I am not dead yet; I can dance and I can sing. I am not dead yet; I can do the highland fling
In 2007, veleda_k resolves to...
Keep my transgenderism clean.
Cut down to ten cross-dressers a day.
Become a better femslash.
Backup my slash regularly.
Find a new activism.
Spend less time on trigun.
Yeah, there's nothing worse than a dirty transgenderism. I should keep mine sparkly. And, twenty cross-dressers a day is just too many. I'm going to run out of cross-dressers at this rate.
Fic Written:
For fic_on_demand:
Office Gossip Yami no Matsuei, Terazuma/Tsuzuki, Hisoka/Wakaba
Same Plot, Different Shinigami Yami no Matsuei/Bleach, Aizen, Muraki, and Gin
Discovering the Question V for Vendetta (movieverse), Evey/Finch
Written for wishkisses:
Seeking the Light Noir, Mirielle/Kirika
Christmas Present Fruits Basket, Ritsu/Mitsuru (Shigure's editor)
The Fine Art of Experimentation Yami no Matsuei, Tatsumi/Watari
Prize Yami no Matsuei, Hisoka/Oriya
Monkey See, Monkey Do Saiyuki, Goku/Gojyo
Everything You Want Sailor Moon (mangaverse), Rei/Minako
Moon and Memory Saiyuki, Koumyou/Ukoku
Discretion Yami no Matsuei, Tatsumi/Hisoka/Tsuzuki
The Best Laid Plans Saiyuki, Hakkai/Gojyo
Miscellaneous:
Waiting Yami no Matsuei, Oriya centric
A Change in Routine Saiyuki, Kanzeon Bosatsu/Jiroushin
Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted? The output looks fairly typical until you get to wishkisses. I was quite inspired. So, more than I expected.
What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January 2006? Just about everything written for fic_on_demand was new ground for me. Terazuma/Tsuzuki? Bleach? Nonetheless, the biggest surprise was "Discovering the Question." I never write for live action fandoms.
What's your favorite story of the year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you happiest? Either "Office Gossip" or "Same Plot, Different Shinigami." They were both loads of fun to write. And the both a have something that might almost be called plot, which is nearly unheard of for me.
Did you take any writing risks this year? (See above for unexpected pairings, etc.) What did you learn from them? I feel it was a risk writing for Bleach, since I don't think my grasp of the characters is very good. That's why if the fic ever gets a second chapter, I am definitely going to need a characterization beta.
Do you have any fanfic or profic goals for the New Year? Finally write a multi-parter. Also, write sex.
From my past year of writing, what was...
My Favorite Story: "Office Gossip" or "Same Plot..."
Best Story: "Moon and Memory" is pretty and evocative, in my biased opinion, but "Office Gossip" may be better at showing my evolution as a writer.
Story Most Underappreciated by the Universe: “A Change in Routine" definitely. Why does no one like the Kanzeon Bosatsu/Jiroushin loving? Why world, why?
Most Fun: “Same Plot, Different Shinigami." You have no idea how much the running gag with the espresso machine amused me.
Most Sexy: I do not write sexy. I fail at sexy.
Story with a Single Sexy Moment: See above.
Holy crap, that's wrong: Either "Same Plot..." for sheer WTF or "Monkey See, Monkey Do," because Gojyo/Goku? Huh?
Story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters: "Moon and Memory," for really making me think about Nii and Ukoku and how they intersect.
Hardest to Write: "The Fine Art of Experimentation" for some reason. The muse just did not want to write Tatsumi/Watari. I have no idea why.
Biggest disappointment: Probably “Everything You Want." It felt repetitive and false at points.
Biggest surprise: “Discovering the Question." I wrote live action? I wrote American live action? What you say?
A story I want remembered: "Office Gossip" for being the first fic to feature Hisoka/Wakaba (to my knowledge).