HIGHLANDER HOLIDAY SIGNUPS 2023 ARE OPEN.
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hlh_shortcutsHIGHLANDER HOLIDAY SHORTCUTS OFFICIAL SIGN UPS BEGIN NOW.
Please read all info above and below the cuts to make sure that you understand. Or ignore it completely because you have probably done this a billionty times before, every year. If you have any questions, see link at the bottom of the post to ask a question.
DATES AND TIMES:
Sign Ups: October 15, 2023 to October 22, 2023 MIDNIGHT PACIFIC STANDARD in a response to this post. We're not in EST, anymore, baby!
Assignments handed out: no later than November 2, 2023.
Default deadline: November 20, 2023 by email only.
Submission deadline: December 15, 2023 posted to the AO3 collection.
First story posted: December 22, 2023. Again, we are doing staggered postings on AO3.
OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:
1. A beta would be preferred, as this is a gift.
2. Minimum word length: 500 words
3. Maximum word length: none
4. Pinch hitting: please. Please indicate if you can or cannot pinch hit.
5. Pimping: also please. When you sign up, if you could pimp the fest in a relevant community that would be great. If your communities are already informed, please pimp in your journal. Or on an insane journal or wherever. Please also, if somebody can, pimp on mailing lists as well.
6. YOU MAY SIGN UP FOR THE FEST USING THE ANONYMOUS POSTING FEATURE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE/WISH TO HAVE OR USE DW. This includes people who prefer to be mail list fans only.
SIGN UP FORM (expanded edition; sample filled form below)
Your name:
Your LJ user name if different:
Your email address: please somewhere I can reach you.
For the gift you want to receive:
1. Three to five of your preferred characters or pairings: here is also the place to list what you prefer—gen, het, slash, femslash as well.
2. A listing of preferences you would like to see in your gift, if any.
3. Any dislikes or squicks you do not want to see in your gift.
Scenarios: (OPTIONAL) Provide one or more scenarios you would like to see included in your gift. Note: Your writer is NOT OBLIGATED to use this scenario, but it may provide a jumping off point for them. Please don't go overboard with specifics; make it general enough to be workable by someone else. Do not provide a step-by-step outline.
For the gift you are going to give someone else:
1. Any characters or pairings you refuse to write. Please be generous here. Unless you have a serious issue with characters, please don't put them here. Please don't put something like "Everyone but Methos and Amanda" or something like that. The point of this is to stretch yourself and give a gift to a person who may not necessarily share your specific likes.
2. Anything you refuse to write (It will be assumed that you are willing to write anything that is not listed in this section. Within reason. I'm not going to be hedging my bets on those special unspoken things, and if I find myself really hard up to make pairings, I will email you before I give you an assignment. Likewise, if you have been in contact with me on lj or email re: your abilities/needs then I will remember them. This is not carte blanche to bombard me with nitpicky things, but I understand some concerns people have had in the brainstorming process, and I remember them.)
Crossovers with: Here is where you put the fandoms you'd like crossovers with. A MAX OF THREE FANDOMS. Format this area like so:
1. Fandom (characters you like from this fandom, like only if there's one that is a necessity to be in the fic. Otherwise, just leave it. I suppose if you HATE a character, you could note that, but I'd like to make this brief.)
Crossovers I'll write: List the fandoms you'll be willing to cross with HL. Do not get into details. If you have any stipulations about characters in a fandom etc, do not list it. You will either write a fandom or not.
I will try to pair people with crossovers and the like when I see them, but that won't be my sole criteria. Stating that you'd like to receive a crossover will not guarantee that you get one, and vice versa for writing one. This is an attempt to include crossovers in the santa list. I would naturally like to see crossovers, but I don't want to schism them into their own subgroup and dilute the whole writing group number.
The Jinxed_wood Crossover Stipulation: all the stories have to be set in the Highlander universe, even if they use crossover characters (as opposed to having Methos wandering around in the Buffyverse, for example, with nary another Highlander character in sight.). Thanks Jinxed!
FINALLY, should you feel that you NEED to clarify your wants and or needs further, or perhaps you have a few scenarios that you would like to see in a story and you need a few sentences to explain them, I suggest making a post in your LJ addressed to your HLHShortCutter in your LJ. I would note that you have done so and maybe link to it at the bottom of your sign in form.
Whew! That's a lot of work for a sign on! It looks smaller than the above.
We have never had issue with this before, but I want to continue the trend of signups taking only one comment. The more you put, the more difficult it becomes to place you, and the more difficult it becomes for your author. Please refrain from laundry lists and overly detailed optional requests.
FINISHED FORM SAMPLE:
Name: Amand-r
DW name: Amand_r
Email: amandr@gmail.com (incidentally, this is the email address at which you contact me)
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED PEOPLE: het, gen, slash, femslash, Methos, Caspian, Amanda, just about anybody regular, Methos/Duncan, Methos/Joe.
2. PREFERENCES: battle sequences, first time stories, character death, snappy dialogue (you know, Josslike conversations)
3. DISLIKES: smut for smut's sake, fluffy romance, watersports, Matthew McCormack, Cory Raines, season one Richie, bdsm.
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: Cory Raines, Connor.
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: Mpreg. PWP. Crossovers with your mom; it distracts her.
Crossovers with:
1. Firefly (I lurv River, Jayne, Malcolm)
2. Mad Men (esp Don, Roger, Joan, Peggy. The company. Don't much care for Betty.)
3. DCU (I lurv Batman, Nightwing, Robin, Superman, Green Arrow, etc)
Crossovers I'll write: Forever Knight, Dead Like Me, The Muppet Show, Longmire
Elaboration post in my LJ: No.
Can you pinch hit? Maybe. Contact me.
BLANK FORM FOR YOU:
NOTE: You have to add in the scenarios part. If you do not want crossovers, delete that part of the form.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? Please ask here.
Happy hunting, my little pumpkins. Please pimp far and wide.
SERIOUSLY, IF YOU BELONG TO ANY LISTS OR COMMS, PLEASE PIMP.
Please read all info above and below the cuts to make sure that you understand. Or ignore it completely because you have probably done this a billionty times before, every year. If you have any questions, see link at the bottom of the post to ask a question.
DATES AND TIMES:
Sign Ups: October 15, 2023 to October 22, 2023 MIDNIGHT PACIFIC STANDARD in a response to this post. We're not in EST, anymore, baby!
Assignments handed out: no later than November 2, 2023.
Default deadline: November 20, 2023 by email only.
Submission deadline: December 15, 2023 posted to the AO3 collection.
First story posted: December 22, 2023. Again, we are doing staggered postings on AO3.
OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:
1. A beta would be preferred, as this is a gift.
2. Minimum word length: 500 words
3. Maximum word length: none
4. Pinch hitting: please. Please indicate if you can or cannot pinch hit.
5. Pimping: also please. When you sign up, if you could pimp the fest in a relevant community that would be great. If your communities are already informed, please pimp in your journal. Or on an insane journal or wherever. Please also, if somebody can, pimp on mailing lists as well.
6. YOU MAY SIGN UP FOR THE FEST USING THE ANONYMOUS POSTING FEATURE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE/WISH TO HAVE OR USE DW. This includes people who prefer to be mail list fans only.
SIGN UP FORM (expanded edition; sample filled form below)
Your name:
Your LJ user name if different:
Your email address: please somewhere I can reach you.
For the gift you want to receive:
1. Three to five of your preferred characters or pairings: here is also the place to list what you prefer—gen, het, slash, femslash as well.
2. A listing of preferences you would like to see in your gift, if any.
3. Any dislikes or squicks you do not want to see in your gift.
Scenarios: (OPTIONAL) Provide one or more scenarios you would like to see included in your gift. Note: Your writer is NOT OBLIGATED to use this scenario, but it may provide a jumping off point for them. Please don't go overboard with specifics; make it general enough to be workable by someone else. Do not provide a step-by-step outline.
For the gift you are going to give someone else:
1. Any characters or pairings you refuse to write. Please be generous here. Unless you have a serious issue with characters, please don't put them here. Please don't put something like "Everyone but Methos and Amanda" or something like that. The point of this is to stretch yourself and give a gift to a person who may not necessarily share your specific likes.
2. Anything you refuse to write (It will be assumed that you are willing to write anything that is not listed in this section. Within reason. I'm not going to be hedging my bets on those special unspoken things, and if I find myself really hard up to make pairings, I will email you before I give you an assignment. Likewise, if you have been in contact with me on lj or email re: your abilities/needs then I will remember them. This is not carte blanche to bombard me with nitpicky things, but I understand some concerns people have had in the brainstorming process, and I remember them.)
Crossovers with: Here is where you put the fandoms you'd like crossovers with. A MAX OF THREE FANDOMS. Format this area like so:
1. Fandom (characters you like from this fandom, like only if there's one that is a necessity to be in the fic. Otherwise, just leave it. I suppose if you HATE a character, you could note that, but I'd like to make this brief.)
Crossovers I'll write: List the fandoms you'll be willing to cross with HL. Do not get into details. If you have any stipulations about characters in a fandom etc, do not list it. You will either write a fandom or not.
I will try to pair people with crossovers and the like when I see them, but that won't be my sole criteria. Stating that you'd like to receive a crossover will not guarantee that you get one, and vice versa for writing one. This is an attempt to include crossovers in the santa list. I would naturally like to see crossovers, but I don't want to schism them into their own subgroup and dilute the whole writing group number.
The Jinxed_wood Crossover Stipulation: all the stories have to be set in the Highlander universe, even if they use crossover characters (as opposed to having Methos wandering around in the Buffyverse, for example, with nary another Highlander character in sight.). Thanks Jinxed!
FINALLY, should you feel that you NEED to clarify your wants and or needs further, or perhaps you have a few scenarios that you would like to see in a story and you need a few sentences to explain them, I suggest making a post in your LJ addressed to your HLHShortCutter in your LJ. I would note that you have done so and maybe link to it at the bottom of your sign in form.
Whew! That's a lot of work for a sign on! It looks smaller than the above.
We have never had issue with this before, but I want to continue the trend of signups taking only one comment. The more you put, the more difficult it becomes to place you, and the more difficult it becomes for your author. Please refrain from laundry lists and overly detailed optional requests.
FINISHED FORM SAMPLE:
Name: Amand-r
DW name: Amand_r
Email: amandr@gmail.com (incidentally, this is the email address at which you contact me)
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED PEOPLE: het, gen, slash, femslash, Methos, Caspian, Amanda, just about anybody regular, Methos/Duncan, Methos/Joe.
2. PREFERENCES: battle sequences, first time stories, character death, snappy dialogue (you know, Josslike conversations)
3. DISLIKES: smut for smut's sake, fluffy romance, watersports, Matthew McCormack, Cory Raines, season one Richie, bdsm.
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: Cory Raines, Connor.
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: Mpreg. PWP. Crossovers with your mom; it distracts her.
Crossovers with:
1. Firefly (I lurv River, Jayne, Malcolm)
2. Mad Men (esp Don, Roger, Joan, Peggy. The company. Don't much care for Betty.)
3. DCU (I lurv Batman, Nightwing, Robin, Superman, Green Arrow, etc)
Crossovers I'll write: Forever Knight, Dead Like Me, The Muppet Show, Longmire
Elaboration post in my LJ: No.
Can you pinch hit? Maybe. Contact me.
BLANK FORM FOR YOU:
NOTE: You have to add in the scenarios part. If you do not want crossovers, delete that part of the form.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? Please ask here.
Happy hunting, my little pumpkins. Please pimp far and wide.
SERIOUSLY, IF YOU BELONG TO ANY LISTS OR COMMS, PLEASE PIMP.
no subject
Date: 2023-10-16 01:31 am (UTC)LJ name: dkwilliams
Email: dkwilliams@inkquill.com
Not much has changed since last year.
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: slash, gen. Methos. Duncan. Methos/Duncan. Methos or Duncan with crossover or historical characters (nobody living, please). Also friendship stories with any of the main characters (Duncan, Methos, Amanda, Joe, Richie, Connor, etc.).
2. PREFERENCES: HAPPY FIC!!!! Lots of other things: historical, romance, mysteries, domestics, caper-fic, humor, hurt/comfort, bdsm, general kinkiness, fantasy, crack-fic, mythology.
3. DISLIKES: het, permanent death, rapefic, partner betrayal and infidelity, dark or APOCALYPTIC (please, 2020&2021 have been bad enough). Duncan-bashing. The Horsemen.
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: Horsemen, any women from the movies
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: het, rape/non-con, permanent death, femslash, torture, Duncan-bashing, knife play, watersports, apocalyptic, covid-19!fic, anything based on any of the movies (except Connor & Alexandra)
Crossovers with:
1. MXTX c-dramas, any of them, can be modern AUs
2. mythology or folk-tales
3. History and/or historical characters (not a Hamilton fan though)
EDIT - added in Campion (the British mystery tv series/books)
Crossovers I'll write: From Eroica, Cabin Pressure, Good Omens, Dresden Files, due South, mythology. Maybe others. *shrug* Edit: Adding in Campion, if anyone is a mystery fan. Just rewatching those and could mix in an Immortal or two.
Elaboration post in my LJ: using the same one as last year https://dkwilliams.dreamwidth.org/335352.html
Can you pinch hit? Nope
Brightknightie's sign-up 2023
Date: 2023-10-16 02:58 am (UTC)User name:
Email: a and k and r, at l and m and i, with a net after a dot
I'd like to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: Gen, or canon 'ships. Duncan, Tessa, Randi, Darius, Richie, Grace, Michelle, Greta... OC ordinary folks interacting with our heroes...
2. PREFERENCES: good guys being good when it's hard, power of friendship, history, missing scenes, fix-it, fork-in-the-road AU, day in the life, character death (including main and requested characters) with focus on the survivors, immortality as a metaphor, monogamy, second chances, non-sexual physical contact, character-appropriate religious faith
3. DISLIKES: the Horsemen, Ahriman, Cassandra, Kenny; childish Duncan; NC-17; pro-evil, non-con and dub-con, mentor/student, tropes like mpreg, hostility to sincere faith, betrayal
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: Kronos, Silas, Caspian, characters added after "Not to Be"
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: pro-evil, NC-17, non-con, tropes like mpreg
Crossovers with: (If you like to write crossovers, I'm delighted to read them! If not, pure HL is perfect!) The Equalizer (2021); Quantum Leap (2022); Journey to the West; Dungeons & Dragons cartoon (1983); Call the Midwife; Rurouni Kenshin; most 19th-century British literature
Crossovers I'd write: most 19th-century British literature; Journey to the West; Dungeons & Dragons cartoon (1983)
Elaboration: 2022 HL Dear Author Letter | 2021 HL Dear Author Letter | comprehensive "fanfic likes & dislikes" DW tag of assorted fest sign-ups, usually including HL options | If you'd like a fresh new "Dear Author" letter, please ask the mod to nudge me!
Can you pinch hit? Probably not, but I will try to be available.
Thank you!
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Date: 2023-10-16 03:01 am (UTC)LJ name:
Email: morgynleri@pm.me
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: Gen fic, non-het fic, Methos, Kronos, Silas, Darius, Vlad Tpesh, other historical figures
2. PREFERENCES: historical fic, canon-divergence alternate universe, future fic
3. DISLIKES: sex, anything with bodily waste, Duncan MacLeod
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: Duncan MacLeod, Cassandra, one-episode characters
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: sex, anything with bodily waste
Crossovers with:
1. Star Wars (Original Trilogy, Prequel Trilogy, Rogue One)
2. Witcher (Geralt, Yennefer, Jaskier, Emhyr, Calanthe)
Crossovers I'll write: Star Wars (OT/PT), Witcher
Elaboration post in my LJ: No
Can you pinch hit? No
havocthecat's 2023 sign-up
Date: 2023-10-16 03:25 am (UTC)DW name:
Email: havocthecat@gmail.com
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: femslash, gen, fic centering female characters, het, poly that includes women (femslash or mixed gender), Amanda, Rebecca, Methos, Ceirdwyn, Joe, Cory Raines, Jade, for antagonists, Horsemen, Talia Bauer, something that ties character backgrounds together not around Duncan
2. PREFERENCES: AU (pretty much any kind), anything exploring the Immortal condition or other magic weirdness about the world (canon is only a starting point). Kink, smut, sex pollen, violence, foregrounded women, polyamory and sexual flexibility. Horsemen are interesting, but not as primary characters.
When it comes to canon preferences: Yes to HL: The Series, HL: The Raven, Clan Denial, and I could conveniently ignore or work around other deaths (especially Rebecca), but definitely HL2 and all movies after are fever dreams made to be played with.
3. DISLIKES: rape/noncon, slave fic, character bashing, bodily fluid-related-kink (blood/vampire AU-related things are fine), incest, issue fic, A/B/O, again, Cassandra as a vengeful madwoman, m/m as a foreground ship
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: I'd prefer to write the same characters I would like to receive, thank you! They're the ones I can do the most justice.
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: m/m (I'm just not good enough at it to inflict my attempts on a ficathon recipient, and they will thank you.) Also Nick Wolfe (sorry, Nick fans)
Crossovers with: SGA/SG1, BtVS/AtS, Lovecraft, Forever Knight, The Mummy, St. Trinian's, Leverage, Chronicles of Narnia, Wheel of Time
Crossovers I'll write: Same as above, plus anything in my AO3 works list that I've written more than 4 stories for.
Elaboration post in my LJ: I don't have one, but please feel free to ask me if you have questions. Or if I can be flexible on anything. Which I can probably be on so many things.
Can you pinch hit? Probably, please ask me.
no subject
Date: 2023-10-16 03:45 am (UTC)LJ name: pat_t
Email:ptalleyrn@gmail.com
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: gen, slash (D/M only); Duncan, Methos, Joe, Richie, Tessa,
For Crossovers: Lucifer: Lucifer, Chloe, Mazikeen, Amenadiel, Ella Lopez, Dr. Linda Martin; Angel: Angel, Wesley, Cordelia; Criminal Minds: Aaron, Emily, Penelope, Jennifer, David, Derek; Buffy: Buffy, Spike, Rupurt, Willow, Xander, Anya
2. PREFERENCES: amnesia stories, first time stories, caring between characters (but not sappy), stay within canon of TV series - both Highlander and Crossover.
3. DISLIKES: watersports, male/preg, historical fics, long flashbacks, any slash couples other than D/M, rape, Horseman stories, any characters from movies (I'm not positive I can do Connor's character justice), and The Source never existed -ever.
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: Connor, One-time characters on show, Caspian, Silas, Kronos
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: Mpreg, rape stories, historical stories, slash except D/M, Horsemen
Crossovers with: Lucifer, Buffy, Angel, Criminal Minds
Crossovers I'll write: Lucifer (preferred), Buffy, Angel, Criminal Minds
Elaboration post in my LJ: No, but I'll post notice of sign-up.
Can you pinch hit? Unfortunately, no
addendum: May have extensive knee surgery during writing process, with painful rehab during this time: may possibly be late sending in story, although I'll try my best to make deadline.
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Date: 2023-10-16 07:31 am (UTC)LJ name: Wreath_of_Laurels
Email: l14-kni_ghtmc@gmail.com (This is modified to avoid bots. Swap the 'mc' and the '14' and remove the underscore and hyphen to get the real one.)
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: Richie and Methos are my favourites. Amanda is good too.
2. PREFERENCES: Canon divergences. Friendship and family stuff. Dives into immortal culture. Future fics.
3. DISLIKES: Duncan or Connor as the main character. They can be an important secondary character just not the main ones. Romance as the story focus. I don't mind and even enjoy people being in a relationship, flirting or romance happening in the wings. I just don't want it as the focus.
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: Maurice. Pretty much everyone else is game.
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: Cassandra as a harpy. Explicit stuff though I may bend a little if the right plot bunny takes a hold.
Crossovers with: Buffy, Angel, Original Trilogy Star Wars, DC comics, DC Animated Universe.
Crossovers I'll write: Buffy, Original Trilogy Star Wars, Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC comics, DC Animated Universe.
Elaboration post in my LJ:
Can you pinch hit?
LS is all in!
Date: 2023-10-16 02:56 pm (UTC)DW name: argentum_ls
Email: argentumls.11 @ gmail
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: gen/het/slash/femslash/poly/whatever, Richie (Clan Denial), Methos, Ceirdwyn, Gregor, Cory, Matthew McCormick, Carl Robinson, Jade, Liam (Highlander: the Raven), and/or David Quinlan (Highlander: The Watcher)
2. PREFERENCES: Genres: Hurt/comfort (emphasis on hurt), drama, action/adventure, heists/cons/capers, humor. Tropes/themes: secret identity revealed/discovered, clever or unusual uses of the character's Immortality/Quickenings/healing, time travel gone wrong (including becoming unmoored in time, loops, or Quantum Leap style), stories that focus on the mundane issues of being Immortal, unusual combinations of canon characters (gen or ship), characters needing to earn each others' trust.
3. DISLIKES: Duncan/Methos, sexual content over what we saw on the show, stories focussed on sex, the Ahriman arc, movies 2-5, stories that are all or mostly introspection, permanent requested-character death, character humiliation, crossover characters who are HL Immortals/Watchers/pre-Immortals when the story starts, non-canon AUs (e.g. mpreg, A/B/O, coffee shop, etc.), zombies.
All canon characters and OCs (mortal or Immortal) who fit the world are welcome in the story.
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: Duncan/Methos (I'll write either character, just not as a pairing), movie characters only, Maurice
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: historical characters/settings, porn, non-canon AUs (e.g. mpreg, omegaverse, coffee shop, etc.)
Crossovers with: Any live-action show I've written is fair game. This includes, but is not limited to:
Arrow: Oliver, Thea, Tommy, Sara Lance
Daredevil: Matt, Foggy, Karen (I OT3 them, too)
Spider-Man (specifically the Tom Holland movies, however a generic Peter Parker/Spidey is fine): Peter, Ned, Michelle
Scenarios:
I've posted a lot of prompts in various exchange letters over the years. Some of them are compiled here: sentence prompts
Crossovers I'll write: I feel like I may have used up my crossover juice this year.
Elaboration post in my DW: Sorta. See link above.
Can you pinch hit? Probably not. It never hurts to ask, though.
Hail the new Modlander, every bit as awesome as the OG Modlander!
Date: 2023-10-16 06:32 pm (UTC)DW/LJ/AO3 name: killabeez
Email: killabeezish at gmail
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: Duncan, Amanda, Methos, Connor. I love pretty much all the characters on the show, but something with one or more of my favorite four would be ideal. Other faves are Joe, Richie, Tessa, Matthew, Nick Wolfe, May-Ling, Cory, Ceirdwyn, Derek, Alex. Any of these as part of a rarepair or crossover situation would be awesome, as long as it's in grounded in the HL mythology. (HL: The Raven counts!) Or tell me something from their history we don't already know.
2. PREFERENCES: I love relationships, romantic or otherwise. Give some attention to what the characters mean to each other, or how their lives are intertwined, and I'll be happy. Other things I love: caper fic, domestic idylls, post-apocalypse (no zombies, though!!) quickening shenanigans, reunions after long absences, Immortal perspectives on current events or history, Watcher shenanigans, slash, het, gen, femslash (Amanda/Rebecca is great, but I also love Amanda/f that isn't Rebecca), found family, what-ifs/alternate timelines. (Feel free to un-kill anyone!)
3. DISLIKES: Abusive relationships, cliches, MPREG, transphobia, Methos/Joe (definitely here for their friendship, though), any view of Duncan that involves the words "judgmental" or "clueless" or generally paints him as an annoyance the other characters have to tolerate. (He's my favorite, so if you don't love him, please leave him out! I'll happily read about someone(s) else.)
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: Kalas, Marcus Constantine
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: I'll leave this open. So far, no one's ever asked for ONLY things I couldn't write. (No, that's not a challenge!)
Crossovers with: Here because I love Highlander, full stop, but if you have an idea for Black Sails, Jeremiah, Justified, 12 Monkeys, Supernatural, The Old Guard, Lucifer, Killjoys, Star Wars, Interview with the Vampire (TV), or Star Trek, go for it.
Crossovers I'll write: It could happen.
Elaboration post in my LJ: Right here.
Can you pinch hit? maaaybe…?
Yay!
Date: 2023-10-17 03:05 pm (UTC)DW name: hafital
Email: hafital2 @ yahoo.com
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: slash, het, or gen all okay. Favorite characters are Duncan, Methos, Richie, Amanda, Connor, May Ling, Matthew, and Cory. Also love Tessa, Cierdwyn, Rebecca, and Joe. But do not feel you have to stick to any of these! I'm open to any Highlander character or characters.
2. PREFERENCES: Fun and adventure, hurt/comfort, first time stories, Historical AUs, Duncan/Methos, canon divergent or canon adjacent stories, laughter, character development, angst with happy ending, wacky hijinks, time travel, superheroes, can also be serious i like drama too, sexy times, but can also be gen, relationships romantic or platonic, threesomes or moresomes. Plotty goodness or moody character development. Stories set within the series or stories that explore all the millennia before and after the series. Capers are a blast! Moral quandaries. Duncan and Methos fighting the good fight. ETA: I also sometimes love a good AU.
3. DISLIKES: Out of character characters, death stories. Violence against women, domestic violence with any gender, rape, judgmental characters for no reason, character bashing. Duncan bashing of any kind.
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: I've only watched the first movie and Endgame and Highlander the Series, so random characters from The Raven or the other movies, comics or animated series, or any fan made films are all a pass. I can't write for those characters.
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: I'm pretty limited to just the TV series and the first movie and Endgame in terms of setting and source.
Crossovers with: Still prefer mainly Highlander stories, but if an idea comes to you for any of the following then go for it:
Black Sails
The Walking Dead
Leverage
Crossovers I'll write: I'd probably manage with most things, if I've seen it, or even if I haven't.
Elaboration post in my LJ: I always say I'll try to write one and then never do! But who knows, maybe this year I will.
Can you pinch hit? Tentative yes.
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Date: 2023-10-17 07:18 pm (UTC)DW name: adabsolutely
Email: adabsolutely@yahoo.com
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: HL the series type stories with the main characters (Methos, Duncan, Joe, Amanda) any combo
2. PREFERENCES: mysteries, road stories, sitting around the bar telling tall tales, future stories
3. DISLIKES: Not very fluent in Richie, or the Horsemen
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: The ones from the movies I can’t remember
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: water sports, cannibalism
Crossovers with: Sherlock is fun, but plain HL is fine
Crossovers I'll write: Sherlock (BBC)
Elaboration post in my DW: If needed
Can you pinch hit? no
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Date: 2023-10-18 06:11 pm (UTC)LJ name: Unovis
Email: unovis@gmail
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: Any rating; slash, gen, Amanda; Methos, Duncan, Amanda, in any combination; Marcus Constantine; Joe, everyone loves Joe; Benny Carbassa -- these are favorites.I wouldn't rule out anyone not under dislikes.
2. PREFERENCES: Short is fine. Humor, crack, historical including literary setting; anything that tickles your fancy; clothing; shoes; straight razors
3. DISLIKES: Richie; Connor as a main character; Horsemen; gore; explicit Het; most kink involving power play
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: Richie; Connor; Horsemen generally (there's always room for a Kronos cameo); Alexa; anyone not from HL-TV 'verse (No to the Raven characters)
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: Most kink, not good at it; long fic; explicit Het; Romance; SF or supernatural (except for Lucifer)
Crossovers with: Our Flag Means Death; Lucifer (seriously, Maze and Amanda?); any 'verse of Sherlock Holmes, including the Great Mouse Detective; Three Musketeers (books only)
Crossovers I'll write: Any of the above; P.G. Wodehouse; Damon Runyon stories; some historical literary
Elaboration post in my LJ: No
Can you pinch hit? Maybe--
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Date: 2023-10-20 04:37 pm (UTC)DWname: pennywashburne
Email: pennywashburne @ gmail.com
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: Any rating is fine. Connor, Richie, Rachel, Angie, Methos, Amanda, Joe, Rebecca, Tessa, Kastagir. I’d love it if Connor or Angie could be worked in, but anything is cool. Duncan is fine, he just gets a lot of screentime already.
Relationships: Connor & Richie, Methos & Richie, Methos & Joe, Methos & Amanda, Richie/Angie, Methos/Amanda, Methos/Rebecca, Methos/Amanda/Rebecca. Anything that is believable is good for me.
2. PREFERENCES: Adventure, fun, meaningful friendships, humor, everyday Immortal life, world building stories, future stories, historical stories, rocket ships, heists, fix-its, time travel.
3. DISLIKES: Judgmental Duncan, Cassandra, the Horsemen, Ahriman, PWP
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: The Horsemen, Cassandra
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: explicit sex
Crossovers with: Psych, Leverage, Stargate of any kind, Quantum Leap, Buffy
Crossovers I'll write: Psych, Leverage, Stargate of any kind, Quantum Leap, Buffy
Elaboration post in my DW: Right here.
Can you pinch hit? Maybe?
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Date: 2023-10-20 09:38 pm (UTC)LJ name:mackiedockie
Email: yhtac57 a t gmail
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: Ratings no object. A good dollop of Joe Dawson remains my mainstay, and Methos spices work with everything. Amanda and MacLeod are my other cornerstones for HL. Relationships? If the spirit moves, they all play well together in various ways. Or Friendships are nice, too. And a bit of rivalry. /B>
2. PREFERENCES: Roadtrips, missing scenes, H/C, banter, mystery, alt history or long held secrets /B>
3. DISLIKES: Deathfic, kidfic, curtainfic, fluff, hardcore noncon
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: Will attempt most canon characters, but not up on some of the movies or crossovers
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: Pretty much the same as dislikes, death/kid/curtain/fluff/noncon fic. Fair warning, if Joe isn't in the mix somewhere, I lose my north star, so expect a JoeFactor in the underpainting, at least.
Crossovers with: Doc Strange, Longmire, Iron Man, Original Avengers (remember Steed and Emma Peel?)
Crossovers I'll write: Any of the above, or more. I might attempt any universe I grok, but I am not up on recent streaming content, sadly.
Elaboration post in my LJ: Upon request
Can you pinch hit? Check w me later, may be possible
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Date: 2023-10-21 05:32 pm (UTC)DW name:
Email: sharpest.asp@proton.me
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: Gen or Queerplatonic | Rebecca Horne, Joe Dawson, Zachary Blaine, Darius, Amanda Darieux, Adam Pierson
2. PREFERENCES: Happy fics, character studies, ambiguous relationship stances, teaching moments, kindness
3. DISLIKES: Permanent Death Fic, Rape, NonCon, Character Bashing even of unrequested characters
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: Richie Ryan in a romantic pairing, Darius pre-nice guy, Duncan MacLeod as a main character
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: Explicit Smut, Permanent Death Fic, Rape, NonCon, Character Bashing
Crossovers with:
Crossovers I'll write: Forever Knight
Elaboration post in my DW: None
Can you pinch hit? No
Trying to get back on that horse ...
Date: 2023-10-21 08:57 pm (UTC)Name:Calime
LJ name: calime
Email:calimero33_99 at yahoo dot com
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE:As always and in previous times - anything Highlander will be loved and adored and squeed over and appreciated deeply. I especially love the OT4 (in any sense) of Duncan-Methos-Joe-Amanda together, but I'm up for anyone and anything and I also adore if someone makes me look again at a character I may have ignored or forgotten. I love happy friendship fic, but I also enjoy dark and grim - like coffee, fic is good in any way. Slash/femslash, gen, het are all welcome in any and all combinations and there's no limits on the right amount of anything.
2. PREFERENCES:friendship with or without romance and sex, adventure stories, slices of life, character insights, everyone loves everyone because immortals - no matter whether it's friendlove or romantic love. A little kink will go a long way, so will humor.
3. DISLIKES: character bashing
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE:I am willing to try anyone, and try my best, but how it turns out is another thing.
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE:Again, I'll try anything. I'm probably not the one who's best versed in Connor and original movies, nor have I still managed to watch HL Raven. It is extremely unlikely I'll write anything long.
Crossovers with: Crossovers welcome, but I don't have any particular preference. Though, any mythology crossovers/fusions could be really interesting.
Crossovers I'll write:I could probably manage Norse mythology (well, or Estonian or Finnish mythology, somewhat *grin*), MCU, Good Omens (though unlikely in a very British tone), Discworld, Outlander (books, not series), Stargate: Atlantis, maybe Crimson Peak and Tolkien's Middle Earth (books more, movies less)
Elaboration post in my LJ: unlikely, I keep forgetting to check my DW what with the RL STILL eating all my spoons
Can you pinch hit? Sorry, no (see previous answer :( )
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Date: 2023-10-21 11:16 pm (UTC)LJ name: Merriman
AO3 name: merriman
Email: ryenna at gmail
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: Flexible on ratings. Character-wise - Methos, Amanda, Joe, Duncan, roughly in that order. I also love a ton of the minor characters like Cory Raines, Robert & Gina diValicourt, Marcus Constantine, Grace Chandel, Fitz, Rebecca. The Watchers in general, the Horsemen in general. Also, I know this might be really weird, but if anyone else has the Highlander board game and wants to use Talia/Ix Tlali or Naminaga Minamoto/Amy Gray from that, I would be so thrilled. If anyone is interested in what the hell I'm talking about there, shoot me a message or something and I will fill you in. Pairings I like: Methos/Duncan, Methos/Marcus Constantine, Methos/Rebecca
2. PREFERENCES: Road trips, shenanigans, weird shit, future!fic, angst is fine so long as things end well.
3. DISLIKES: Hopelessness, non-canonical permanent character death, rape/noncon, character bashing, mpreg (pregnancy in general), kidfic, movie-only characters from anything other than the first (only!) movie. Pairings I don't like: Methos/Joe, Duncan/Richie.
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: Movie-only characters from anything other than the first movie, Cassandra, Kenny.
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: Rape/noncon, explicit sex in general, current RL events, anything else in my dislikes above.
Crossovers with:
1. Buckaroo Banzai (favored characters: Penny, Buckaroo, Tommy, Rawhide)
2. Only Lovers Left Alive (favored characters: Adam, Eve, Dr. Watson
Crossovers I'll write: Anything I've done in the past, really, plus The Old Guard and Supernatural.
Elaboration post in my LJ: 2018's letter is still up. It's right here
Can you pinch hit? Yup
Basically Stealing Last Year's Signup
Date: 2023-10-22 04:12 pm (UTC)DW name:
Email: grymalkyn at g mail dot com
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: I mostly prefer gen, but I'm not opposed to higher ratings. Duncan, Tessa, Amanda, Fitz, Methos, Richie (Clan Denial), Joe, Nick Wolfe, Lucy Becker (if Highlander: the Raven counts)
2. PREFERENCES: Adventure, heists, hijinks/shenanigans, hurt/comfort, characters having fun, angst with a happy ending, dry humor, futurefic, domestic fic, found family, mystery, time travel, period pieces, missing scenes, crossovers (I love a clever crossover), fixits, five times fics.
3. DISLIKES: Ahriman, the sequel movies, the Horsemen, permanent major character death, character bashing, Omegaverse, mpreg, dystopias, anything that could be described as dark, gritty, or grim.
Suggestions:
1. Immortals. In. SPAAAAAAAAAACE!
2. What if an immortal has actually been to Atlantis?
3. Who is the best name-dropper? (Well, I knew ____!)
4. Skills they keep secret (playing an instrument, writing, carving, that sort of thing).
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: Evil characters as protagonists.
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: Things that could be described as kinks in general, explicit sex or explicit violence. (Just not good at it.)
Crossovers with:
1. Star Trek (TOS, TNG, Kelvin Timeline, or SNW)
2. Doctor Who (Five, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, appropriate Companions, River Song, Capt. Jack)
3. The Tomorrow People ('73 or '92)
4. Earth: Final Conflict
5. The Librarians
Crossovers I'll write:
Any of the above, Stargate SG-1, MCU (though I'm not caught up on any of the recent Disney + series past WandaVision), Narnia.
Elaboration post in my DW: Not right now; if that changes, I'll link it.
Can you pinch hit? Alas, no.
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Date: 2023-10-23 01:04 am (UTC)LJ name: none
Email: rhiannon dot shaw at gmail dot com
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: gen or slash. I am totally good with gen if you don't want to write slash, and I'm fine with fade to black if smut is not your cuppa. Connor, Rebecca, Darius, Matthew, Sean, Methos, Cory, Amanda, Rachel Ellenstein, Kastagir, Haresh & Carter, Joe are all good.
2. PREFERENCES: found family, fix it fic, heists and capers, slice of life. What are they up to while Duncan's off heroing? Teasing, banter, humor, alternate POVs, loyalty, love, competence. AUs from crossovers or one changed event.
3. DISLIKES: major character permanent death, non-con, incest, child abuse, mpreg, a ton of angst, grimdark in general, omega verse, extreme kink.
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: The Horsemen, Nick Wolfe, Brenda (first movie), Cassandra, Duncan MacLeod.
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: non-con, incest, child abuse, mpreg, torture, omega verse. Any movie but 1st. All sorts of other things, however, could happen.
Crossovers with: Honestly, if you see something in my tags list, AO3 or DW, that looks like fun to write, I'll probably have fun reading it.
Crossovers I'll write: Leverage, Forever Knight, due South, X-Files, Victor/Victoria, Nero Wolfe, MASH, MCU, Batman, Longmire (the books, not the show), Hopscotch, Buffy, Forever, etc.
Elaboration post in my DW: Here, and anonymous comments should work. Details/comments here. I remembered a few more characters.
Can you pinch hit? No.
Brand new here
Date: 2023-10-23 01:14 am (UTC)LJ name:
Email: annaverenorth at gmail
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: Gen, het, femslash and slash all fine. Rating comfort zone is G and T, although I'm fine with a mild M. I love all the core cast, in particular Duncan, Amanda, Tessa, Joe and Richie (especially if allowed to live and grow and find new friends and mentors). Duncan/Tessa, Duncan/Amanda. I really enjoy Darius and the other minor and one-shot Immortals we hardly got to know (Rebecca, May Ling, Lucas Desiree, Mako, Gregor, the Galatis, etc).
2. PREFERENCES: I like plot, but I also like missing scenes and character studies. Flashbacks and non-linear narratives. Historical adventures featuring Immortals we never saw interact, but that's no reason they couldn't have met. What ifs and different outcomes (especially with so many dead characters who could benefit from small timeline alterations). Characters relying on and helping each other. Enemies or rivals or just plain opposites forced to work together, with moral quandaries and ethical disagreements. On the run. On a heist. Watchers being sinister. Any of the strange mystic stuff from the show, with or without explanation. The difficulties of enduring Immortality, and the ways they find to cope.
3. DISLIKES: Explicit sex of any sort (I'm a fade to black girl). Horsemen and other one-note evil Immortals. High-tech future fic (am a Luddite). Also, while I am fond of Methos, I would prefer him not to be the central figure of the story, as he gets lots of attention already.
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: I'm not familiar with the films or spinoffs, so none of those. Horsemen and their ilk. Terence Coventry.
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: Explicit stuff. Comedy.
Crossovers with: Boardwalk Empire or 12 Monkeys, but I'm totally happy without.
Crossovers I'll write: This being my first exchange, I'd just as soon keep it simple.
Elaboration post in my LJ: Do I need one?
Can you pinch hit? No.
Re: Brand new here
Date: 2023-10-23 01:21 am (UTC)Re: Brand new here
Date: 2023-10-23 01:40 am (UTC)Dear writer letters/elaboration posts are not required at all, just an optional nice-to-have.
Re: Brand new here
Date: 2023-10-23 05:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-23 04:16 am (UTC)DW name:Raine
Email: raine.wynd@gmail.com
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: Gen or slash, fun, Amanda, Richie, Cory, Matthew, Duncan, Connor, Joe, Ceirdwyn, Nick Wolfe, Lucy Becker...prefer that Methos is not the central character. Sorry. He can be assisting in his "I am not actually here to help anyone, I'm just here for the free beer" mode, though.
2. PREFERENCES: Happy, fun, can be angsty as long as there's a happy ending, can be sexy and plotless. I want the characters to have an adventure even if it's just between the front door and the nearest horizontal surface. They can be kinky as long as consent is clear. Polyamory is ok. The story should be a standalone, not connected to anything you've written before.
3. DISLIKES: Torture for torture's sake, lack of consent in a sex scene, golden showers, humiliation of the characters just to make fun of them. Also dislike having my gift be part of an existing series you're writing.
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: Any of the Horsemen; Cassandra. I might write Methos if he talks to me.
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: Torture for torture's sake, BDSM, golden showers, crossovers with dueSouth or Pacific Rim (because I did the latter already) or with unfamiliar fandoms.
Crossovers with: Avengers (MCU), The Old Guard, Leverage
Crossovers I'll write: The Old Guard, Leverage
Elaboration post in my DW: here
Can you pinch hit? Yes
Late but I brought a bottle!
Date: 2023-10-24 03:07 am (UTC)DW: tazlet, AO3: Taz
Email: taz49let at good ol' gmail
I want to receive: Fic
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: Duncan, Methos, Connor, Joe, Amanda, Fitz.
Slash - can be implicit or explicit but, as far as any character’s sexuality goes, every major character in Highlander is bisexual on Planet Taz, even if they don’t know it themselves.
2. PREFERENCES: Character driven stories that take us on beyond the series. Highlander integrated history fic. Missing time periods/scenes. Historical accuracy is my jam, but crossovers with the paranormal and liminal are delightful, so don’t hesitate to bring on vampires, angels, devils, demons, and ghosties.
Oh, and crossovers, especially the ‘into a bar’ type influenced, perhaps, by Roger Zelazny’s ‘A Night In The Lonesome October’. And definitely characters from the following: Sherlock Holmes (ACD, Ritchie, Elementary), Lucifer Morningstar, Moonlight (TV), Blood Ties (TV), Good Omens 2, and Our Flag Means Death
3. DISLIKES: Babies, children, childlike characters, brain damage, or clichéd fanish tropes.
For the gift I am giving:
1. Characters I will not write: No holds barred; except the films, unless it’s Connor that’s not going to happen.
2. Things I will not write: Babies, children, childlike characters, brain damage, ABO, and SMAUs.
Crossovers with: Sherlock Holmes (ACD, Ritchie, Elementary), Lucifer, Moonlight, Blood Ties (TV), Good Omens 2, Our Flag Means Death
Crossovers I'll write: Sherlock Holmes (ACD, Ritchie, Elementary), Lucifer, Moonlight, Blood Ties (TV), Sandman, Good Omen’s 2, and Our Flag Means Death
Elaboration post in my LJ: No, but if you have a question, please ask via Super Mod.
Can you pinch hit? Possibly.
I'm new! And late! But here anyway!
Date: 2023-10-26 03:26 am (UTC)DW name: teratornis, ao3 is also Teratornis
Email: teratornisdenocte@gmail.com
I want to receive:
1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: Mostly gen, het/slash/femslash/poly fine. Methos, Macleod, Richie, Joe, Amanda - any other main/recurring cast are fun too tbh. Methos is a fave.
2. PREFERENCES: Fun/canon-typical action, hurt/comfort, queer themes, themes of friendship and love, historical anecdotes, angst. I love anything tied to aspects of real-world history and how the world has changed, especially art/nature/science
3. DISLIKES: Bad endings, permanent character death, horror themes, body horror/excessive gore, explicit sex scenes (non-explicit is fine), kink-centric stories, any sort of pregnancy or child-rearing themes, wholly non-canon AUs (coffeeshop etc).
For the gift I am giving:
1. CHARACTERS I WILL NOT WRITE: Prefer to avoid explicitly 'evil'/villainous characters (Horsemen, Kalas, Horton, many of the villain-of-the-week sorts), Maurice, that one reporter lady from the first season.
2. THINGS I WILL NOT WRITE: Explicit sex/nsfw, kink-centric stories, permanent character death, body horror/excessive gore, wholly non-canon AUs (coffeeshop etc)
Crossovers with: None is fine, also enjoy Stargate (SG1 and Atlantis) and X-Men (films), also feel free to surprise me :D
Crossovers I'll write: Stargate (SG1 and Atlantis), Magnificent Seven (show), X-Men (films), Leverage, Person of Interest, Old Guard, uh. . . Horizon Zero Dawn? Is that one too out there?
Elaboration post in my LJ: n/a
Can you pinch hit? Sure