I wish I was a mermaid and was friends with all the fish

Dear femslashex author:

Thank you so much for making me something! I'm sure I'll love whatever you end up creating, but in general: I love ensemble fics, banter, makeouts, unresolved (and resolved) sexual tension, romantic comedy, action/adventure, wacky hijinks, humour, crack, PWPs, apocafic, and ridiculous AUs. I'm not super into angst, and I prefer fics where characters interact with people and do things over introspective character studies. I really, really, love tropes and clichés, and totally ridiculous, over the top plots, the more shameless the better. I love first times, and secret relationships, and casual hookups, and partners, and ex-girlfriends and boyfriends, and rekindling old relationships. I love people being in love without having to say it, and people who are obviously in love but maybe don't realise it, and ridiculously overblown romantic gestures where one person completely embarrasses themselves, and small gestures that mean a whole lot more than they seem to. Most of all, I love characters who are genuinely really into each other. I'm happy to read any rating, and smut is welcome but absolutely not necessary, though I would prefer having the characters actually hook up in some way in the story (makeouts = <3).

( Marvel 616 )

( Actor RPF )

( Sonny With a Chance )

( Princess Protection Program )

( Once Upon a Time )

Dear yuletide writer:

Thank you so much for writing me a fic! I'm sure it's going to be amazing, and I'm so looking forward to reading it. My requests are a little on the wordy side, but please don't let that intimidate you - if my optional details don't work for you, or if you already have an idea in mind, I'd much rather get a great story you're really excited about than something mediocre tailored exactly to my requests. But just in case you enjoy reading yuletide letters as much as I enjoy writing them, here are some ideas/extra information/things that would make me especially happy.

I love banter, unresolved (and resolved) sexual tension, romantic comedy, awesome plots, action/adventure, wacky hijinks, humour, crack, PWPs, apocafic, and ridiculous AUs. In general, I'm not super into angst. I really, really, love tropes and clichés, which I know is unhelpfully vague, but: If you're ever wondering, does she want fic with pretending to be a couple/forced proximity/sharing a bed/bachelor auction/truth or dare/accidental makeouts/insert ridiculous cliché here, the answer is yes, yes I do. I love first times, and secret relationships, and casual hookups, and ex-girlfriends and boyfriends, and rekindling old relationships. I love people being in love without having to say it; and people who are obviously in love but maybe don't realise it; and ridiculously overblown romantic gestures where one person completely embarrasses themselves, because that's kind of the point of the grand gesture; and tiny, unnoticeable gestures that mean a whole lot more than they seem to. The stuff I don't love pretty much boils down to making the characters I love unhappy for no good reason. And character bashing, even of characters I don't like. I'm happy to read any rating, and smut is welcome but absolutely not necessary.

( Hart of Dixie )

( Miss Match )

( The Office RPF )

( Victorious )

I SO WANTED TO REQUEST NEW GIRL BUT I COULDN'T BEAR TO LET GO OF ANY OF MY OTHER FANDOMS, BASICALLY MY REQUEST WOULD HAVE BEEN I WANT ALL THE GUYS TO BE ON TEAM JESS, P.S. THEY ARE HER BOYFRIENDS.

My offer @ helpbrazil2011 | My offer @ qldfloodauction
I'm offering the same thing for both: At least 3000 words of fic, with a starting bid of $5. (Bidding at qldfloodauction is currently up to $15.) I've offered to write in the following fandoms:

Better Off Ted, Covert Affairs, Diplomatic Immunity, Disney RPF, Doom, Gilmore Girls, Greek, The Guild, Hawaii Five-0, JONAS, Legend of the Seeker, Make It or Break It, Miss Match, The O.C., The Office, The Office RPF, Princess Protection Program, She's The Man, Snow White: A Tale of Terror, Sonny With a Chance, Tin Man, Valentine, Veronica Mars, and Wizards of Waverly Place.

A more comprehensive list of characters and pairings I'll write is here, but if you'd like a fandom/character/pairing not listed, feel free to ask about it and I'll let you know.

They're both excellent and needy causes, so I'd encourage everyone to check out what's on offer at both communities and consider making a donation.

FANDOMS WRITTEN IN 2010

Battlestar Galactica, Disney RPF, Dollhouse, Glee RPF, Greek, In Plain Sight, Life, Make It or Break It, The Middleman, The Office, Pretty Little Liars, Princess Protection Program, Tin Man, Wizards of Waverly Place, plus a couple of crossover fandoms.


FICS WRITTEN IN 2010

January
Mnemonic Devices To Help You Remember How To Spell 'Mnemonic Devices' (Wizards Of Waverly Place)
Everything Is Not What It Seems (Disney RPF)
To Face Unafraid The Plans That We've Made (Disney RPF)
Our Faces Split The Coast In Half (Princess Protection Program)
Dream Days At The Hotel Existence (Glee RPF)
How To Be A Domestic Goddess (Glee RPF)
Kiss And Tell (The Office)
A Dollar Seventy-Five Won't Buy You Much (In Space) (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Firefly)
Offer Me Alternatives (And I Decline) (Dollhouse)

March
The Déjà Fait Fate Destabilizer (The Middleman)
Never Kill A Boy On The First Date (Wizards Of Waverly Place)

June
They Shoot Cylons, Don't They? (The Forgiveness & Stuff Remix) (Battlestar Galactica)

July
The Greatest Adventure In The History Of Basic Cable (Tin Man)
It's Not Like The Greeks Invented The Marathon (Greek)
Might As Well Make It Bleed (In Plain Sight)
Interpersonal Hygiene (Life)

September
I Think We're Almost Legendary (Disney RPF)
The No Touching Rule (Make It Or Break It)
I Trust You (To Tie Me Up) (Pretty Little Liars)


( Statistics, questions, etc. )

I'm hoping I'll be able to do more recs once I've started reading madness fics, but for now, here are some of the fics I read and loved in the main yuletide collection. Fandoms include Frasier, Greek & Roman Mythology, The Guild, Hawaii Five-0, The Middleman, Parks & Recreation, Push, Rome, Sanctuary, Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Sports Night, Stephanie Plum, Traveler, and Doctor Who/Merlin RPF.

( 16 recs in 14 fandoms )

I made a really good start last month, and then ... well. Three fics in three different fandoms (Make It or Break It, Pretty Little Liars, and Disney RPF), about 10,000 words in total.


The No Touching Rule (Make It Or Break It - Sasha/Payson - PG-13 - 8495 words) Summer wants to teach the girls about abstinence. Lauren wants Summer to marry her dad, Kaylie wants Austin to leave her alone, Payson wants to forget she ever kissed her coach, and Sasha just wants his gym back. (And Payson, maybe.) Spoilers up to episode 2:8 - Rock Bottom.

I Trust You (To Tie Me Up) (Pretty Little Liars - Darren/Hanna - PG-13 - 392 words) This isn't a game, he says, but of course it is.

I Think We're Almost Legendary (Disney RPF - Demi Lovato/Selena Gomez - PG-13 - 1300 words) Demi and Selena, filming the One And The Same music video.


Well, at least it's something, right? Plus it means I didn't flake out on femslash10, which makes me happy. (In related news, my girlsavesboyfic assignment is due pretty much now, and I've ... started it? So hopefully it will be done by the 7th.)

ALSO: apocabigbang SIGN UPS ARE LIVE FOR ROUND TWO. I really loved this challenge last year - it was my first (and so far, only) big bang, and OMG APOCALYPSE. Only, I have no idea what to write for it! I mean, I could write Wizards of Waverly Place again, obviously, but I also maybe wouldn't mind trying something new? Or maybe I should just go with what I know works for me, IDK. Any and all suggestions are welcome in the comments!

(Speaking of which - prompt fics are coming, I swear. I've just been super busy with uni assignments and other RL stuff, so everything's happening a bit more slowly than usual, but it's still happening.)

OH, SPEAKING OF AWESOME THINGS THAT ARE AWESOME AND THAT I FORGOT TO MENTION: dreaming_athena recorded a podfic of How To Be A Domestic Goddess for amplificathon. I'd never actually listened to podfic before, but now I have, and apparently it's super fun. Is it weird to enjoy listening to your own fics? It doesn't really *feel* like mine when it's being read aloud by someone else, but it's pretty cool either way. Anyway, you can download the podfic here if you want to check it out :)

Title: How To Be A Domestic Goddess
Fandom: Glee RPF
Pairing(s): Lea Michele/Dianna Agron
Word Count: 1733
Rating: PG-13

Summary: She's majorly, totally, butt-crazy in love with her roommate.

Notes: Written for maddie508 for prettylightsfic.

( How it all started in the kitchen )

Title: To Face Unafraid The Plans That We've Made
Fandom: Disney RPF
Pairing(s): Demi Lovato/Selena Gomez
Word Count: 1656
Rating: PG-13

Summary: "So," Demi says. "There's a dance."

Notes: Written for pirateygoodness as a yuletide treat. Shamelessly borrowed from her DC High 'verse, which is awesome and everyone should read.

( Walking in a winter wonderland )

yuletide author reveals are up! I'll be reposting my fics here over the next couple of days, but in the meantime, I wrote:

Mnemonic Devices To Help You Remember How To Spell 'Mnemonic Devices' (Wizards Of Waverly Place, Justin/Alex)

Everything Is Not What It Seems (Disney RPF, David/Selena)

To Face Unafraid The Plans That We've Made (Disney RPF, Demi/Selena)

Our Faces Split The Coast In Half (Princess Protection Program, Carter/Rosie)

SO, THIS YEAR'S THEME, APPARENTLY, WAS SELENA GOMEZ-SHAPED PEOPLE. AND DISNEY, BUT THAT IS HARDLY SURPRISING. I kind of feel like all my fics were really obviously written by me, but, it's Yuletide? With, like, a billion fics, so I'm probably not as obvious as I think I am.

... but, then again, two of my fics were accurately guessed before the reveals, so.

On that note: pirateygoodness and yo_mtvraps both guessed correctly, so, THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU GET TO TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT ME TO WRITE. (Except, well, okay, I'm pretty sure I know what I'll be writing for pirateygoodness.) Fandom, pairing, prompt, scenario, whatever - in this case, specificity is probably good, so go crazy.