The year in review
Jan. 3rd, 2011 09:41 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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I saw megyal's "Year in Fandom" review of all the stuff she'd written, and decided I wanted to do my own little review as well :D
I think the biggest lesson I learned (and really internalized) in 2010 was the whole idea of showing and not telling. I'd sort of been, yeah okay whatever, show don't tell, but I'd never really internalized the lesson in a way that made me start writing like that.
I think part of it is because I was so heavily involved in fandom (ie,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rent_a_gundam) and in fandom you don't really get to show-not-tell because people already know about the characters for the most part.
So 2010 was a year of discovery! Discovering my own characters, and my ability to write a cohesive, coherent story. And my ability to write a long story, too.
What Counts, RAG: Revive
This is a cute little Revive ficlet about having three daddies. There's also mention of Neil helping Revive with anger management, which is something I always regret not writing a full-length fic about: Neil's anger management techniques. I have a fic that I started but never finished, which takes place after His Fucking Father, but I was in a different place when I started writing it and I just don't feel like I can finish it without dropping into a different headspace.
Pathetic, RAG: Revive/Billy
THIS FIC... I kind of love this fic, because I actually feel like I got to know Revive when I was writing it. I got to know his little vulnerabilities, his confidence, and most importantly his somewhat twisted sense of justice. (You don't really think he did what he did to Billy just for himself, do you? He's a smart boy; he figured out about Uncle Saji and Billy.)
Backlash, RAG: Revive
Revive doesn't think the way normal people do, so he never thought about what the consequences of the above might be. But you can bet your ass he'll think about it from now on! My favorite part was Halle's reaction.
Weakness, Captive Prince: Nicaise
Writing this was haaaard. But it turned out for the best. (Spoilery pairing, btw.)
Tools, Captive Prince: Laurent
Kind of companion to the above? IDK.
Performance, Original for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
petitte_soeur
This was the first of many cute little fics. I sort of want to take this one and turn it into something worthy of submission to somewhereorother, but then-- I want to do that with many fics, and most of them would just straight up need to be re-written. Ah well.
The Fun of It, Original forpetitte_soeur
Advice, Original forpetitte_soeur
Valentine's Drabbles, RAG: Various
I wrote the Al and the OT3 drabbles, if I recall correctly.
Mixed Metals, Original forpetitte_soeur
Hypothesis, RAG: Revive
Yeah, I was totally on a Revive kick for a while. Writing this was much more fun than the Billy one, though! It flowed much easier for me. :D
Vampire, Original forpetitte_soeur
Chat, Original forpetitte_soeur
These two are the initial feeling-around for Bonded. It's interesting to re-read it now, before the third boy was added into the mix :3
Frame of Mind, RAG: Neil/Al
Veda made me do it, because Tieria->Al, Neil and Al->Tieria, Neil and Neil->Tieria all had stories and Neil->Al had nothing. And I knew how it happened, I'd written the glove porn for Veda eons ago and then I lost my notebook in May... (I hate re-writing things. This is the reason that Typo wrote the Setsuna-POV blowjob in core fic, since I'd written the Lasse-POV.)
On Ghosts, Original for Shousetsu Bang*Bang
THIS FIC. I love it. That is all.
Five Minutes, Original forpetitte_soeur
Music Meme Drabbe-thing, RAG: Various
I still can't recall what possessed me to do this, but it appears I had a bit of fun with it. :D
Wank Bank, RAG: Lichty
I'm pretty sure I squeezed this one out in a matter of hours because we had nothing else to post. XD;
Strawberries, Original forpetitte_soeur
Gearshift, Original forpetitte_soeur
You and Strawberries, Original forpetitte_soeur
Crush, Original forpetitte_soeur
Names, Original for Shousetsu Bang*Bang
This fic makes me face-palm at myself, for various reasons. If one of my goals hadn't been to submit something to every issue other than the Halloween issue, I totally would have skipped this one.
5th Drabble Meme collection, RAG: Various
I remember not being able to come up with an idea I wanted to write, so I went to the drabble meme and started filling shit. :D
Threesome, Original forpetitte_soeur
Only Works Once, Original forpetitte_soeur
Flight School, Original forpetitte_soeur
Symptoms, RAG: Tieria
I started writing this fic probably exactly a year or so before it got posted. Yep.
Real, RAG: Neil
Same as with Symptoms, I wrote this a long long time before it ever got posted.
Try to Talk To You, Original forpetitte_soeur
Disconnect, Original forpetitte_soeur
Prompt, Original
This was another thing I'd had lying around for ages, and decided to post. It could make an awesome, much longer story, but I think it works in shortened form as well.
Even in Dreams, Captive Prince: Laurent/Damen
Friday, RAG: Tieria/Lyle
I love this fic fiercely. This and Where the Heart Is. Yep.
Worth It, Original forpetitte_soeur
Pretending, Original forpetitte_soeur
Blindfold, RAG: Halle/Al
This is the first of many fics inspired bytensergorn! Hee.
Go to China!, Original for Shousetsu Bang*Bang
On the Acquisition of Certain Items, RAG: Tieria/Regene
Obedience, RAG: Halle/Al
8/19 Forgiveness, RAG: Al
Companion piece to the above, because I have to have my happy fucking endings goddamn it.
Collared, Sherlock: Sherlock/John
First Time, Original forpetitte_soeur
Panties, Original forpetitte_soeur
Coping, Patience, and Reward, Original for Shousetsu Bang*Bang
Bonded, Original
This fic originally started out with just Ty and Jamison. And then suddenly, Jamison had a boyfriend, and Kaden popped up and made the fic like three times longer than it had been originally. I can't say I was displeased with the result!
Young Love, Star Driver: Sugata/Wako/Takuto
Sensory Overload, Gundam 00: (Halle/)Alle/Lockon
The working title for this piece was "Tens fapped to this", hahaha. It's pretty much just PWP, which might be why I keep forgetting that I wrote it.
The Magic of Lacy Underthings, Original
This fic almost didn't get finished. But then it did. Yay!
A Proposal, RAG: whore!Billy
The idea for this one came to me... I can't even remember
Fantasies & Desires, Original for Shousetsu Bang*Bang
All together, it's about 158k worth of writing posted on the internet. Plus all the stuff I did for publication, which equals about ... holy fuck, 116k. Hoshit. And here I'd felt like I hadn't written that much! 274k @___@
megyal's "Year in Fandom" review of all the stuff she'd written, and decided I wanted to do my own little review as well :D I think the biggest lesson I learned (and really internalized) in 2010 was the whole idea of showing and not telling. I'd sort of been, yeah okay whatever, show don't tell, but I'd never really internalized the lesson in a way that made me start writing like that.
I think part of it is because I was so heavily involved in fandom (ie,
rent_a_gundam) and in fandom you don't really get to show-not-tell because people already know about the characters for the most part.So 2010 was a year of discovery! Discovering my own characters, and my ability to write a cohesive, coherent story. And my ability to write a long story, too.
What Counts, RAG: Revive
This is a cute little Revive ficlet about having three daddies. There's also mention of Neil helping Revive with anger management, which is something I always regret not writing a full-length fic about: Neil's anger management techniques. I have a fic that I started but never finished, which takes place after His Fucking Father, but I was in a different place when I started writing it and I just don't feel like I can finish it without dropping into a different headspace.
Pathetic, RAG: Revive/Billy
THIS FIC... I kind of love this fic, because I actually feel like I got to know Revive when I was writing it. I got to know his little vulnerabilities, his confidence, and most importantly his somewhat twisted sense of justice. (You don't really think he did what he did to Billy just for himself, do you? He's a smart boy; he figured out about Uncle Saji and Billy.)
Backlash, RAG: Revive
Revive doesn't think the way normal people do, so he never thought about what the consequences of the above might be. But you can bet your ass he'll think about it from now on! My favorite part was Halle's reaction.
Weakness, Captive Prince: Nicaise
Writing this was haaaard. But it turned out for the best. (Spoilery pairing, btw.)
Tools, Captive Prince: Laurent
Kind of companion to the above? IDK.
Performance, Original for
petitte_soeurThis was the first of many cute little fics. I sort of want to take this one and turn it into something worthy of submission to somewhereorother, but then-- I want to do that with many fics, and most of them would just straight up need to be re-written. Ah well.
The Fun of It, Original for
petitte_soeurAdvice, Original for
petitte_soeurValentine's Drabbles, RAG: Various
I wrote the Al and the OT3 drabbles, if I recall correctly.
Mixed Metals, Original for
petitte_soeurHypothesis, RAG: Revive
Yeah, I was totally on a Revive kick for a while. Writing this was much more fun than the Billy one, though! It flowed much easier for me. :D
Vampire, Original for
petitte_soeur Chat, Original for
petitte_soeurThese two are the initial feeling-around for Bonded. It's interesting to re-read it now, before the third boy was added into the mix :3
Frame of Mind, RAG: Neil/Al
Veda made me do it, because Tieria->Al, Neil and Al->Tieria, Neil and Neil->Tieria all had stories and Neil->Al had nothing. And I knew how it happened, I'd written the glove porn for Veda eons ago and then I lost my notebook in May... (I hate re-writing things. This is the reason that Typo wrote the Setsuna-POV blowjob in core fic, since I'd written the Lasse-POV.)
On Ghosts, Original for Shousetsu Bang*Bang
THIS FIC. I love it. That is all.
Five Minutes, Original for
petitte_soeur Music Meme Drabbe-thing, RAG: Various
I still can't recall what possessed me to do this, but it appears I had a bit of fun with it. :D
Wank Bank, RAG: Lichty
I'm pretty sure I squeezed this one out in a matter of hours because we had nothing else to post. XD;
Strawberries, Original for
petitte_soeur Gearshift, Original for
petitte_soeur You and Strawberries, Original for
petitte_soeur Crush, Original for
petitte_soeur Names, Original for Shousetsu Bang*Bang
This fic makes me face-palm at myself, for various reasons. If one of my goals hadn't been to submit something to every issue other than the Halloween issue, I totally would have skipped this one.
5th Drabble Meme collection, RAG: Various
I remember not being able to come up with an idea I wanted to write, so I went to the drabble meme and started filling shit. :D
Threesome, Original for
petitte_soeur Only Works Once, Original for
petitte_soeur Flight School, Original for
petitte_soeur Symptoms, RAG: Tieria
I started writing this fic probably exactly a year or so before it got posted. Yep.
Real, RAG: Neil
Same as with Symptoms, I wrote this a long long time before it ever got posted.
Try to Talk To You, Original for
petitte_soeur Disconnect, Original for
petitte_soeur Prompt, Original
This was another thing I'd had lying around for ages, and decided to post. It could make an awesome, much longer story, but I think it works in shortened form as well.
Even in Dreams, Captive Prince: Laurent/Damen
Friday, RAG: Tieria/Lyle
I love this fic fiercely. This and Where the Heart Is. Yep.
Worth It, Original for
petitte_soeur Pretending, Original for
petitte_soeur Blindfold, RAG: Halle/Al
This is the first of many fics inspired by
tensergorn! Hee.Go to China!, Original for Shousetsu Bang*Bang
On the Acquisition of Certain Items, RAG: Tieria/Regene
Obedience, RAG: Halle/Al
8/19 Forgiveness, RAG: Al
Companion piece to the above, because I have to have my happy fucking endings goddamn it.
Collared, Sherlock: Sherlock/John
First Time, Original for
petitte_soeur Panties, Original for
petitte_soeur Coping, Patience, and Reward, Original for Shousetsu Bang*Bang
Bonded, Original
This fic originally started out with just Ty and Jamison. And then suddenly, Jamison had a boyfriend, and Kaden popped up and made the fic like three times longer than it had been originally. I can't say I was displeased with the result!
Young Love, Star Driver: Sugata/Wako/Takuto
Sensory Overload, Gundam 00: (Halle/)Alle/Lockon
The working title for this piece was "Tens fapped to this", hahaha. It's pretty much just PWP, which might be why I keep forgetting that I wrote it.
The Magic of Lacy Underthings, Original
This fic almost didn't get finished. But then it did. Yay!
A Proposal, RAG: whore!Billy
The idea for this one came to me... I can't even remember
Fantasies & Desires, Original for Shousetsu Bang*Bang
All together, it's about 158k worth of writing posted on the internet. Plus all the stuff I did for publication, which equals about ... holy fuck, 116k. Hoshit. And here I'd felt like I hadn't written that much! 274k @___@
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Date: 2012-06-16 09:36 pm (UTC)