Year's end meme

[luzula]

Fraser/Kowalski stories:
-2Y + 2X: Ray and Fraser turn into women. Then they have sex. PWP written for a prompt at the ds_kinkmeme. 1800 words, NC-17
Consequences: Fraser ties Ray up. Sequel to Desk Duty and a present for akamine_chan. PWP, 1900 words, NC-17
Memory: To Fraser, the past is more clear than the present. For the Time Challenge at the ds_flashfiction. 750 words, PG
Shared Warmth: Post-CotW dogsledding and porn for meresy's porn tag. 2200 words, R
The Snow and the Leaves: Chicago in the next ice age. A companion piece to Together. 950 words, PG-13

Other stories:
I first came to Chicago on the trail of the killers of my husband: Maggie returns to Chicago to visit her brother, and gets involved in a case. Maggie/Frannie, F/K. 9300 words, PG-13
Into the Wild: When the news of a wanted fugutive reached Fraser's detachment, he followed her into the mountains and found something he hadn't expected. Set in the same AU as Shifting and Running. Fraser/Victoria, 9200 words, NC-17
Another Way: Fraser gives in to the call of the wild. Fork-in-the-road AU for Into the Wild (will not make much sense unless you've read that). Fraser/Victoria. 3500 words, R
Depot: Benton Fraser's time at Depot and just after. Mostly gen, some Benton Fraser/Eric Kitikmeot. 10.300 words, light R.

Fraser/Kowalski snippets:
Dialogue: Ray wants Fraser to talk dirty. NC-17
Insomnia: Fraser is in the bed beside him, and Ray can't sleep. PG
Together: It was fucking cold. G
Unseasonable: Sleeping bag sex--the realistic version. Light R
Waiting: There was nothing to do but wait, now. R
Wrestling: Ray is frustrated, and tries to find an outlet. PG-13

Snippets about the Fraser family:
Easy: Benton learns to sail. Teenage Benton gen, G.
Hunting: Eric isn't watching the caribou. Teenage Benton Fraser/Eric Kitikmeot, PG-13
Shot: Fork-in-the-road AU for the pilot. Bob Fraser gen, PG-13.
Slipping: There's blood on his hands. Bob Fraser gen (angst and canon character death), PG-13
Visitation: Fraser has an unexpected visit. Fraser and Caroline gen, G

Other snippets:
Closet: A tag for I first came to Chicago on the trail of the killers of my husband. Maggie/Frannie, PG-13
Roots: The garden is what finally makes Ray believe that Fraser is happy in Chicago. Fraser/Kowalski/Vecchio, G

Stories in other fandoms:
nova: There is a new flow of tags in the Wrangulator. Tag wrangler RPF, in the steampunk AU started by general_jinjur's forma. Gen, 500 words, G.


Long due South podfic (over one hour)
Real Worlds, by troyswann (F/K, R, 5h 9m)
The Harder They Fall, by secretlybronte (F/K, NC-17, 2h 48m)

Short due South podfic (under one hour)
The Left Hand of Franklin, by nos4a2no9 (F/K, G, 4m)
Watching, by me (F/K, R, 8m)
The Meg Thatcher Chronicles, Chapter 47: The Sultry Super-Spy of Canada meets Bond, James Bond, by mizface (F/K and Thatcher/James Bond, PG, 21m)
With Apologies to Poe, by mizface (Kowalski gen, G, 10m)

C6D podfic:
The Lights, by cesperanza (Wilby Wonderful, Duck/Dan and Duck/OMC:s, NC-17, 42m)
Odd Man Out, by dsudis (Wilby Wonderful, G, 6m)
1300 Miles to Home by akamine_chan, (Hard Core Logo, Billy/Joe, NC-17, 12m)
Shelter from the Storm, by sionnain (Twitch City, Curtis/Hope/Newbie, PG, 7 min)
Strangle the Stars, by sionnain (BSG, Kara/Leoben, R, 14 min)

Other podfic:
Other Kinds of Men, by karanguni (Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness, PG-13, 22m)
In the House of Dust, by kindkit (Gilgamesh (the ancient Sumerian epic), Enkidu/Gilgamesh, PG-13, 14m)
Conclusion of the Imperial Planetologist, by dien (Frank Herbert's Dune books, G, 16m)
Two Birds, by mercuriosity (Princess Tutu, PG, 11m)
Rough Diamond, by lyrstzha (Beauty and the Beast, PG, 43m)
Rude Awakening, by kyuuketsukirui (Brokeback Mountain, PG, 4m)
Dedicate His Beauty, by sanj (Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio/Romeo, R, 55m)
And Spite of This Cold Time by wildestranger (Temeraire gen with Laurence/Granby/Tharkay subtext, 21m, PG)
a thread through spring by nekokoban (Tactics, Haruka/Kantarou, 12m, PG-13)
The Story of Marli-hrair and the Black Rabbit of Inlé, by edonohana (Watership Down, G, 16 min).
Lomendánar (Little Love for the Things of My Love), by vulgarweed (Lord of the Rings, G, 16 min)

Total wordcount: 41 600 words
Total recording time: 13 hours 51 minutes

Wow, that's quite a lot. *basks in accomplishment*

I actually have fewer stories this year as opposed to last year, but that's because I've written longer stories this year, not because I've been writing less. Three of them are around 10 000 words, and I'm pretty happy with this development. Another trend seems to be that I have fewer and shorter F/K stories, and have instead explored other pairings, or written gen stories. (Although more of my snippets are F/K, so perhaps there's just another outlet for the F/K stuff.)

Podfic-wise, I participated in amplificathon this year, which resulted in lots of rare fandom podfics. That's the reason there are fewer due South podfics this year. The last couple of months of the year there was almost no podficcing, on account of the ever-lasting cold of doom. /o\

My best story(ies) of this year: Oof, this is hard for me to answer--I feel like I don't have enough distance to my own writing to pick out which story is the best. Going by audience response, it's the post-CotW first time F/K story, but that probably just reflects the popularity of that particular genre (although I am happy with the story). I think I'm actually most proud of Into the Wild, which is a rewriting of Victoria's Secret and the events that led up to it in an alternate universe where they're both shapeshifters. That story really works for me. Another reason to be proud of it is that it's the first time I wrote Ray Vecchio (in a supporting role, but still), and I'm happy with how that came out.

Out of the podfics, it's easier: I think my best podfic this year is the Lord of the Rings story Lomendánar (Little Love for the Things of My Love). I still listen to it myself now and then. Other podfics that came out well are In the House of Dust and The Story of Marli-hrair and the Black Rabbit of Inlé.

My favourite story of this year: Arrgh, also a hard question. I'm tempted to give the same answer as for the best story. Although I'm also very fond of the two ice age fics, The Snow and the Leaves and Together.

Among the podfics, I suppose my favorite is Real Worlds, partly because it's the longest one I've recorded so far (over five hours!), and partly because I love the story so much. I really can't tell if I did it justice, though, which is why I'm not listing it under "best".

Story most underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion: Into the Wild, definitely--it only had three people commenting on it (although I've also gotten some feedback via other means). But strangely enough, I don't mind it much, even though I picked this as my best story of the year. Maybe writing the story was its own reward.

Among the podfics, most of the rare fandom ones didn't get any feedback. But this was offset by the few that did--it's fun to see someone overjoyed because there's a podfic in their particular tiny fandom.

Most fun story to write: Definitely this year's post-CotW first time F/K story. It felt so relaxing to just write about something I know. There were all sorts of details from this year's dogsledding trip that went into this story. Oh, and Dialogue was fun, too--it's a dialogue-only sex scene in 300 words.

The most fun podfic might be Odd Man Out (Wilby Wonderful). It was a lot of fun to read Emily POV.

Sexiest story: Huh, I don't know. Maybe the bondage porn? The sexiest podfic is probably Watching.

Story with the single sexiest moment: I think it's the sleepy sex in Shared Warmth.

Most "Holy crap, that's wrong, even for you" story: Possibly turning Fraser into a zombie? Although I'm blaming that on Aka. (And honestly, I was pretty satisfied with that snippet.)

Podfic-wise, it's probably recording (intentional) badfic. Hee, that was fun. Meg Thatcher/James Bond 4evah. *g*

Story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters: Well, if you write a long fic about a character whom you haven't written much before, you're bound to learn something new about them. So in this year's stories, I guess I learned most about Victoria, Maggie and Frannie. Especially Victoria, although it was an AU version of her.

Hardest story to write: I suppose it's cheating to pick one of my WIP:s? I mean, there's a reason they're not finished yet. Out of the posted fics, the hardest to write was the casefic aspects of the Maggie/Frannie fic, and also the military school aspects of the Depot fic (because it's such a foreign environment to me).

Biggest Disappointment: I don't think there's anything I'm really disappointed in. I have vague feelings of is-this-really-doing-what-I-want-it-to-do with both the fics that are listed under "Hardest story to write", but I can't figure out whether that's based in something specific or if it's just general garden-variety insecurity.

Podfic-wise, it's my complete failure to find a good voice for Curtis in my Twitch City podficlet. (I can't read Darren, either--what is up with that?)

Biggest Surprise: Definitely nova. I was very happy that I could write something that wasn't due South (although I do also have a short Generation Kill WIP). Among the due South stories, I guess it's the genderfuck femslash in -2Y + 2X? It kind of popped up out of nowhere when I read the prompt on ds_kinkmeme.

Podfic-wise, it's that I could so easily read Hard Core Logo fic (I mean, I could never write HCL).

Most Unintentionally Telling Story: Hmm, hm. I don't know? Maybe I'm not self-aware enough to answer this. *g*

Oh, wait, I totally know the answer to this question on the podfic side. It's the one with the ents lamenting the fallen forests. I had no problem at all reading that with feeling. OTOH, that's what made the podfic good, I think.

Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted? About what I'd hoped, I suppose. Although I'm always surprised when things go well, writing-wise.

What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January 2009? Fraser/Victoria. I've always found that pairing interesting, but never thought I could write it before.

Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them? See under hardest stories, I guess. Hmm, and I've maybe learned to have patience with writing longer stories.

Do you have any fanfic or profic goals for the New Year? Well, as always, I have several WIP:s I'd like to finish. Of these, two have finished drafts, but FRTDNEATJ I've had problems with them. And there's also the Big Bang story, of course. Huh, now that I think about it, I probably have almost 30 000 words worth of WIP:s.

I'd like to thank the academy... I'm very grateful to all the smart and generous people who did beta-reading or first-reading for me this year (in no particular order, and I hope I'm not forgetting anyone): isis, primroseburrows, secretlybronte, aria, miss_zedem, mizface, sundayscat, leafy22, keerawa, waltzforanight, podfic_lover, fredericks, zabira, spuffyduds, the_antichris, china_shop and akamine_chan. Also, a huge thanks to everyone who has given me comments and feedback and encouragement. &hearts

Comments

[china_shop]

*twirls you*

[luzula]

*is twirled*

[mizface.livejournal.com]

Wow - that is a LOT, luz! Awesome!! And I love that you included wordcounts and recording times (I thought about doing that, but going through all the snippets was too daunting).

I'm definitely going to have to go through (once I've read all the dSSS stuff) and make sure I've caught all your 09 fic.

*hugs*

[luzula]

Yeah, I'm quite happy with what I've done over the year! \o/

And with the snippets I just multiplied the number of snippets with 300, and figured I wouldn't be too far wrong. *g*

The year's end memes always coincide with DSSS and Yuletide, so it's like one is drowning in fic...