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Re: Coal Playlist

[(Anonymous)]

I like it! Trip Hop is always a good call for writing.

Re: Canon Recs - historical Asia

[(Anonymous)]

This show was a delight! I really enjoyed it.

Recs from past Yuletides

[(Anonymous)]

Rec a favorite fic from a past Yuletide, or ask for recs.

Re: Recs from past Yuletides

[(Anonymous)]

Made this thread because I was thinking again of this fic, which is probably in my top ten all time Yuletide faves:

After, by woodironbone - Primer (2004), Aaron/Abe, 15k. Up until recently this was the ONLY fic for this movie on AO3 (now there's also an Animal Crossing fusion, lol). I love it because it leans so hard into the weird multiple-selves thing Primer has going on, and the interaction between those selves and the selves of the other character, and how a person might change over time... It's just gloriously psychologically weird and really uses the canon time travel to good advantage. And shippy, too! And 15k! Just neat.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/13036938

Re: Recs from past Yuletides

[(Anonymous)]

Always and forever "A Flourish of Gold" by thelittlestbird, from Yuletide 2014, which is a beautiful Brother Cadfael story about the end of the Anarchy. The requester also loved Eleanor of Aquitaine, and the writer takes slight historical liberties to put them in the same fic. It's glorious and just a beautiful, beautiful coda to the Cadfael series. To me it feels like the kind of fic you would only get out of Yuletide, and I must have reread it 20 times.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/2810786

Re: Kinks that are opt in/opt out

[(Anonymous)]

In Yuletide, anything NC-17 is probably opt-in. If you don't mention wanting sex in your letter you probably won't get anything explicit.

I've definitely written porn for Yuletide unprompted. imo, if you're asking for shipfic and not specifying a heat level, then you're implicitly requesting any and all ratings.

[(Anonymous)]

What time does signups open?

[(Anonymous)]

In about 10 minutes according to the schedule.

Re: Canon Recs - Canon m/m books

[(Anonymous)]

A few of these contain canonical m/m UST rather than a m/m relationship. Also, I'm sure I've missed a bunch--additions very appreciated!

The Administration - Manna Francis
Alexander Trilogy - Mary Renault
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Astreiant Series - Melissa Scott & Lisa A. Barnett
Band Sinister - K. J. Charles
The Binding - Bridget Collins
Black and Blue Series - Lily Morton
The Bone Key - Sarah Monette
The Charioteer - Mary Renault
A Charm of Magpies Series - K. J. Charles
Dark Matter - Michelle Paver
David Blaize - E. F. Benson
England Series - K. J. Charles
False Colors - Alex Beecroft
For Real - Alexis Hall
The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting - K.J. Charles
Hexworld - Jordan L. Hawk
Honeytrap - Aster Glenn Gray
The House in the Cerulean Sea - T. J. Klune
In Other Lands | The Turn of the Story - Sarah Rees Brennan
Integrate - Thea Hayworth
The Last of the Wine - Mary Renault
Lilywhite Boys Series - K. J. Charles
Lord John Series - Diana Gabaldon
Lynes and Mathey Series - Amy Griswold & Melissa Scott
Machineries of Empire Series - Yoon Ha Lee
The Monster of Elendhaven - Jennifer Giesbrecht
Nightrunner Series - Lynn Flewelling
Page & Sommers - Cat Sebastian
Peter Darling - Austin Chant
The Price of Meat - K. J. Charles
Pricks and Pragmatism - J. L. Merrow
Rath & Rune - Jordan L. Hawk
Regeneration - Pat Barker
Seducing the Sedgwicks Series - Cat Sebastian
Simon Feximal Series - K. J. Charles
Sins of the Cities Series - K. J. Charles
Smoke Series - Tanya Huff
Society of Gentlemen - K. J. Charles
Something Human - A.J. Demas
Sun Moon Dust - Ursula Vernon
The Tarot Sequence - K.D. Edwards
The Turner Series - Cat Sebastian
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street Series - Natasha Pulley
Whyborne and Griffin - Jordan L. Hawk
The Will Darling Adventures - K.J. Charles
Winter's Orbit - Everina Maxwell

[(Anonymous)]

Lol so I guess the schedule was not accurate.

[(Anonymous)]

Morbane — Today at 8:30 AM
It will not be on 30 mins, sorry, that's just the earliest possible time (if you open sign-ups "before" your stated time, you get an error)

[(Anonymous)]

What makes a good letter? What should its structure be? What should it contain? What shouldn't it contain? Where do DNWs go?

Re: Kinks that are opt in/opt out

[(Anonymous)]

No, I don't agree. A failure to DNW any given thing is not an "implicit request" for it.

[(Anonymous)]

Things I appreciate in a letter:

1. Clear formatting, paragraph breaks, headings. Some people go super overboard with this, but still, aesthetically pleasing and easy to read, please.
2. DNWs are clear and specific, as unambiguous as possible
3. A list of general likes so I can see if overall our ids align
4. A link to how to get to the canon in question. This applies to five minute fandoms, but also in general -- if I like your letter and vibe, I might want to pick up a canon for you, and making it easy for me to check out helps.
5. What you like about the canon -- so I can see, again, if our overall tastes align and I'm likely to produce something you like.
6. Prompts that inspire me

What turns me off in a letter: 1. A lengthy about me. I assume people do this because there are other people out there who like it, but it is off-putting to me. 2. A really lengthy section on how thrilled, totally thrilled, in love with you they are that you're writing for them, they just love you so much.

What I will actively game away from: 1. Ranting about current events/political issues in your letter 2. Way oversharing about your identity. I will assume you have poor boundaries and are wanky.

[(Anonymous)]

ugh, sorry for the formatting fail (ironic) in the latter two lists.

I also dislike judgmental DNWs. As neutral as you can manage, please. But feel free to be OTT excited about your likes, that's fun.

Re: Canon Recs - Canon Gay TV Shows

[(Anonymous)]

And fandom always follows canon, sure.

Re: Canon Recs - Canon Gay TV Shows

[(Anonymous)]

...a kick? Why?

Re: Canon Recs - Canon Gay TV Shows

[(Anonymous)]

I mean you're in a thread asking about canon gay?

Re: Canon Recs - Canon Gay TV Shows

[(Anonymous)]

A lot of people I know got put off by Whedon.

Re: Canon Recs - Canon Gay TV Shows

[(Anonymous)]

da

I can't speak for the slash/femslash discrepancy, but I fully intend to finish watching the show. Uh, someday. When I have time to binge the whole thing on one month's worth of subscription. Sometime. But I also have other things to watch for femslash where there isn't tedious het, or less of it.

Re: Canon Recs - Canon m/m books

[(Anonymous)]

Big Bad Wolf Series - Charlie Adhara

Re: Canon Recs - Canon Gay TV Shows

[(Anonymous)]

This is the answer. A lot of people probably did watch or will watch but aren’t fannish. Those who like canon mlm prioritized watching it and somebody liked it enough to nom. The canon/fanon wlw fans didn’t bother prioritizing because it is a show for het and mlm fans. Of course a mlm fan is going to like it enough to nominate while someone who likes wlw isn’t going to bother.

Kicking up a fuss that people like gay stuff over implied lesbian or canon het feels like ‘anything with women is inherently progressive’ eat your vegetables bullshit. Shipping isn’t activism.

Re: Canon Recs - Canon Gay TV Shows

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think it's vegetables/shipping-as-activism, nonnie, it's reasonable to wonder why a femslashy show had only some side m/m nominated.

Re: Canon Recs - Canon m/m books

[(Anonymous)]

Tell England - Ernest Raymond

Re: Canon Recs - Canon Gay TV Shows

[(Anonymous)]

People try to wank about this every year as if it’s new. Every year on old coal someone would be 🚨 shocked that someone nominated that mlm couple for Babysitters club.

Femslash fans who actually create femslash conent didn’t want the canon, slash fans did, casuals who apparently get upset that other fans like rare characters in rare fandoms pop up with ‘isn’t it interesting that…’