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Jan. 3rd, 2020 07:34 pmOh, right, Yuletide reveals.
I received a fic about The Myriad from The Raven Tower, and it's very clever and has a great, sharp narrative voice:
I also got a drabble about Lady No-Kids from a one-panel cartoon, a little Popsicle of a fic:
So that was lovely. I have to say, I've been so lucky with Yuletide gifts; in November and early December I always get stressed about writing and wonder whether I should have signed up, and then I always (so far) get my story in on time and get something in return that I hadn't even known I wanted, and it's a beautiful thing.
I wrote a fic for Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series, chiefly drawing on the first two books:
I had a tricky time getting to the heart of this story. Seanan McGuire has a habit of saying what she means, in such a way that it isn't obvious where fanfic can slip into the gaps. I like Jack very much, but the chief things I don't know about her are very likely to be revealed in the book coming out in a couple months. So it helped to place the point of view in Kade, who has much less of a fleshed-out backstory and hasn't been a POV character in canon yet. Kade reminds me of a friend of mine, and writing this story felt a little like coming to understand something that friend said to me years ago about relating to places. It's also a story about stories, because that's what Every Heart a Doorway is and that's what mad-scientist lairs and enchanted fairylands have in common.
I might post some recs in a little bit--I had a really nice, low-key time of reading this Yuletide, perhaps because there were so many fandoms I didn't know that the fic for ones I did know felt very manageable. Either way, this exchange continues to stress me out but prove itself worth it in the lazy days of post-Christmas reading.
I received a fic about The Myriad from The Raven Tower, and it's very clever and has a great, sharp narrative voice:
The Fish's Palace (1655 words) by UrsulaKohl
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Raven Tower - Ann Leckie
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: The Myriad (The Raven Tower), Original Female Character(s)
Additional Tags: Chemistry, Geology, Shipworms, Perfume
Summary: I will tell you a story! There was a woman, in a palace near the city known as Therete, who had never seen the ocean. Yet she had a skill needed to build a fleet!
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Raven Tower - Ann Leckie
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: The Myriad (The Raven Tower), Original Female Character(s)
Additional Tags: Chemistry, Geology, Shipworms, Perfume
Summary: I will tell you a story! There was a woman, in a palace near the city known as Therete, who had never seen the ocean. Yet she had a skill needed to build a fleet!
I also got a drabble about Lady No-Kids from a one-panel cartoon, a little Popsicle of a fic:
Sun and Bug Eating (100 words) by Missy
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Adventures of Lady No-Kids (Comic)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Lady No-Kids - Character, Goose (The Adventures of Lady No-Kids)
Additional Tags: Adventures, Drabble, Humor
Summary: There are worse ways to spend a Saturday.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Adventures of Lady No-Kids (Comic)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Lady No-Kids - Character, Goose (The Adventures of Lady No-Kids)
Additional Tags: Adventures, Drabble, Humor
Summary: There are worse ways to spend a Saturday.
So that was lovely. I have to say, I've been so lucky with Yuletide gifts; in November and early December I always get stressed about writing and wonder whether I should have signed up, and then I always (so far) get my story in on time and get something in return that I hadn't even known I wanted, and it's a beautiful thing.
I wrote a fic for Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series, chiefly drawing on the first two books:
sheltered from the grasping winds (5615 words) by Eccentric_Hat
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Wayward Children Series - Seanan McGuire
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kade Bronson & Jack Wolcott
Characters: Kade Bronson, Jack Wolcott, Alexis Chopper, Dr. Bleak (Wayward Children Series)
Summary: A few students stay at Eleanor's school during the winter holidays. Friendships are formed, or they aren't; homesickness strikes, or it doesn't; stories have power, but not always the right kind.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Wayward Children Series - Seanan McGuire
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kade Bronson & Jack Wolcott
Characters: Kade Bronson, Jack Wolcott, Alexis Chopper, Dr. Bleak (Wayward Children Series)
Summary: A few students stay at Eleanor's school during the winter holidays. Friendships are formed, or they aren't; homesickness strikes, or it doesn't; stories have power, but not always the right kind.
I had a tricky time getting to the heart of this story. Seanan McGuire has a habit of saying what she means, in such a way that it isn't obvious where fanfic can slip into the gaps. I like Jack very much, but the chief things I don't know about her are very likely to be revealed in the book coming out in a couple months. So it helped to place the point of view in Kade, who has much less of a fleshed-out backstory and hasn't been a POV character in canon yet. Kade reminds me of a friend of mine, and writing this story felt a little like coming to understand something that friend said to me years ago about relating to places. It's also a story about stories, because that's what Every Heart a Doorway is and that's what mad-scientist lairs and enchanted fairylands have in common.
I might post some recs in a little bit--I had a really nice, low-key time of reading this Yuletide, perhaps because there were so many fandoms I didn't know that the fic for ones I did know felt very manageable. Either way, this exchange continues to stress me out but prove itself worth it in the lazy days of post-Christmas reading.
