Kaleidoscope 2012 letter
Sep. 15th, 2012 19:19![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
starladyDear Doer of Darkness,
So a few general notes: thank you for agreeing to write a story in a fandom we both love, or at least remember fondly! I'm genuinely interested to see what caught other fans' interests about all of these sources, so please don't feel that my prompts are too binding. I'd rather have an inspired story than slavish devotion to my requests. If you're looking for more of a sense of me and my tastes, skimming through the last twenty entries on my DW will probably give you a good idea; most of the entries in general are unlocked.
I hesitate to say what I do or don't like in fic--I don't have any major squicks, and no firm principles as to what I will or won't read. That said, it's my general sentiment that Kaleidoscope is not the place to go looking for PWP, at least for me; which isn't to say that I wouldn't want sexytimes, as it were, in any story you write, but which is to say that I generally like my sexytimes to go along with plot and/or characterization. And as you may have guessed from these requests, I do really like women being awesome. In some ways, really, my own fanworks demonstrate both these preferences very well.
Request 1: Hwang Jin-i | 황진이 (TV)
Hwang Jin-i is awesome, and I love her and how awesome she is, and also the fact that she is an artist and her art is important to her (she reminds me of some Ghibli characters in that respect). I also really loved the visuals of the series, particularly the gorgeous colors, so I would definitely not mind art or icons or a vid!
Request 2: Seirei no Moribito | 精霊の守り人 | Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
I read and enjoyed the first two books in English translation, and I've not actually seen the anime, but Balsa is awesome and I am all for more awesome ladies-centric fanworks in the world. Fic, vids, icons, art, whatever, I'd love it.
Request 3: Scott Pilgrim
I loved Scott Pilgrim, and I love Knives, and her hair, and the way she grows up fast and awesome. Anything Knives-centric (fic, vid, art, icons), would be great, either during the series or after.
Request 4:
I love The Middleman, and I love Wendy Watson, and I really miss Wendy Watson and how awesome she is. At one point I had planned to write the story of alternate universe Evil Wendy and Lacey, but that sort of got away from me. Point being, anything about Wendy, before, during, or after the series (you can take or leave bits of episode 13; I do), would be awesome.
Request 5: Sun Sword - Michelle West
So, I am a huge Michelle West fan, and if we matched on this, dear Doer, please don't be intimidated by my fangirling Michelle West all over the interwebz. I put Diora en'Leonne in the box, but I would be happy to read more about any of the Southern and Voyani women in the series, and especially about their strong, deep relationships with one another.
*breathes into paper bag* Yes. Awesome. Thank you.
So a few general notes: thank you for agreeing to write a story in a fandom we both love, or at least remember fondly! I'm genuinely interested to see what caught other fans' interests about all of these sources, so please don't feel that my prompts are too binding. I'd rather have an inspired story than slavish devotion to my requests. If you're looking for more of a sense of me and my tastes, skimming through the last twenty entries on my DW will probably give you a good idea; most of the entries in general are unlocked.
I hesitate to say what I do or don't like in fic--I don't have any major squicks, and no firm principles as to what I will or won't read. That said, it's my general sentiment that Kaleidoscope is not the place to go looking for PWP, at least for me; which isn't to say that I wouldn't want sexytimes, as it were, in any story you write, but which is to say that I generally like my sexytimes to go along with plot and/or characterization. And as you may have guessed from these requests, I do really like women being awesome. In some ways, really, my own fanworks demonstrate both these preferences very well.
Request 1: Hwang Jin-i | 황진이 (TV)
Hwang Jin-i is awesome, and I love her and how awesome she is, and also the fact that she is an artist and her art is important to her (she reminds me of some Ghibli characters in that respect). I also really loved the visuals of the series, particularly the gorgeous colors, so I would definitely not mind art or icons or a vid!
Request 2: Seirei no Moribito | 精霊の守り人 | Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
I read and enjoyed the first two books in English translation, and I've not actually seen the anime, but Balsa is awesome and I am all for more awesome ladies-centric fanworks in the world. Fic, vids, icons, art, whatever, I'd love it.
Request 3: Scott Pilgrim
I loved Scott Pilgrim, and I love Knives, and her hair, and the way she grows up fast and awesome. Anything Knives-centric (fic, vid, art, icons), would be great, either during the series or after.
Request 4:
I love The Middleman, and I love Wendy Watson, and I really miss Wendy Watson and how awesome she is. At one point I had planned to write the story of alternate universe Evil Wendy and Lacey, but that sort of got away from me. Point being, anything about Wendy, before, during, or after the series (you can take or leave bits of episode 13; I do), would be awesome.
Request 5: Sun Sword - Michelle West
So, I am a huge Michelle West fan, and if we matched on this, dear Doer, please don't be intimidated by my fangirling Michelle West all over the interwebz. I put Diora en'Leonne in the box, but I would be happy to read more about any of the Southern and Voyani women in the series, and especially about their strong, deep relationships with one another.
*breathes into paper bag* Yes. Awesome. Thank you.