beatrice_otter: DS9 wormhole (DS9)
Lovely author, here is my theory about letters: how much detail people want in a letter is HIGHLY variable. Some people (such as myself) prefer if their recip gives LOTS of guidance on their wishes. Some prefer as little as possible so they can be free as a bird. Most are somewhere in between. So! Here's everything including the kitchen sink if you find it helpful, but feel free to ignore it if it is not helpful. I would rather get a story you were happy with than "well, she said she liked x, so I guess I have to do x even though I don't like x and/or am just not inspired that way."

I'm fairly easy to please; I've been doing ficathons for over a decade and am very rarely disappointed with my gifts. I write long and detailed Dear Author letters because I find such things helpful when I'm writing for other people; if you are like me, here you go! If your style is different and a detailed letter makes you feel hemmed-in, feel free to do what works for you.

The most important thing for me in a fic is that the characters are well-written and recognizably themselves. Even when I don't like a character, I don't go in for character-bashing. If nothing else, if the rest of this letter is too much or my kinks just don't fit yours, just concentrate on writing a story with everyone in character and good spelling and grammar and I will almost certainly love what you come up with.

One thing: I do have an embarrassment squick, which makes humor kind of hit-or-miss sometimes. The kind of humor where someone does something embarrassing and the audience is laughing at them makes me uncomfortable. On the other hand, the kind of humor where the audience is laughing with the characters I really enjoy.

Please no incest.

General likes and dislikes )

Babylon 5 )

BSG )

DS9 )

Voyager )

SG-1 )

Terminator )

beatrice_otter: Giles says "The subtext is rapidly becoming ... text" (Subtext)
Title: made glorious by the touch
Author: [personal profile] beatrice_otter 
Fandom: Fifth Element
Written for: [personal profile] yue_ix in Wayback Exchange 2019 ([community profile] waybackexchange )
Summary: The Mondoshawans come to pick Leeloo up.
AN: you asked for shenanigans, and … I tried. I produced metaphysical musings instead. Sorry! I did at least get a little culture shock in there.

On AO3. On tumblr. On Pillowfort.


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beatrice_otter: DS9 wormhole (DS9)
Not one but TWO great exchanges opened this week! [community profile] waybackexchange (which I wrote for) was for any canon which had been closed for more than ten years. It's got a great range of fandoms from 90s megafandoms to smaller and older stuff. [community profile] hurtcomfortex is a multifandom exchange for, you guessed it, hurt/comfort fic, and has an even wider range of fandoms. Both produced a lot of great fic, I highly recommend going and checking it out. (And see if you can find my wayback fic!)

These are my favorite Wayback fics:
First, I received a REALLY EXCELLENT Star Trek: Enterprise fic, Trip/T'Pol AU futurefic. It's them living on Vulcan and it's got such great Vulcan culture bits and I love the way their relationship is written, it really is excellent.
Heartrate. "I shall endeavor to impress you," T'Pol says. "Even after all these years, I believe I am still capable."

Wayback recs )

HCEx Recs )

beatrice_otter: Sam and Teal'c (Sam and Teal'c)
Lovely author, here is my theory about letters: how much detail people want in a letter is HIGHLY variable. Some people (such as myself) prefer if their recip gives LOTS of guidance on their wishes. Some prefer as little as possible so they can be free as a bird. Most are somewhere in between. So! Here's everything including the kitchen sink if you find it helpful, but feel free to ignore it if it is not helpful. I would rather get a story you were happy with than "well, she said she liked x, so I guess I have to do x even though I don't like x and/or am just not inspired that way."

I'm fairly easy to please; I've been doing ficathons for over a decade and am very rarely disappointed with my gifts. I write long and detailed Dear Author letters because I find such things helpful when I'm writing for other people; if you are like me, here you go! If your style is different and a detailed letter makes you feel hemmed-in, feel free to do what works for you.

The most important thing for me in a fic is that the characters are well-written and recognizably themselves. Even when I don't like a character, I don't go in for character-bashing. If nothing else, if the rest of this letter is too much or my kinks just don't fit yours, just concentrate on writing a story with everyone in character and good spelling and grammar and I will almost certainly love what you come up with.

One thing: I do have an embarrassment squick, which makes humor kind of hit-or-miss sometimes. The kind of humor where someone does something embarrassing and the audience is laughing at them makes me uncomfortable. On the other hand, the kind of humor where the audience is laughing with the characters I really enjoy.

Please no incest.

General likes/dislikes )

Babylon 5 )

BSG )

Star Trek TNG )

DS9 )

Stargate: SG-1 )
Sarah Connor Chronicles )

Enterprise )

Guess Who's Coming To Dinner )

BSG/Voyager )

Voyager )

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