Ringing out the old
eonism did this a while ago and I started working on it then, but I didn't finish till indyhat did it. The result:
Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted? Considering I didn't set out to write fic this year, I'd say that would have to be more.
What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January 2007?
Disregarding the above: Zach/Lyle.
What's your favorite story of the year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you happiest?
Half, although "happy" is the wrong word. "Satisfied" or "accomplished" is closer.
Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them?
See #2 above. Coming to Terms wasn't just a risk in terms of pairing, but also in structure. Interspersing conversation with description seemed horribly cliché to me while I was writing, and I had to convince myself not only that it was one of those things that's not a sin if it's done right, but also that I could do it right. Which, apparently, I can.
Also, Good Intentions, which is the second largest piece of completed fiction I've ever produced. The only one bigger than that was done slowly over a period of years (and it shows :p), so I really wasn't sure that I'd be able to pull it off on deadline. It feels weird to know I can do something that big on a time limit; it's no NaNo, but I imagine it feels about as good.
Do you have any fanfic or profic goals for the New Year?
Finish my heroes15 table.
Work on my alternate Season 3 timeline, and maybe get some help if people want to take the characters I blank on.
Actually write some 3M.
Actually get back to my original stuff, which has been languishing since my husband finished NaNo '06 and I discovered Heroes. Y'all will definitely get a shout-out in any paper versions that appear. :)
Story Most Underappreciated by the Universe:
If you go by number of comments, Wasn't My Bullet is basically proof of concept for Niki being less popular than Maya. Thing is, I can't really say that makes it underappreciated as a story. And I'm not entitled to whine about Half having flown as far under the radar as it did, because I'm the idiot who decided not to pimp it anywhere but peter_mohinder. So I really don't know what to put for this one.
Most fun:
Ends of the Earth was quick, cute fluff and I was grinning like an idiot all through the process. I also got a lot of enjoyment out of some of the heroes100words bits I did- Territory and Taxonomy, for example.
Most disappointing:
I was so disappointed in More Than Meets the Eye that I didn't post it for months, and then never posted it to any groups. And I still want to know why somebody voted against Two Truths and a Lie in round 1.1 of LAS.
Most sexy:
My money's on Good Intentions for this one. In the Closet has the highest sex quotient but I don't really find it sex-y.
Story With a Single Sexy Moment:
I think that'd be I See Dead People. Or, if you mean something with a single mention of sexual situations, Fission.
Hardest to Write:
Good Intentions, for sheer size and scope; and Half, for the absolute emotional wreck I had to turn myself into as I wrote.
Most unintentionally telling:
Probably I See Dead People, which wouldn't allow itself to be a plain old comedy. Apparently I love the angst as much as I love exploring concepts and making points.
"Holy crap, that's wrong, even for you" story:
At the time that I wrote it, Coming to Terms felt that way. In retrospect, I don't think I've really pushed the envelope all that far. Unless you count the brain scene in Good Intentions, because ew.
Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted? Considering I didn't set out to write fic this year, I'd say that would have to be more.
What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January 2007?
Disregarding the above: Zach/Lyle.
What's your favorite story of the year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you happiest?
Half, although "happy" is the wrong word. "Satisfied" or "accomplished" is closer.
Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them?
See #2 above. Coming to Terms wasn't just a risk in terms of pairing, but also in structure. Interspersing conversation with description seemed horribly cliché to me while I was writing, and I had to convince myself not only that it was one of those things that's not a sin if it's done right, but also that I could do it right. Which, apparently, I can.
Also, Good Intentions, which is the second largest piece of completed fiction I've ever produced. The only one bigger than that was done slowly over a period of years (and it shows :p), so I really wasn't sure that I'd be able to pull it off on deadline. It feels weird to know I can do something that big on a time limit; it's no NaNo, but I imagine it feels about as good.
Do you have any fanfic or profic goals for the New Year?
Finish my heroes15 table.
Work on my alternate Season 3 timeline, and maybe get some help if people want to take the characters I blank on.
Actually write some 3M.
Actually get back to my original stuff, which has been languishing since my husband finished NaNo '06 and I discovered Heroes. Y'all will definitely get a shout-out in any paper versions that appear. :)
Story Most Underappreciated by the Universe:
If you go by number of comments, Wasn't My Bullet is basically proof of concept for Niki being less popular than Maya. Thing is, I can't really say that makes it underappreciated as a story. And I'm not entitled to whine about Half having flown as far under the radar as it did, because I'm the idiot who decided not to pimp it anywhere but peter_mohinder. So I really don't know what to put for this one.
Most fun:
Ends of the Earth was quick, cute fluff and I was grinning like an idiot all through the process. I also got a lot of enjoyment out of some of the heroes100words bits I did- Territory and Taxonomy, for example.
Most disappointing:
I was so disappointed in More Than Meets the Eye that I didn't post it for months, and then never posted it to any groups. And I still want to know why somebody voted against Two Truths and a Lie in round 1.1 of LAS.
Most sexy:
My money's on Good Intentions for this one. In the Closet has the highest sex quotient but I don't really find it sex-y.
Story With a Single Sexy Moment:
I think that'd be I See Dead People. Or, if you mean something with a single mention of sexual situations, Fission.
Hardest to Write:
Good Intentions, for sheer size and scope; and Half, for the absolute emotional wreck I had to turn myself into as I wrote.
Most unintentionally telling:
Probably I See Dead People, which wouldn't allow itself to be a plain old comedy. Apparently I love the angst as much as I love exploring concepts and making points.
"Holy crap, that's wrong, even for you" story:
At the time that I wrote it, Coming to Terms felt that way. In retrospect, I don't think I've really pushed the envelope all that far. Unless you count the brain scene in Good Intentions, because ew.