Dear Yuletide Author

Hi, author! First of all, thanks so much for writing something for me. I'm sure I'll enjoy whatever you write me--just the idea that someone would write a story just for me is really exciting enough. Hopefully I can offer some helpful insight into my own preferences and whatnot here.

Generally speaking, I like all sorts of pairings or lack thereof--gen, slash, het, femslash, polyamorous relationships, so don't feel like you have to tread carefully there. I'm not big on incest or non-con, I am big on deep platonic friendship. Here's something I said in my letter last year: "I like all the characters, so while critiques of character's behavior are sometimes real boons in a story, I'm not a fan of bashing just for the sake of tearing characters down." I can't think of a better way to word that this year, so I'll just copy and paste from last year's letter. I like AUs and crossovers, and--I don't know, this seems like perhaps too specific a narrative kink to include here, but whatever, I'll say it anyway--I like plots where one character discovers something about another that changes their relationship.

Now for the specific fandoms--

( Alphas )

( Captain America )

( Cowboys & Aliens )

( North and South )

Anyway, I feel like this has been super rambly, but I hope it was at least a little helpful. If you have an idea for one or more of these fandoms that really doesn't have anything to do with what I've written here, go for it--I really hope that writing this ends up being as fun as anticipating it is already.

Thanks again, and best wishes,
Tam Cranver