2009 Writing Meme Thing
Jan. 6th, 2010 08:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
51stcenturyfoxIn which I teel deer ego-dump commentary about a whole year's worth of fic.
Most proud of: Finishing the John Hart/Jack Time Agency arc. I love holes in canon and figuring things out, and I did everything I set out to do with these stories -- explain how Jack and John met, what the Time Agency Academy was like and why they have this screwed-up relationship and every single unexplained reference made (Bikini Cops? Rear of the Year? SORTED).
My favorite story of this year: Mission of Mercy. I think it's my best John Hart/Time Agency story. It's quite short and spare, but I like it a lot.
My best story this year: Fearnought, because it's Gwen. And it's coat fetish fic. And most of all because![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
neifile7 co-wrote and made it work.
Story most underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion: Eh. On one hand, I'm happy to get *one* comment on a story, so I can't say anything's underappreciated if someone liked it enough to comment. But if pressed, I have to say What Time Do You Get Off? Since everyone wanks and Jack watches and I found kind of rare pics of the settings and Suzie makes Jack lick her fingers afterward. So I kind of love that one a lot. Coz I've got a filthy mind!
Most fun story: Great Balls Afire, sinceblue_fjords ' prompt was really, really hilarious. :D So that, and Two Moon Tango, because it's an off-world adventure and someone commented to tell me it reminded them of Doctor Who comics/Grant Morrison's stuff. WHICH MADE MY MONTH.
Hardest story to write: Asleep At The Switch. It was my first Doctor Who story, for a fic exchange, and threesome bodyswap. So it was hard on a technical level -- who's doing what where? -- and on a personal level I was afraid no one would like it or think it was funny/hot.
"Holy crap, that's *wrong*, even for you" story: I have few fic scruples, so... yeah, okay, the one where the Face of Boe makes the Doctor travel back to present-day Cardiff and do Jack. That was sort of a low. :D Wait, no. The Tosh/Rhys. Dude. It was for a porn batlle, ok? Nobody else has ever written that, AFAIK. For good reason.
Story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters: Three Proverbs. Well, I always actually thought Tosh was sexy and awesome, and I did fail at my initial goal here, which was a Tosh/Jack/Ianto threesome, but I think I gave her more agency here and it made me respect her even more. I'm not a fan of "Tosh moons over Owen and has nothing else going on and she always loses" fic.
Biggest disappointment: I failed at writing a Big Bang story, even though I had what I thought was a pretty good idea. I fail at longfic. Or maybe I just fail at Owenfic.
Biggest surprise: The Assist. Rhys/Ianto/Gwen. Where the hell did that come from? Oh yeah, a kinkmeme prompt! ILU kinkmeme!
Sexiest story: ??? I don't know. Judging from feedback, probably Tell Me. I like dirty talk.
I most appreciate all the much-needed help from betas this year, and story art fromlaurab1 and copperbadge , and filthgoblin 's podfic of Fearnought. Most of all, I appreciate all of the feedback received. Thanks so much for letting me know if you liked something or if you thought it needed development/offered some concrit or whatever. :)
Most proud of: Finishing the John Hart/Jack Time Agency arc. I love holes in canon and figuring things out, and I did everything I set out to do with these stories -- explain how Jack and John met, what the Time Agency Academy was like and why they have this screwed-up relationship and every single unexplained reference made (Bikini Cops? Rear of the Year? SORTED).
My favorite story of this year: Mission of Mercy. I think it's my best John Hart/Time Agency story. It's quite short and spare, but I like it a lot.
My best story this year: Fearnought, because it's Gwen. And it's coat fetish fic. And most of all because
neifile7 co-wrote and made it work.Story most underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion: Eh. On one hand, I'm happy to get *one* comment on a story, so I can't say anything's underappreciated if someone liked it enough to comment. But if pressed, I have to say What Time Do You Get Off? Since everyone wanks and Jack watches and I found kind of rare pics of the settings and Suzie makes Jack lick her fingers afterward. So I kind of love that one a lot. Coz I've got a filthy mind!
Most fun story: Great Balls Afire, since
blue_fjords ' prompt was really, really hilarious. :D So that, and Two Moon Tango, because it's an off-world adventure and someone commented to tell me it reminded them of Doctor Who comics/Grant Morrison's stuff. WHICH MADE MY MONTH.Hardest story to write: Asleep At The Switch. It was my first Doctor Who story, for a fic exchange, and threesome bodyswap. So it was hard on a technical level -- who's doing what where? -- and on a personal level I was afraid no one would like it or think it was funny/hot.
"Holy crap, that's *wrong*, even for you" story: I have few fic scruples, so... yeah, okay, the one where the Face of Boe makes the Doctor travel back to present-day Cardiff and do Jack. That was sort of a low. :D Wait, no. The Tosh/Rhys. Dude. It was for a porn batlle, ok? Nobody else has ever written that, AFAIK. For good reason.
Story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters: Three Proverbs. Well, I always actually thought Tosh was sexy and awesome, and I did fail at my initial goal here, which was a Tosh/Jack/Ianto threesome, but I think I gave her more agency here and it made me respect her even more. I'm not a fan of "Tosh moons over Owen and has nothing else going on and she always loses" fic.
Biggest disappointment: I failed at writing a Big Bang story, even though I had what I thought was a pretty good idea. I fail at longfic. Or maybe I just fail at Owenfic.
Biggest surprise: The Assist. Rhys/Ianto/Gwen. Where the hell did that come from? Oh yeah, a kinkmeme prompt! ILU kinkmeme!
Sexiest story: ??? I don't know. Judging from feedback, probably Tell Me. I like dirty talk.
I most appreciate all the much-needed help from betas this year, and story art from
laurab1 and copperbadge , and filthgoblin 's podfic of Fearnought. Most of all, I appreciate all of the feedback received. Thanks so much for letting me know if you liked something or if you thought it needed development/offered some concrit or whatever. :)![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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Date: 2010-01-06 02:54 pm (UTC)I LOVE THAT COAT FIC omg that was the hottest thing! I embarrassed myself over that--I didn't know you very well yet and I loved that so and got all hot-faced over my squeeage. I was afraid you thought I had a screw loose or something. (not that I don't !)
LOL.
Awesome! I do think your Great Balls Afire is the most amazing fic ever. But that coat story? Yeah. Just... Mmmm... LOL.
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Date: 2010-01-06 03:33 pm (UTC)Oh, you just like Great Balls Afire just because it sort of has an actual plot! :D
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Date: 2010-01-06 04:13 pm (UTC)Your coat story is brilliant! <3 And an inspiration. xD~ I love it, so much.
I wish you a very prolific 2010! =D
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Date: 2010-01-06 04:50 pm (UTC)It's... pretty much all smut. ALL OF IT!
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Date: 2010-01-06 05:05 pm (UTC)FREAKINGHOTMAMMAMIA-EROTIC ART.
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Date: 2010-01-06 04:35 pm (UTC)Favorite, pride, and best honors for me will always go to Closure, because you took everything you'd done in the TA series (and yep, Mission of Mercy was a big part of that) and gave it this twist that made it even more plausible, sadder and also more beautiful. For me, it's your definitive Jack/John story and one of my absolute faves anywhere this year.
You need a funniest fic category here, which would have a lot of contenders, but I'll pick A Notional Rescue because it nearly sent me to the ER when I snorted pinot grigio in the reading. I BLAME FOXY was born that night. :)
Three Proverbs was one of the biggest surprises for me (because I was expecting the 3some!) and remains second only to Closure in my affections.
Sexiest? Well, where's the love for Desk Set/Initial Velocity?? Actually, I think the two sexiest moments of all were the Suzie finger-licking (guh) and Gwen's undressing scene in Fearnought -- all yours, bb, and a month's worth of bunk material.
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Date: 2010-01-06 07:46 pm (UTC)Closure is up there for me, too. I don't even know.
NAH you made Fearnought sexy! I do like Desk Set... it was written hastily for a battle, so I always think... yeah, maybe I should have had a beta on it.
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Date: 2010-01-06 07:11 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-01-06 11:36 pm (UTC)I probably owe you some John Hart or something, huh?
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Date: 2010-01-07 01:05 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-01-06 07:14 pm (UTC)I FORGOT ALL ABOUT 3 PROVERBS. MUST GO REREAD.
I'm on a Jack/Tosh kick.
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Date: 2010-01-06 11:37 pm (UTC)I'mma reread your twitter fic later. Got to get a cigarette ready to smoke afterward and all... :D :D :D
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Date: 2010-01-06 11:41 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-01-06 11:50 pm (UTC)Oh. The THING thing.
I don't know WTF you're talking about.
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Date: 2010-01-06 11:51 pm (UTC)We were talking about the Twitter thing today. That made me want to read it.
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Date: 2010-01-06 11:55 pm (UTC)I was kidding.
I can't take all of this twitter excitement in one day, what with John Barrowman revealing his tracklist and all that. OMG. :D
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Date: 2010-01-07 12:03 am (UTC)i'm knitting him some booties.
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Date: 2010-01-07 12:26 am (UTC)Kind of too bad. Maternity leave would be like six years and all bed rest.
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Date: 2010-01-07 12:27 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-01-07 02:06 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-01-07 03:21 pm (UTC)MORE CUDDLING. :D
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Date: 2010-01-07 05:00 am (UTC)I think the Owenfic is hard to write. I would blame BB failure on Owen, not on your writing :D
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Date: 2010-01-07 03:22 pm (UTC)I like paperclipbitch's Owen, and wiredblowfish writes him well.