Writing Meme

[la_samtyr]

Yet another writing meme; ganked from one of my LotR sibs:

1. What have you written this year?

In "LotR":
Gifts - 4
Finished - 2
Misc. - 3
WIP's - 6

In "XFiles/Highlander/NLC's":
WIPs - 2

Other WIP's - 4


2. Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted?

Less than I expected but then there was a lot of legal stuff that was going on most of the year, and I can't write when there is weird stress IRL.

3. What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in 2008?

Probably Silm/First Age characters.

4. Did you take any writing risks this year?

Of course! Writing -- or any other creative endeavor, I might add -- is automatically taking a risk.

5. Do you have any fanfic or profic goals for the New Year?

Oh definitely! They are:
a) Songfic
b) B'day fic
c) Prezzies - 4
d) WIPs - 6 (that I can access easily on Vista and Open Office)
e) TBD [after late January and/or after 7 March '10] - 3 or 4

Btw, I'm not trying to be cute by not listing titles since (for me) the title is usually thought of last. I have to know what the fic is before I name it, and a lot of them just have working titles [Example of title: 1-prezzie4name-4, which means it's the first prezzie for whomever, and the number of rewrites I've gone through.] One of the few times I did come up with a title early, and it makes everyone who sees it think it's bdsm fic when actually it's a pretty gen kidfic.

6. Story Most Underappreciated by the Universe?

I have no idea. Really.

7. Most fun?

"Morning Yearning" -- that one just wrote itself in a couple of hours.

8. Most disappointing?

That would be any fic I haven't finished yet. :(

9. Sexiest Story?

I have no idea.

10. Sexiest Moment?

Again, I have no idea.

11. Hardest to Write?

That would be all of them since I am something of a 'Method' writer. It can be emotionally draining to get in the headspace of certain characters and there are times when I just have to back away and work on something else. Of course, the weird stuff IRL can totally put me off writing as well. [The combination is not an easy one to deal with, believe me.]

12. Most Unintentionally Telling?

I'm often surprised to find out what others discover in my writing, so... probably almost all of them, if you read them right.

Comments

[j-dav.livejournal.com]

Morning Yearning!!! I love the story :) I will come back to this later: rushes to coding and interfacing assignment.

*hugs*

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

I'm looking forward to your coming back. :)

[liriel1810.livejournal.com]

I agree, writing is all about the risk. We put a lot of ourselves into our writing and it's definitely a challenge and a risk.

I love it when a story writes itself.

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

I don't think non-writers can really know just how hard and scary writing is, though other writers and other artists do.

And it *is* wonderful when a story writes itself. :)

[spiced-wine.livejournal.com]

That would be all of them since I am something of a 'Method' writer. It can be emotionally draining to get in the headspace of certain characters

I know what you mean. :)

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. Some characters can be totally demanding and exhausting, can't they?

[spiced-wine.livejournal.com]

Lol, depending on what we put them through, being wicked, XD