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Yuletide 2023 Dear Author Letter
Oct. 11th, 2023 07:54 pm My fourth year doing Yuletide! This year I am focusing on media that has to do somehow with doujinshi (amateur/self published manga, can be either fannish in nature or original works). The three pieces I chose are meta-commentary somehow on the doujin world or about artists who make doujinshi.
I pitched all three fandoms here on this page in the fandom post (just search for 'stifledlaughter' to find my posts on these pages:
The majority of what I say below likely will have already been in the prompts. Basically, I like hopeful/positive with some thoughtful ideas, romance when applicable, and found family/friendship dynamics as well. I'm not looking for angsty/traumatic/any fic dealing with the current state of things (Covid-19/politics), or just deeply negative in general. I'm also somewhat adverse to deep dives into religious thought or focusing on the ins and outs of religion (it's just not what I'm interested in reading!) I am not looking for smut this Yuletide, nor am I interested in fics that delve deeply into the nuances of gender and sexuality.
I'm always down for humor, if you enjoy writing that! If there is hurt/angst, I'd really like it resolved/to have comfort at the end of it.
I like fic that's character focused, slice of life/daily life focused, and interpersonal relationships (platonic, romantic, familial) focused. Especially if fic acknowledges the uniqueness of the character (like an artist integrating art/their practice into their life, or managing their artistic self with their non-art career). I like fics that are a 'missing episode' type deal that just expands on what the media has already given us.
I, as someone who works in education, am a huuuge fan of lifelong learning/self improvement, although I know that's a fairly niche thing to write about ^^; But it's an idea, if you want to write about it for any of the below fandoms!
My AO3 is https://archiveofourown.org/users/stifledlaughter/pseuds/stifledlaughter if you'd like to see the kind of fics I like! Also I welcome treats, if anyone would be so kind as to write any :D
My requests:
Doujin Work
The majority of what I say below likely will have already been in the prompts. Basically, I like hopeful/positive with some thoughtful ideas, romance when applicable, and found family/friendship dynamics as well. I'm not looking for angsty/traumatic/any fic dealing with the current state of things (Covid-19/politics), or just deeply negative in general. I'm also somewhat adverse to deep dives into religious thought or focusing on the ins and outs of religion (it's just not what I'm interested in reading!) I am not looking for smut this Yuletide, nor am I interested in fics that delve deeply into the nuances of gender and sexuality.
I'm always down for humor, if you enjoy writing that! If there is hurt/angst, I'd really like it resolved/to have comfort at the end of it.
I like fic that's character focused, slice of life/daily life focused, and interpersonal relationships (platonic, romantic, familial) focused. Especially if fic acknowledges the uniqueness of the character (like an artist integrating art/their practice into their life, or managing their artistic self with their non-art career). I like fics that are a 'missing episode' type deal that just expands on what the media has already given us.
I, as someone who works in education, am a huuuge fan of lifelong learning/self improvement, although I know that's a fairly niche thing to write about ^^; But it's an idea, if you want to write about it for any of the below fandoms!
My AO3 is https://archiveofourown.org/users/stifledlaughter/pseuds/stifledlaughter if you'd like to see the kind of fics I like! Also I welcome treats, if anyone would be so kind as to write any :D
My requests:
Genshiken (anime) (Note: this nomination is for "Genshiken", not "Genshiken: Second Generation", which I am not interested in.)
Characters: Ogiue Chika, Ohno Kanako, Sasahara Kanji, Tanaka Soichirou
DNW: major character death, depression/major illness, smut, AUs that remove them from canon context (canon divergence is fine), current events in the real world/our Earth, focusing on religious themes
I would love to see more group Gen fics - them going to Comiket again, maybe a 'missing episode' type of deal where they have to deal with more club-related issues. Anything that gets into the dynamics of their lives as otaku/nerds/anime fans. I also like the two ships in the show that are canon and it could be fun to see them doing dates involving their specific interests (cosplay, ero games, doujinshi, etc). You can include the other characters in the show of course but the four I listed are the characters I'd most like to read about.
Doujin Work
Characters: Osana Najimi (Doujin Work), Tsuyuri (Doujin Work)
DNW: major character death, depression/major illness, smut, AUs that remove them from canon context (canon divergence is fine), focusing on religious themes, Justice and Sora (just not a fan of their characters)
I'd love to read more about Najimi and Tsuyuri's lives after the show. Do they continue to table with each other? What sort of works do they make? How do they grow as doujinshi artists? Do they ever become big-time doujinshi artists or stay small? I'm flexible Gen or Shippy, I didn't particularly that feel they were shippy but if the spirit moves you, sure, write them shippy!
I'd love to read more about Najimi and Tsuyuri's lives after the show. Do they continue to table with each other? What sort of works do they make? How do they grow as doujinshi artists? Do they ever become big-time doujinshi artists or stay small? I'm flexible Gen or Shippy, I didn't particularly that feel they were shippy but if the spirit moves you, sure, write them shippy!
A Witch's Printing Office (Manga)
Characters: Mika Kamiya
DNW: major character death, depression/major illness, smut, AUs that remove them from canon context (canon divergence is fine), current events in the real world/our Earth, focusing on religious themes
(The below ideas are not required/necessary, just ideas/prompts!)
I would love to just see "the continuing adventures of Mika" in her fantasy world! I love how the canon goes into the ins and outs of doujin publishing, working at conventions, and fannish writing - expansions on that would be really great. As someone that has worked in publishing and attended many conventions, those things particularly speak to me, and there are so many scenarios that you could put into this fantasy world that translate over from ours. (While she is the only requested character, you can obviously have other people in the fic, as long as she's the focus!)
I would love to just see "the continuing adventures of Mika" in her fantasy world! I love how the canon goes into the ins and outs of doujin publishing, working at conventions, and fannish writing - expansions on that would be really great. As someone that has worked in publishing and attended many conventions, those things particularly speak to me, and there are so many scenarios that you could put into this fantasy world that translate over from ours. (While she is the only requested character, you can obviously have other people in the fic, as long as she's the focus!)
