Fanfic year 2007 in review meme
The annual meme. Not a particularly prolific year, by the look of it (eight stories, one drabble collection, and a revision) -- or maybe it's just that there are fewer but longer fics. Ah well.
Stories posted in 2007
The Right Time (NC-17, 11350 words)
After Ron and Hermione have a 'difference of opinion' about the development of their relationship, Ron unexpectedly finds himself seeking advice from Remus Lupin on the right way to approach affairs of the heart during wartime ...
The Open Sea and the Sky (G, 5800 words)
"The first ever Atlantic broom crossing [was] by Jocunda Sykes in 1935" (Kennilworthy Whisp, Quidditch Through The Ages). Jocunda tells the story in her own words.
Desperate Measures (PG-13, 3400 words)
The Trio resort to kidnapping. And they rope Neville in to help. But sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures, which may be understandable when the reasons are known ...
Unmarked (R, 14340 words)
Participation in the game of power has left Lucius Malfoy with many marks. Marcus Flint has none, and Lucius finds this appealing. But there are many complications in the course of their six year relationship ...
Twenty Shipping Drabbles (G to R, 2000 words)
Twenty unrelated drabbles about some rather rare pairings.
To Dwell In Dreams (G, 1100 words)
There is danger in dwelling on past mistakes. Missing moment from PS/SS with Dumbledore and Snape.
A Measure of Danger (G, 1250 words)
"I suppose it's a sign of growing up when you realise that your parents can be wrong, isn't it?" An adult Luna Lovegood talks about her part in the war.
The Dark Side of the Moon (PG-13, 9700 words)
Remus Lupin has a ... particular interest in Luna Lovegood. But purely paternal, of course! Naturally.
Plus ...
As yet unclaimable story for hp_holidaygen
Nymphadora Tonks and the Liquor of Jacmel v2.0 revision (PG-13, 275000 words)
And now the usual excuse for naked egotism ... :)
Commentary section
Favourite story this year: The Open Sea and the Sky, I think. It was a bit experimental, but it came out pretty much the way I'd hoped. The structure that evolved let me try a couple of things I'd wanted to try -- interleaved timelines, and an attempt at somewhat more elaborate description.
Best story this year: Again, The Open Sea and the Sky -- simply because it achieved what I'd hoped, in that it told a tale that seemed to slot into the canon universe while only touching on the main characters in passing.
Most underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion: Possibly Twenty Shipping Drabbles, which was scrambled out a few days before DH so that the bizarre pairings would at least be canon-plausible for a few days -- and thus got lost in the wash of "don't show me spoilers!". Oddly, I think most of them remained as canon-plausible as they ever were -- some of them would actually work as the basis for a longer fic, I think. :)
Most fun story: Erm ... I'm not sure, there weren't really any comedy fics this year. Twenty Shipping Drabbles is the crackiest.
Sexiest story: By default, The Right Time, being the only NC-17 story I've ever written (or planned to write). Even there, it took about 9000 words before the characters would just shut up and get down to business.
Story with single sweetest moment: Hmm. Not too many of those, really, but perhaps the Remus-Luna embrace in the Department of Mysteries in The Dark Side of the Moon?
"Holy crap, that's wrong, even for you" story: Why do I get the impression that this meme was originally started by a writer of kinkfic? Oh well, some of the pairings in Twenty Shipping Drabbles were decidedly weird (portrait sex, anyone?).
Story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters: Hmm. Of that lot, The Dark Side of the Moon perhaps -- it's the first time I've written Remus since DH came out, and the secretive, bit-of-a-git version required by that story actually seemed to fit in well with the development of him in canon.
Hardest story to do: Unmarked took over a year to actually get around to finishing. Does that count? Otherwise A Measure of Danger for the reasons below.
Easiest story to write: *checks back* To Dwell In Dreams. One of those short pieces based on a simple idea that you just go for without too much prior thought, and which come out quite straightforwardly.
Biggest disappointment: Probably A Measure of Danger. I had enormous trouble trying to get a plausible adult!Luna voice, and equal trouble trying to find something for her to say in it that wasn't utterly banal.
Biggest surprise: Maybe the hp_holidaygen fic, which was done in a bit of a rush (because the original assignment email vanished into the ether, and I didn't realise the deadline until the modly reminder post) and which I was reasonably pleased with when I sent it off -- but which has drawn a few unusually enthusiastic reviews (a pleasant surprise).
Most telling story: Still not quite sure what this means! Good place to brag about comment on one aspect of Unmarked, though -- it got good press from both slashers and non-slashers, which indicates that it hit a mark (er, sorry, no pun intended).
This year's theme and the story that demonstrates it most: Theme? On the whole, I try to avoid repeating themes too much in case it bores readers. :) If 'working hard to be canon compatible' counts as a theme, then The Dark Side of the Moon -- it's a badfic premise from the nature of the challenge, but I was rather pleased with the way it could be made to fit.
A story I want remembered: Well, any of them, of course (this is fanfic; if people can recall a story a week after it's posted, you've done well). But The Open Sea and the Sky is a story I'm just fond of.
Stories posted in 2007
The Right Time (NC-17, 11350 words)
After Ron and Hermione have a 'difference of opinion' about the development of their relationship, Ron unexpectedly finds himself seeking advice from Remus Lupin on the right way to approach affairs of the heart during wartime ...
The Open Sea and the Sky (G, 5800 words)
"The first ever Atlantic broom crossing [was] by Jocunda Sykes in 1935" (Kennilworthy Whisp, Quidditch Through The Ages). Jocunda tells the story in her own words.
Desperate Measures (PG-13, 3400 words)
The Trio resort to kidnapping. And they rope Neville in to help. But sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures, which may be understandable when the reasons are known ...
Unmarked (R, 14340 words)
Participation in the game of power has left Lucius Malfoy with many marks. Marcus Flint has none, and Lucius finds this appealing. But there are many complications in the course of their six year relationship ...
Twenty Shipping Drabbles (G to R, 2000 words)
Twenty unrelated drabbles about some rather rare pairings.
To Dwell In Dreams (G, 1100 words)
There is danger in dwelling on past mistakes. Missing moment from PS/SS with Dumbledore and Snape.
A Measure of Danger (G, 1250 words)
"I suppose it's a sign of growing up when you realise that your parents can be wrong, isn't it?" An adult Luna Lovegood talks about her part in the war.
The Dark Side of the Moon (PG-13, 9700 words)
Remus Lupin has a ... particular interest in Luna Lovegood. But purely paternal, of course! Naturally.
Plus ...
As yet unclaimable story for hp_holidaygen
Nymphadora Tonks and the Liquor of Jacmel v2.0 revision (PG-13, 275000 words)
And now the usual excuse for naked egotism ... :)
Commentary section
Favourite story this year: The Open Sea and the Sky, I think. It was a bit experimental, but it came out pretty much the way I'd hoped. The structure that evolved let me try a couple of things I'd wanted to try -- interleaved timelines, and an attempt at somewhat more elaborate description.
Best story this year: Again, The Open Sea and the Sky -- simply because it achieved what I'd hoped, in that it told a tale that seemed to slot into the canon universe while only touching on the main characters in passing.
Most underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion: Possibly Twenty Shipping Drabbles, which was scrambled out a few days before DH so that the bizarre pairings would at least be canon-plausible for a few days -- and thus got lost in the wash of "don't show me spoilers!". Oddly, I think most of them remained as canon-plausible as they ever were -- some of them would actually work as the basis for a longer fic, I think. :)
Most fun story: Erm ... I'm not sure, there weren't really any comedy fics this year. Twenty Shipping Drabbles is the crackiest.
Sexiest story: By default, The Right Time, being the only NC-17 story I've ever written (or planned to write). Even there, it took about 9000 words before the characters would just shut up and get down to business.
Story with single sweetest moment: Hmm. Not too many of those, really, but perhaps the Remus-Luna embrace in the Department of Mysteries in The Dark Side of the Moon?
"Holy crap, that's wrong, even for you" story: Why do I get the impression that this meme was originally started by a writer of kinkfic? Oh well, some of the pairings in Twenty Shipping Drabbles were decidedly weird (portrait sex, anyone?).
Story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters: Hmm. Of that lot, The Dark Side of the Moon perhaps -- it's the first time I've written Remus since DH came out, and the secretive, bit-of-a-git version required by that story actually seemed to fit in well with the development of him in canon.
Hardest story to do: Unmarked took over a year to actually get around to finishing. Does that count? Otherwise A Measure of Danger for the reasons below.
Easiest story to write: *checks back* To Dwell In Dreams. One of those short pieces based on a simple idea that you just go for without too much prior thought, and which come out quite straightforwardly.
Biggest disappointment: Probably A Measure of Danger. I had enormous trouble trying to get a plausible adult!Luna voice, and equal trouble trying to find something for her to say in it that wasn't utterly banal.
Biggest surprise: Maybe the hp_holidaygen fic, which was done in a bit of a rush (because the original assignment email vanished into the ether, and I didn't realise the deadline until the modly reminder post) and which I was reasonably pleased with when I sent it off -- but which has drawn a few unusually enthusiastic reviews (a pleasant surprise).
Most telling story: Still not quite sure what this means! Good place to brag about comment on one aspect of Unmarked, though -- it got good press from both slashers and non-slashers, which indicates that it hit a mark (er, sorry, no pun intended).
This year's theme and the story that demonstrates it most: Theme? On the whole, I try to avoid repeating themes too much in case it bores readers. :) If 'working hard to be canon compatible' counts as a theme, then The Dark Side of the Moon -- it's a badfic premise from the nature of the challenge, but I was rather pleased with the way it could be made to fit.
A story I want remembered: Well, any of them, of course (this is fanfic; if people can recall a story a week after it's posted, you've done well). But The Open Sea and the Sky is a story I'm just fond of.