The following is not a drabble, per se… but important… if it's still 2011 when you read this… ;)
Merry (?) Christmas 2011
The other night it hit me! I know what I'm going to do for Christmas this year!
It will be a drabble collection, like last year, one every day, with two big differences:
1. No competition to "win" a drabble
2. The drabbles will either be "dark" or "light", so for example; .day 1 "dark", day 2 "light" and so on.
So, will you have any say about the drabbles? Of course you will! And you all have an equal chance to have YOUR idea written. I will also dig through my ideas list where I have collected ideas you have sent in which hasn't become drabbles/stories yet…
Reader: I want a drabble, what do I do?
Simple: give me an idea! Leave it here, or send me a note/PM or whatever.
Reader: Oh, I have to think up something RIGHT NOW!
Nope. Take your time. Well… to the end of September/beginning of October at least. Maybe even later…
Reader: But the spots will fill up!
Naaah… you see, when the time is up, I'll read through the suggestions and then I'll pick the ones that gives me any sort of idea… it might not be the BEST ones, but… well, you know how you feel when you see an idea that get's the plot bunnies humping…?
Reader: So… like do I have to give you a whole plot or something?
No, if you want you can just leave me a single prompt word, who knows, maybe I'll get the plot bunny butt-kick of the century from that word? But please let me know if it's a dark story or light story you want… if that matters to you.
Reader: Okay! I know! I'd love to read a sequel to-
No! Stop! No sequels! Sorry, but trying to follow my universes is hard enough already, and I don't want to mess it up even more for people… ONLY FREESTANDING STORIES!
Reader: Okay… will you tell me at once if I got a spot?
No, you won't find out until the drabble is posted… that is because I want to be completely free to suddenly dump one idea and pick another if a plot-bunny should get sick and… have to go to live on a farm in the country.
Reader: My dog lives there!
That's nice for him.
Reader: What IS dark/light stories? Is "dark" like death and rape and "light" bunnies and cuddles?
I've decided to divide them like this: Dark stories range from simply "serious" (like "Cop Killer", which was an attempt to be pretty close to the canon characters, without too many jokes and silliness) to "The Peace Contract" (which was just psycho). Light stories, on the other hand, can be anything from lighter or weirder story-lines to crack and überfluff. Both can contain weird sex.
Reader: So how do I increase my chances to get a story?
Well… all I can say that if you demand cross-overs, Slade bottoming, or the involvement of canon characters I don't normally write, you actually LESSEN your chances. Other than that it's hard to tell… as I said, a single word can trigger me, or a whole story-idea… the best might be something like "I would like to see this happen!" or something. Give me ideas but freedom to work with them at once. It also helps if they are clearly containable within a DRABBLE, not a story…
Oh, and I will demand full right to change an idea!
Reader: WHUUUUUT!
Well, if you give me something that sounds really great, and then say "add pink elephants!" I might not do that. Or I'll add pink elephants without you asking for them. I'm a tyrant. Get used to it. I won't, however, change any specific requests like "I don't want this story to be dark/fluffy/contain threesomes/contain rape/contain cheese doodles" and so on.
Reader: can I leave many suggestions?
Yes, as many as you want until the time runs out. If you can get one or more drabble depends on how many ideas I get. I'd rather write two great ideas of yours than one great and one not-so-great… ;)
Reader: when DOES the time run out, exactly?
Well, if I get an AMAZING suggestion on the 24'th of December, I might write that instead and not post the story I intended to… but, of course, your chances do decrease the closer to December we come…
Reader: But it's not fair! I want a story but I can't come up with any ideas!
Tough.
Reader: Waaaaaaaaail!
No, seriously: tough! I mean, if you read stories, any stories, you must know what kinds you like, right? For example, have an embarrassing weakness for forced marriage stories in the HP-universe, but I'm often disappointed that they turn fluffy very quickly… so if I was to wish for a HP story I would go: Harry are forced to marry Lucius who has decided to use him not only for political power, but also sexual gratification and to produce more heirs. Darkish please, maybe with fluffier ending." (although this is a story idea, not a drabble idea… you can't do this in 4-8 pages).
Reader: *rolls eyes*
Yes, I know it's the oldest in the book, but why are they seldom written WELL, damn it!
Reader: maybe we should get back to the Christmas-thing now?
Oh, sorry… yeah… so, all in all, you have to give me something (an idea) before I give you something… deal?
Reader: I don't know… okay, I guess…
Good. I have forbidden myself from eating chocolate this week and I was very close to killing you.
Reader: EEEEP!
No, no… it's okay… *chews on arm*
Reader: Sooo... I'll just… think of something and let you know, okay?
Yes… please do! I'm looking forward to it!
Reader: I know. I will think of something involving a cheese grater, a potted plant and a plumber…
*glares* I'm going to go away now… If you have any more questions, just let me know…