2014 Roundup
Happy New Year's Eve day. I'm at my dad's place in NY, having been at my mom's place in Elsewhere NY this morning and synn's in NC yesterday. Tomorrow, back home to MA. Whew. Looking forward to that. While I've enjoyed the visits, especially with synn, it's been 11 days since I've been alone for more than a few minutes. Hey, at least I made it 8 days before opening the laptop and giving it a metaphorical hug.
And now for the annual fanworks roundup:
Previous Roundups
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006
Vids
Jan 5
I Like the Way You Move (Chronicles of Riddick series)
2:35
Jan 12/Feb 9
Precious (Interview with the Vampire)
2:57
Jan 12/Feb 9
Snake Song (IwtV)
1:57
Jan 12/Feb 9
Trouble (IwtV)
1:56
Dec 19
Mystery Festivids (undisclosed fandoms)
~5:46
Fic
Jan 8
Unposted Riddick/OFC story (Chronicles of Riddick series)
4,251 words
May 18
Alchemical Solution (Swish and Flick Remix) (SGA/Harry Potter fusion)
6,733 words
Nov-Dec+
Unposted Marius/Mary Sue story (Vampire Chronicles)
10,500 words and counting
Totals
Fics: 1 + 2 unposted
Word Count: 6,733 + 14,700 unposted
Vids: 7
Minutes: 15.3
Fandoms: 4
Gen: 4
Het: 0 + 2 unposted
Slash: 2
Mixed/other: 2
Favorite books: Ancillary Justice; A Song of Ice & Fire 1-5; Being Mortal; Prince Lestat (& TVL/QotD rereads); Saga
Favorite movies: The Act of Killing; Stranger by the Lake; Only Lovers Left Alive; Interstellar; Fast & Furious series; Jane Eyre; Tiger Eyes; Vampire Academy; Harry Potter rewatch 3-7
Favorite TV: Top of the Lake; Penny Dreadful; Cosmos; Twelfth Doctor; Don't Trust the B--- in Apt 23; Rita; Cake Boss; In Treatment. Also notable: True Blood finale
Favorite cultural events: Film Night at the Boston Pops; Pilobolus; DakhaBrakha; Wolf Hall; Let the Right One In; National Theatre Live screenings ( Skylight & Frankenstein); Eddie Izzard's Force Majeure; Masters of Tradition; Geek Burlesque; George Takei and Jeffrey Combs events
Fic reading: Sansa/Sandor; Remus/Hermione, /Ginny, /Tonks, /Sirius; Twelve/Clara; Marius/nobody, because Vampire Chronicles fic doesn't exist
I think this year I did make peace with the lower fannish output that accompanies having a more creative job. And I began to get back in touch with what I want these days in a story. Going back to worlds I've loved in the past, including the Vampire Chronicles and Harry Potter series, helped with that, as did shrugging off, imagined though it may have been, community criticism over Mary Sue narratives. What I want is still different from what I wanted a few years ago, and it's still not entirely clear to me what it's becoming, but it's a real relief to have found that there is still something to want -- that there is still wanting -- and that there are places in fandom, either individual or communal, where it can be found. If that makes sense.
To 2015 and whatever fannish loves it holds in store.
And now for the annual fanworks roundup:
Previous Roundups
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006
Vids
Jan 5
I Like the Way You Move (Chronicles of Riddick series)
2:35
Jan 12/Feb 9
Precious (Interview with the Vampire)
2:57
Jan 12/Feb 9
Snake Song (IwtV)
1:57
Jan 12/Feb 9
Trouble (IwtV)
1:56
Dec 19
Mystery Festivids (undisclosed fandoms)
~5:46
Fic
Jan 8
Unposted Riddick/OFC story (Chronicles of Riddick series)
4,251 words
May 18
Alchemical Solution (Swish and Flick Remix) (SGA/Harry Potter fusion)
6,733 words
Nov-Dec+
Unposted Marius/Mary Sue story (Vampire Chronicles)
10,500 words and counting
Totals
Fics: 1 + 2 unposted
Word Count: 6,733 + 14,700 unposted
Vids: 7
Minutes: 15.3
Fandoms: 4
Gen: 4
Het: 0 + 2 unposted
Slash: 2
Mixed/other: 2
Favorite books: Ancillary Justice; A Song of Ice & Fire 1-5; Being Mortal; Prince Lestat (& TVL/QotD rereads); Saga
Favorite movies: The Act of Killing; Stranger by the Lake; Only Lovers Left Alive; Interstellar; Fast & Furious series; Jane Eyre; Tiger Eyes; Vampire Academy; Harry Potter rewatch 3-7
Favorite TV: Top of the Lake; Penny Dreadful; Cosmos; Twelfth Doctor; Don't Trust the B--- in Apt 23; Rita; Cake Boss; In Treatment. Also notable: True Blood finale
Favorite cultural events: Film Night at the Boston Pops; Pilobolus; DakhaBrakha; Wolf Hall; Let the Right One In; National Theatre Live screenings ( Skylight & Frankenstein); Eddie Izzard's Force Majeure; Masters of Tradition; Geek Burlesque; George Takei and Jeffrey Combs events
Fic reading: Sansa/Sandor; Remus/Hermione, /Ginny, /Tonks, /Sirius; Twelve/Clara; Marius/nobody, because Vampire Chronicles fic doesn't exist
I think this year I did make peace with the lower fannish output that accompanies having a more creative job. And I began to get back in touch with what I want these days in a story. Going back to worlds I've loved in the past, including the Vampire Chronicles and Harry Potter series, helped with that, as did shrugging off, imagined though it may have been, community criticism over Mary Sue narratives. What I want is still different from what I wanted a few years ago, and it's still not entirely clear to me what it's becoming, but it's a real relief to have found that there is still something to want -- that there is still wanting -- and that there are places in fandom, either individual or communal, where it can be found. If that makes sense.
To 2015 and whatever fannish loves it holds in store.