2022 Writing Self-Evaluation
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1. Number of stories posted to AO3 this year: 7
2. Total word count posted to AO3 for the year: 100, 852
3. List of works published this year: these are in order by date posted
Ace of Spades
But We Could Be So Good
Should Have Known
Walk of Shame
Next Door
St. Elena
This Beautiful Fantastic
4. Work you are most proud of (and why): Probably Ace of Spades. It's a fic I've been thinking about for years, probably since I started writing fics. It was the first time for me writing a true adaptation, and it was a subject matter...pirates...that I hadn't ever written before either. It was quite interesting adapting something like this. In the past I've adapted things but made them into something modern, whereas in this one I made the story a/b/o and changed the point of view. lol is that actually different than what I've done before? I don't know, I'm tired.
5. Work you are least proud of (and why): I wouldn't say I'm not proud of any of them. I'd say I mostly just wish I'd been able to write more.
6. A favorite excerpt of your writing: from Ace of Spades
“Louis?” he asked, frightened at the sound. The room seemed to vibrate with it.
Louis smiled down at him. “Don’t worry, love. Just whales. You can hear them talk to each other on nights like this. They sound a bit sad at first, but the more you listen to them the less melancholy they sound. When I hear them now, their voices sound as charming as a songbird. Would you like something to drink?”
Harry nodded, so Louis held him up, supporting him in his arms as he helped him sip a cup of water. When he was done, Harry had no desire to be released from Louis’ strength. “Could we sit by the window? I want to hear the whales more clearly.”
Without speaking, Louis picked him up and carefully brought him to the window bench. Harry kept his hands clutched to Louis’ shirt, staring into the chest and soft hair he found there. Louis seemed to know what he desired and opened his shirt further so that Harry could press his cheek against the skin there.
“I wonder what whales talk about,” Harry said against Louis’ chest.
“Mm? Well, I suppose they’ve heard you’re ill.” A loud moan called from the sea. “Ah, now they’re saying how terribly sorry they are to hear of your sickness. They’ve decided to send one of them to fetch cool breezes from the Arctic to keep you comfortable.”
Harry smiled against Louis’ skin. Another whale moaned an answering call.
“Now they’ve saying that when you’ve recovered, you’re welcome to go whale back riding.”
With a snort, Harry curled into Louis’ body further. They were quiet for a time, simply listening to the whales in the night.
7. Share or describe a favorite comment you received: This is part of a comment that I loved..."i wish i could erase all memory i have of this fic just so that i can read it again with fresh eyes again and again. i will definitely reread this one"
8. A time when writing was really, really hard: All the time? lol. That's not entirely true, but I just didn't find myself with a lot of time to write. Or maybe the emotional capacity to write. It's been a hard year.
9. A scene or character you wrote that surprised you: I wrote a lot of Zayn this year, including some Zayn pov, which was new for me, and I really enjoyed writing the Zayn characters more than I ever have.
10. How did you grow as a writer this year: I noticed something surprising happening this year, which is that I became someone who can write thousands of words at a time. That used to be something that rarely happened for me. I would be good about writing almost every day, but not writing a lot in one sitting. I'm not entirely sure how this has happened, but I'm not mad about it lol.
11. How do you hope to grow next year: I always want to find something new to write and work on, so I'm definitely have some new things planned for that Chicago fic for sure...kid fic, mpreg. New territories for me right there. Also, I want to work more on how I write details in my writing. I feel like I've improved a lot, but I have more there to work on.
12. Who was your greatest positive influence this year as a writer (could be another writer or beta or cheerleader or muse etc etc): I feel emotional thinking about everyone who has helped me this year. Always always always @taggiecb, my writing soulmate, read everything I wrote (even though she's never even read or seen Harry Potter and had to google things to understand my Drarry fics) and gave me the motivation and desire to keep writing. @louandhazaf for being such an amazing beta and polishing everything up and always being willing to jump in with whatever genre I've decided on next. @lululawrence is always there for me to kick my ass when I need it and also keeps me from doing stupid things lol. @nouies for being so kind and supportive and generous with her cheerleading and art. My Drarry fics would not have existed without @haztobegood and @fallinglikethis dragging me through them when I felt like giving up. I feel like I could go cry now.
13. Anything from your real life show up in your writing this year: not really. I think I subconsciously stayed far away from my real life. lol.
14. Any new wisdom you can share with other writers: When I talk about the things I want to work on in my writing, it's because I've read it elsewhere. The more I analytically read, the more I find things to work on with my own writing.
15. Any projects you’re looking forward to starting (or finishing) in the new year: I'm signed up to write a fic based on Chicago for the @faithinthefutureficfest which I'm really excited about! And I'm going to run the @louisrarepairfest again in 2023 with the same schedule, so I'll definitely write something for that, too.
16. Tag 3 writers whose answers you’d like to read.
I'm going to tag more than 3... everyone I've tagged in the post for other reasons + @kingsofeverything @thinlinez @homosociallyyours @louistomlionson @jacaranda-bloom @pocketsunshineharry @phd-mama @evilovesyou @parmahamlarrie and anyone who wants to do this!
--Went looking for @juliusschmidt's original form and realized how much it's changed over the years! So I just picked one and went with it--
Past years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 , 2021
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I had a rather vivid dream, in which I was like in a classroom or a cafe I don't know and next to me was a man (who looked slightly like Tom Hiddleston, but like when he was Loki because of the hair color) and somehow he was excited seeing me. We were talking to different people, although I didn't understand any of those other voices.
And he literally told me: you are a delight, hopefully we can see each other soon, in the reality. My Dear.
And he smiled, like Loki.
!?!?!?!?!?!?
EXCUSE ME??????
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Dick, back from an undercover mission: "All right, fill me in. Tell me everything I missed."
Steph: "Won't take long. Only three things happened. Jason chipped his tooth and had a lisp for a week."
Jason: "Lithen up, theeven. I'm Thorry, did I thay thumthing amuthing to you? Anther me, you thun of a birth!"
Duke: "Number two, Stephanie and Damian wore the same outfit to work one day."
Steph: "How does it look better on you?"
Jason: "And Bruce banned headphones while masks are on, due to the Tim Incident."
Tim, rolling his eyes, shouting across the Cave: "I like listening to music sometimes! Patrol gets boring!"
Dick: "Great recap."
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