[annual] the year in fic
In 2006 I posted somewhere around 30 one-shots between 500 and 5000 words, which is way, way down from last year. I will continue my tradition of not listing them, but following the my fanfic tag back a few skip= will get you everything I posted this year.
[this version cobbled together from various sets seen elsewhere, and last year's questions]
My favorite story this year (of my own):
Quite possibly Reflections/on my reflection, which is my CA Diaires AU what-if-Ducky-were-black story for IBARW. Because it is DUCKY, and writing him is always like slipping into a new, familiar cadence. And I love him. A lot.
My best story this year:
I'm really not sure, but I think Little Virtues, which is Little Women universe, Demi/Dan. I worked really hard on it and if nothing else, I nailed the voice. I really liked working through the themes and what I ended up with.
Story most tragically underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion:
Draw Back the Curtain, Hermione/Ginny, NC-17, futurefic. Written for Fireworks!, but got exactly one tick of feedback (that meant the world to me, but still, just the one!)
Most fun story:
Motherhood and Apple Pie (Edna Mae Wilkins/Faith). Come now. There's extrapolation from canon, cross-gen girlslash, and mommykink. I had such a deliciously wicked time writing this.
Sexiest story:
Definitely Gather Paradise, Fred/Lilah fisting fic with nary a plot in sight.
Story with the single sexiest moment:
Blame It On the Snackfood (Buffy/Giles/Willow) is just a ficlet, and the sexy is all implied, but it makes *me* gleee! just thinking about it.
Story with single sweetest moment:
Well, there's Giles and Xander cuddling on the hospital bed in And Goodnight. Or Eighty-Six Years, (John/Aeryn) which is pure cotton candy. The toast in The Complete and Unabridged History of Us (RPF, Claudia/Ben).
Most unintentionally telling story:
I am fully intentional in my telling. But the story that prompted kind private email about My Many Issues was The Surprises (Faith/Joyce). Or the fact that no one guessed my Yuletide story by the fact that it's all about a father whipping his daughter. ( But in a gen way, I swear!)
"Holy crap, that's wrong, even for me" story: Well, I started an epic McGonagall/Hermione PWP in which McGonagall spanks an underage Hermione. But that's not really exceptionally wrong for me these days. ( Pinpricks)
Story that shifted my own perception of the characters:
Once again, Reflections/on my reflection probably wins. The "what if Ducky were black" thought experiment really challenged me to think hard about race, sexuality, identity, and how amazing Ducky is. (Oddly, that last bit wasn't very difficult!)
Hardest story to write:
Nine Rules for Living in a Broken World, my IBARW drabbleset. Partially, I wrote it over the summer, when I was both blocked and depressed, and partially it was challenge to think about race, and I felt self-conscious about writing intentionally about it.
Easiest story to write:
Strangely enough? Besides the Duckyfics, Defy the Linear, a Kennedy/River poem for alixtii in femslash_minis. The story came to me in poetry, and I sketched it out in my notebook; the hardest part was translating it into a postable form.
Biggest disappointment:
Besides my Muse dying in July, depression, having to give up short_takes, failing to complete the last round of Femslash_minis, and not winning at Yuletide despite my best efforts? I think both Ends in Yes (Giles/Tara from the end of the year) and Mistletoe and Other Magic (cracktastic SGA/Firefly crossover from January) were disappointing. I had big ideas, but in January, I just couldn't control the plot tightly enough -- or didn't have enough time or energy to do it justice -- and in September I didn't have the discipline for thematic binding of any kind. Sigh.
Biggest surprise:
Among the things I never expected to write in 2006, Ann M. Martin/Lady Elaine Fairchilde fic was about three of them. Sometimes I love my brain.
Story I'd like to revise (but probably won't):
I don't seem to have the energy to even want to resolve anything. (eta... or revise, for that matter. /eta)
Story I wish I'd finished:
"Pinpricks"! Well, maybe next year.
A story I want remembered:
Definitely Motherhood and Apple Pie and Go-Round. Anyone can write goodfic, but it takes a special kind of crazy to write things like that.
This year's theme and the story that demonstrates it most:
I really like this new question. Now, if only I could figure out what the theme of the year is, other than aforementioned losing muse, depression, etc etc. It's possible the theme in question is "cross-gen mommy kink secret crackfic galore;" I kind of wish it were, in which case we're back to Motherhood and Apple Pie.
But maybe it's another story, also written last January, about a boy and a girl sitting on the edge of a crater and trying to make meaning of their lives. Because life is really most like CA Diaries.
[this version cobbled together from various sets seen elsewhere, and last year's questions]
My favorite story this year (of my own):
Quite possibly Reflections/on my reflection, which is my CA Diaires AU what-if-Ducky-were-black story for IBARW. Because it is DUCKY, and writing him is always like slipping into a new, familiar cadence. And I love him. A lot.
My best story this year:
I'm really not sure, but I think Little Virtues, which is Little Women universe, Demi/Dan. I worked really hard on it and if nothing else, I nailed the voice. I really liked working through the themes and what I ended up with.
Story most tragically underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion:
Draw Back the Curtain, Hermione/Ginny, NC-17, futurefic. Written for Fireworks!, but got exactly one tick of feedback (that meant the world to me, but still, just the one!)
Most fun story:
Motherhood and Apple Pie (Edna Mae Wilkins/Faith). Come now. There's extrapolation from canon, cross-gen girlslash, and mommykink. I had such a deliciously wicked time writing this.
Sexiest story:
Definitely Gather Paradise, Fred/Lilah fisting fic with nary a plot in sight.
Story with the single sexiest moment:
Blame It On the Snackfood (Buffy/Giles/Willow) is just a ficlet, and the sexy is all implied, but it makes *me* gleee! just thinking about it.
Story with single sweetest moment:
Well, there's Giles and Xander cuddling on the hospital bed in And Goodnight. Or Eighty-Six Years, (John/Aeryn) which is pure cotton candy. The toast in The Complete and Unabridged History of Us (RPF, Claudia/Ben).
Most unintentionally telling story:
I am fully intentional in my telling. But the story that prompted kind private email about My Many Issues was The Surprises (Faith/Joyce). Or the fact that no one guessed my Yuletide story by the fact that it's all about a father whipping his daughter. ( But in a gen way, I swear!)
"Holy crap, that's wrong, even for me" story: Well, I started an epic McGonagall/Hermione PWP in which McGonagall spanks an underage Hermione. But that's not really exceptionally wrong for me these days. ( Pinpricks)
Story that shifted my own perception of the characters:
Once again, Reflections/on my reflection probably wins. The "what if Ducky were black" thought experiment really challenged me to think hard about race, sexuality, identity, and how amazing Ducky is. (Oddly, that last bit wasn't very difficult!)
Hardest story to write:
Nine Rules for Living in a Broken World, my IBARW drabbleset. Partially, I wrote it over the summer, when I was both blocked and depressed, and partially it was challenge to think about race, and I felt self-conscious about writing intentionally about it.
Easiest story to write:
Strangely enough? Besides the Duckyfics, Defy the Linear, a Kennedy/River poem for alixtii in femslash_minis. The story came to me in poetry, and I sketched it out in my notebook; the hardest part was translating it into a postable form.
Biggest disappointment:
Besides my Muse dying in July, depression, having to give up short_takes, failing to complete the last round of Femslash_minis, and not winning at Yuletide despite my best efforts? I think both Ends in Yes (Giles/Tara from the end of the year) and Mistletoe and Other Magic (cracktastic SGA/Firefly crossover from January) were disappointing. I had big ideas, but in January, I just couldn't control the plot tightly enough -- or didn't have enough time or energy to do it justice -- and in September I didn't have the discipline for thematic binding of any kind. Sigh.
Biggest surprise:
Among the things I never expected to write in 2006, Ann M. Martin/Lady Elaine Fairchilde fic was about three of them. Sometimes I love my brain.
Story I'd like to revise (but probably won't):
I don't seem to have the energy to even want to resolve anything. (eta... or revise, for that matter. /eta)
Story I wish I'd finished:
"Pinpricks"! Well, maybe next year.
A story I want remembered:
Definitely Motherhood and Apple Pie and Go-Round. Anyone can write goodfic, but it takes a special kind of crazy to write things like that.
This year's theme and the story that demonstrates it most:
I really like this new question. Now, if only I could figure out what the theme of the year is, other than aforementioned losing muse, depression, etc etc. It's possible the theme in question is "cross-gen mommy kink secret crackfic galore;" I kind of wish it were, in which case we're back to Motherhood and Apple Pie.
But maybe it's another story, also written last January, about a boy and a girl sitting on the edge of a crater and trying to make meaning of their lives. Because life is really most like CA Diaries.