheme of things.
As far as I’m concerned, they don’t make enough of these commercials, so anything you’d care to add to the canon would be wonderful.
O>>>------------->
Red Dwarf – The Cat, Kryton
I just gotta know – does the Cat ask Kryton for help with his wardrobe-maintenance? Does Kryton say ‘yes’? Getting a mental image of the Cat wheeling in one of his wardrobe-racks on a day that Kryton is ironing and asking him to do.
If not that, any other day-in-the-life story of and about these two would be grand.
O>>>------------->
So there you go! Again, my immense gratitude for you coming and offering to write me a story!
Can’t wait to see what you come up with.
Chirp, chirp! ;-)
Birdy :>O<:
