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Yuletide reveal!
Jan. 4th, 2021 08:01 pmI wrote two stories and received two stories for Yuletide this year! I want to make a recs post but in the meanwhile here are the two I wrote:
This was my assignment. I didn't have any particular ideas when I offered this fandom, but I thought the original article was funny, and my WIP is also taking place in the late 60s, so I thought it might be an opportunity to explore that period further. I felt a little at sea when I actually matched on this fandom and my recipient didn't make any specific requests. I considered writing for another of their requested fandoms. But it did seem like writing for such a micro-fandom might be a gift, so I did some digging around. To call it "research" would be excessive. Mostly I listened to the first season of "13 Minutes to the Moon," which gave me a nice historical grounding in the Apollo 11 mission and what led up to it. I spent one particular cold, windy Sunday afternoon walking around Bde Maka Ska and either crying about the Apollo 8 mission or having the wind prick tears out of my eyes, it was hard to tell which. I mention that day because it's a little wild that it resulted in...this.
The actual story was entirely based on the thought "Michael Collins seems like a pretty grounded person." Once I found that, it was one of the easiest things I've ever written, and by far the most ridiculous. My friend caminante has already recruited a full cast and recorded this for a Voiceteam challenge, and I can't wait to hear what they did with it.
Amazing! This Secret Meeting Between President Nixon and the Apollo 11 Astronauts Was Almost Lost to History (1151 words) by Eccentric_Hat
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: This Speech Was Written For President Nixon To Deliver If The Astronauts...(Clickhole)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Richard Nixon, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins
Additional Tags: Don't Have to Know Canon, although canon is a two-minute read
Summary: The astronauts have braved the spooky dangers of space, jumped around on the moon, seen zero monsters, and returned to satisfy Richard Nixon's great and terrible desire for moon rocks.
This was my assignment. I didn't have any particular ideas when I offered this fandom, but I thought the original article was funny, and my WIP is also taking place in the late 60s, so I thought it might be an opportunity to explore that period further. I felt a little at sea when I actually matched on this fandom and my recipient didn't make any specific requests. I considered writing for another of their requested fandoms. But it did seem like writing for such a micro-fandom might be a gift, so I did some digging around. To call it "research" would be excessive. Mostly I listened to the first season of "13 Minutes to the Moon," which gave me a nice historical grounding in the Apollo 11 mission and what led up to it. I spent one particular cold, windy Sunday afternoon walking around Bde Maka Ska and either crying about the Apollo 8 mission or having the wind prick tears out of my eyes, it was hard to tell which. I mention that day because it's a little wild that it resulted in...this.
The actual story was entirely based on the thought "Michael Collins seems like a pretty grounded person." Once I found that, it was one of the easiest things I've ever written, and by far the most ridiculous. My friend caminante has already recruited a full cast and recorded this for a Voiceteam challenge, and I can't wait to hear what they did with it.
Finer Points of Enchanted Sword Logistics (7826 words) by Eccentric_Hat( Longer, mildly spoilery process notes on this one )
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Enchanted Forest Chronicles - Patricia Wrede
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Morwen/Telemain
Characters: Morwen (Enchanted Forest), Telemain (Enchanted Forest), Cimorene (Enchanted Forest), Willin (Enchanted Forest), Kazul (Enchanted Forest), Original Characters
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Fix-It
Summary: In which a witch and a magician consider alternate methods for saving the king of the Enchanted Forest.
