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I know I said I was going to put this up weeks ago, but between the yearly vacay and other exchanges I was in and family-related RL frustrations, I've been a bit low on energy. But I have time now, and I could use the nudge to get my writerly butt in gear again. So; let's give this a go!

What is the Wishlist?

The Wishlist is a multi-fandom fanfiction fest. It started very small and simple several years ago: the premise was simply to write twenty-four ficlets in response to twenty-four prompts, to be posted in December. Fandom gifts, if you will.

The wishlist_fic community is no longer active, but I participated for several years, and it was a good source of motivation to me to keep writing, so I'm going to collect another 24 prompts this year and see how it goes. :) I can make no promises on exactly when things go up, but I can promise that they will eventually all go up!

(For reference, see my progress on the previous list, stalled for canon review, hopefully all to be finished in November; you'll find the fully completed lists linked there for 2010-2014 as well.)

• I accept the first 24 prompts I am given, regardless of who you are or if I know you.
  (ALL PROMPTS CLAIMED)



• You give me characters/pairing, a fandom and a prompt. (Please don't skip the prompt part).


• If you don't have an LJ account, you can give your DW/IJ/TtH/AO3/whatever name in an anonymous comment, but do make sure to sign it. If you do not sign with a name I will not use your prompt; I have to have some way to link you the story.


• If I'm not offering the fandom you're requesting, I reserve the right to refuse the prompt.
  
  The current offerings list is: Buffy/Angel-verse (no comics); Stargate SG-1; Firefly/Serenity; Star Trek AOS or TOS; King Arthur: Legend of the Sword; The Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie-based only); the Fast and the Furious series; Leverage; The Last Ship; Sleepy Hollow (Seasons 1-3); the Riddick-verse; Jurassic Park/World; Pacific Rim; John Wick; and the Mummy-verse (Brendan Fraser version).
  
  ETA: Person of Interest, Transformers movies, Star Wars!
  
  (I do sometimes take other requests, especially for canons on my current viewing list or continuations of other short-stories/fic series on a case-by-case basis; if it doesn't fit the above fandom list, feel free to ask, but I reserve the right to ask you to find another prompt.)


• If I find your prompt in any way offensive, I will disregard it, too. Fair warning.


• Your prompts can be for one fandom only, or a crossover (fusions on a case-by-case basis, and only with fandoms I've written in before) and should be in line with what I usually write. (That's a loose guideline, I know, but basically don't be deliberately ornery, okay?) It can be a quote, an idea, a specific situation, but it really helps to have something to aim for. Throwing Character X/Character Y, 'whatever' at me is going to get you 'whatever'.
  
  (HOWEVER: If your prompt is > 25 words, or if you request an idea that can't reasonably be covered in 500-3000 words? See again: whatever. I'm not a magic story-writing machine, and I have a full time job; the less review/plotting time your idea needs, the quicker I can write it!)


• I answer the prompts in the order I like best and post them starting in Dec 2017. (Sometimes RL events slow me down, particularly the last few years, but I will always get there eventually).

And that's it! Prompt away! (Whichever site you respond on - I'll keep a running total and close the list when it reaches 24).

PG; B:tVS/Stargate SG-1. 700 words, in the Trust Building Exercises 'verse. For lizbet0.

"So, it's Mother's Day this weekend," Cassie said, dropping her backpack on her dorm bed.

( Mother's Day )

(x-posted to twistedshorts & AO3)

What is the Wishlist?

The Wishlist is a multi-fandom Christmas fanfiction fest. It started very small and simple several years ago: the premise was simply to write twenty-four ficlets in response to twenty-four prompts, posted between 1 Dec and 24 Dec. Fandom gifts, if you will. Since then it's grown and changed a bit.

The community and the rules in detail can be found here.

I have signed up to be a writer. If you want to give me a prompt, please leave a comment on this entry; and if you want to see what I wrote for it in past fests, just click the wishlist tag.

• I accept the first 24 prompts I am given, regardless of who you are or if I know you.
  
  (ALL FILLED IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS; WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED; I LOVE YOU GUYS.)



• You give me characters/pairing, a fandom and a prompt. (Please don't skip the prompt part).



• If I'm not offering the fandom you're requesting, I reserve the right to refuse the prompt.
  
  The current offerings list is: Buffy/Angel-verse; Stargate SG-1/Atlantis; Firefly/Serenity; Star Trek XI or TOS; Iron Man or The Avengers (MCU); Fast and the Furious series; Leverage; The Dresden Files; Grimm; Falling Skies; The Walking Dead; Person of Interest; Terra Nova; and the Riddick-verse. And new this year: Sleepy Hollow, Olympus Has Fallen, and Pacific Rim.
  
  
• If I find your prompt in any way offensive, I will disregard it, too. Fair warning.



• Your prompts can be for a crossover or not - either is fine - and should be in line with what I usually write. (That's a loose guideline, I know, but basically don't be deliberately ornery, okay? I don't have the energy for it this year.) It can be a quote, an idea, a specific situation, but the more you give me, the more I have to work with. Throwing Character X/Character Y, 'whatever' at me is going to get you 'whatever'.



• If you don't have an LJ account, you can give your DW/IJ/TtH/AO3/whatever name in an anonymous comment, but do make sure to sign it. If you do not sign with a name I will not use your prompt.



• I answer the prompts in the order I like best and post them, one a day, starting 1st, Dec 2013. (At least, that's the goal. I may not hit it, but whatever I don't make, I'll finish before the next December 1 for sure).

And that's it! Prompt away: the 24 Days of Ficcish Christmas begin only a month away!

Been spending the last few days revamping my tagging system here on LJ - good grief, I have a lot of fic posts, I'm only up through July '07 adding main characters and such, this is gonna take weeks - and came across an old meme in the process that tickled my fancy.

Originally by way of tzzzz: Post a single sentence from each WIP you have (or as many as you want to pick). No context, no explanations. No more than one sentence!

( WIP Meme: Can You Guess the Fandoms? )

So, the August Fic-a-Day will end shortly, and I'll be able to post that Falling Skies cross I've been burning through. After that, I have two (2) auction fics to polish, nine (9) reward fic to finish, and one big bang to work on. NATURALLY, this means it's time to resurrect the Drabble Request meme!

The first 10 people to comment on this post get to request a drabble from you. Post all fandoms you're willing to write for.

Comment on this post, and I'll comment back with the link to the drabble when it's done. Just give me a fandom (or two, for a crossover), a name or pairing, and a one or two word prompt. Use your imaginations!

Fandoms I'm willing to write (or cross) for this challenge include, automatically, anything I've written more than 7500 words in: the Buffyverse (B:tVS and Angel); the Stargateverse (SG-1 and Atlantis); Firefly; Eureka; Star Trek (TOS, XI or TNG); the Fast and Furious series; Leverage; the Dresden Files books; CSI (original); the Mummyverse; Sorcerer's Apprentice; Harry Potter; Falling Skies; Pitch Black/COR; Pirates of the Caribbean; Boondock Saints; Lord of the Rings; Jane Austen; Percy Jackson and the Olympians; Jurassic Park; Die Hard; Fifth Element; and the Tin Man miniseries. Other fandoms will be considered on a case-by-case basis; the easier it is to refresh on the better your odds.

Answers to previous iterations of this meme are indexed here on LJ, if you want to see the kinds of things I've answered for this before. Caveats are that these prompts will be lowest on my ladder of Things To Write, and I'm only promising 100-500 words (though knowing me, you may get more). But they're excellent writer's block fodder. *grin*

ETA: ALL SPOTS TAKEN as of 3:30PM PDT. Wow, you guys are fast!

PG, CSI + Pern; Grissom-centric gen. 1200 words, for kerravonsen.

It turned its head then to look at him, slitting open multiply-layered eyelids to fix him with jewel-bright, faceted eyes; Gil had never seen anything like it.

( Pausing To Wonder )

(x-posted at AO3)

PG, Sam/Teal'c; Stargate SG-1; "Unending" fic. 900 words, for maevebran.

She is bent over the finely crafted shape of a cello, arms poised in elegant if hesitant motion, the pale arch of her neck distracting in its vulnerability.

( The Food of Love )

(x-posted to stargatefic and at AO3)

PG, Sam/Jack; Stargate SG-1/Jane Austen. 500 words, for aella_irene.

There's a moment when Sam swears she can feel the wind in her hair, taste the salt on her tongue.

( Domestic Virtues )

(x-posted to stargatefic and at AO3)

This is a placeholder post for me: the requests I currently have open, in case you're curious about what my non-ficathon writing schedule looks like.

( 2011 help_japan Winners, 1 of 2 requests outstanding: )

( 2012 Drabblefest Winners, 4 of 11 requests outstanding: )

( Thank You Requests, 1 of 2 outstanding: )

( 2011 Drabble Requests, 7 of 10 outstanding: )

( And lastly, random requests: )

.... And there you have it. *eyes list* I've made serious progress in the last three or four months, mostly clearing the 2008 list away, but I have a lot left to do. Thank you all for your patience!
~

PG; Dresden Files (TV), SG-1. 1800 words, for butterflykiki.

So it was kind of a surprise that this gorgeous blonde had suddenly shown up to tell me Daniel had sent her.

( Special Delivery )

(x-posted to df_crossovers & stargate_xing; ETA: also at AO3)