Dear Santa/Giftmaker Letters
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ds_ssdiscussionDear Santa/Giftmaker letters are a great way to elaborate on your requests and the sorts of things you enjoy or that you'd prefer not to see in the giftwork made for you. However, posting letters is totally optional; likewise, DSSS participants are not obligated by the optional details of their recipients' letters.
Notes on Letters:
• If you included an empty placeholder link in your DSSS signup, you'll need to go back and edit that post.
• If you've forgotten what you requested, you can refer to your signup by clicking "My Signups" on your AO3 profile page.
• If you requested non-fic media (art, vid or podfic), remember take into account these non-story formats when writing your letter!
• Holiday or Christmas-themed giftworks are NOT required and may be unwelcome, given that DSSS is an international and multicultural exchange. If you have a preference concerning December holidays, you should mention that in your letter so your Giftmaker will know.
Need some ideas for how to write a Dear Santa/Giftmaker letter? Check out the "santa letters" tag to see how others have done them in the past.
DSSS Reminders:
• This is a SEEKRIT exchange! Keep everything you're doing seekrit until Reveal Day, Jan. 1st!
• Your assignments are SEEKRIT until Reveal, so refrain from openly discussing your assignments or identifying your recipient.
• Under NO circumstances should you contact your recipient directly. If you have questions about your assignment (no matter how weird!), bring them to your friendly-neighborhood mods at dsss.admin@gmail.com. We'll happily relay questions to your recipient; we can even be sneaky and frame things so they're less likely guess what they're getting. *g*
• Optional Details Are Optional, at least as far as prompts go. We do ask that you respect your recipient's notes concerning things they do not want to receive. We appreciate your kindness.
Once you write your letter, feel free to paste or link to it in the comments below! (If you didn't include a link in your request sign-up, this is another way to get the information to your Giftmaker.) Make sure any linked posts are PUBLIC, since your Santa may not be on your access list. If your journal is friends-only, paste your letter below. (Asking your Santa to friend your flocked journal undermines their Seekrit Identity and ruins the fun. Don't ruin the fun! *g*) Also, if you're commenting here under a name that's different from your AO3 username, please mention who you are so your Giftmaker can identify you.
Okay! When you're ready, please comment below with your letter or link! YAY DSSS! \o/
Notes on Letters:
• If you included an empty placeholder link in your DSSS signup, you'll need to go back and edit that post.
• If you've forgotten what you requested, you can refer to your signup by clicking "My Signups" on your AO3 profile page.
• If you requested non-fic media (art, vid or podfic), remember take into account these non-story formats when writing your letter!
• Holiday or Christmas-themed giftworks are NOT required and may be unwelcome, given that DSSS is an international and multicultural exchange. If you have a preference concerning December holidays, you should mention that in your letter so your Giftmaker will know.
Need some ideas for how to write a Dear Santa/Giftmaker letter? Check out the "santa letters" tag to see how others have done them in the past.
DSSS Reminders:
• This is a SEEKRIT exchange! Keep everything you're doing seekrit until Reveal Day, Jan. 1st!
• Your assignments are SEEKRIT until Reveal, so refrain from openly discussing your assignments or identifying your recipient.
• Under NO circumstances should you contact your recipient directly. If you have questions about your assignment (no matter how weird!), bring them to your friendly-neighborhood mods at dsss.admin@gmail.com. We'll happily relay questions to your recipient; we can even be sneaky and frame things so they're less likely guess what they're getting. *g*
• Optional Details Are Optional, at least as far as prompts go. We do ask that you respect your recipient's notes concerning things they do not want to receive. We appreciate your kindness.
Once you write your letter, feel free to paste or link to it in the comments below! (If you didn't include a link in your request sign-up, this is another way to get the information to your Giftmaker.) Make sure any linked posts are PUBLIC, since your Santa may not be on your access list. If your journal is friends-only, paste your letter below. (Asking your Santa to friend your flocked journal undermines their Seekrit Identity and ruins the fun. Don't ruin the fun! *g*) Also, if you're commenting here under a name that's different from your AO3 username, please mention who you are so your Giftmaker can identify you.
Okay! When you're ready, please comment below with your letter or link! YAY DSSS! \o/
