Yuletide authors have been revealed!

[apocalypsos]

What I wrote:

The Door In The Mountain-side Shut Fast (Footloose) was my assignment and I really loved what I got to do with it. The request was for Ren/Willard slash and God knows I tried, but the boys would just not cooperate past hints of slash to come. The idea of what happens in a small town after graduation stuck in my head (boy, I wonder why, it couldn't possibly be because I live in one ... heh). It's just this slow bleed until August and September come around and people you're used to seeing all the time are just gone, and I thought watching the movie five million times to get the feel of it (the DVD was still in my computer two weeks after I uploaded just 'cause it had already been in there for a month straight anyway) that as bad as it was when I graduated in a town not much bigger than Bomont, I imagine it would be twice as bad with a town that outlawed dancing and music and had Ren to entice them.

This Is It, This Is My Thesis (Sky High) was the second story I uploaded, slapped together on Christmas Eve while I was busy running around helping my mom with dinner. It's probably my least favorite of the stories I wrote, although I did end up liking it. I just felt like I was so distracted that I pretty much just slapped an ending on it and called it a day. *shrugs*

And Breathe (The Shawshank Redemption) was the last story I wrote and uploaded, written in a little less than an hour about an hour before the archive opened. It's only about six hundred words and yet it's gotten the best reception of any story I've ever written for Yuletide. Go figure. I'm sure that's partly to do with the length (it's a quick read, after all) and the fandom (I don't think I've ever seen Shawshank fanfic other than I Seek A Silent Fortress, and that's a little depressing considering the movie's popularity). I'm happy with the way it turned, although writing it made me wish I'd ended up with the prompt in the first place. I could have easily written a 10k Shawshank story in my sleep.

So ... is it next year's Yuletide yet? ;)

Comments

[poisontaster]

Ha. Good to know that I still adore your writing, even when I don't know its you. :)

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

*snickers* I laughed when I saw that. And thanks. :)

[aliaspiral.livejournal.com]

oh, i loved the Footloose story! i really liked how it was oh so slightly slashy, but was more about Willard and how he felt he would never leave Bomont - was stuck there forever. And i like that Ariel never looked back once she got on the bus. It felt very like her.

[undersea.livejournal.com]

pocketedwocket here, with my personal journal. I'd just like to say thank you again for the story. I absolutely love what you wrote - I told you I'd be happy with anything you gave me, and that's true! Not only did I really enjoy the fic you wrote, I really do think it's one of this year's best. Thank you for such an amazing Christmas present. ♥

[nos4a2no9.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for writing that lovely Shawshank Redemption ficlet! I really adored 'Breathe' - it was beautifully written, and I hope you do much, much more in the Shawshank 'verse. Thanks again! It was a really lovely Yuletide gift, and I appreciate it a lot.