Favorite pairings:

That 70's Show -- Eric/Donna (my OTP), Red/Kitty (esp their younger selves), Donna/Steve (Yeah, I went there).

I started out somewhat liking Jackie/Hyde, but only by default, since Eric and Donna were together. Over time, though, I stopped liking them.

Why?

It's because almost everyone else in the T7S fandom does, and have run them into the ground as a result. That's what leads me to like other pairings, to try them out.

MASH -- Charles/Margaret, Radar/Patty Haven

Hawkeye/Margaret have almost gone the way of Jackie/Hyde, but if you look at Hawkeye as comparing to Eric, and Margaret (Seasons 7-11) to Donna, it might have a chance at working.

CS Lewis -- Young Digory/Young Polly AU

One genre I enjoy is backstory, especially how certain couples met, or how one character got to where he/she is now. One example I can cite without even having to think about, are Teenage Jonathan/Teenage Susan (American Dragon Jake Long).

Slash: Something 99.99 percent of straight authors, such as myself, shouldn't even attempt.

Some F/F pairings I might try to go for, especially if the actresses are decent-looking, e.g. Donna/Laurie (That 70s Show) and Bree/Lynette (Desperate Housewives -- never got into that show really, but let's admit it, Marcia and Felicity are both smokin'). Nothing really too explicit though.

There's only one author whose M/M I will even touch, and she knows who she is.

We will read your stories. Asking for reviews, although we all want them no doubt, comes off sounding desperate. No one wants to sound desperate.

Finally, if you're going to write period pieces, have enough respect for the time setting to get your names right. For example, if you're writing something set in 1965, girls were Debbie, Nancy, Carol, and Bonnie; they weren't Hailey, Madison, Taylor or Alexa.

Thanks,

jaykaythree