yuletides and big bangs

[spatz]

Oh god, apparently I am now that fan who starts a fight in the comments of the Yuletide rules post, thereby causing a panic and harshing everyone's squee. *headdesk* I imagine the spirit of Yuletide will prevail; I just wish people weren't misunderstanding the new rule as DQ'ing all the sub-fandoms, just that the mods *may* rule one ineligible. (Also, I wish Elementary wasn't disqualified. D:)

...I suppose since, as of next month, I will have spent over half my life in fandom, it was about time I got my BOFQ membership card. It still comes with a 'get off my lawn you kids' stick and free dialup, right?

I'm trying to decide it would help or not to suggest that they just eliminate the If the character is in the main character in the fandom, the fandom itself may be ruled ineligible part of the new rule but keep the 'no characters are eligible with over 2000 works' part, thereby allowing people to request the permutation fandoms but only with minor characters. You'll still have a problem if you want to request, say, Holmes/Watson fic for A Study in Emerald, or Arthur/Guinevere/Lancelot fic for Arthurian legend, or a Joan Watson character study, but you could get around a lot using the optional details. *eyes comment thread warily* Maybe in the morning.

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To encourage me to keep on track with my POI Big Bang:

Word Count: 7,076 / 10,000 minimum
Scenes to complete: 2
Training montages Segues to write: 4
Scenes to write wholesale: 2, including the climactic balcony scene, so help me.

Comments

[callmecathy]

Okay, I have no idea about Dreamwidth etiquette, or whether people/strangers just randomly comment in other people's journals, but I was stumbling around on someone else's reading page and I saw your post and I got all excited that you were writing a POI Big Bang fic, so: what is it about? And, congratulations on getting that far! I hope it goes well for you. =)

[spatz]

*tackles you* HI YOU'RE ON DW HI HI HI!!!

...Ahem. As you can see, I'm big on etiquette and decorum around here. *g* Which is funny, because I'm writing a Regency AU for my Big Bang! It's loosely based on that Tumblr chatfic post that astolat and leupagus did, but it sort of grew a plot and stuff, and now it's big bang sized. /o\

[callmecathy]

*waves happily* HI BACK.
Regency AU! I am so thrilled. Finch. In a tophat. Not to mention all the waistcoats with ivory buttons and the evening sticks they had back then, and can we get at least one usage of the word "dapper"? ;) And, omg, etiquette: wouldn't the whole of London just throw a rebellion if Reese so much as dared to unbutton the top button of his shirt? :D
...sort of grew a plot and stuff Don't you just hate when that happens?
Anyway, Regency AU-- I'm really excited to read that. Good luck!

[spatz]

...damn, I really need to put some more clothing porn in there now. *makes a note*

wouldn't the whole of London just throw a rebellion if Reese so much as dared to unbutton the top button of his shirt? :D

Hee! Luckily, they're in the country (Yorkshire, naturally *g*), but yes, Finch does not fall in love with Reese because of his manners.

[orockthro]

\o/ Woo! Good luck working on the bb! I've... still got to tighten mine up and toss in a scene or two as well .__. We still have time, though. Yes...

[spatz]

Oh yes. So much time. *whistles*

I was reading over the descriptions in the art post - which one's yours?

[orockthro]

Haha! I was just going to ask which one was yours but I saw your response to Cathy above. :D Regency ftw. ;))

Mine is the... well. I guess prequel is the best word for it. XD It's Harold/Nathan/Olivia set in the years around Will Ingram's conception and birth.

\o/ A whole week and a half. ;) Plenty of time (also dies).