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meretriculaI did one of these less than six months ago, I know, I'm totally cheating. I saw it on ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
petitebelette's journal and couldn't resist! I'm going from January 2 2009 to January 1 2010, to put ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
yuletide fics into the year they were actually posted.
My favorite story this year (of my own):
Oh man. Um, this is weird, but maybe Set Yourself On Fire (tennis, Rafa/Nole). When I wrote it I wasn't really sure if I liked it at all, but when I go back and reread it, I'm really happy with how it turned out. I think it was one of my more successful attempts at saying a lot without using very many words.
My best story this year:
Probably Damned Lies and Statistics (tennis, Rafa/Nole). There are a few things that I wish I could think of a better way to phrase, but it's the longest thing I wrote all year and it was definitely the most ambitious, from the story arc all the way down to figuring how to code the "outside sources" so they'd look sort of authentic.
Most popular story this year:
Only A Signal Shown (Temeraire, Granby/Tharkay). I don't think I'll ever write anything as popular as that again, to be honest. Especially considering the size of my fandoms.
Most fun story:
I really don't know - maybe Excerpts From Sweetheart vs. Spitfire, et al (Temeraire tennis AU, vaguely OT3). Fandoms colliding! Dragons playing tennis! Outside sources!
Most sexy story:
You Can Do Better Than Me (I Can't Do Better Than You), honorable mention to We Both Go Down Together (tennis, David/Feli/Rafa and Rafa/Nole respectively). There's just something about tennis RPS that promotes filth.
Story with single sexiest moment:
Damned Lies and Statistics (tennis, Rafa/Nole). I don't know why, but I love that sex scene to itty bitty pieces.
Most unintentionally *telling* story:
A Distant Voice in the Darkness (Temeraire, OT3) and Four Reasons Roger Federer Wished the Japanese Davis Cup Team Would Fall Into a Really Deep Hole (tennis/Prince of Tennis, Roger/Rafa) are both very revealing but in very different ways. A Distant Voice in the Darkness was the product of years of writing Mary Sue fic in my head; it's ridiculously self-indulgent but I love Leightley and at least half the reason I wrote that fic was to give her more screen time. Also, dragons who read Vergil, that's pretty telling. And of course Four Reasons... is my ode to my old fandom love, Prince of Tennis. I think the fact that I would even attempt that crossover tells you plenty about me. XD
"Holy crap, that's *wrong*, even for you" story:
No More Stones to Throw (tennis, Rafa/Nole, Mandy-->Rafa), maybe? I mean, Mandy/Rafa. That's pretty wrong.
Story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters:
No More Stones to Throw (tennis, Rafa/Nole, Mandy-->Rafa) again! I felt so sorry for Mandy by the time I finished writing that fic. He has continued to grow on me, much like a grumpy Scottish fungus, ever since.
Hardest story to write:
I'm going to go with Wisdom to the Mighty, Honor to the Brave, just because it took so long. I got stalled twice and ended up throwing it together a few hours before the deadline, and I'm still mad at myself that I didn't finish it sooner and make it better.
Worst story:
Isn't that like asking someone to pick their least favorite child? Oh well. Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor (Temeraire, sort of Tharkay/Laurence). The plot, such as it is, just never really clicked for me, and Laurence is practically a caricature. Poort_lyrical never seems to get anything good from me. >_>;;
Easiest story to write:
I think pretty much anything under 3000 words was probably easy to write... I remember that Always Better With Someone You Really Love (Star Trek Reboot, Kirk/McCoy) went pretty quickly, though.
Biggest surprise:
Um, I Think I Heard That Line Once in a Beatles Song (tennis, Roger/Rafa). I was not planning on ever writing tennis RPS. We all know how that turned out.
Story I'd like to revise:
If I want to revise something, I just do; I'm totally fine with changing things after they've been posted. But I wish I knew how to fix Wisdom to the Mighty, Honor to the Brave (Temeraire, sort of gen). It needs something (probably more substance past the first three scenes, duh) but I just don't think I can get it right. Maybe in a few months I'll be able to go back and see it better.
Story I didn't write but will at some point, I swear:
Oh man, I have it all planned out. Marat/Feli/Sveta porn set just before the Beijing tournament, where they all get really drunk and Marat gets Feli to have sex with Sveta even though they're both gay. I even have a title! Russian Roulette (It's Not the Same Without a Gun). I just need to, um, watch some guy-in-the-middle threeway porn to get some idea of the choreography. Anyone want to recommend some?
First story you wrote this year:
Only A Signal Shown (Temeraire, Granby/Tharkay). I didn't write anything for five months after that.
Last story you wrote this year:
The last story I posted this past year was Wisdom to the Mighty, Honor to the Brave (Temeraire, sort of gen), but that feels like cheating because it had been half-written for months and months. The last story I started in 2009 was Of Every Love That Could Have Been (tennis, Roger/Rafa), and it was a good one to close it out on.
19 fics, ~63650 words. Since May, I've written 11 fics about Rafa and he's won 0 titles. There's irony for you.
petitebelette's journal and couldn't resist! I'm going from January 2 2009 to January 1 2010, to put yuletide fics into the year they were actually posted. My favorite story this year (of my own):
Oh man. Um, this is weird, but maybe Set Yourself On Fire (tennis, Rafa/Nole). When I wrote it I wasn't really sure if I liked it at all, but when I go back and reread it, I'm really happy with how it turned out. I think it was one of my more successful attempts at saying a lot without using very many words.
My best story this year:
Probably Damned Lies and Statistics (tennis, Rafa/Nole). There are a few things that I wish I could think of a better way to phrase, but it's the longest thing I wrote all year and it was definitely the most ambitious, from the story arc all the way down to figuring how to code the "outside sources" so they'd look sort of authentic.
Most popular story this year:
Only A Signal Shown (Temeraire, Granby/Tharkay). I don't think I'll ever write anything as popular as that again, to be honest. Especially considering the size of my fandoms.
Most fun story:
I really don't know - maybe Excerpts From Sweetheart vs. Spitfire, et al (Temeraire tennis AU, vaguely OT3). Fandoms colliding! Dragons playing tennis! Outside sources!
Most sexy story:
You Can Do Better Than Me (I Can't Do Better Than You), honorable mention to We Both Go Down Together (tennis, David/Feli/Rafa and Rafa/Nole respectively). There's just something about tennis RPS that promotes filth.
Story with single sexiest moment:
Damned Lies and Statistics (tennis, Rafa/Nole). I don't know why, but I love that sex scene to itty bitty pieces.
Most unintentionally *telling* story:
A Distant Voice in the Darkness (Temeraire, OT3) and Four Reasons Roger Federer Wished the Japanese Davis Cup Team Would Fall Into a Really Deep Hole (tennis/Prince of Tennis, Roger/Rafa) are both very revealing but in very different ways. A Distant Voice in the Darkness was the product of years of writing Mary Sue fic in my head; it's ridiculously self-indulgent but I love Leightley and at least half the reason I wrote that fic was to give her more screen time. Also, dragons who read Vergil, that's pretty telling. And of course Four Reasons... is my ode to my old fandom love, Prince of Tennis. I think the fact that I would even attempt that crossover tells you plenty about me. XD
"Holy crap, that's *wrong*, even for you" story:
No More Stones to Throw (tennis, Rafa/Nole, Mandy-->Rafa), maybe? I mean, Mandy/Rafa. That's pretty wrong.
Story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters:
No More Stones to Throw (tennis, Rafa/Nole, Mandy-->Rafa) again! I felt so sorry for Mandy by the time I finished writing that fic. He has continued to grow on me, much like a grumpy Scottish fungus, ever since.
Hardest story to write:
I'm going to go with Wisdom to the Mighty, Honor to the Brave, just because it took so long. I got stalled twice and ended up throwing it together a few hours before the deadline, and I'm still mad at myself that I didn't finish it sooner and make it better.
Worst story:
Isn't that like asking someone to pick their least favorite child? Oh well. Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor (Temeraire, sort of Tharkay/Laurence). The plot, such as it is, just never really clicked for me, and Laurence is practically a caricature. Poor
t_lyrical never seems to get anything good from me. >_>;;Easiest story to write:
I think pretty much anything under 3000 words was probably easy to write... I remember that Always Better With Someone You Really Love (Star Trek Reboot, Kirk/McCoy) went pretty quickly, though.
Biggest surprise:
Um, I Think I Heard That Line Once in a Beatles Song (tennis, Roger/Rafa). I was not planning on ever writing tennis RPS. We all know how that turned out.
Story I'd like to revise:
If I want to revise something, I just do; I'm totally fine with changing things after they've been posted. But I wish I knew how to fix Wisdom to the Mighty, Honor to the Brave (Temeraire, sort of gen). It needs something (probably more substance past the first three scenes, duh) but I just don't think I can get it right. Maybe in a few months I'll be able to go back and see it better.
Story I didn't write but will at some point, I swear:
Oh man, I have it all planned out. Marat/Feli/Sveta porn set just before the Beijing tournament, where they all get really drunk and Marat gets Feli to have sex with Sveta even though they're both gay. I even have a title! Russian Roulette (It's Not the Same Without a Gun). I just need to, um, watch some guy-in-the-middle threeway porn to get some idea of the choreography. Anyone want to recommend some?
First story you wrote this year:
Only A Signal Shown (Temeraire, Granby/Tharkay). I didn't write anything for five months after that.
Last story you wrote this year:
The last story I posted this past year was Wisdom to the Mighty, Honor to the Brave (Temeraire, sort of gen), but that feels like cheating because it had been half-written for months and months. The last story I started in 2009 was Of Every Love That Could Have Been (tennis, Roger/Rafa), and it was a good one to close it out on.
19 fics, ~63650 words. Since May, I've written 11 fics about Rafa and he's won 0 titles. There's irony for you.
