Yuletide Letter to Santa
Nov. 14th, 2010 12:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nozenfordaddyDear You
You're probably here looking for more about me, what I like in a fic, and why I chose the fandoms I chose. Hopefully your questions shall be answered but if not, I promise I don't bite if you want to ask.
At least I don't bite hard.
This is nothing but a collection of ideas, thoughts and the odd bit of random information - the highest priority request I have is to use your imagination and write something that inspires you, that you enjoy writing. I'm sure to enjoy it as a result.
My favorite fic is something that explores the written word, a character, a relationship, a location - anything - and makes me think as a result. I like ideas that surprise me and force me to reconsider my conception of things. Het, slash, gen, it's pretty much all good for me as long as it is well written.
My dislikes are probably fairly usual, non-con, incest and too much gore.
These are in whatever order they ended up in...
Margaret Atwood - The Handmaids Tale - Any
Details - I really am drawn to the religion as government, and the aspect of the bible as a literal translation of action in this book. Anything that looks at an exploration of the theocracy in the lives of the characters would be interesting. Gen preferred but I'm not picky.
Additional Info - I read this book for the first time when I was fifteen, it took multiple readings and ten years for me to be able to begin to grasp the impact of the story being told. Most compelling to me is the relationships between the women in this novel, the roles they are assigned and how that impacts their understanding and communication with each other. Men, even men of differing ranks, can speak to each other and interact with each other if not as equals then as men. The roles imposed on the women: wife, mother, whore, household help etc. effectively keeps them from coming together in any meaningful way.
MI-5 aka Spooks - Jo Portman, Adam Carter, Ben Kaplan
Details - I'm drawn to the gradual change in Jo from when we meet her through to her end, and there really isn't enough fic about her. I'd love to see that change explored as well as the complexity of her relationships withthe various men in her life. Gen/Het both welcome.
Additional Info - Spooks is something I learned to love. Gradually appreciating the depth in storytelling and in the characters - liberally spiced with a bit of sex and violence for flavor. The characters are written as real people, with real flaws and desires. They make mistakes, they believe in something better for their country, they fight, shag, kill and die. They are not perfect. They grow, learn and in some cases refuse to accept the lessons they are being taught. The characters despair and yet the story being told is always one of continued hope for a brighter tomorrow.
Blade (movie series) - Hannibal King
Details - Would love a story that looks back on how Hannibal came to do/be what he is, or if time as a vampire, his change back to a human etc. Likewise an ensemble piece with the Nightstalkers hunting or a what I did on my summer vacation-esque look at their daily life before hooking up with Blade. Prefer Gen.
Additional Info - I read the comics years ago and despite how different the character was from the one on screen I loved what they did with the character of Hannibal King; the bits of his backstory that we were given and the way he views violence/hunting are intruiging and hint at a story begging to be told. The dialouge is snappy, layered and requires that you pay attention. Despite being an action movie what keeps bringing me back is the relationships, the story unfolding revolves around the people - all of whom are flawed and gloriously human (even the vampires) - their relationships to each other, and their relationships with themselves and their surroundings.
Hope all that helps, or at least makes sense.
From - Me
You're probably here looking for more about me, what I like in a fic, and why I chose the fandoms I chose. Hopefully your questions shall be answered but if not, I promise I don't bite if you want to ask.
At least I don't bite hard.
This is nothing but a collection of ideas, thoughts and the odd bit of random information - the highest priority request I have is to use your imagination and write something that inspires you, that you enjoy writing. I'm sure to enjoy it as a result.
My favorite fic is something that explores the written word, a character, a relationship, a location - anything - and makes me think as a result. I like ideas that surprise me and force me to reconsider my conception of things. Het, slash, gen, it's pretty much all good for me as long as it is well written.
My dislikes are probably fairly usual, non-con, incest and too much gore.
These are in whatever order they ended up in...
Margaret Atwood - The Handmaids Tale - Any
Details - I really am drawn to the religion as government, and the aspect of the bible as a literal translation of action in this book. Anything that looks at an exploration of the theocracy in the lives of the characters would be interesting. Gen preferred but I'm not picky.
Additional Info - I read this book for the first time when I was fifteen, it took multiple readings and ten years for me to be able to begin to grasp the impact of the story being told. Most compelling to me is the relationships between the women in this novel, the roles they are assigned and how that impacts their understanding and communication with each other. Men, even men of differing ranks, can speak to each other and interact with each other if not as equals then as men. The roles imposed on the women: wife, mother, whore, household help etc. effectively keeps them from coming together in any meaningful way.
MI-5 aka Spooks - Jo Portman, Adam Carter, Ben Kaplan
Details - I'm drawn to the gradual change in Jo from when we meet her through to her end, and there really isn't enough fic about her. I'd love to see that change explored as well as the complexity of her relationships withthe various men in her life. Gen/Het both welcome.
Additional Info - Spooks is something I learned to love. Gradually appreciating the depth in storytelling and in the characters - liberally spiced with a bit of sex and violence for flavor. The characters are written as real people, with real flaws and desires. They make mistakes, they believe in something better for their country, they fight, shag, kill and die. They are not perfect. They grow, learn and in some cases refuse to accept the lessons they are being taught. The characters despair and yet the story being told is always one of continued hope for a brighter tomorrow.
Blade (movie series) - Hannibal King
Details - Would love a story that looks back on how Hannibal came to do/be what he is, or if time as a vampire, his change back to a human etc. Likewise an ensemble piece with the Nightstalkers hunting or a what I did on my summer vacation-esque look at their daily life before hooking up with Blade. Prefer Gen.
Additional Info - I read the comics years ago and despite how different the character was from the one on screen I loved what they did with the character of Hannibal King; the bits of his backstory that we were given and the way he views violence/hunting are intruiging and hint at a story begging to be told. The dialouge is snappy, layered and requires that you pay attention. Despite being an action movie what keeps bringing me back is the relationships, the story unfolding revolves around the people - all of whom are flawed and gloriously human (even the vampires) - their relationships to each other, and their relationships with themselves and their surroundings.
Hope all that helps, or at least makes sense.
From - Me
