I have one thing to say about the fics at
yuletide - WOW!
I really love the secret santa story I was gifted with ...
http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/5/dontmove.html ... and have already recommended it to several friends. Once we find out our authors, I'll definitely be looking for more stuff by my author!
I've poked around the other stories a bit, and cannot believe their quality. They are consistently above average and very entertaining. Plus, since they are from obscure fandoms, including literary fandoms, everyone can find something fresh and new and interesting, that they might not see elsewhere. Hopefully I'll get a chance to do a rec list once I get a chance to sit down and do some in depth reading. I'm not feeling too guilty though as many rec lists are flying around. I may instead do a lot of comments to the authors.
I have to say, if I'd read the archives before I wrote my fic... I might have been intimidated and picked another ficathon to wet my feet with
Anyway, hopefully my recipient liked the fic, and I did get some really nice comments... always a good thing. We can't reveal the stories we wrote until after January 1 though, so I can't link it yet for my f-list.