Deep Space Nine Ficathon

Title: "What you want"
Author: telemicus
Written for: alixtii
Word Count: 3,311
Rating: PG 13?
Summary: Ezri and Bashir explore their fledging relationship, and work through some identity issues.
Author's Notes: So, better late than never, here is the first fic I’ve written in years. Even though I violated Babel’s golden rules of being timely (for which I hugely apologize) I really really enjoyed writing fiction again, it’s like therapy without the stigma! Apologies to alixtii in that its more mush than smut, and apologies to anyone who particularly cares about following canon cause this story probably doesn’t. A huge thank you to babel for the beta, I learned a lot about POV shifts :)
One last note: there were some seriously (and intimidatingly) good writers in this ficathon, and if anyone has the time or inclination, I would dearly love critique, on anything at all, grammar, plot, writing, whatever, feel free to give negative feedback, I really want to get better at writing. Thank you!




( What you want )

Title: Into This World

Author: Leianora

Gift for: Mouse_42

Pairing: Rom/Leeta

Rating: PG

Word Count: 1174

Summary: Leeta and Rom contemplate one of the oldest questions a married couple must answer.

( Into This World )

I'm so sorry that this is late! But I had some problems getting in touch with my beta reader and I just got it back from her last night. Hope you like it, and that it was worth a wait. I also apologise for the LJ usernames not being linked as they usually are, but for some reason my account insists on screwing it all up anytime I write it out and then link them as they should be.


Title: Letters and Saints
Author: Neth (neth_dugan)
Written for: nyssa23 (Request: Garak/Bashir, the snarkier the better)
Rating: PG
Summery: It's coming up to winter on Cardassia, and times are going to get harsh. A
uthor's Notes: Beta read by kmanderson and based after 'What You Leave Behind'. Also has a few minor references to 'A Stitch in Time'.

Title: Possession
Author: DangerMouse (mouse42)
Rating: PG-13
Written for: karrenia_rune
Word Count: 2287
Summary: Takes place during "The Assignment", a take on what the Pah-wraith was thinking while it possessed Keiko O'Brien's body.
A/N: Hope you enjoy it, karrenia_rune! It was fun to write. A little twisted, but fun! Thanks to jayiin, hedigewan, and doroc_sabah for the beta read! Any mistakes found in this are all my own at this point.

( Read on! )

Title: Equilibrum
Author: karrenia_rune
Characters: Jadzia Dax and Benjamin Sisko
Set shortly after events shown in the episode "Invasive Procedures."
Rating: PG-13
Recipient: ova lexa

Disclaimer: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine belongs to Paramount, UPN as do the characters of Jadzia Dax, Benjamin Sisko, and all others who are mentioned here; they are not mine. I wasn't quite sure if this is exactly what the requestor had in mind, but I hope it serves.

( dax )

Title: Margin
Author: ovo_lexa
Written for: settiai (Request: Odo/Kira, talking about the past, a gift.)
Rating: PG
Word Count: 720
Summary: She's looking for something he doesn't have.
Note: *Tsk* Pre-romance, Post-attraction is the hardest part. (But if you wanted something different, I can try again later, on my own time. ^^;)

( Margin )

Title: Resolution
Author: dilly r (babel)
Written for: memlu's request "Garak/Bashir, preferably in the period following The Wire. Banter appreciated (and subtext preferred)."
Word Count: ~4,400
Summary: Bashir and Garak and loose ends.

Link: Resolution

Title: "Aftermath"
Author: nyssa23
Written for: neth_dugan
Word Count: 1122
Rating: G
Summary: Set about six months after "What You Leave Behind." After the war, Kira and Jake are uneasy with Bajor's new relationship to the absent Emissary.
Author's Notes: I hope the recipient enjoys this story as much as I enjoyed writing it! (Hopefully you will, because a sequel is already in the planning stages.) Thanks to my ever-patient husband for beta reading.

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Your stories are due on Tuesday, December 5th! That's this upcoming Tuesday, so be sure to work on your story if you haven't finished it yet.

If you're going to be late, please tell me as soon as possible.

Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday and NaNoWriMo, I've decided it would be best to move the deadline to December 5th. You may still start posting your stories on November 1st, I just wanted to give everyone a little extra time since there are two wide-spread events occuring around November 26th.

In short: The deadline for posting stories is now December 5th.

If you have any questions, comment here or email me at dilificus[at]gmail[dot]com.

Happy writing, everyone.

Assignments have been sent! If you have not recieved your assignment, please comment here, and I'll fix the oversight as soon as possible.

I tried to match up requests to writers as closely as possible, but there were some very challenging requests. I hope all of you enjoy writing your stories.

You may notice that I pushed the due date back one day. That's because I took a while longer to get assignments out than I meant to. Yes, the new due date is November 26th.

Sign-ups close tomorrow, so if you want to participate in this round, make sure to sign up now!

Rules:

1) Deadline for sign-ups is August 20th, 2006.
2) Deadline for posting stories is December 5th, 2006. (If you know of any major Star Trek fandom events that would take place around this time, please tell me, and I'll shift the date. I'm not involved in offline fandom, so I won't know.)
3) TURN YOUR STORIES IN ON TIME. Warn me if something comes up and you absolutely can't. If you don't turn your story in on time and you don't warn me first you will not be able to participate in the next ficathon. If you never turn a story in and don't warn me ahead of time you will not be able to participate in any future DS9 Ficathons. All I ask is that you can't finish your story on time or at all, warn me first.
4) Stories should be at least 500 words long.
5) Please revise your story. I recommend a beta reader, but if you prefer to do all the revision yourself, that's fine.
6) All questions should be directed to dilificus[at]gmail[dot]com (Replace [at] and [dot] with the proper symbols. It's written that way to avoid spam.)
7) You must choose at least two pairings which you are willing to write. I know that some writers have OTPs (one true pairing) or prefer to write gen, but it's impossible to match up requests and writers if everyone is overly specific about what they won't write.


Suggestions:

1) On how to handle rule 7 if you are an OTPer or gen writer. If you only write your favorite pairing, choose a pairing which doesn't conflict with your favorite and include your own pairing in the background of the request. If you prefer to write gen, make the romantic pairing a subplot to a gen-like story. A lot of people who enjoy a pairing don't mind seeing them within in a plot (in fact, some of us prefer it that way). Either way I will do my best to find a request that matches your preferences.
2) Factor in beta reading time. Get your story finished early to give your beta reader the time needed to look over your story, and to give yourself time to revise afterwards.
3) If you have serious issues finding a beta reader, contact me and I'll beta your story. It usually takes me about an hour per thousand words. Keep in mind that I have a story to write too (and, you know, real work), so don't ask unless you really need a beta reader.

To sign up, comment to this entry using the following form:

E-mail:
Story 1:
Story 2:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Preferences:
Won't write:
Pinch hit?:

( An explanation of the terms used in the form. )

An example of a request is:

E-mail: anemailaddress [at] emailprovider [dot] com
Story 1: Bashir&Kira getting to know each other during the first or second season. Perhaps a reaction to the events in Crossover or the argument in Emissary. No Bashir/Kira romance or subtext. Other romance is fine.
Story 2: Miles/Keiko, Bashir. Post-series, Bashir visits the O'Briens on Earth. No Miles/Bashir.
Strengths: Action/adventure, het romance, friendships, canon, Bajorans.
Weaknesses: Slash romance, Cardassians, politics, sap.
Preferences Friendships, canon romances, Bashir.
Won't write: NC-17, interspecies relationships, crossovers with non-Trek fandoms.
Pinch Hit?: Yes

Be specific, but also try to be open to writing something a little new or different. If you don't have an LJ, go ahead and comment anonymously to this post. Just make sure to include your name.

Nag your friends to join with you! The more the merrier.

Remember, questions go to dilificus[at]gmail[dot]com (Replace [at] and [dot] with the proper symbols. It's written that way to avoid spam.)