Happy belated New Year!
Life has been so hectic these last couple of days, and I think I've been the most disorganised I've ever been for the New Year. Anyway, it's done, so I'm just going to do a brief version of my normal looking back posts. (Then curl up and enjoy the last hours of relaxation before heading back to work tomorrow.)
I think the most significant thing is that for the first time in too many years to count, I've got to this time of year and it has felt like it has been a good year, rather than having to remind myself that good stuff did happen. I mean good stuff did happen, but the fact I don't have to remind myself of that is phenomenal.
Good stuff:
- lost some of the weight I wanted to
- wrote loads
- knitted in the round successfully
- made a cv and managed to consider (and even apply for one) job adverts without disintegrating into a sobbing mess
- tutored a little more
- managed to be more social
- fitter than this time last year
Aims for 2013:
- lose some more weight
- plan and write some original fiction
- knit a jumper
- seriously apply for more jobs
- keep being social
- get fitter
Crossing Thresholds (6230 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Green Rider Series - Kristen Britain
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lady Estora/King Zachary
Characters: Karigan Gladheon, King Zachary, Lady Estora
Summary: Karigan has more of an adventure than she planned for when she revisits the Tombs after a visit from King Jonaeus.
A Swish of the Tail (739 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape
Summary: Minerva does like to tease, regardless of the form she's in.
The Process of Erosion (5366 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Filius Flitwick, Pomona Sprout, Horace Slughorn, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Remus Lupin, Portrait Albus Dumbledore, Portrait Severus Snape
Summary:
If it was the last thing she did, she would make sure there was lasting peace this time.
The Christmas Tree Incident (3520 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek (2009)
Rating: Mature
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Christine Chapel/Leonard McCoy
Characters: Christine Chapel, Leonard McCoy, James T. Kirk, Nyota Uhura
Summary: The Enterprise crew really should know by now that nothing as benign looking as a miniature Christmas Tree is ever benign.
Hot Springs and Cotton Candy (3658 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Teyla Emmagen & Kate Heightmeyer & Elizabeth Weir
Characters: Elizabeth Weir, Kate Heightmeyer, Teyla Emmagan
Summary:
Elizabeth, Kate and Teyla enjoy a day off.
A Fall Moment (313 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: John Sheppard, Elizabeth Weir
Summary: A moment off-world. Pure fluff.
Picking up the Pieces (44430 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Taggart
Rating: Mature
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jackie Reid/Robbie Ross
Characters: Jackie Reid, Robbie Ross, Mita Rahim, Matt Burke, Duncan Clark, CS Karen Campbell
Summary: Normally it's bad enough investigating a brutal attack, but when the victim is Matt Burke and his life is still hanging in the balance, it's even worse. With things already strained, the case pushes Jackie and Robbie, and their friendship, towards breaking point and beyond. (Some descriptions of violence.)
Keep Her In Your Sights (21435 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Tweed & Co - Colin Forbes
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Paula Grey, Tweed, Bob Newman, Marler
Summary: When the third country in six months considering EU membership starts to reconsider, Tweed and the SIS realise something is afoot. With Bob Newman in Canada, Marler already on assignment and things heating up at home, it is up to Paula Grey to travel alone around Europe to discover the truth.
As the pieces of the conspiracy slot together and the evidence builds, the danger increases and suddenly Paula finds herself involved in the conspiracy in a horrifying way...
Finished word count for 2012: 85,691
I'm not going to do the questions as I don't think they fit this year. I wrote, and finished, nearly double what I managed last year which is a little unbelievable to me.
I can't say any one was particularly hard to write, or easy, but actual ideas were like drawing blood from a stone for a while. Once I was past that I was fine. I'm proud of all of them, especially Keep Her In Your Sights and Picking Up the Pieces. Both are a bit rushed and could use a little more editing but they show definite improvements in my writing. I'm pretty pleased with the rest as well. Most of the fics were quite well received as well.
Crossing Thresholds was my Yuletide fic, and I really enjoyed writing it, panic about time aside.
My aim for next year is to complete another long fic, but this time I would like to make the plot more sophisticated - more POV's and more than one thread of plot.
I think the most significant thing is that for the first time in too many years to count, I've got to this time of year and it has felt like it has been a good year, rather than having to remind myself that good stuff did happen. I mean good stuff did happen, but the fact I don't have to remind myself of that is phenomenal.
Good stuff:
- lost some of the weight I wanted to
- wrote loads
- knitted in the round successfully
- made a cv and managed to consider (and even apply for one) job adverts without disintegrating into a sobbing mess
- tutored a little more
- managed to be more social
- fitter than this time last year
Aims for 2013:
- lose some more weight
- plan and write some original fiction
- knit a jumper
- seriously apply for more jobs
- keep being social
- get fitter
Crossing Thresholds (6230 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Green Rider Series - Kristen Britain
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lady Estora/King Zachary
Characters: Karigan Gladheon, King Zachary, Lady Estora
Summary: Karigan has more of an adventure than she planned for when she revisits the Tombs after a visit from King Jonaeus.
A Swish of the Tail (739 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape
Summary: Minerva does like to tease, regardless of the form she's in.
The Process of Erosion (5366 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Filius Flitwick, Pomona Sprout, Horace Slughorn, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Remus Lupin, Portrait Albus Dumbledore, Portrait Severus Snape
Summary:
If it was the last thing she did, she would make sure there was lasting peace this time.
The Christmas Tree Incident (3520 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek (2009)
Rating: Mature
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Christine Chapel/Leonard McCoy
Characters: Christine Chapel, Leonard McCoy, James T. Kirk, Nyota Uhura
Summary: The Enterprise crew really should know by now that nothing as benign looking as a miniature Christmas Tree is ever benign.
Hot Springs and Cotton Candy (3658 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Teyla Emmagen & Kate Heightmeyer & Elizabeth Weir
Characters: Elizabeth Weir, Kate Heightmeyer, Teyla Emmagan
Summary:
Elizabeth, Kate and Teyla enjoy a day off.
A Fall Moment (313 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: John Sheppard, Elizabeth Weir
Summary: A moment off-world. Pure fluff.
Picking up the Pieces (44430 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Taggart
Rating: Mature
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jackie Reid/Robbie Ross
Characters: Jackie Reid, Robbie Ross, Mita Rahim, Matt Burke, Duncan Clark, CS Karen Campbell
Summary: Normally it's bad enough investigating a brutal attack, but when the victim is Matt Burke and his life is still hanging in the balance, it's even worse. With things already strained, the case pushes Jackie and Robbie, and their friendship, towards breaking point and beyond. (Some descriptions of violence.)
Keep Her In Your Sights (21435 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Tweed & Co - Colin Forbes
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Paula Grey, Tweed, Bob Newman, Marler
Summary: When the third country in six months considering EU membership starts to reconsider, Tweed and the SIS realise something is afoot. With Bob Newman in Canada, Marler already on assignment and things heating up at home, it is up to Paula Grey to travel alone around Europe to discover the truth.
As the pieces of the conspiracy slot together and the evidence builds, the danger increases and suddenly Paula finds herself involved in the conspiracy in a horrifying way...
Finished word count for 2012: 85,691
I'm not going to do the questions as I don't think they fit this year. I wrote, and finished, nearly double what I managed last year which is a little unbelievable to me.
I can't say any one was particularly hard to write, or easy, but actual ideas were like drawing blood from a stone for a while. Once I was past that I was fine. I'm proud of all of them, especially Keep Her In Your Sights and Picking Up the Pieces. Both are a bit rushed and could use a little more editing but they show definite improvements in my writing. I'm pretty pleased with the rest as well. Most of the fics were quite well received as well.
Crossing Thresholds was my Yuletide fic, and I really enjoyed writing it, panic about time aside.
My aim for next year is to complete another long fic, but this time I would like to make the plot more sophisticated - more POV's and more than one thread of plot.