Yuletide letter
Oct. 12th, 2013 07:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bookishwenchDear Yuletide writer type person,
Hi! First off, thank you for writing for me this year. I'm really looking forward to whatever you feel like creating for me.
It's a Wonderful Life - I kind of threw in three characters I'd really like to see something about: Violet, Old Man Potter, and Clarence. Potter kind of fascinates me in a weird way. He's terrible, but why? How did he become so awful? Is he really? Is there any tiny spark of humanity in there? It's fine if the answer to that is no, by the way. Violet is even more mysterious to me. George actually gives her money to help her get out of town and start over. What prompted that? I've often wondered if it was implied she was pregnant. And Clarence, sweet angel that he is, might one or both of them be an assignment of his? Or he could be doing something else entirely. I'll be happy with pretty much anything here as long as it isn't too graphic or utterly hopeless.
The Night Circus - I read this and fell completely in love with the circus itself, as though that's a character. I mentioned Tsukiko in part because I'd love to know what's going on in her head through all of this, how she got to that dinner that started it all, how much she knew, maybe even a flash of her own trial. Isobel, well, I kind of felt sorry for her. She got left in the dust when Marco didn't really need her anymore. I'd be curious what these two talked about, if they even liked each other, and feel free to throw in any other characters you want. Don't feel limited at all.
"In the Air Tonight" - Nobody, not even Phil Collins who wrote the darn thing, knows what this song is about. Heck, I had to create names for the two characters. If you can give me a possible explanation, that'd be great, anything from a murder mystery to a flat out comedy. I have no idea myself. You want to try to incorporate that bizarro 80s video, feel free, but definitely do not feel that is at all a requirement.
Becket - The film of this is one of those beautiful movies that just doesn't seem like it could get made today because the number of people who would be able to understand it is so tiny. I'd love to see Henry and Thomas interact. If you want to throw in anyone else, feel free.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - I don't know what it is about this old Christmas special, but I just love it. I picked Yukon Cornelius in particular since his storyline really isn't all that tied up by the end. What happens to him? Do he and the Bumble still hang out? Is he happy living at the North Pole or does he wander around still looking for silver and gold? How did he get up there anyway? Backstory, future, interacting with any other characters, whatever.
"Piano Man" - This is just such a great song, and there are so many people in it that we get only the tiniest glimpse of. I'm really curious about the waitress, though. What's she up to? Does she have any dreams? Are she and the piano player on friendly terms? Again, feel free to throw in anybody else from the song as well.
My name over at AO3 is Meltha, and I do have a website at www.herringjousting.com, but pretty much everything I've written is up at AO3. I'd rather not have anything too sexually or violently graphic, happier at an R or under level. I like character studies, comedy, drama, missing scenes, plotty-things, fluff, angst, so you're safe with most stuff. I'd prefer if you would avoid incest or underage situations.
Again, thank you, and I look forward to seeing what you decide to do!
Hi! First off, thank you for writing for me this year. I'm really looking forward to whatever you feel like creating for me.
It's a Wonderful Life - I kind of threw in three characters I'd really like to see something about: Violet, Old Man Potter, and Clarence. Potter kind of fascinates me in a weird way. He's terrible, but why? How did he become so awful? Is he really? Is there any tiny spark of humanity in there? It's fine if the answer to that is no, by the way. Violet is even more mysterious to me. George actually gives her money to help her get out of town and start over. What prompted that? I've often wondered if it was implied she was pregnant. And Clarence, sweet angel that he is, might one or both of them be an assignment of his? Or he could be doing something else entirely. I'll be happy with pretty much anything here as long as it isn't too graphic or utterly hopeless.
The Night Circus - I read this and fell completely in love with the circus itself, as though that's a character. I mentioned Tsukiko in part because I'd love to know what's going on in her head through all of this, how she got to that dinner that started it all, how much she knew, maybe even a flash of her own trial. Isobel, well, I kind of felt sorry for her. She got left in the dust when Marco didn't really need her anymore. I'd be curious what these two talked about, if they even liked each other, and feel free to throw in any other characters you want. Don't feel limited at all.
"In the Air Tonight" - Nobody, not even Phil Collins who wrote the darn thing, knows what this song is about. Heck, I had to create names for the two characters. If you can give me a possible explanation, that'd be great, anything from a murder mystery to a flat out comedy. I have no idea myself. You want to try to incorporate that bizarro 80s video, feel free, but definitely do not feel that is at all a requirement.
Becket - The film of this is one of those beautiful movies that just doesn't seem like it could get made today because the number of people who would be able to understand it is so tiny. I'd love to see Henry and Thomas interact. If you want to throw in anyone else, feel free.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - I don't know what it is about this old Christmas special, but I just love it. I picked Yukon Cornelius in particular since his storyline really isn't all that tied up by the end. What happens to him? Do he and the Bumble still hang out? Is he happy living at the North Pole or does he wander around still looking for silver and gold? How did he get up there anyway? Backstory, future, interacting with any other characters, whatever.
"Piano Man" - This is just such a great song, and there are so many people in it that we get only the tiniest glimpse of. I'm really curious about the waitress, though. What's she up to? Does she have any dreams? Are she and the piano player on friendly terms? Again, feel free to throw in anybody else from the song as well.
My name over at AO3 is Meltha, and I do have a website at www.herringjousting.com, but pretty much everything I've written is up at AO3. I'd rather not have anything too sexually or violently graphic, happier at an R or under level. I like character studies, comedy, drama, missing scenes, plotty-things, fluff, angst, so you're safe with most stuff. I'd prefer if you would avoid incest or underage situations.
Again, thank you, and I look forward to seeing what you decide to do!
