Fic Year in Review - 2018

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So, 2018 happened. Between my aunt, uncle, and cousin moving back home; my brother and his wife moving their family to a new house; my mom breaking her elbow and requiring three taxing surgeries and lots of help in the interim; trying to adjust my exercise schedule; and several other unexpected RL events, I had the worst writing year I'd experienced since 2008. (Also, not coincidentally, another year of very low personal energy and wrenching RL events in my personal circle.)

So. I'm skipping most of the analysis this year; click the Words tag if you want to dig into previous years' navel-gazing. Enough to say that I failed all my writing goals; thank God for fests and exchanges, or I wouldn't have written anything at all; and I think you can guess what my 2019 goals are. :)

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2018 Fanfiction Stats

(As a reminder, I always count Yuletide stories with the year following, in which the reveals happen; so 2018's count includes the Yule 2017 stories and not the Yule 2018 ones.)

Number of works posted: 28
Total words posted: 54,550

(For perspective: that's about 40% of last year's wordcount, and roughly 20% of what I managed yearly during the stretch from 2009 - 2011.)

Most popular story of 2018: the more things change (the more they remain insane) - B:tVS/SG-1
Least popular story of 2018: What I Want, I'm Ready to Name - Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

(Neither one of those is a surprise, at all. The kind of thing I started out writing is still what a lot of my readers love me best for - and fics for old, tiny fandoms featuring unpopular pairings are always slow to collect kudos!)

Movie Non-Crossovers

Behold, Your Born King - King Arthur: LOTS, 2,100 words (yuletide)
The Difference Between a Man and a King - King Arthur: LOTS, 3,200 words, Arthur/Mage (yuletide)
I Am Here Now (Because of You) - King Arthur: LOTS, 5,700 words, Arthur/Mage (fandom5k)

After The Storm (Comes The Rainbow) - Twister, 1,400 words, Bill/Jo (yuletide)
Behavioral Observations - Jurassic Park OT, 3,100 words, Alan/Ian (not_primetime)
From Here 'Til Underverse Come - Chronicles of Riddick, 3,000 words, Riddick/Vaako (auexchange)
how does her garden grow - The Last Witch Hunter, 1,000 words (trickortreatex)
the words of the prophet (are written on the megablock walls) - Dredd (2012), 1,800 words (yuletide)

TV Non-Crossovers

For Behold, All Things are Made New - Sleepy Hollow, 3,000 words, Ichabod/Abbie (het_bigbang misfire)
Victory in Nonlinear Progression - A:tS, 2,100 words, Illyria/Wes (trickortreatex)
What I Want, I'm Ready to Name - Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., 1,700 words (nightonficmountain)
Z is for Zilch - Stargate SG-1, 1,200 words, teamfic (fignewton's SG-1 Alphabet Soup)

Book Non-Crossovers

the race is long - Lord of the Rings, 100 words, Aragorn (multifandomdrabble)
the sun will rise - The Hunger Games, 300 words, Haymitch (trickortreatex)

Crossovers

The Path of Starlight - The Hobbit/LOTR movies, 2,300 words (chocolateboxcomm)
To Hunt Wolves (You Need Wolves) - Pacific Rim/Fast and Furious, 1,800 words (intoabar)
A Unique Set of Skills - Escape Plan/Pacific Rim, 3,400 words, Breslin/Rottmayer (raremaleslashex)

a fantastic narrative - Castle/Stargate: Atlantis, 300 words (multifandomdrabble)
the more things change (the more they remain insane) - B:tVS/Stargate SG-1, 1500 words (twistedshorts)

The Answer to the Riddle - B:tVS/Deep Blue Sea, 1250 words (twistedshorts)
Closing the Barn Door - Escape Plan/B:tVS, 1000 words (twistedshorts)
Deliver Me Unto Evil (The Self-Indulgent Remix) - A:tS/Dresden Files, 1500 words, Thomas/Faith (circle_of_friends)
A Glimmer of Hope - Sleepy Hollow/B:tVS, 5000 words (twistedshorts)
Heavy Metal Barbie - B:tVS/Transformers Bayverse, 1200 words (twistedshorts)
Inimical - B:tVS/Chronicles of Riddick, 1000 words, Buffy/Riddick (twistedshorts)
More is Always Better Than Less - B:tVS/King Arthur: LOTS, 2500 words (twistedshorts)
The Road Goes Ever, Ever On - A:tS/LOTR, 1200 words (twistedshorts)
Your Legend, Should You Choose to Accept It - B:tVS/Mission Impossible (movies), 900 words (twistedshorts)