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I wrote three fics (come sailing in, on Christmas Day, on Christmas Day): my assignment, and two pinch hits.
I've never written Anne of Green Gables fic before; so this was definitely something of a challenge. I had to research Canadian settler history, the probable social differences between rural PEI (Glen St Mary) and Toronto (where the Fords ended up) in the 1920s after The Great War, and even then I only really managed a snippet of interaction between Ken and Rilla.
What I really wanted to write was Ken and Rilla dealing with his PTSD/survivor's guilt from the war, but the request was for lighter, so I didn't feel right about putting that on my recip.
The first PH I picked up was pretty early, and I looked at it and thought, I think I could probably do that request, hm, let's see if it gets picked up by someone else first. It didn't.
This is technically a crossover, but you don't need to know the crossover fandom for it to work. In fact, it's better if it's not advertised.
My ambitions for this one were cut short by twisty timelines and an exceedingly fuzzy memory of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists Of Avalon.
The second PH I picked up was in The Last Days Of Yuletide, and I'd just be re-reading the book involved. So it was clearly fate.
This was probably the easiest to write; it flowed beautifully out of my brain, particularly once I realised the recipient liked Kent angsting over Coriel as much as I did!
Popularity and response match the order of writing - but then, fandom size would make a big difference, too. Anyway, all my recips responded, and the recip from Contentment Of Kings was particularly delighted, so I'm happy.
Anyway, I hope your Yuletide was joyous, that you escaped those you didn't wish to put up with, and got whatever downtime and space you needed to refresh and recharge.
I've never written Anne of Green Gables fic before; so this was definitely something of a challenge. I had to research Canadian settler history, the probable social differences between rural PEI (Glen St Mary) and Toronto (where the Fords ended up) in the 1920s after The Great War, and even then I only really managed a snippet of interaction between Ken and Rilla.
What I really wanted to write was Ken and Rilla dealing with his PTSD/survivor's guilt from the war, but the request was for lighter, so I didn't feel right about putting that on my recip.
when I fall asleep your eyes close (1128 words) by tielan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Rilla Blythe/Kenneth Ford, Rilla Blythe & Persis Ford
Characters: Rilla Blythe, Persis Ford, Kenneth Ford
Summary:Love and acceptance into another family.
The first PH I picked up was pretty early, and I looked at it and thought, I think I could probably do that request, hm, let's see if it gets picked up by someone else first. It didn't.
This is technically a crossover, but you don't need to know the crossover fandom for it to work. In fact, it's better if it's not advertised.
My ambitions for this one were cut short by twisty timelines and an exceedingly fuzzy memory of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists Of Avalon.
once long ago and far away (1349 words) by tielan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dark Is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Merriman Lyon
Summary:The earliest years of Merriman Lyon.
The second PH I picked up was in The Last Days Of Yuletide, and I'd just be re-reading the book involved. So it was clearly fate.
This was probably the easiest to write; it flowed beautifully out of my brain, particularly once I realised the recipient liked Kent angsting over Coriel as much as I did!
The Contentment of Kings (2522 words) by tielan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Summers at Castle Auburn - Sharon Shinn
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Coriel Halsing/Kent Ouvrelet
Characters: Kent Ouvrelet, Coriel Halsing, Matthew Ouvrelet
Popularity and response match the order of writing - but then, fandom size would make a big difference, too. Anyway, all my recips responded, and the recip from Contentment Of Kings was particularly delighted, so I'm happy.
Anyway, I hope your Yuletide was joyous, that you escaped those you didn't wish to put up with, and got whatever downtime and space you needed to refresh and recharge.