Fic Year in Review - 2019

[jedibuttercup]

I really don't know what's made the last couple of years worse (depression-wise) than the ones immediately after my father's death. Maybe I felt more pressure to complete things for him, I don't know. Maybe it's just that reaching a Certain Age still single and turning into the Maiden Aunt is getting to me. *sigh* Whatever the reason, I've had a real struggle with energy and inspiration the last couple of years. So, yeah, 2019 was a continuing disappointment on the fic front.

But at least it was better than 2018. getyourwordsout was a help there; I did manage to write a few stories just for me, in addition to the usual exchanges I signed up for to push myself into at least getting *one* thing up per month! Now if only I could muster the energy to tackle my old prompt lists and WIPs, right?

Goals for 2020: may the trend continue upward. (Signing up for getyourwordsout again!)

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2019 Fanfiction Stats

(As a reminder, I always count Yuletide stories with the year following, in which the reveals happen; so 2019's count includes the Yule 2018 stories and not the Yule 2019 ones.)

Number of works posted: 35
Total words posted: 71,750

(For perspective: last year's numbers were 28 and 54,550. In 2011, my best year yet? 137 and 272,200.)

Most popular story of 2019: Coming Clean - The Fast & The Furious, Brian/Dom
Least popular story of 2019: thunder cloud formation - Pacific Rim (2013), Cheung Wei & Hu Wei & Jin Wei

(Once again, neither one of those is a surprise, at all.)

Movie Non-Crossovers

Coming Clean - The Fast & The Furious (2001), Brian/Dom, 6,600 words (fandom5k)
Excavations and Discoveries - The Mummy (2001), Evy/Rick, 1600 words (trickortreatex)
let me start by saying - The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017), Darius/Sonia/Michael, 2,900 words (yuletide)

for the historical record - TCoR (series), Riddick & Boss Johns, 2,500 words
they say hope begins in the dark - TCoR (series), Riddick/William Johns, 8,100 words

the dream of what could be - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017), Arthur & The Mage, 6,000 words (yuletide)
Rolling the Dice - Terminator: Genisys (2015), Kyle & Sarah & John, 300 words (multifandomdrabble)
thunder cloud formation - Pacific Rim (2013), Cheung & Hu & Jin, 700 words
A Very Exclusive Fraternity - Jurassic World (2015), Owen Grady & Alan Grant, 1500 words (not_primetime)

TV Non-Crossovers

A Little Positive Publicity - Tin Man (2007), 4,000 words, DG/Cain (nightonficmountain)
Only One, But Not Alone - Tin Man (2007), 2,900 words, Azkadellia & DG (chocolateboxcomm)

All That Glitters Is Not Gold (The Holds Me Safe Remix) - Firefly, 2,500 words, Jayne/Inara (circle_of_friends)
Know Thyself, Completely - Sleepy Hollow (TV), 2,500 words, Ichabod/Abbie & Ichabod/Katrina (hetswap)

Book Non-Crossovers

The Nonpareil, Overmatched - The Unknown Ajax, 300 words, Anthea/Hugo/Vincent-ish (multifandomdrabble)
Sentiment and Serenity - Sense & Sensibility, 300 words, Elinor/Brandon (multifandomdrabble)
When Two Sympathetic Hearts Meet - Mansfield Park, 1500 words, Fanny/Edmund (hetswap)

Crossovers

Mayhem in Atlantis - SGA/Allstate Commercials, Ensemble & Mayhem; 3700 words (auexchange)
Going Forth By Day - B:tVS/Mummy Series, Buffy/Imhotep; 2100 words (trickortreatex)

In Due Time - B:tVS/TCoR, Buffy/Riddick, part of a series; 600 words (twistedshorts)
First and Always - B:tVS/TCoR, Buffy/Riddick, part of a series; 1200 words (twistedshorts)

Business as Usual, I Suppose - B:tVS/F&F post-H&S, Hattie & Deckard, part of a series; 1000 words (twistedshorts)
Navigating the Fallout - B:tVS/F&F post-F6, Buffy & Hattie Shaw, part of a series; 1000 words (twistedshorts)
Crossing the Streams - B:tVS/F&F post-H&S, Buffy/Hobbs, part of a series; 1250 words (twistedshorts)

Disastering Together - B:tVS/Dresden Files, Buffy/Harry Dresden, part of a series; 2900 words
In Perfect Light - B:tVS/Dresden Files, Buffy/Harry Dresden, part of a series; 1400 words (twistedshorts)

Cut Rate Magical Insurance - B:tVS/Allstate Commercials, Buffy & Willow & Mayhem, 1800 words (twistedshorts)
A Desperate Situation, Indeed - B:tVS/Mansfield Park, Maria Bertram-centric, 1500 words (twistedshorts)
Divide By Dinosaur Error - B:tVS/Jurassic World, Slayer Blue, 3400 words (twistedshorts)
The One Girl in All the Galaxy, B:tVS/SGA, Buffy & Atlantis, part of a series; 1800 words (twistedshorts)
The Opposite of a Skeleton Key - B:tVS/Pacific Rim, Buffy & Faith, 800 words (twistedshorts)
Pragmatical - B:tVS/TCoR, Faith & Angel, part of a series; 600 words (twistedshorts)
same job, different genre (give or take an apocalypse) - B:tVS/SG-1, Buffy & Jack O'Neill; 1700 words (intoabar)
To Never Die and Conquer All - A:tS/Jupiter Ascending, Illyria & Jupiter, 600 words (twistedshorts)
What They Deserved - B:tVS/MCU Endgame fixit, Xander & Giles, 900 words (twistedshorts)

Comments

[jedibuttercup]

Thanks!

I might just have to farewell some of the prompt lists - I'm well out of a lot of the fandoms these days, and it's exhausting just looking at them. I'll see what happens this year before making a decision. The WIPs, though... I completed one in 2015 that had been languishing since 2004; and I let the 'fans' of the HP one drive me off ff.net in 2017. I'll feel a lot more triumphant if I can at least clear that off my plate. :)