Christmas/New Years Stories

[talonkarrde]

It's actually been quite a long time since I've written (fiction, at least) and I'm actually currently visiting family for four days (and in Arizona) and so I'm in a fairly good position to do stretch those writing muscles. Semi-inspired by joeymichaels, though I've been doing it for RL friends for a few years, but this is the first time offering to the internet community.

No promises for Christmas Day, but I will say that (barring unforeseen circumstances) these will be delivered before New Years. Give me a prompt, as detailed or vague as you'd like (with or without genre/word count/a specific line you want in it/anything at all), and let me know if you'd like it posted here or emailed to you.

No refunds! No returns! I reserve the right to first refusal if you ask me to write something that I have no idea whatsoever about (but if I think I can pull it off, I will most certainly do research and try and make it good). Insert other disclaimers here, to cover the fact that this is actually a bit scary to do.

Oh, and Merry Christmas, my friends; may your home be warm, your dreams close, and your family closer.

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List:

For yachiru: DONE
Speak Easy (Steampunk)

For michikatinski:
"It was a dark and scary Christmas night." (romantic comedy)

For takenoko:
Waking Up In Vegas

For rejeneration: DONE (emailed)
From the Foundations

For joeymichaels: DONE
Controlled Burn

For beautyofgrey: DONE
'A crushed rose and an empty box'

For attheonesix:
Underground Kings

For _asherah_: DONE
Christmas after tragedy

For crimsonplum:
Something I said, or someone I know
(involving a flash forward/flashback)

Comments

[yachiru]

I thought about doing this too but I am lazy. >_>

Title; Speak Easy
Genre; Steampunk
post anywhereee

[talon.livejournal.com]

Done :P you knew this, but I'm just making sure everything is in order.

[michikatinski.livejournal.com]

In support of your effort to branch out, I offer you the following prompt:

"It was a dark and scary Christmas night."
genre: romantic comedy

:-D

[talon.livejournal.com]

This is the hardest one, I've found. RomComs are hard! I'm working on it, though, I promise.

[michikatinski.livejournal.com]

Awww. Thanks. :) if you need to abandon this ship, that's ok, too.

[takenoko.livejournal.com]

Prompt: "waking up in Vegas," whichever category or genre you prefer, with the offer to reciprocate your kind gift, though no promises for date of delivery on my end :)

and post on here!

[rejeneration.livejournal.com]

You know what I love you to write. (;

[talon.livejournal.com]

Even after two years? I still have that email starred in my inbox, heh.

[rejeneration.livejournal.com]

Even after twenty years, love. You have to know.

[talon.livejournal.com]

Emailed <3

[joeymichaels.livejournal.com]

Prompt: Controlled Burn

Love to see it here. :D

[talon.livejournal.com]

Done! A time ago, but I wanted to comment to tie up loose ends before this year's ;)

[beautyofgrey.livejournal.com]

Prompt: a crushed rose and an empty box ;)

Deliver anywhere. :)

[talon.livejournal.com]

done ;)

[attheonesix.livejournal.com]

prompt: underground kings

lj's cool =)

[talon.livejournal.com]

soon.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_asherah_/]

First, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Second, I am far too tired right now to think of a cool prompt...so: Christmas after tragedy. I'll leave everything else up to you. Post anywhere

:)

[talon.livejournal.com]

just for record keeping, done :D

[crimsonplum.livejournal.com]

Am I allowed to ask? ;) If so...

Prompt: Something I said, or someone I know
Plot device: flash forward/flash back

By email is my first choice, but anywhere is fine.

Merry Christmas to you too. I guess two out of three isn't so bad. :)

ETA new email: crimsonplum dot tx gmail

[talon.livejournal.com]

Hey, you - do you still want this? I'm making an extra effort to get it done, for, uh, this years Christmas :P

[crimsonplum.livejournal.com]

Well hello! Yes, I rather do. :) My apologies, I just caught up to this. Obviously I won't expect it by Christmas ;)