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got a friend

[(Anonymous)]

Got a friend. Do I write something we've talked about and I know they would like but would instantly give me away as the writer once they read? Or go for something more general?

Re: got a friend

[(Anonymous)]

Unless you are beholden to the idea that upon reading your work the recip cannot know it's you, I'd suggest writing the thing you know they'll like. If you think that's what will give them the most joy, you should give them that. As long as you can keep it a secret until author reveals (or they come to you first). The real spirit of Yuletide is giving your recip the thing you think they will like the most that is within your capacity to write.

Re: got a friend

[(Anonymous)]

+1 The anon rule is mostly about the writing period. You could be what you think is a total stranger to them and they could still guess you were their author after reading the fic. That's out of your control. Keep mum while you're writing and then enjoy the (hopefully private) OMG IT WAS YOU convo once they finish reading the thing.

(Also - they may end up being upset if you write them something generic when you knew what they wanted in their heart of hearts. I really doubt 7 days worth of not knowing its you is more important to them than getting a fic they really want, especially after they had 3 months of you keeping it a secret.)

Re: got a friend

[(Anonymous)]

+1

Honestly, I'd be really bummed if a friend cared more about maintaining one week of secrecy than writing me the fic of my heart, which they would otherwise have written.

Re: got a friend

[(Anonymous)]

Would it spoil things for them if they recognized your during the anon period? If not, I'd take a week to see if you can't come up with a general idea they'd like as well as the thing you talked about before diving into the give-away idea.

Re: got a friend

[(Anonymous)]

It might not instantly give you away; I was the recip in this kind of a match and my friend wrote me the thing we'd been talking about and I had NO IDEA and it was AWESOME

One of my favorite yuletide ever

Re: got a friend

[(Anonymous)]

Definitely the former. I honestly can't count the amount of times I've been assigned someone I talk to on the regular in various fests, and I always write what gives me away once the collections open. The fun is keeping it secret till that day and then getting the I KNOW THIS IS YOU messages, not trying to maintain anonymity till authors are revealed.