I only managed two Yuletide stories this year - my assignment and one pinch hit. I had several treats in the offing, but didn't manage to get them done before Madness went live. Plus, research was becoming a problem.
Elementary (Sherlock Holmes, Joan Watson)
The Adventure Of The Blue Carbuncle
A missing jewel, attempted murder, and a quandary. All in a day's work (well, maybe a few days) for Sherlock and Joan.
It got a reasonable reception, although I'm not convinced I completely like it myself. Trying to write from Sherlock's POV was trickier than I thought and some of the conclusions felt a little laboured. I actually prefer the other stories that turned up in this fandom for Yuletide. (Not a very good endorsement of my story, I know!)
Young Wizards - Diane Duane (Michael/The Winged Defender, The Lone Power)
Beyond Understanding
We all remember how the Beginning ended.
This one was much easier to write - it flowed a lot better, although there are still one or two things I wish I'd gotten in.
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Next year, I think I'll ask for at least one 'popular' fandom. I usually end up using Yuletide to request four really rare fandoms and receive one gift and no treats which was definitely a downer this year given how my initial gift turned out.
The replacement gift was nicely done, though!
Dragon Prince - Melanie Rawn [Pol, Sionell]
Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth
Sionell and Pol understand each other too well for comfort.
Very bitter and bittersweet - Pol and Sionell do cut each other very painfully, and while I think they would have been wrong for each other when they were young, after Skybowl they would have been much better matched.
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I haven't received my![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
be_compromised fic yet, but I did get an adorkable sga_santa fic:
SGA [John/Teyla, team]
Just One Of Those Days
John is taken captive, and it's up to Teyla to save him.
I love that it's team, that Rodney and Teyla manage Ronon, that Teyla strikes out on her own, and John's line at the end. Like I said, beautifully adorkable fic!
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Otherwise, my other fics are still unrevealed.
So far I have one fic insga_santa, one fic in be_compromised, and three fics for ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
fandom_stocking - so far. I'm not sure I can get the fourth one done - it's kind of thirteen parts long and I'm only on part two.
Still, it's amazing how much one can write when it's a character or pairing one wants to write, and one has no big distractions (the intarwebs, chat, quilting, housework, cats) to take one's attention away from one's focus.
Elementary (Sherlock Holmes, Joan Watson)
The Adventure Of The Blue Carbuncle
A missing jewel, attempted murder, and a quandary. All in a day's work (well, maybe a few days) for Sherlock and Joan.
It got a reasonable reception, although I'm not convinced I completely like it myself. Trying to write from Sherlock's POV was trickier than I thought and some of the conclusions felt a little laboured. I actually prefer the other stories that turned up in this fandom for Yuletide. (Not a very good endorsement of my story, I know!)
Young Wizards - Diane Duane (Michael/The Winged Defender, The Lone Power)
Beyond Understanding
We all remember how the Beginning ended.
This one was much easier to write - it flowed a lot better, although there are still one or two things I wish I'd gotten in.
--
Next year, I think I'll ask for at least one 'popular' fandom. I usually end up using Yuletide to request four really rare fandoms and receive one gift and no treats which was definitely a downer this year given how my initial gift turned out.
The replacement gift was nicely done, though!
Dragon Prince - Melanie Rawn [Pol, Sionell]
Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth
Sionell and Pol understand each other too well for comfort.
Very bitter and bittersweet - Pol and Sionell do cut each other very painfully, and while I think they would have been wrong for each other when they were young, after Skybowl they would have been much better matched.
--
I haven't received my
be_compromised fic yet, but I did get an adorkable sga_santa fic:SGA [John/Teyla, team]
Just One Of Those Days
John is taken captive, and it's up to Teyla to save him.
I love that it's team, that Rodney and Teyla manage Ronon, that Teyla strikes out on her own, and John's line at the end. Like I said, beautifully adorkable fic!
--
Otherwise, my other fics are still unrevealed.
So far I have one fic in
sga_santa, one fic in be_compromised, and three fics for fandom_stocking - so far. I'm not sure I can get the fourth one done - it's kind of thirteen parts long and I'm only on part two.Still, it's amazing how much one can write when it's a character or pairing one wants to write, and one has no big distractions (the intarwebs, chat, quilting, housework, cats) to take one's attention away from one's focus.