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coalie ([personal profile] coalcube) wrote in [community profile] coaltide2019-10-25 06:07 pm
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Writing Post 2019

If you give anyone coal you lose your rights to the good egg list. 

NYR
 due before you sign up for 2019 Yuletide.
Prompts revealed and Madness opens: Approx 9 November
Default deadline: 11 December, 9am UTC
Assignment deadline: 18 December, 9am UTC
Main Collection Reveals: 25 December (Countdown)

Yuletide Discord for Hippos. Google Group for PHs.
 
 

Re: Struggling?

(Anonymous) 2019-11-08 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
My only guideline is one super vague prompt and not even any likes/dislikes, and it's driving me nuts. I went through their (sparse) AO3 and have some vague idea of what they might like, possibly, in terms of rating and general fluff-to-angst ratio, but translating that into an actual fic is... Oof.

I'm just focusing on canon review now and hoping inspiration strikes, because I'm not interested in their other fandoms (which of course have better prompts than the one I matched on)

Re: Struggling?

(Anonymous) 2019-11-08 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I feel ya, coalie. I drew a fandom I love and would enjoy writing for, but the request is basically a 'do anything.' I have the whispering of an idea (but it won't make much of a story, IMO). I dislike "anything!" requests, because if I'd had a solid idea on my own I'd have written the story a long time ago. I want *your* ideas and assumed you had some since you requested something written in this fandom!

A different fandom they requested has interested me, and since the canon is short, I may see if that sparks a better idea instead.

Re: Struggling?

(Anonymous) 2019-11-12 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Can you trawl the beta post for someone who can brainstorm with you maybe? Alternately, I started a brainstorming post below.

Re: Struggling?

(Anonymous) 2019-11-12 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
Can you pull from a letter/kink meme with a similar dynamic? If A & B are childhood rivals that they want to become lovers later in life, you go looking at Harry & Draco letters for prompts to crib from, that kind of thing. You can ask for letters that fit whatever general likes and dynamic your recip does.