Dear Yuletide Author
This entry is doomed. This is the third time I've written it and once it just vanished, the second time I closed the tab by accident and it no longer seems to save drafts...ah well, here goes again.
Firstly, thank you very much for offering one of my fandoms of choice. I will be thrilled to bits with whatever you write.
Things I love - moments of solidarity, people standing together against the odds, found families, politics (be it local, national organisational or family) and endings where there is a possibility that it could all work out ok. I'm fine with an ambiguous or open ending, but I'd like there to be a hope it could all end well.
Things I prefer to avoid - older people who are desperately lonely, neglected or otherwise ill treated (unhappy is fine if part of the story, but I'd like it to end very well for them). People paired with folk they grew up with, be it actual kin or people raised as family (see the Melendys and also Peter and Fob).
Marlows
Oh Ann, Ann, Ann. We occasionally see her as a full and included member of the family, but more often than not she's the odd one out, the least liked, the different/boring/conventional one. I'd really like to see a time when her family appreciates her for herself, or when she's fully part of things. This could be before, after, or any time during the books, and feel absolutely free for people to find it strange at the time! The TL:DR is Ann and her family having fun together, feel free to make of this what you will.
Melendy Family
This is my annual hope - I put it in every year and it has never yet materialised! Although Randy was my favourite (I read Spiderweb for Two first) I would love to read more about Mona, particularly her time living in New York and working on the radio show. She's away from her home, she's working and at school, how is she finding things? Mona has always seemed the most independent and separate of the Melendys, so I'd love to see what she's up to. Feel free to write about her at another time in her life, and include as many of as few of the others as you like. It doesn't even have to be focused on Mona, but I'd love her to be included in some way. Go free and enjoy! My only plea is that Mark is not paired with any of the Melendys.
Lord Peter Wimsey - Miss Climpson
I am very fond of the Cattery in general and this is my private destination for all wronged female characters in 1920s books (occasionally as clients, usually as staff). Tell me more about her, show me an aspect of her life and I'll be happy!
Firstly, thank you very much for offering one of my fandoms of choice. I will be thrilled to bits with whatever you write.
Things I love - moments of solidarity, people standing together against the odds, found families, politics (be it local, national organisational or family) and endings where there is a possibility that it could all work out ok. I'm fine with an ambiguous or open ending, but I'd like there to be a hope it could all end well.
Things I prefer to avoid - older people who are desperately lonely, neglected or otherwise ill treated (unhappy is fine if part of the story, but I'd like it to end very well for them). People paired with folk they grew up with, be it actual kin or people raised as family (see the Melendys and also Peter and Fob).
Marlows
Oh Ann, Ann, Ann. We occasionally see her as a full and included member of the family, but more often than not she's the odd one out, the least liked, the different/boring/conventional one. I'd really like to see a time when her family appreciates her for herself, or when she's fully part of things. This could be before, after, or any time during the books, and feel absolutely free for people to find it strange at the time! The TL:DR is Ann and her family having fun together, feel free to make of this what you will.
Melendy Family
This is my annual hope - I put it in every year and it has never yet materialised! Although Randy was my favourite (I read Spiderweb for Two first) I would love to read more about Mona, particularly her time living in New York and working on the radio show. She's away from her home, she's working and at school, how is she finding things? Mona has always seemed the most independent and separate of the Melendys, so I'd love to see what she's up to. Feel free to write about her at another time in her life, and include as many of as few of the others as you like. It doesn't even have to be focused on Mona, but I'd love her to be included in some way. Go free and enjoy! My only plea is that Mark is not paired with any of the Melendys.
Lord Peter Wimsey - Miss Climpson
I am very fond of the Cattery in general and this is my private destination for all wronged female characters in 1920s books (occasionally as clients, usually as staff). Tell me more about her, show me an aspect of her life and I'll be happy!
