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Fic Year in Review - 2013
So, I dropped the ball in 2013. That might sound strange to say given my fictive output was still 158K words, but I had a lot of goals that went unmet, and 3/4 of my Wishlist posts still aren't up.
A little of that was the three-week road trip. But a lot more of it had to do with Granddad's death, and a good friend that I used to meet up with once a week going back to school and having no time to socialize anymore, plus work-drama, plus clingy-mom-drama. I had a couple of migraines during the summer and gained ten pounds in the fall, and it had been almost five years since the last time either stress or weight were that big of an issue for me. Not the best emotional environment for inspiration.
Anyway. Here's hoping that 2014's a little brighter. And that I might finally wrap up those WIPs.
(FYI, I still count Yuletide stories with the year following, in which the reveals happen; so this year's count includes the Yule 2012 stories and not the Yule 2013 ones.)
Of the 158,850 words I wrote this year, 82,100 of them were non-crossover. Percentage-wise, that's higher than last year's 40% or so of content; on the order of 52%, the most since 2009.
For comparison purposes, here are the previous years' totals:
2002, 2003, and 2004 between them totaled about 196,000 words, or an average of 65,000 words a year, most of it composed of My First Fanfic Epic set in the Buffy/Angel universe.
Playing With Fire - Dragon Prince trilogy, 600 words, Ianthe & Sioned (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
yuletide)
It's Never Too Late (To Rewrite Your Story) - Hancock, 2000 words, OT3-ish (yuletide)
the journey, not the destination - Safe [2012], 1000 words, gen (yuletide)
let me tell you something (you already know) - Expendables 2, 2500 words, Barney/Gunnar (yuletide)
Met In Her Aspect And Her Eyes - Snow White & the Huntsman, 2000 words, Snow/Huntsman (yuletide)
Not Real Good With Subtle - Lake Placid, 2400 words, Jack/Kelly (yuletide)
If Not for the Life that Was - Push, 1800 words, Kira-centric (rarewomen)
never meant to start a war - Star Wars III, Padme/Obi-Wan, 2000 words (for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
pronker)
the smartest girl in the room - Now You See Me, Alma/Dylan, 300 words (comment_fic)
Running Before the Wind - Star Trek XI, 1500 words, Jim & Crew gen
Enter, Pursued By the Feds - 2 Fast 2 Furious AU, 5800 words, Brian/Vince
The Efficacy of Poetry - OHF, 1000 words, Mike/Leah & Mike/Ben (comment_fic)
More Than Meets The Eye - OHF, 500 words, Connor-centric (comment_fic)
1. Dedicated to the Unfinished Work - OHF, 1000 words, Ben-centric
2. A Better Teacher Than Duty - OHF, 8200 words, Mike/Ben
3. Hail to the Chief - OHF, 1100 words, Mike/Ben
4. Getting Back Into the Real World - OHF/Guarding Tess, 2000 words, Mike & Doug
5. And Now the Game is Done - OHF/In the Line of Fire, 1100 words, Dave & Frank
6. In Medias Res - OHF, 1000 words, Mike/Ben
Mutual - B:tVS/Chronicles of Riddick, Buffy/Riddick, 1200 words
Liminal - B:tVS/Chronicles of Riddick, Buffy/Riddick, 1600 words
1. in the end, everybody bleeds the same - Riddick (2013), Dahl & Luna, 2400 words
2. it ain't the fall that gets you - Riddick (2013), Boss Johns & Dahl & Riddick, 2400 words
3. c'mon, show me some teeth - Riddick (2013), Boss Johns/Riddick, 5700 words
And Now These Three Remain - Walking Dead S2 fixit-AU, 13000 words, Rick/Shane/Lori
for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat - Walking Dead post-3.5, 400 words, Andrea-centric
for thou art with me - Walking Dead post-3.6, 800 words, Rick-centric
on admin error {execute contingency plan} - Person of Interest S2-ish, 3200 words, Joss-centric (yuletide)
Something Indefinable, Springing - Person of Interest S2-ish, 600 words, Machine-centric (yuletide)
G is for Weather Gauge - SG-1 S7 gen, 700 words (for SG-1 alphabet soup)
here we come, a-wandering - Walking Dead post-S2, Carol-centric, 2500 words (forlolaann1)
never did run smooth - Once Upon a Time S2 AU, Emma & Gold, 1300 words (forberryhunter)
the only way to win is to deny the battle - SG-1 S5 AU, 4200 words (forbeckyh2112)
A Very Distinctive Myth - Leverage S3-ish, crack!fic, 1600 words (forearcmacfithil)
The World Behind The World - Max Payne/Constantine, 3000 words
Imperfect Soldiers - Avengers/Sleepy Hollow, Steve & Ichabod, 2100 words (formaevebran)
A Time and a Place for Kneecaps - POI/Sleepy Hollow, Lionel-centric, 1000 words (formoonbeamsfanfic)
in what distant deeps or skies - Avengers/Dresden Files, Natasha-centric, 800 words (for fiona-nk)
there is no hunting like the hunting of man - Criminal Minds/Avengers, ensemble, 3750 words (forjedimasterstar)
When One Gate Closes - SG-1/Avengers, Ba'al & Loki, 1300 words (formorgynleri_fic)
Operational Expansion - POI/Leverage, gen, 1200 words (forazarsuerte)
Canceling the Apocalypse - B:tVS/Pacific Rim, fusion/fixit AU, 20200 words
2. Of Damage Control and Self-Repair Mechanisms - B:tVS/Iron Man 3, Buffy & Tony, 3100 words (formaevebran)
3. Dragon Pepper and the Iron Assistant - B:tVS/Iron Man 3, Buffy & Pepper, 2000 words
4. By the Work of His Hands - B:tVS/Iron Man 3, Buffy & Tony, 4300 words
it's always about the blood - B:tVS/White Collar, Neal & Buffy, 1600 words (foravamclean)
Let the Games Begin, White Collar/B:tVS, Neal/Buffy, 2700 words (forxgirl2222)
No Quality in Things Themselves - B:tVS/Leverage, Anya & Sophie, 1300 words (fordizzykj)
so immovable a dislike - B:tVS/Leverage/Angel, Buffy/Eliot, 4300 words (for Syd)
An Energy Like No Other - Fast & Furious/Transformers, NBTs 'verse (forymfaery)
his brains, her steel, his strength - B:tVS/Walking Dead, Buffy & Daryl, words (foravamclean
that kind of luxe just ain't for us - B:tVS/Sleepy Hollow, Jenny & Buffy, 1000 words (forkerrykhat)
Wizards for Hire - Dresden Files (tv)/Angel, Harry & Wesley, 2750 words (formilady78)
Amor Vincit Omnia - B:tVS/Boondock Saints, Summers/McManus 'verse, 850 words
Choosing For Herself - B:tVS/Transformers (movies), Buffybot-centric, 400 words
Headlights in the Dark - B:tVS/The Fast and the Furious, Spike-centric, 900 words
Oh Hell, You're One of Those - B:tVS/Men in Black, Buffy-centric, 1000 words
The Part Where It's a Trap - B:tVS/Firefly, Ancient Slayers 'verse, 1200 words
Requesting the Honor of Your Presence - B:tVS/Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Faith & Jane, 1000 words
There's Always Got to Be a Captain - B:tVS/Pirates of the Caribbean, Daughters of Charon 'verse, 900 words
Wishing You Were(n't) Here - B:tVS/Firefly, Inara & Anya, 1100 words
The Grail Prophecies (B:tVS/SG-1, post-canon/S10)
Epilogue: By Virtue Rewarded
Weathering the Storm (Tin Man, post-series world building)
One | Two | Three
1. Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted?
A lot less. I had a lot more negative RL distractions this year, and I never write well when stressed or depressed. But that's how the cookie crumbles, sometimes.
2. What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January?
Pairings? Boss Johns/Riddick. Wow; that was unexpected.
Fandoms? Olympus Has Fallen came out of nowhere. So did Pacific Rim, and Sleepy Hollow.
(Thank goodness for all of them, because they account for 52,600 words of my output - the majority of my non-challenge, non-prompt-related inspiration this year.)
3. Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them?
Risks? Sure. New risks, though? Not so much, this time around.
I participated in Yuletide, a Big Bang, Rarewomen, the Crossover Exchange, the TTH August Fic-a-Day, and Wishlist again, and hit more than I missed. Deadlines, even self-imposed ones, often help me more than they hurt. Though I am a little behind on Wishlist.... *wince*
4. Do you have any fanfic or profic goals for the New Year?
Actually write. Try to wrap up all those loose, dangling ends. For what, the third year running?
I did at least finish up The Grail Prophecies, though! One WIP down. Several more to go....
5. my favorite story (of mine) this year:
That would be The World Behind the World, my Max Payne/Constantine movieverse crossover, for no better reason than I had been wanting to write that story for the last five years and finally figured out how to make it work.
Of fandoms that most people have actually heard of, though? Probably Canceling the Apocalypse, the 20K B:tVS/Pacific Rim fixit story, because the three weeks I worked on it were the longest continuous stretch my Muse flowed all year.
6. my best story this year:
Probably on admin error {execute contingency plan}, the Joss-centric POI fic I wrote for last Yuletide. Not the happiest fic I've ever written, but a lot of effort went into getting it just right.
Or maybe the only way to win is to deny the battle, for the same reasons: it's the Daniel-gets-Goa'ulded SG-1 AU. I'd like to write more of that one; unfortunately, I don't think I know enough Chinese history or culture to do it justice.
7. the story most under-appreciated by the universe, in my opinion:
I actually did remarkably well this year in the appreciation stakes; everything got at least a few kudos, even my tiny-book-fandom Yule story (Playing With Fire), my very-minor-character SG-1 fic (G is for Weather Gauge), my self-indulgent Walking Dead tagfics, and my obscure actor-double Secret Service crossover, And Now the Game is Done.
Overall, I feel pretty blessed. The only one I wish I had more feedback on is Weathering the Storm, my Tin Man/Oz WIP, but that's my own fault. The intended pairing is pretty bizarre at first glance, and there's a lot of world building still in my head to get down on paper before I'll feel comfortable advertising it very widely.
8. most overrated story, in my opinion:
Probably there is no hunting like the hunting of man, my BAU profiles the Avengers fic; I put a lot of effort into it, but I wrote most of it before I was even 3 seasons into Criminal Minds, and I realized later I'd made some characterization errors. But my MCU crossovers have all rated pretty high on my personal popularity scale, this one not excepted.
9. most fun story:
I always have a hard time choosing this one. Oh Hell, You're One of Those, my B:tVS/MIB 'what really happened to Hank' story, caused a lot of giggles; I put Eliot Spencer in a pretty cracktastic circumstance in A Very Distinctive Myth; and I grinned a lot while writing Hail to the Chief, a slashfic snippet featuring the OHF President singing in the shower. *grin*
10. story with the sexiest moment:
Probably the most sexual scene I wrote was in And Now These Three Remain, my season 2 fixit fic for Walking Dead, wherein Rick talks Shane and Lori both into bed (or hayloft) with him.
Runner up is probably the various scenes of agent-on-President action in the All the President's Men series. I don't think I really wrote much more than a little necking or ogling or just plain fade to black in anything else this year.
11. story with the sweetest moment:
Believe it or not, that was a Walking Dead fic this year. here we come a-wandering, the Carol-centric Christmas fic I wedged into the gap between Seasons 2 and 3.
Honorable mention goes to Not Real Good With Subtle, a snarky-fluff follow-up to the B-monster-movie, Lake Placid.
12. most friendshippy story:
I think my Buffy and Tony count as this in the whole Slayer Initiative series; particularly Of Damage Control & Self-Repair Mechanisms and By the Work of His Hands. Zero romantic interest intended; they just get each other.
For non-crossovers, it would have to be the journey, not the destination, a Luke Wright & Mei story for the 2012 movie, Safe. Because Jason Statham + a very self-sufficient little girl + roadtrip = ♥.
13. Holy crap, that's wrong even for you!
I wrote character-as-mermaid fic this year; and threesome fic; and generation-gap pairing fic where Riddick is the younger character; and I slashed the (fictional) President.
But I wouldn't call any of that 'wrong'. The story that pushed my boundaries? Was never meant to start a war, the Star Wars Revenge of the Sith fic. Because by nature of the request, it had to be an infidelity fic, and partner betrayal is a pretty big squick for me. Though it did turn out better than I expected.
14. the story that made me cry:
I don't know about cry, exactly, but I wrote for thou art with me because I was already choked up by canon; it's a Walking Dead tagfic exploring Rick's emotional state in the aftermath of a particular character death in Season 3.
15. story that shifted my own perception of the characters:
At first glance, I would also put a Walking Dead fic: for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat, a story I wrote trying to get a grasp on Andrea's arc in early Season 3.
Though I guess Wizards for Hire would fall under here, too: the Angel/Dresden Files TV crossover I wrote putting Wesley Wyndam-Pryce into Harry Dresden's path. I hadn't realized before just how many parallels there are between them!
16. most unintentionally telling story:
I usually put the stories I wrote because of issues I had with canon rather than 'wow, there's a story hook I want to grab hold of' in this category.
This year ... *pokes at fic list* I'd have to say so immovable a dislike, the Buffy/Eliot + Lindsey McDonald fic, because my issues with Angel are noticeably on display in that one.
17. hardest story to write:
never meant to start a war, for sure; see question #13 for the reason.
Runner up would have to be there is no hunting like the hunting of man, because I started watching Criminal Minds from scratch for that one in order to have any hope of pleasing my exchange recipient, and 60 hours of TV later still hadn't watched enough to do it as much justice as I would have liked (see question #8).
18. worst story:
I don't know about worst, but definitely most pointless was Headlights in the Dark, in which Spike drives through the Fast and Furious fandom, which only exists because of the August Fic-a-Day.
19. biggest surprise:
That everyone went so gaga over Imperfect Soldiers, my Ichabod Crane meets Steve Rogers fic, I think? I got much more positive responses in general than I was expecting this year, but that one was off the charts.
20. story I wish I'd finished:
Oh, I'm not going there again. Let's just say all my WIPs, and leave it at that.
Past analysis posts: 2013 | 2011 | 2010| 2009 | 2008 | 2007: Part I & Part II | 2006
A little of that was the three-week road trip. But a lot more of it had to do with Granddad's death, and a good friend that I used to meet up with once a week going back to school and having no time to socialize anymore, plus work-drama, plus clingy-mom-drama. I had a couple of migraines during the summer and gained ten pounds in the fall, and it had been almost five years since the last time either stress or weight were that big of an issue for me. Not the best emotional environment for inspiration.
Anyway. Here's hoping that 2014's a little brighter. And that I might finally wrap up those WIPs.
2013 Fanfiction Totals
(FYI, I still count Yuletide stories with the year following, in which the reveals happen; so this year's count includes the Yule 2012 stories and not the Yule 2013 ones.)
Of the 158,850 words I wrote this year, 82,100 of them were non-crossover. Percentage-wise, that's higher than last year's 40% or so of content; on the order of 52%, the most since 2009.
For comparison purposes, here are the previous years' totals:
| 2012 - 215,450 (88,100 non-cross) 2011 - 272,200 (72,500 non-cross) 2010 - 207,200 (91,500 non-cross) 2009 - 189,412 (97,800 non-cross) |
2008 - 45,058 (25,758 non-cross) 2007 - 141,018 (24,300 non-cross) 2006 - 163,612 (26,136 non-cross) 2005 - 47,878 (All crossovers) |
2002, 2003, and 2004 between them totaled about 196,000 words, or an average of 65,000 words a year, most of it composed of My First Fanfic Epic set in the Buffy/Angel universe.
Breakdown of Fic, by Category and Length:
Book and Movie Fandoms, Non-Crossover Fic:
Playing With Fire - Dragon Prince trilogy, 600 words, Ianthe & Sioned (
yuletide)It's Never Too Late (To Rewrite Your Story) - Hancock, 2000 words, OT3-ish (
yuletide)the journey, not the destination - Safe [2012], 1000 words, gen (
yuletide)let me tell you something (you already know) - Expendables 2, 2500 words, Barney/Gunnar (
yuletide)Met In Her Aspect And Her Eyes - Snow White & the Huntsman, 2000 words, Snow/Huntsman (
yuletide)Not Real Good With Subtle - Lake Placid, 2400 words, Jack/Kelly (
yuletide)If Not for the Life that Was - Push, 1800 words, Kira-centric (
rarewomen)never meant to start a war - Star Wars III, Padme/Obi-Wan, 2000 words (for
pronker)the smartest girl in the room - Now You See Me, Alma/Dylan, 300 words (
comment_fic)Running Before the Wind - Star Trek XI, 1500 words, Jim & Crew gen
Enter, Pursued By the Feds - 2 Fast 2 Furious AU, 5800 words, Brian/Vince
Olympus Has Fallen Fic, Cross & Non-Cross:
The Efficacy of Poetry - OHF, 1000 words, Mike/Leah & Mike/Ben (
comment_fic)More Than Meets The Eye - OHF, 500 words, Connor-centric (
comment_fic)1. Dedicated to the Unfinished Work - OHF, 1000 words, Ben-centric
2. A Better Teacher Than Duty - OHF, 8200 words, Mike/Ben
3. Hail to the Chief - OHF, 1100 words, Mike/Ben
4. Getting Back Into the Real World - OHF/Guarding Tess, 2000 words, Mike & Doug
5. And Now the Game is Done - OHF/In the Line of Fire, 1100 words, Dave & Frank
6. In Medias Res - OHF, 1000 words, Mike/Ben
Riddick-verse Fic, Cross & Non-Cross:
Mutual - B:tVS/Chronicles of Riddick, Buffy/Riddick, 1200 words
Liminal - B:tVS/Chronicles of Riddick, Buffy/Riddick, 1600 words
1. in the end, everybody bleeds the same - Riddick (2013), Dahl & Luna, 2400 words
2. it ain't the fall that gets you - Riddick (2013), Boss Johns & Dahl & Riddick, 2400 words
3. c'mon, show me some teeth - Riddick (2013), Boss Johns/Riddick, 5700 words
TV Fandoms, Non-Crossover Fic:
And Now These Three Remain - Walking Dead S2 fixit-AU, 13000 words, Rick/Shane/Lori
for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat - Walking Dead post-3.5, 400 words, Andrea-centric
for thou art with me - Walking Dead post-3.6, 800 words, Rick-centric
on admin error {execute contingency plan} - Person of Interest S2-ish, 3200 words, Joss-centric (
yuletide)Something Indefinable, Springing - Person of Interest S2-ish, 600 words, Machine-centric (
yuletide)G is for Weather Gauge - SG-1 S7 gen, 700 words (for SG-1 alphabet soup)
here we come, a-wandering - Walking Dead post-S2, Carol-centric, 2500 words (for
lolaann1)never did run smooth - Once Upon a Time S2 AU, Emma & Gold, 1300 words (for
berryhunter)the only way to win is to deny the battle - SG-1 S5 AU, 4200 words (for
beckyh2112)A Very Distinctive Myth - Leverage S3-ish, crack!fic, 1600 words (for
earcmacfithil)Non-BtVS Crossover Fic:
The World Behind The World - Max Payne/Constantine, 3000 words
Imperfect Soldiers - Avengers/Sleepy Hollow, Steve & Ichabod, 2100 words (for
maevebran)A Time and a Place for Kneecaps - POI/Sleepy Hollow, Lionel-centric, 1000 words (for
moonbeamsfanfic)in what distant deeps or skies - Avengers/Dresden Files, Natasha-centric, 800 words (for fiona-nk)
there is no hunting like the hunting of man - Criminal Minds/Avengers, ensemble, 3750 words (for
jedimasterstar)When One Gate Closes - SG-1/Avengers, Ba'al & Loki, 1300 words (for
morgynleri_fic)Operational Expansion - POI/Leverage, gen, 1200 words (for
azarsuerte)Buffyverse Crossover Fic:
Canceling the Apocalypse - B:tVS/Pacific Rim, fusion/fixit AU, 20200 words
2. Of Damage Control and Self-Repair Mechanisms - B:tVS/Iron Man 3, Buffy & Tony, 3100 words (for
maevebran)3. Dragon Pepper and the Iron Assistant - B:tVS/Iron Man 3, Buffy & Pepper, 2000 words
4. By the Work of His Hands - B:tVS/Iron Man 3, Buffy & Tony, 4300 words
it's always about the blood - B:tVS/White Collar, Neal & Buffy, 1600 words (for
avamclean)Let the Games Begin, White Collar/B:tVS, Neal/Buffy, 2700 words (for
xgirl2222)No Quality in Things Themselves - B:tVS/Leverage, Anya & Sophie, 1300 words (for
dizzykj)so immovable a dislike - B:tVS/Leverage/Angel, Buffy/Eliot, 4300 words (for Syd)
An Energy Like No Other - Fast & Furious/Transformers, NBTs 'verse (for
ymfaery)his brains, her steel, his strength - B:tVS/Walking Dead, Buffy & Daryl, words (for
avamcleanthat kind of luxe just ain't for us - B:tVS/Sleepy Hollow, Jenny & Buffy, 1000 words (for
kerrykhat)Wizards for Hire - Dresden Files (tv)/Angel, Harry & Wesley, 2750 words (for
milady78)Amor Vincit Omnia - B:tVS/Boondock Saints, Summers/McManus 'verse, 850 words
Choosing For Herself - B:tVS/Transformers (movies), Buffybot-centric, 400 words
Headlights in the Dark - B:tVS/The Fast and the Furious, Spike-centric, 900 words
Oh Hell, You're One of Those - B:tVS/Men in Black, Buffy-centric, 1000 words
The Part Where It's a Trap - B:tVS/Firefly, Ancient Slayers 'verse, 1200 words
Requesting the Honor of Your Presence - B:tVS/Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Faith & Jane, 1000 words
There's Always Got to Be a Captain - B:tVS/Pirates of the Caribbean, Daughters of Charon 'verse, 900 words
Wishing You Were(n't) Here - B:tVS/Firefly, Inara & Anya, 1100 words
Major WIP Series/Entries
The Grail Prophecies (B:tVS/SG-1, post-canon/S10)
Epilogue: By Virtue Rewarded
Weathering the Storm (Tin Man, post-series world building)
One | Two | Three
The Year In Review
1. Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted?
A lot less. I had a lot more negative RL distractions this year, and I never write well when stressed or depressed. But that's how the cookie crumbles, sometimes.
2. What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January?
Pairings? Boss Johns/Riddick. Wow; that was unexpected.
Fandoms? Olympus Has Fallen came out of nowhere. So did Pacific Rim, and Sleepy Hollow.
(Thank goodness for all of them, because they account for 52,600 words of my output - the majority of my non-challenge, non-prompt-related inspiration this year.)
3. Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them?
Risks? Sure. New risks, though? Not so much, this time around.
I participated in Yuletide, a Big Bang, Rarewomen, the Crossover Exchange, the TTH August Fic-a-Day, and Wishlist again, and hit more than I missed. Deadlines, even self-imposed ones, often help me more than they hurt. Though I am a little behind on Wishlist.... *wince*
4. Do you have any fanfic or profic goals for the New Year?
Actually write. Try to wrap up all those loose, dangling ends. For what, the third year running?
I did at least finish up The Grail Prophecies, though! One WIP down. Several more to go....
5. my favorite story (of mine) this year:
That would be The World Behind the World, my Max Payne/Constantine movieverse crossover, for no better reason than I had been wanting to write that story for the last five years and finally figured out how to make it work.
Of fandoms that most people have actually heard of, though? Probably Canceling the Apocalypse, the 20K B:tVS/Pacific Rim fixit story, because the three weeks I worked on it were the longest continuous stretch my Muse flowed all year.
6. my best story this year:
Probably on admin error {execute contingency plan}, the Joss-centric POI fic I wrote for last Yuletide. Not the happiest fic I've ever written, but a lot of effort went into getting it just right.
Or maybe the only way to win is to deny the battle, for the same reasons: it's the Daniel-gets-Goa'ulded SG-1 AU. I'd like to write more of that one; unfortunately, I don't think I know enough Chinese history or culture to do it justice.
7. the story most under-appreciated by the universe, in my opinion:
I actually did remarkably well this year in the appreciation stakes; everything got at least a few kudos, even my tiny-book-fandom Yule story (Playing With Fire), my very-minor-character SG-1 fic (G is for Weather Gauge), my self-indulgent Walking Dead tagfics, and my obscure actor-double Secret Service crossover, And Now the Game is Done.
Overall, I feel pretty blessed. The only one I wish I had more feedback on is Weathering the Storm, my Tin Man/Oz WIP, but that's my own fault. The intended pairing is pretty bizarre at first glance, and there's a lot of world building still in my head to get down on paper before I'll feel comfortable advertising it very widely.
8. most overrated story, in my opinion:
Probably there is no hunting like the hunting of man, my BAU profiles the Avengers fic; I put a lot of effort into it, but I wrote most of it before I was even 3 seasons into Criminal Minds, and I realized later I'd made some characterization errors. But my MCU crossovers have all rated pretty high on my personal popularity scale, this one not excepted.
9. most fun story:
I always have a hard time choosing this one. Oh Hell, You're One of Those, my B:tVS/MIB 'what really happened to Hank' story, caused a lot of giggles; I put Eliot Spencer in a pretty cracktastic circumstance in A Very Distinctive Myth; and I grinned a lot while writing Hail to the Chief, a slashfic snippet featuring the OHF President singing in the shower. *grin*
10. story with the sexiest moment:
Probably the most sexual scene I wrote was in And Now These Three Remain, my season 2 fixit fic for Walking Dead, wherein Rick talks Shane and Lori both into bed (or hayloft) with him.
Runner up is probably the various scenes of agent-on-President action in the All the President's Men series. I don't think I really wrote much more than a little necking or ogling or just plain fade to black in anything else this year.
11. story with the sweetest moment:
Believe it or not, that was a Walking Dead fic this year. here we come a-wandering, the Carol-centric Christmas fic I wedged into the gap between Seasons 2 and 3.
Honorable mention goes to Not Real Good With Subtle, a snarky-fluff follow-up to the B-monster-movie, Lake Placid.
12. most friendshippy story:
I think my Buffy and Tony count as this in the whole Slayer Initiative series; particularly Of Damage Control & Self-Repair Mechanisms and By the Work of His Hands. Zero romantic interest intended; they just get each other.
For non-crossovers, it would have to be the journey, not the destination, a Luke Wright & Mei story for the 2012 movie, Safe. Because Jason Statham + a very self-sufficient little girl + roadtrip = ♥.
13. Holy crap, that's wrong even for you!
I wrote character-as-mermaid fic this year; and threesome fic; and generation-gap pairing fic where Riddick is the younger character; and I slashed the (fictional) President.
But I wouldn't call any of that 'wrong'. The story that pushed my boundaries? Was never meant to start a war, the Star Wars Revenge of the Sith fic. Because by nature of the request, it had to be an infidelity fic, and partner betrayal is a pretty big squick for me. Though it did turn out better than I expected.
14. the story that made me cry:
I don't know about cry, exactly, but I wrote for thou art with me because I was already choked up by canon; it's a Walking Dead tagfic exploring Rick's emotional state in the aftermath of a particular character death in Season 3.
15. story that shifted my own perception of the characters:
At first glance, I would also put a Walking Dead fic: for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat, a story I wrote trying to get a grasp on Andrea's arc in early Season 3.
Though I guess Wizards for Hire would fall under here, too: the Angel/Dresden Files TV crossover I wrote putting Wesley Wyndam-Pryce into Harry Dresden's path. I hadn't realized before just how many parallels there are between them!
16. most unintentionally telling story:
I usually put the stories I wrote because of issues I had with canon rather than 'wow, there's a story hook I want to grab hold of' in this category.
This year ... *pokes at fic list* I'd have to say so immovable a dislike, the Buffy/Eliot + Lindsey McDonald fic, because my issues with Angel are noticeably on display in that one.
17. hardest story to write:
never meant to start a war, for sure; see question #13 for the reason.
Runner up would have to be there is no hunting like the hunting of man, because I started watching Criminal Minds from scratch for that one in order to have any hope of pleasing my exchange recipient, and 60 hours of TV later still hadn't watched enough to do it as much justice as I would have liked (see question #8).
18. worst story:
I don't know about worst, but definitely most pointless was Headlights in the Dark, in which Spike drives through the Fast and Furious fandom, which only exists because of the August Fic-a-Day.
19. biggest surprise:
That everyone went so gaga over Imperfect Soldiers, my Ichabod Crane meets Steve Rogers fic, I think? I got much more positive responses in general than I was expecting this year, but that one was off the charts.
20. story I wish I'd finished:
Oh, I'm not going there again. Let's just say all my WIPs, and leave it at that.
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And don't be sorry; I'd have said something when you requested it if it was a definite no-go. (The lightness definitely helped.) I knew you would like it, and I was sure I do something with it, there were some interesting elements of challenge in the framing concept and I always love writing challenges. It just took a year to work the subject matter around to something I felt satisfied with.