Thanks to everyone who commented; I honestly never thought that my DNW would engender this much passionate response.
I originally added the DNW: pastiche because I was aware that "in the style of canon" is the dominant measure of quality for book-fandom fic, but I didn't want it. That's all. However, I now understand, thanks to all this discussion, that the expectations of writing and receiving pastiche go deeper than mere preferences. I don't want to offend or alienate fans who are committed to those fannish norms, so I've removed my offers and requests for book fandoms in this Yuletide, and if, going forward, I do other exchanges, I will not offer/request book fandoms. There's being out of step with fandom, and then there's actively disrupting it, and I'm not comfortable with this level of attention to my participation.
Re: DNW Workshop
Thanks to everyone who commented; I honestly never thought that my DNW would engender this much passionate response.
I originally added the DNW: pastiche because I was aware that "in the style of canon" is the dominant measure of quality for book-fandom fic, but I didn't want it. That's all. However, I now understand, thanks to all this discussion, that the expectations of writing and receiving pastiche go deeper than mere preferences. I don't want to offend or alienate fans who are committed to those fannish norms, so I've removed my offers and requests for book fandoms in this Yuletide, and if, going forward, I do other exchanges, I will not offer/request book fandoms. There's being out of step with fandom, and then there's actively disrupting it, and I'm not comfortable with this level of attention to my participation.