Guide to SSHG Longfic (Post DH Year Two)

[harmony_bites]

I searched through FanfictionNet, AdultFanfiction, The Archive at the End of the Universe, Skyehawke, Fiction Alley, Restricted Section, Granger Enchanted, WIKTT Archives, Ashwinder, The Petulant Poetess, OWL, Digital Quill and the sshg_exchangeBelow is listed every single completed SSHG story I could find of over 40,001 words posted between July 22, 2008 and

Comments

[foxestacado]

Wow, this is fantastic! I will be saving this.

[harmony_bites]

Thanks! I'll be happy if you find something you'll like to read here :-)

[scatteredlogic]

I love it that you do this! Thank you so much for all your efforts.

And thank you for your kind words about the sshg_exchange. We're proud of it, and it does produce some really outstanding fic and art (and even a few crafts, too!) ~grin~

[harmony_bites]

This will probably be the last year I do this list--but hey I kept the spreadsheet up this year--and my reading so...

The sshg_exchange imo is the bright spot in the ship. As with the list, I doubt I'll ever participate as a writer in an HP exchange again--I recently got a reminder of the hell-that-can-be-writer's-block-on-deadline--but as a reader it was a great pleasure and it has been great for the ship.

I've been busy helping run the ronpansy_fest this month and pulling my hair at times--and tis a tiny ship so it's a TENTH the size. How you, Shiv, and GinnyW don't wind up in straighjackets by the end of the sshg_exchange I just don't know--but I'm all the more appreciative now.

[scatteredlogic]

This will probably be the last year I do this list (snip)

I hate to hear this; I'd mentally dubbed you the fandom's librarian. You're the only one who kept such detailed records. ;)

How you, Shiv, and GinnyW don't wind up in straighjackets by the end of the sshg_exchange I just don't know (snip)

Oh, never doubt that there are behind-the-scenes raving, ranting and the occasional loud shriek. ~grin~ It helps that we have each other to listen while we vent.

[harmony_bites]

I hate to hear this; I'd mentally dubbed you the fandom's librarian. You're the only one who kept such detailed records. ;)

The slap/reward ratio in this ship has never been all that favorable to me frankly--I might try really hard to make an effort to finally finish my WIP and then if I get more bunnies for HP fic, try lying down until they die of starvation Staying invested in the ship for me is a little like staying with an abusive boyfriend so...

Mind you, it's not like all fandoms aren't equally crazy--I'm just hoping in my next one I'll remember to keep the shields up and walk around vewy, vewy quietly--I really don't want to be the librarian--I want to be the frequently checked out book.

Oh, never doubt that there are behind-the-scenes raving, ranting and the occasional loud shriek. ~grin~ It helps that we have each other to listen while we vent.

*grins* Oh, I thank God for silburygirl, let me tell ya!

[kribu]

Woohoo! Another awesome list to browse and refresh my memory and all that. :-D And a lot of these I haven't read at all.

I do have one question about The Hogwarts' ‘Girls’ Night’ Slumber Party Gone Wild - I vaguely recall reading the first chapter ages ago, and it seemed very much Snape & a whole bunch of OFCs, in spite of being in the Potions under Duress category. Has it turned SSHG later on?

[harmony_bites]

I don't know--it's not a fic that held me for long--I didn't stay with it. I tried all the fics on this post--but didn't read through all of them if I didn't think it worth my while. I assumed that because it's in the Potions Under Duress category that the fic includes SSHG.

No offense to the participants--there are some top authors there--but in my experience it's pretty unheard of for Round Robins to produce anything good--even if there's no weak link, there is almost invariably a clash of styles.

[deeble]

This must have taken a really long time to put together. On behalf of readers everywhere, thank you!

[harmony_bites]

You're welcome--not so much time as you think given it was just part of my reading to put the stories on the spreadsheet. I hope you'll be able to find some good stories through the post.

[kellychambliss]

This is quite impressive; I doff my witch's hat to you. SSHGers everywhere owe you a debt. Sorry to hear you might be leaving the fandom, though!

[harmony_bites]

I have guides for all the different eras--and all this started just because a friend asked if there really were epics stories post-HBP any near as good as the ones before--this was just before Deathly Hallows came out. Just so happens I know how to search for works above 100k in the ship by posting date on FFN--and I found there weren't that many actually--and since I entered the ship around that time, I had read most of them--so not much trouble to delve into the rest, and since I went through that trouble I thought I'd post on it--just the HBP epics mind you...

And then renitaleandra egged me on...

Sorry to hear you might be leaving the fandom, though!As much as I love bringing attention to good stories in my ship, and hoping that will inspire people, I think when you're a writer in a fandom, and what you get consistent praise for is lists of others' works, it's kinda a hint you should put your investment of time elsewhere--especially when you have an unfavorable slap/pet ratio