Since I've taken part in FK Fic Fest each year, this is a standing Dear Author letter.

When I first joined the FORKNI-L mailing list, people used to ask me what faction I belonged to; and I always said that I didn't have one since, in order to write a virtual season, I had to be able to write all the characters without playing favourites. Not surprisingly, then, I've played as a Die-Hard in the last three FK Wars (if that means anything to you).

I like all the characters. Okay, some a bit more than others: inevitably not every character gets the same loving attention—neither from me, nor from other fans. In fact, there are some about whom there has been very little fanfic written at all. That includes the police captains, Schanke's wife and daughter, and Grace, as well as characters who only appeared once, such as Feliks Twist and Aristotle. Recently, it's also included Vachon and his friends. Sadly, I only have a limited number of prompts; so I can't ask for everyone. However, I am interested in seeing an expansion of the characterization of supporting characters, both mortal and vampire.

On the whole, I prefer gen. Not that I ask anyone to ignore canon, you understand. However, I'm not as much interested in romance as I am in plot; and I don't much care for "adult" (i.e. explicit) stories of any persuasion. This means that, for stories involving a pairing, I am more interested in character development than I am in bedroom scenes. I should perhaps add that I've no objection to slash; and there are certainly a number of FK characters whose preferences are not specified in canon, or were left sufficiently unexplored to allow fan writers a free hand. Indeed, although I personally don't think anything like that is happening with Nick and LaCroix (or Nick and Vachon) in the present, they are vampires and hence, of course, have a very, very long history.

I prefer stories that are canon-compliant, but do feel free to ignore "Last Knight" if you want. I'm always happy to ignore it!


General Guidelines:

What I Like:
* Plot and/or character (both being the ideal, of course!)
* A sense of humour and being able to recognize the ridiculous when it pops up; also wit and wordplay, if the story calls for them. (Having said that, I totally leave it up to you whether you write a serious or comic story—or a serious story with comic interludes.)
* Stories that are true to canon (though I've certainly enjoyed some flat-out AUs)

What I Dislike:
* Explicit sex, especially if long and detailed. No objection to hints, but I'm not into plumbing.

My Own Writing:
If you want to have a look at some of my own Forever Knight stories, you can find them on my website.