Yuleswaps 2024 sign-ups are open now and will close on Saturday, October 5, 2023 at 12:00 PM PDT.

Main post here on DW... and we're kind of thinking we should stop cross-posting?

So if anyone is relying on these LJ cross-posts, please let us know! If not, this may or may not be our last Yuleswaps post on LJ. :)

<3 K & L

This year, New Year's Resolutions collection closed with 37 works. There's always a burst of activity in the last month this collectionis open, and this year was no exception! Congratulations to everyone who either re-qualified to sign up, or fulfilled a personal challenge, by increasing works for rare fandoms.

Between the September update and the close of the collection, 11 works were posted, as follows:

Fandoms
Girl Genius (Webcomic)
Bob's Burgers (Cartoon)
Once and Future King Series - T. H. White
Saki Sanobashi (Go For A Punch) - Fandom
A Civil Contract - Georgette Heyer
Severance (TV)
Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
8人の戦士 | 8-nin no Senshi | Dick Fight Island (Manga)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV)
Into the Woods - Sondheim/Lapine
The Red Strings Club (Video Game)

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What is the New Year's Resolutions 2023 collection?
The New Year's Resolutions challenge/activity is part of Yuletide. Each year after a round of Yuletide ends, a new NYR collection is set up. This collection is for new works based on past Yuletide prompts.

Since Yuletide 2023 has begun, the New Year's Resolutions 2023 collection is closed. The New Year's Resolutions 2024 collection will open on January 1st.

Someday My Fic Will Come
This is an additional mini-challenge, begun by swan_tower. Are there fandoms you just keep asking for, and never get? If you have requested the same thing in at least 3 Yuletides, and you haven't been given it yet, record your prompt at the DW post or LJ post, and also add it to the spreadsheet linked at those posts! Or, look for a long-lingering prompt that you can fulfil.

This post on DW

Candy match-ups will go out today, with drinks and books to follow 24+ and 48+ hours later! Main post here on DW.

Questions anywhere, but first watch that DW post for updates. :)

<3 K

Yuleswaps 2023 sign-ups are open now and will close on Monday, October 16, 2023 at 7:00 PM PDT.

Main post here on DW!

<3 K & L

We're four weeks out from Yuletide 2023 sign-ups, and there's a lot of activity happening at the Yuletide Admin dreamwidth community! Right now, there are 26 works at 2023 New Year's Resolutions collection. Please enjoy the latest three additions:

Upon A Summertime (5539 words) by DaisyNinjaGirl
Chapters: 6/6
Fandom: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Margaret Hale/John Thornton, Margaret Hale/Henry Lennox, John Thornton & Richard Hale
Characters: John Thornton, Margaret Hale, Hannah Thornton, Mrs Shaw, Edith Shaw-Lennox, Richard Hale, Dixon
Additional Tags: 5+1 Times, Summer, First Meetings, Timey Wimey Ball
Summary:

Five times John didn’t meet Margaret. Or did he?

and if I breathe you (will it kill me) (3164 words) by alasse
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Burnt (2015)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Tony Balerdi & Adam Jones, Tony Balerdi/Adam Jones
Characters: Tony Balerdi, Adam Jones (Burnt), Helene Sweeney
Additional Tags:
Minor Adam Jones/Montgomery Reece, Pre-Canon, Post-Canon
Summary:

Two conversations about Michelin stars, one in Paris before everything, and one in London, after everything.

Tony knows he will always remember the first time he meets Adam Jones the second it happens.

Wiser and Taller (1681 words) by XenaYell
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: American Girls: Samantha - Various Authors
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Nellie O'Malley/Samantha Parkington/Eddie Ryland
Characters: Nellie O'Malley, Samantha Parkington, Eddie Ryland
Additional Tags: Nursing, Romance, Getting Together, Growing Up
Summary:

Samantha Parkington gets older and, she hopes, better, as the decades pass.

The New Year's Resolutions challenge/activity is part of Yuletide. Each year after a round of Yuletide ends, a new NYR collection is set up. This collection is for new works based on past Yuletide prompts.

Anyone can look at past Yuletide prompts and submit a work - you don't need to have participated in Yuletide before. Gifts must respect their recipients' Do-Not-Wants. However, if you're writing a NYR story because you are required to before you can sign up to Yuletide again, there are additional rules.

NB: When posting a work to the New Year's Resolutions 2023 collection, the collection name may not come up in the drop-down menu, even though 'nyr2023' will work when entered into the field. You can ensure the collection is incorporated automatically by going to the collection and clicking 'Post to Collection' at top right.

See also the FAQ from last Yuletide and the nyr stories tag on this journal.

Prompts
2022's prompts are available on AO3, in a downloadable text file, in a google spreadsheet, and in an app. Prompts from pinch hitters who weren't signed up can be found here on the admin DW community. For older prompts, try looking at the dashboards of previous NYR collections, such as New Year's Resolutions 2022.

Someday My Fic Will Come
This is an additional mini-challenge, begun by swan_tower. Are there fandoms you just keep asking for, and never get? If you have requested the same thing in at least 3 Yuletides, and you haven't been given it yet, record your prompt at the DW post or LJ post, and also add it to the spreadsheet linked at those posts! Or, look for a long-lingering prompt that you can fulfil.

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At the previous update, 21 works had been posted to the 2023 New Year's Resolutions collection. 23 are now available to read. Please enjoy the two new works:


Home Sweet Home (1283 words) by StellaToddler
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: A Muppet Family Christmas (TV 1987)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Fozzie Bear & Emily Bear, Kermit the Frog/Miss Piggy
Characters: Emily Bear (The Muppets), Gonzo the Great, Fozzie Bear, Kermit the Frog, Camilla the Chicken, Miss Piggy, Doc (Fraggle Rock), Swedish Chef
Additional Tags: Slice of Life, Fluff, Christmas Fluff, Christmas Morning, Opening Presents, Humor, 1980s
Summary:

It's Christmas morning, and Emily Bear makes the rounds as her guests enjoy a crisp Christmas morning.

Just You Wait (8435 words) by edwardianspinsteraunt
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: My Fair Lady (1964)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Eliza Doolittle/Henry Higgins
Characters: Eliza Doolittle, Henry Higgins, Mrs. Higgins (My Fair Lady), Hugh Pickering
Additional Tags: Slightly Alternate Ending, Role Reversal, Character Development, Class Issues, Pining, (if you squint), Feelings Realization, Holding Hands, Marriage Proposal, (of a sort), Period Typical Attitudes
Summary:

Higgins squared his shoulders and assumed an attitude of wounded dignity. “I object to your insolence. I am perfectly capable of looking after myself.”
“Well, prove it, then.”
“All right.” He folded his arms together. “Tomorrow morning, I shall take a cab to the most wretched, godforsaken region of the East End and attempt to survive there using nothing but my own wit and ingenuity.”

In which Henry Higgins gets his own Pygmalion, of a sort.

The New Year's Resolutions challenge/activity is part of Yuletide. Each year after a round of Yuletide ends, a new NYR collection is set up. This collection is for new works based on past Yuletide prompts.

Anyone can look at past Yuletide prompts and submit a work - you don't need to have participated in Yuletide before. Gifts must respect their recipients' Do-Not-Wants. However, if you're writing a NYR story because you are required to before you can sign up to Yuletide again, there are additional rules.

NB: When posting a work to the New Year's Resolutions 2023 collection, the collection name may not come up in the drop-down menu, even though 'nyr2023' will work when entered into the field. You can ensure the collection is incorporated automatically by going to the collection and clicking 'Post to Collection' at top right.

See also the FAQ from last Yuletide and the nyr stories tag on this journal.

Prompts
2022's prompts are available on AO3, in a downloadable text file, in a google spreadsheet, and in an app. Prompts from pinch hitters who weren't signed up can be found here on the admin DW community. For older prompts, try looking at the dashboards of previous NYR collections, such as New Year's Resolutions 2022.

Someday My Fic Will Come
This is an additional mini-challenge, begun by swan_tower. Are there fandoms you just keep asking for, and never get? If you have requested the same thing in at least 3 Yuletides, and you haven't been given it yet, record your prompt at the DW post or LJ post, and also add it to the spreadsheet linked at those posts! Or, look for a long-lingering prompt that you can fulfil.

This post on DW

At the previous update, fourteen works had been posted to the 2023 New Year's Resolutions collection, and there are now twenty-one. The latest works posted are for the following fandoms:

• Suikoden II


• Line of Duty (TV 2012)


• Hiacynt | Operation Hyacinth (2021)


• Alien (Prequel Movies)


• Calvin & Hobbes


• Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery


• Call Me By Your Name (2017)

Rune of Beginning (15844 words) by Ysavvryl
Chapters: 3/3
Fandom: Suikoden II
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jowy Atreides/Riou, Riou & Shu (Suikoden)
Characters: Riou (Suikoden), Jowy Atreides, Shu (Suikoden)
Additional Tags: Telepathy, Child Soldiers, Suicidal Thoughts, Worldbuilding
Summary: Two boys seek to end the kingdom that betrayed them and begin an era of peace. It is a very thorny road.


Warning Signs (2473 words) by unwoundfloors
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Line of Duty (TV 2012)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Joanne Davidson/Kate Fleming
Characters: Kate Fleming (Line of Duty), Joanne Davidson
Summary: 6x06 edit. Kate and Jo, on the run.


to live there in the sun or shade (2334 words) by evewithanapple
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Hiacynt | Operation Hyacinth (2021)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Robert Mrozowski/Arek Krajewski
Characters: Robert Mrozowski, Arek Krakjewski
Summary: On the other side of the wall, an adjustment period.


If we have to fall we’ll fall together (604 words) by smaragdbird
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Alien (Prequel Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Katherine Daniels/Walter
Characters: Katherine Daniels, Walter (Alien Series), Dan Lopé, David 8 (Alien Series)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Fix-It, Pre-Relationship, Character Death, overriding the villain victory
Summary: Instead of running, Daniels turns around and helps Walter in his fight against David


It Will End (1516 words) by rosepetaled
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Calvin & Hobbes
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Calvin & Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes), Calvin/Hobbes
Characters: Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes), Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)
Summary: How Calvin met Hobbes. How Hobbes met Calvin.


Night Or Day (1501 words) by rosepetaled
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Diana Barry/Anne Shirley
Characters: Diana Barry, Anne Shirley
Additional Tags: Femslash, Aged-Up Character(s), Aged-Up Anne Shirley, Aged-Up Diana Barry
Summary: "Anne could have sworn she felt her heart stop for a second. She looked at Diana. Looked her right in the eyes and did her best not to faint right then and there. Under the soft glow of the flames, Diana looked like an angel. Pale skin, rosy cheeks, too pink lips. And so hard to resist. Dianna could have leapt at the other woman."


Tremble Before My Name (885 words) by starfishstar
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Call Me By Your Name (2017)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Oliver/Elio Perlman
Characters: Elio Perlman, Oliver (Call Me by Your Name)
Additional Tags: Elio and Oliver meet again, reunion in New York, Oliver needs a hug, frankly everyone needs a hug, wintertime in New York City
Summary: Elio and Oliver have found their way back to each other, and everything is old and new again.



The New Year's Resolutions challenge/activity is part of Yuletide. Each year after a round of Yuletide ends, a new NYR collection is set up. This collection is for new works based on past Yuletide prompts.

Anyone can look at past Yuletide prompts and submit a work - you don't need to have participated in Yuletide before. Gifts must respect their recipients' Do-Not-Wants. However, if you're writing a NYR story because you are required to before you can sign up to Yuletide again, there are additional rules.

NB: When posting a work to the New Year's Resolutions 2023 collection, the collection name may not come up in the drop-down menu, even though 'nyr2023' will work when entered into the field. You can ensure the collection is incorporated automatically by going to the collection and clicking 'Post to Collection' at top right.

See also the FAQ from last Yuletide and the nyr stories tag on this journal.

Prompts
2022's prompts are available on AO3, in a downloadable text file, in a google spreadsheet, and in an app. Prompts from pinch hitters who weren't signed up can be found here on the admin DW community. For older prompts, try looking at the dashboards of previous NYR collections, such as New Year's Resolutions 2022.

Someday My Fic Will Come
This is an additional mini-challenge, begun by swan_tower. Are there fandoms you just keep asking for, and never get? If you have requested the same thing in at least 3 Yuletides, and you haven't been given it yet, record your prompt at the DW post or LJ post, and also add it to the spreadsheet linked at those posts! Or, look for a long-lingering prompt that you can fulfil.

This post on DW

Fourteen works have been posted to the 2023 New Year's Resolutions collection in its first month (beating last year when there were nine around the same time). You can read new works in the following fandoms:

• Moonlighting (TV)


• 미남당 | Café Minamdang (TV)


• Nancy Drew (TV 2019)


• KinnPorsche: The Series (TV) RPF


• Ocean's Eleven Trilogy (Movies)


• Alexander Trilogy - Mary Renault


• Singin' in the Rain (1952)


• Star Wars RPF


• Hercules (1997)


• House of the Dragon (TV)


• Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome & Chalet School - Elinor M. Brent-Dyer


• Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey


• Bob's Burgers (Cartoon)


• Seinfeld

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What is the New Year's Resolutions 2023 collection?

The New Year's Resolutions challenge/activity is part of Yuletide. Each year after a round of Yuletide ends, a new NYR collection is set up. This collection is for new works based on past Yuletide prompts.

Anyone can look at past Yuletide prompts and submit a work - you don't need to have participated in Yuletide before. Gifts must respect their recipients' Do-Not-Wants. However, if you're writing a NYR story because you are required to before you can sign up to Yuletide again, there are additional rules.

NB: When posting a work to the New Year's Resolutions 2023 collection, the collection name may not come up in the drop-down menu, even though 'nyr2023' will work when entered into the field. You can ensure the collection is incorporated automatically by going to the collection and clicking 'Post to Collection' at top right.

See also the FAQ from last Yuletide and the nyr stories tag on this journal.

Prompts
2022's prompts are available on AO3, in a downloadable text file, in a google spreadsheet, and in an app. Prompts from pinch hitters who weren't signed up can be found here on the admin DW community. For older prompts, try looking at the dashboards of previous NYR collections, such as New Year's Resolutions 2022.

Someday My Fic Will Come
This is an additional mini-challenge, begun by swan_tower. Are there fandoms you just keep asking for, and never get? If you have requested the same thing in at least 3 Yuletides, and you haven't been given it yet, record your prompt at the DW post or LJ post, and also add it to the spreadsheet linked at those posts! Or, look for a long-lingering prompt that you can fulfil.

This post on DW

Candy match-ups will go out momentarily, with drinks and books to follow 24+ and 48+ hours later! Main post here on DW.

Questions anywhere, but first watch that DW post for updates. :)

<3 K

In the last six weeks that it was open this year, the 2022 New Year's Resolutions collection grew by 19 works, bringing us to 44 for the year. (Last year's collection had 48 works.) Thanks to everyone who posted!

The most recent works were posted in the following fandoms:

11Foot8 Bridge (YouTube & Website)
12 Monkeys (TV)
American Girl Dolls - All Media Types
American Girls: Samantha - Various Authors
Azumanga Daioh
Beetlejuice - All Media Types
Beetlejuice - Perfect/Brown & King
Black Box - Jennifer Egan
Cèon Gwòng Zaa Sit | Happy Together (1997)
Elemental Logic - Laurie J. Marks
evermore - Taylor Swift (Album)
Father of the Bride (Movies)
Genghis Khan - Miike Snow (Music Video)
Hot Goth Lady and Himbo Witch and Fair Maiden (Tumblr Post)
James Bond - Ian Fleming
Miss Marple - Agatha Christie
Men's Hockey RPF
The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart
The Nice Guys (2016)
no body no crime - Taylor Swift (Song)
Piranesi - Susanna Clarke
The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
Till We Have Faces - C. S. Lewis
Yossi (2012)

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What is the New Year's Resolutions 2022 collection?
The New Year's Resolutions challenge/activity is part of Yuletide. Each year after a round of Yuletide ends, a new NYR collection is set up. This collection is for new works based on past Yuletide prompts.

See also the FAQ at the current Yuletide collection and the nyr stories tag on this journal.

Since Yuletide 2022 has begun, the New Year's Resolutions 2022 collection is closed. The New Year's Resolutions 2023 collection will open on January 1st.


Someday My Fic Will Come
This is an additional mini-challenge, begun by swan_tower. If you have requested the same thing in at least 3 Yuletides, and you haven't been given it yet, record your prompt at the DW post or LJ post - or look for a long-lingering prompt that you can fulfil. (Yes, these are the 2020 posts - they're still valid.)

This post on DW