Fic In Review 2008
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kerravonsenMy Year In Fic review:
Statistics
Total (counting drabbles and reworked stories based on said drabbles): 26
Done because of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
tthdrabbles "Birthday competition" (counting drabbles and jedibuttercup's birthday fic and the reworked story): 17
Done for other ficathons and challenges: 4
Spontaneous ficlet ideas that wouldn't let me alone: 3
Other: 2
Total wordcount (not counting Buffy-Doctor drabbles): 25980
Wordcount of Buffy-Doctor drabbles: 1600
Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted?
A bit more; at least I wrote more stories/drabbles than I did in 2007. Not sure about the wordcount, since I didn't count the wordcount for 2007.
My favorite story this year (of my own):
That's hard to pick! "Doesn't Look Like A Hell Dimension" took over my brain; I think that makes it a big contender. But "Tempus Fugit" was also really satisfying - I mean, science geeks getting their nerd on, and being profound at the same time - yay!
My best story this year:
"How The Winds Are Laughing"; it just worked so well, I think.
Story most tragically underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion:
"Metamorphobia"; I mean, I made these cool canon connections and very few people seemed to care...
Also I feel that "Complications" is underappreciated too.
Most overrated story, in my opinion:
"Things That Never Were"; because I think "Seeking Lethe" was better, and because I'm not really satisfied with my characterisation of Eight.
Most fun story:
"Bouncing"; total fun silly crack.
Most sexy story:
Sexy? Me? Rephrase that to most "het" story and it would have to be "Reunion"; couldn't be anything else, considering that it was supposed to be swapping romance cliches.
Story with single sweetest moment:
"Reunion" because it's so nice to see them, well, have a reunion. Though I expect that there are a LOT of people for whom that character combination doesn't work.
Otherwise, strangely enough, I'd say the bit near the end of "Brewing", when Anya realizes what Snape's advice really means.
Most friendshippy story:
It's hard to pick... I think "Doesn't Look Like A Hell Dimension" wins, because it's the start of a beautiful friendship.
The story that made me cry:
None, really. I don't tend to cry at my own stories anyway.
"Holy crap, that's wrong, even for me" story:
"Bouncing" has to be the crackiest story I've ever written.
Story that shifted my own perception of the characters:
"Metamorphobia" was a paradigm shift in my perception of Time Lord society.
Hardest story to write:
"Reunion"; writing Nine/Nyssa while avoiding the cliche of post-Time-War angst, especially when I had not put Nine/Nyssa as one of my options - yes, that was hard.
Worst story:
"Remembrance"; I mean, it was okay, but it wasn't much, really.
Easiest story to write:
I'm not sure if it was the easiest story to write, but "How The Winds Are Laughing" was a lot easier than I expected it to be, at least the first part of it was. And as I said, "Doesn't Look Like A Hell Dimension" took over my brain, so that was fairly easy to write.
Story I'd like to revise (but probably won't):
After "Journey's End" my interest in revising "By Any Other Name" plumetted, but I feel guilty for not doing so.
Story I wish I'd finished:
The sequel to "Doesn't Look Like A Hell Dimension"; I made a huge dint in it duringpicowrimo but didn't quite finish it; and then Christmas happened.
Story I didn't write but swear I will, someday:
The two Christmas drabbles I promised![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
astrogirl2 and izhilzha.
Any of the stories that I didn't do this year for the finish-a-thon; so that would be:
* sequel to Complications
* my Doctor Who/Sapphire & Steel crossover
(the sequel to "Doesn't Look Like a Hell Dimension" has already been mentioned above)
What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January 2008?
Doctor Who/Winnie-the-Pooh, Nine/Nyssa, Vorkosiverse/Harry Potter, Buffy and the Tenth Doctor
Did you take any writing risks this year? (See above for unexpected pairings, etc.) What did you learn from them?
For writing risks, yes, see the answer to the previous question.
What did I learn?
(a) don't be afraid of writing cracky stuff if it looks like fun
(b) if you're stuck with/for an idea, sleep on it before you give up on it
(c) the "drabble method" of story writing can sometimes work really well
Do you have any fanfic or profic goals for the New Year?
To finish various unfinished stories already mentioned.
To participate in:
- tthdrabbles Birthday challenge (in which I expect I will write more Snape/Anya and more Buffy & Ten drabbles, amongst other things)
- finish-a-thon (and run it)
- dw_cross
- NaArMaMo (not fanfic, but creative)
- hlh_shortcuts
- picowrimo
To write more non-ficathon stories too.
January
- Remembrance (Angel/Doctor Who) (200w) (tthdrabbles challenge)
Angel, drowning sorrows, finds he's not the only one. Post-"I Will Remember You" - In Truth, Beauty Rationalization (Harry Potter/Buffy) (100w) (tthdrabbles challenge)
Snape is always rational. - Memories of Fire (Doctor Who/Buffy) (100w) (tthdrabbles challenge)
Some memories never go out. Post-"42". - Where Have All The Flowers Gone? (Doctor Who/Buffy) (100w) (tthdrabbles challenge)
Where have all the graveyards gone? Gone to flowers, every one.
February
- Brightening (Buffy/Doctor Who) (200w) (tthdrabbles challenge)
Sunrise is her favourite time of day. - Bother 1 (Buffy/Labyrinth) (200w) (tthdrabbles challenge)
Just a little babysitting, no bother at all. Yeah, right. - Bother 2 (Buffy/Labyrinth) (200w) (tthdrabbles challenge)
Bobby is bothering someone else. - Bouncing (Pooh/Doctor Who) (200w)
Tigger meets someone.
April
- Doesn't Look Like a Hell Dimension (Buffy/Doctor Who) (1900w)
If you fall through a dimensional portal, do you expect to end up in the time-travelling ship of an alien? Buffy didn't.
Note that this was based on the following drabbles that were written in March:- Doesn't Look Like A Hell Dimension (double-drabble) (tthdrabbles challenge)
- Who? (tthdrabbles challenge)
- What's in a Name? (tthdrabbles challenge)
- World Without Shrimp? (tthdrabbles challenge)
- Five Places That The Doctor Took Buffy (tthdrabbles challenge)
- Neutralized (tthdrabbles challenge)
- Fitting Attire (tthdrabbles challenge)
- Dance (tthdrabbles challenge)
- Metamorphobia (Doctor Who) (350w)
"Some would be inspired. Some would run away. And some would go mad."
June
- Complications (Torchwood/Doctor Who) (4900w)
They hadn't checked to see if there were any side-effects. (AU. Set just after "A Day In The Death".)
July
- Dating (Doctor Who/Buffy) (100w)
Willow and the Doctor have a little misunderstanding. - Things That Never Were (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy/Doctor Who) (1600w) (Multiverse)
It's a bit hard to believe that something doesn't exist when it's threatening to kill you.
August
- Testing (Vorkosiverse/Harry Potter) (790w) (bujold_fic challenge)
Draco Malfoy makes an unwise bet.
September
- In Truth, Beauty Brewing (Harry Potter/Buffy) (1070w)
A meeting of minds. (companion piece to Rationalization) (done forjedibuttercup)
- Tempus Fugit (Stargate/Doctor Who) (1900 words) (dw_cross ficathon)
Sometimes it takes a complete stranger to give you a new perspective.
October
- How the Winds Are Laughing (Doctor Who) (10370 words) (finish-a-thon)
Lance is dead, H. C. Clemens is dead, her place of work is closed down. Is this some kind of joke? If it is, it's not funny, and Donna is going to find the person responsible and give them a piece of her mind. (A post-"Journey's End" Donna-fixit story.)
November
- Reunion (Doctor Who) (1700w) (DW Cliche-swap ficathon)
She had expected her past to stay safely in the past, not come bounding down the hallway calling out her name. (AU) (Nyssa/Nine)
Statistics
Total (counting drabbles and reworked stories based on said drabbles): 26
Done because of
tthdrabbles "Birthday competition" (counting drabbles and jedibuttercup's birthday fic and the reworked story): 17Done for other ficathons and challenges: 4
Spontaneous ficlet ideas that wouldn't let me alone: 3
Other: 2
Total wordcount (not counting Buffy-Doctor drabbles): 25980
Wordcount of Buffy-Doctor drabbles: 1600
Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted?
A bit more; at least I wrote more stories/drabbles than I did in 2007. Not sure about the wordcount, since I didn't count the wordcount for 2007.
My favorite story this year (of my own):
That's hard to pick! "Doesn't Look Like A Hell Dimension" took over my brain; I think that makes it a big contender. But "Tempus Fugit" was also really satisfying - I mean, science geeks getting their nerd on, and being profound at the same time - yay!
My best story this year:
"How The Winds Are Laughing"; it just worked so well, I think.
Story most tragically underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion:
"Metamorphobia"; I mean, I made these cool canon connections and very few people seemed to care...
Also I feel that "Complications" is underappreciated too.
Most overrated story, in my opinion:
"Things That Never Were"; because I think "Seeking Lethe" was better, and because I'm not really satisfied with my characterisation of Eight.
Most fun story:
"Bouncing"; total fun silly crack.
Most sexy story:
Sexy? Me? Rephrase that to most "het" story and it would have to be "Reunion"; couldn't be anything else, considering that it was supposed to be swapping romance cliches.
Story with single sweetest moment:
"Reunion" because it's so nice to see them, well, have a reunion. Though I expect that there are a LOT of people for whom that character combination doesn't work.
Otherwise, strangely enough, I'd say the bit near the end of "Brewing", when Anya realizes what Snape's advice really means.
Most friendshippy story:
It's hard to pick... I think "Doesn't Look Like A Hell Dimension" wins, because it's the start of a beautiful friendship.
The story that made me cry:
None, really. I don't tend to cry at my own stories anyway.
"Holy crap, that's wrong, even for me" story:
"Bouncing" has to be the crackiest story I've ever written.
Story that shifted my own perception of the characters:
"Metamorphobia" was a paradigm shift in my perception of Time Lord society.
Hardest story to write:
"Reunion"; writing Nine/Nyssa while avoiding the cliche of post-Time-War angst, especially when I had not put Nine/Nyssa as one of my options - yes, that was hard.
Worst story:
"Remembrance"; I mean, it was okay, but it wasn't much, really.
Easiest story to write:
I'm not sure if it was the easiest story to write, but "How The Winds Are Laughing" was a lot easier than I expected it to be, at least the first part of it was. And as I said, "Doesn't Look Like A Hell Dimension" took over my brain, so that was fairly easy to write.
Story I'd like to revise (but probably won't):
After "Journey's End" my interest in revising "By Any Other Name" plumetted, but I feel guilty for not doing so.
Story I wish I'd finished:
The sequel to "Doesn't Look Like A Hell Dimension"; I made a huge dint in it during
picowrimo but didn't quite finish it; and then Christmas happened.Story I didn't write but swear I will, someday:
The two Christmas drabbles I promised
astrogirl2 and izhilzha.Any of the stories that I didn't do this year for the finish-a-thon; so that would be:
* sequel to Complications
* my Doctor Who/Sapphire & Steel crossover
(the sequel to "Doesn't Look Like a Hell Dimension" has already been mentioned above)
What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January 2008?
Doctor Who/Winnie-the-Pooh, Nine/Nyssa, Vorkosiverse/Harry Potter, Buffy and the Tenth Doctor
Did you take any writing risks this year? (See above for unexpected pairings, etc.) What did you learn from them?
For writing risks, yes, see the answer to the previous question.
What did I learn?
(a) don't be afraid of writing cracky stuff if it looks like fun
(b) if you're stuck with/for an idea, sleep on it before you give up on it
(c) the "drabble method" of story writing can sometimes work really well
Do you have any fanfic or profic goals for the New Year?
To finish various unfinished stories already mentioned.
To participate in:
- tthdrabbles Birthday challenge (in which I expect I will write more Snape/Anya and more Buffy & Ten drabbles, amongst other things)
- finish-a-thon (and run it)
- dw_cross
- NaArMaMo (not fanfic, but creative)
- hlh_shortcuts
- picowrimo
To write more non-ficathon stories too.
