Of ficathons and story plans

[selenak]

Back after a week of hiking and little online access, I managed to finish my story for the Missy Remix just in time. Phew.

Meanwhile, Yuletide nominations are nearly upon us. Of the new fandoms I've discovered for myself this year, I still want to nominate The Last Kingdom - anyone wilth so we can get more characters in? I'd also nominate Wynona Earp, but it's above the limit due to the popularity of the Waverly/Nicole pairing. Class, otoh, should qualify despite the Doctor Who connection. (I mean, if individual MCU projects like Ant Man make the cut...) And since it's now officially cancelled, I feel the need for fanfic more than ever. Any willing Class nominators, again, to get more character options if we coordinate our efforts?

Book-wise, I won't nominate the Bernie Gunther mysteries because a) no one will pick that one up, and b) I have just one particular idea for a story, which would be an Agent Carter crossover, and finding the odd person who enjoys both Agent Carter and those novels would be even more difficult than finding someone willing to write for a WW II era book series set mostly inside Germany and occupied territories. Also, I might write that story myself, it's one of those "if I ever find the time" things. It would copy the structure of the later Gunther novels, i.e. switch back and forth between two eras, WWII and the 50s. During WWII, when Goebbels launches his big propaganda coup of inviting all and sunder to check out the newly discovered Katyn massacre site, Peggy is undercover among the reporters, with a mission (she thinks) to find out the truth and expose the Nazis for liars, only to discover to her horror that in this particular case, the Nazis actually said the truth, the Soviets did committ the massacre in question, but to admit this would sabotage relationships among the Allies and thus the Allied war effort which means her actual mission becomes burying the evidence. Meanwhile, the novels have Bernie Gunther in Katyn investigating that very event, so their paths would inevitably cross, and their interests clash but in some areas coincide. Cutting dialogue and murky ethical territory on both sides guaranteed. On the other hand, in the 50s, Bernie is the one on the run under a variety of false names while Peggy has just founded SHIELD and is on the rise when a murder happens that involves some former Hydra member who's been adopted via Operation Paperclip, and she needs an outside investigator who knows his way among former and not so former Nazis without being one, and won't be deterred should the killer be one of hers, either.

Comments

[makamu]

*raises hand shyly* To no-one's surprise, I would both write and read something like that, if I had the time. Which I sadly enough don't right now, but I wanted to voice my support

[selenak]

Thank you, in the far future, when we both have time, I might hold you to it. :)

[makamu]

The near future would be tricky, but the far future sounds good ;)

[chelseagirl]

Not having read those books, I would definitely still read the story.

[selenak]

That's good to know!

[lilacsigil]

The Katyn Massacre is relevant to the book and movie "Enigma", too, if you're looking for a different way to nominate. Though honestly, I would really love to see your take on the story above!

[selenak]

In the hypothetical future when I have more time, you may yet!

[saturnofthemoon]

To be honest, I don't think Class or The Last Kingdom wil have any problems getting nominated, unless you have certain unpopular/obscure characters in mind. For example, I totally wasted a nomination on The Hour one year. It's usually the teeny, tiny fandoms with few or no works that need help. There's a spreadsheet of nominations on the Yuletide comm, although not everyone fills it out. There might have been a nominations trading post too, but my memory's a little foggy in that area.

[selenak]

re: Last Kingdom, I'm not worried about Alfred, Uthred or Aethelflaed getting nominated, but I want Hild and Aelswith as well.

re: Class, you may be right, I shall check it out first.

[trobadora]

I won't nominate the Bernie Gunther mysteries because a) no one will pick that one up

You won't know until you try! I've nominated and requested several books with no fanfic whatsoever during Yuletides past, and so far have received all of them eventually. Of course it may take a few years, but persistence pays off. :)