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2016 fic overview
So, a roundup of the fics I've written this year.
total number of completed stories: 71, not including SWAG, SASO or vlockers (696 including them)
total word count: 482,369 words on AO3 (525,155 including fics not posted to AO3)
fandoms written in: Cardfight!! Vanguard, Chihayafuru, Free!, Gundam00, Haikyuu!!, Kuroko no Basuke, Love Live!!, Ookiku Furikabutte, Pokémon GO, Show By Rock!!, Thor, Yowamushi Pedal, Yuri!!! On Ice
2016 was a weird year for me in terms of writing, because of SWAG, SASO and valentines lockers. I cross-posted almost all of what I wrote for SWAG and valentines lockers to AO3, but I didn't do that for SASO because I just… couldn't be bothered by that point. I wrote a lot for SASO though, and my AO3 stats aren't entirely reflective of my year because of it.
As I said above, my AO3 stats for 2016 say that I posted 482,369 words worth of writing over the year. In 2015, I posted 276,705 words, so… that's more than 200k words more. That's a pretty big improvement, and one I'm pleased with, even if I'm not sure I ever want to do it again.
Me being who I am, made a spreadsheet to keep track of what I've written. It's not as informative as it could be, because of all the things I grouped together (I also haven't put the stuff I wrote to post on dreamwidth or twitter on this spreadsheet) but it gives you an idea of what I was doing this year, when I wasn't dying over SWAG or SASO.
Also, the writing meme I did last year:
looking back, did you expect to write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you’d expected?
The funny thing is, I guess I pretty much expected this much of myself this year. I started off really strong at the beginning of the year with SWAG and that kind of raised my expectations for myself… I got a little overambitious and wondered if I could manage 50k every month. I clearly didn't, but 525k is pretty damn good anyway.
what’s your own favorite story of the year?
I wrote a vampire!Shuuzo fic which was incredibly enjoyable to write. It was exactly what I needed to write, at the time when I wrote it, and I think it's my favourite because of that.
did you take any writing risks this year?
SWAG and SASO were pretty big risks, tbh? Especially SASO, I went a lot harder than I should have and I burned out a lot because of it.
do you have any fanfic or profit goals for the new year?
I want to focus on quality over quantity this year. I've already proven that I can write a lot. I want to say something like "it's not a big deal for me any more" but I've spent a long time measuring my self-worth against my word count, so it's not going to be very easy to break out of that style of thinking. I'm happiest when I'm writing, but I think I want to put my fics together with a lot more care and a lot less urgency this year.
best story of the year?
Maybe this kyouhaba scent kink fic? People seemed to like it, and I think that I got to poke at both their personalities quite a bit while writing it.
most popular story of the year?
The otayuri snapchat fic, because the YOI fandom is huge. Just after that is the scent kink fic I linked in the previous question, though.
story of mine most under-appreciated by the universe, in my opinion:
tbh I'm still surprised when I think about the fact that people actually read my fics.
most fun story to write:
The vampire!Shuuzo fic I linked in an earlier question. Or any of the Show By Rock!! fics, really. I love it and I love the characters, so I always have a good time writing those fics.
story with the single sexiest moment:
I would say, fully acknowledging my bias, that it's the otayuri hair-braiding one.
most sweet story:
Probably any of my victuuri fics, tbh. I really love writing Victor as being so deeply in love with Yuuri that he can barely contain it.
”holy crap, thats wrong, even for you!” story:
I want to say the Sousuke/Pyunsuke fic, not because of the bugfuck but because it's Free! fic
story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters:
Actually, one that I've written for selfcestfest that isn't going to get posted until February. It's Shuuzo from Trichronika crossing paths with Shuu from his Amatelast days, and I had to think really hard about where he would be and how he would think at both parts of his life and I came out of that fic with a newfound appreciation for Shuuzo.
most unintentionally telling story:
I want to say it's the RomShuu fic where they talk things out and reconcile and get back together, but I don't know if that's unintentional because I very openly own the fact that I'm a joke and everything about this fic is entirely self-indulgent. Other than this, I'd say that my longfic is probably the most unintentionally telling because I get mentally exhausted when writing really long things (like the 50k kyouhaba fic) so if you're looking for parts of me that made it into my writing without me fully realising, you'll probably find them there.
hardest story to write:
My current chaptered WIP, the dragon iwaoi. I feel like I'm barely even in the haikyuu fandom any more, but I'm not going to abandon this. Taking time away from things that I'm really motivated to write so that I can continue working on this is… difficult.
biggest disappointment:
Again, the dragon iwaoi fic. I wanted it done by… August, the end of September at latest. It's still going.
biggest surprise:
SWAG. I'm still not entirely sure how I wrote 135k in 15 days.
total number of completed stories: 71, not including SWAG, SASO or vlockers (696 including them)
total word count: 482,369 words on AO3 (525,155 including fics not posted to AO3)
fandoms written in: Cardfight!! Vanguard, Chihayafuru, Free!, Gundam00, Haikyuu!!, Kuroko no Basuke, Love Live!!, Ookiku Furikabutte, Pokémon GO, Show By Rock!!, Thor, Yowamushi Pedal, Yuri!!! On Ice
2016 was a weird year for me in terms of writing, because of SWAG, SASO and valentines lockers. I cross-posted almost all of what I wrote for SWAG and valentines lockers to AO3, but I didn't do that for SASO because I just… couldn't be bothered by that point. I wrote a lot for SASO though, and my AO3 stats aren't entirely reflective of my year because of it.
As I said above, my AO3 stats for 2016 say that I posted 482,369 words worth of writing over the year. In 2015, I posted 276,705 words, so… that's more than 200k words more. That's a pretty big improvement, and one I'm pleased with, even if I'm not sure I ever want to do it again.
Me being who I am, made a spreadsheet to keep track of what I've written. It's not as informative as it could be, because of all the things I grouped together (I also haven't put the stuff I wrote to post on dreamwidth or twitter on this spreadsheet) but it gives you an idea of what I was doing this year, when I wasn't dying over SWAG or SASO.
Also, the writing meme I did last year:
looking back, did you expect to write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you’d expected?
The funny thing is, I guess I pretty much expected this much of myself this year. I started off really strong at the beginning of the year with SWAG and that kind of raised my expectations for myself… I got a little overambitious and wondered if I could manage 50k every month. I clearly didn't, but 525k is pretty damn good anyway.
what’s your own favorite story of the year?
I wrote a vampire!Shuuzo fic which was incredibly enjoyable to write. It was exactly what I needed to write, at the time when I wrote it, and I think it's my favourite because of that.
did you take any writing risks this year?
SWAG and SASO were pretty big risks, tbh? Especially SASO, I went a lot harder than I should have and I burned out a lot because of it.
do you have any fanfic or profit goals for the new year?
I want to focus on quality over quantity this year. I've already proven that I can write a lot. I want to say something like "it's not a big deal for me any more" but I've spent a long time measuring my self-worth against my word count, so it's not going to be very easy to break out of that style of thinking. I'm happiest when I'm writing, but I think I want to put my fics together with a lot more care and a lot less urgency this year.
best story of the year?
Maybe this kyouhaba scent kink fic? People seemed to like it, and I think that I got to poke at both their personalities quite a bit while writing it.
most popular story of the year?
The otayuri snapchat fic, because the YOI fandom is huge. Just after that is the scent kink fic I linked in the previous question, though.
story of mine most under-appreciated by the universe, in my opinion:
tbh I'm still surprised when I think about the fact that people actually read my fics.
most fun story to write:
The vampire!Shuuzo fic I linked in an earlier question. Or any of the Show By Rock!! fics, really. I love it and I love the characters, so I always have a good time writing those fics.
story with the single sexiest moment:
I would say, fully acknowledging my bias, that it's the otayuri hair-braiding one.
most sweet story:
Probably any of my victuuri fics, tbh. I really love writing Victor as being so deeply in love with Yuuri that he can barely contain it.
”holy crap, thats wrong, even for you!” story:
I want to say the Sousuke/Pyunsuke fic, not because of the bugfuck but because it's Free! fic
story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters:
Actually, one that I've written for selfcestfest that isn't going to get posted until February. It's Shuuzo from Trichronika crossing paths with Shuu from his Amatelast days, and I had to think really hard about where he would be and how he would think at both parts of his life and I came out of that fic with a newfound appreciation for Shuuzo.
most unintentionally telling story:
I want to say it's the RomShuu fic where they talk things out and reconcile and get back together, but I don't know if that's unintentional because I very openly own the fact that I'm a joke and everything about this fic is entirely self-indulgent. Other than this, I'd say that my longfic is probably the most unintentionally telling because I get mentally exhausted when writing really long things (like the 50k kyouhaba fic) so if you're looking for parts of me that made it into my writing without me fully realising, you'll probably find them there.
hardest story to write:
My current chaptered WIP, the dragon iwaoi. I feel like I'm barely even in the haikyuu fandom any more, but I'm not going to abandon this. Taking time away from things that I'm really motivated to write so that I can continue working on this is… difficult.
biggest disappointment:
Again, the dragon iwaoi fic. I wanted it done by… August, the end of September at latest. It's still going.
biggest surprise:
SWAG. I'm still not entirely sure how I wrote 135k in 15 days.