My 2017 fic-writing round-up
The fics:
May 2017 (yes, I know)
Extreme Action G, Sky High, Layla/Warren. (1,065 words.) Fake-out make-out. (Layla’s idea.)
July 2017
I Like The Way You Move Universal, MCU (Thor) Thor Odinson/Jane Foster. (886 words.)
Written for the prompt ‘any, any, you suck at dancing but you’re doing it in the middle of a bookstore to the crappy music on the radio and I think it’s pretty damn cute au’.
August 2017
ce matin, ce soir, hier soir Teen, The Musketeers (BBC), Aramis/Anne. (233 words.)
Three sentence fic. Written for the prompt ‘The Musketeers (BBC), Aramis + any woman, Consent’.
An unexpected fit Universal, Fairy Tales (Cinderella). King, Queen, Cinderella, Prince. Cinderella/Prince (350 words.) Written for the prompt ‘Fairy Tales, Cinderella/Prince, King & Queen POV - "This is the girl who fits the slipper!"’
Dream Outfits PG. NCIS: Los Angeles. Nell Jones/Eric Beale. (358 words.) Summary: Dreams mean nothing. Set during early season 4.
Energy Conservation PG. Push. Cassie Holmes, Nick Gant, Pinky Stein, OFC (Cassie/Nick). (727 words.) Summary: While worrying about her future, again, Cassie receives a piece of advice.
Written for the prompt ‘Any, Any, "It takes seven fewer muscles to smile than it does to frown. Save your energy, you're going to need it in your child bearing years." (due South)’.
September 2017
the moon’s daughter PG. Gotham. Selina Kyle/Bruce Wayne. (299 words.) Summary: she is the moon’s daughter. Futurefic (I’ve only seen the first two seasons.) Written for the prompt ‘Any, any, moon’.
Tri ci bach PG. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Anya Jenkins/Rupert Giles. (669 words.) Summary: Anya sees some cute puppies for sale. The title can be translated as ‘three puppies’. Written for the prompt ‘Buffyverse/Ats, Any female character, Finding a Cwn Annwn puppy’.
November 2017
Some Goodnight Kisses Teen. Harry Potter. Ron Weasley/Hermione Granger, Bill Weasley/Fleur Delacourt. (2,634 words.) Summary: There’s one piece of advice about marriage that Ron Weasley has tried to follow. Inspired by the prompt ‘Any, any/any, always kiss me goodnight’.
Far, Far Better Universal. Harry Potter. Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Harry, Arthur (Ron/Hermione)
Summary: Why Hermione is unsociable and everyone is okay with that. (624 words.) Written for the prompt ‘Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, curled up with a good book’.
Rain PG. Sky High. Layla Williams/Warren Peace.
Summary: Layla sees the positives of rain. (400 words.) Written for the prompt ‘Any, any, rain’.
December 2017
Pizza (with him) Always Wins G. Sky High. Layla, Magenta, Zach, Warren, Magenta/Zach, Layla/Warren.
Summary: You could say that Layla gets ditched by her sidekick. (300 words.)
Call Me Universal. Sky High. Layla/Warren
Written for the prompt ‘Any, any, mouthful of names you used to breathe on me’, Three sentence fic. (106 words.)
Where Beauty Wears a Mask Universal. Sky High. Warren/Layla.
Written for the prompt ‘Any, any, where beauty wears a mask’. Three sentence fic. (90 words). Can be read as a companion piece to ‘Call Me’.
Thoughts:
So, there is more to say than I would have thought possible at the start of the year. I posted 14 pieces of fanfiction (two passed the 1,000 word mark and the rest were ficlets) and one piece of micro fiction about a superheroine's sister at Christmas, so I’m not totting up the word count. This is similar in number to last year, except my block from losing my drafts over summer 2016 stayed with me. The first two fics I posted were older ones that I’d polished up, but then I got inspired by comment-fic prompts, mainly of the ‘Any’ or ‘Any/Any’ variety, and posted my fills within a reasonable timescale. I got into a roll over the summer and in November/December.
I wrote the most in Sky High, which seems to have resurfaced as my ‘go-to’ fandom. I always knew I had more to write about Layla/Warren. I wrote two Harry Potter pieces, the second because I’d been thinking about the characters while writing the first. I’d written something for all the other fandoms before (if not the same pairings), bar NCIS: LA, which was a new show to me. My Thor/Jane AU was posted ahead of Thor: Ragnarok.
I am happy I got ‘Some Goodnight Kisses’ done, which is both the longest fic and my first Ron/Hermione fic. Although I love the pairing, perhaps because I do, I’ve shied away from writing them. Of course, this is fluff. Nearly everything I posted this year was fluff. That one took me from August to November to write and edit.
On AO3, Extreme Action seems to have been the most popular, then the moon’s daughter and then Some Goodnight Kisses. Two of those are longer fics.
Clearly, I haven’t settled on G or Universal as a rating.
My fic writing goals for 2018 are closer to what they always are: finish more fic, finish longer fic and post throughout the year.
This entry was originally posted at https://shallowness.dreamwidth.org/311385.html.
May 2017 (yes, I know)
Extreme Action G, Sky High, Layla/Warren. (1,065 words.) Fake-out make-out. (Layla’s idea.)
July 2017
I Like The Way You Move Universal, MCU (Thor) Thor Odinson/Jane Foster. (886 words.)
Written for the prompt ‘any, any, you suck at dancing but you’re doing it in the middle of a bookstore to the crappy music on the radio and I think it’s pretty damn cute au’.
August 2017
ce matin, ce soir, hier soir Teen, The Musketeers (BBC), Aramis/Anne. (233 words.)
Three sentence fic. Written for the prompt ‘The Musketeers (BBC), Aramis + any woman, Consent’.
An unexpected fit Universal, Fairy Tales (Cinderella). King, Queen, Cinderella, Prince. Cinderella/Prince (350 words.) Written for the prompt ‘Fairy Tales, Cinderella/Prince, King & Queen POV - "This is the girl who fits the slipper!"’
Dream Outfits PG. NCIS: Los Angeles. Nell Jones/Eric Beale. (358 words.) Summary: Dreams mean nothing. Set during early season 4.
Energy Conservation PG. Push. Cassie Holmes, Nick Gant, Pinky Stein, OFC (Cassie/Nick). (727 words.) Summary: While worrying about her future, again, Cassie receives a piece of advice.
Written for the prompt ‘Any, Any, "It takes seven fewer muscles to smile than it does to frown. Save your energy, you're going to need it in your child bearing years." (due South)’.
September 2017
the moon’s daughter PG. Gotham. Selina Kyle/Bruce Wayne. (299 words.) Summary: she is the moon’s daughter. Futurefic (I’ve only seen the first two seasons.) Written for the prompt ‘Any, any, moon’.
Tri ci bach PG. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Anya Jenkins/Rupert Giles. (669 words.) Summary: Anya sees some cute puppies for sale. The title can be translated as ‘three puppies’. Written for the prompt ‘Buffyverse/Ats, Any female character, Finding a Cwn Annwn puppy’.
November 2017
Some Goodnight Kisses Teen. Harry Potter. Ron Weasley/Hermione Granger, Bill Weasley/Fleur Delacourt. (2,634 words.) Summary: There’s one piece of advice about marriage that Ron Weasley has tried to follow. Inspired by the prompt ‘Any, any/any, always kiss me goodnight’.
Far, Far Better Universal. Harry Potter. Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Harry, Arthur (Ron/Hermione)
Summary: Why Hermione is unsociable and everyone is okay with that. (624 words.) Written for the prompt ‘Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, curled up with a good book’.
Rain PG. Sky High. Layla Williams/Warren Peace.
Summary: Layla sees the positives of rain. (400 words.) Written for the prompt ‘Any, any, rain’.
December 2017
Pizza (with him) Always Wins G. Sky High. Layla, Magenta, Zach, Warren, Magenta/Zach, Layla/Warren.
Summary: You could say that Layla gets ditched by her sidekick. (300 words.)
Call Me Universal. Sky High. Layla/Warren
Written for the prompt ‘Any, any, mouthful of names you used to breathe on me’, Three sentence fic. (106 words.)
Where Beauty Wears a Mask Universal. Sky High. Warren/Layla.
Written for the prompt ‘Any, any, where beauty wears a mask’. Three sentence fic. (90 words). Can be read as a companion piece to ‘Call Me’.
Thoughts:
So, there is more to say than I would have thought possible at the start of the year. I posted 14 pieces of fanfiction (two passed the 1,000 word mark and the rest were ficlets) and one piece of micro fiction about a superheroine's sister at Christmas, so I’m not totting up the word count. This is similar in number to last year, except my block from losing my drafts over summer 2016 stayed with me. The first two fics I posted were older ones that I’d polished up, but then I got inspired by comment-fic prompts, mainly of the ‘Any’ or ‘Any/Any’ variety, and posted my fills within a reasonable timescale. I got into a roll over the summer and in November/December.
I wrote the most in Sky High, which seems to have resurfaced as my ‘go-to’ fandom. I always knew I had more to write about Layla/Warren. I wrote two Harry Potter pieces, the second because I’d been thinking about the characters while writing the first. I’d written something for all the other fandoms before (if not the same pairings), bar NCIS: LA, which was a new show to me. My Thor/Jane AU was posted ahead of Thor: Ragnarok.
I am happy I got ‘Some Goodnight Kisses’ done, which is both the longest fic and my first Ron/Hermione fic. Although I love the pairing, perhaps because I do, I’ve shied away from writing them. Of course, this is fluff. Nearly everything I posted this year was fluff. That one took me from August to November to write and edit.
On AO3, Extreme Action seems to have been the most popular, then the moon’s daughter and then Some Goodnight Kisses. Two of those are longer fics.
Clearly, I haven’t settled on G or Universal as a rating.
My fic writing goals for 2018 are closer to what they always are: finish more fic, finish longer fic and post throughout the year.
This entry was originally posted at https://shallowness.dreamwidth.org/311385.html.