2008 Year End Review

[scribblinlenore]

2008 was a really uneven year for me writing-wise. I started out with a lot of inspiration, and then I didn't write a word for four months, and then I did mini_nano which totally revitalized my writing and got me going again. That and Write or Die, which I pull out whenever I'm staring off into space when I'm supposed to be writing. I ended up with over 160,000 words between fandom and original stuff, which I was surprised (and pleased) by. The thing I'm happiest about is that I finished two things that were 20,000 words or more, which is a big accomplishment for me.



Bandom
People say a lot of things they don't mean, Crossover with Burn Notice, 22,865 words (For the Little Black Dress challenge)
Operation Jealousy, Crossover with House, 8713 words

Baseball RPS
Five Times Derek and Alex Almost Get Caught, 10,025 words (For punny's birthday!)
Love In An Elevator, 1788 words
Cotton Candy Colored Lip Gloss, 2885 words

Firefly
Scissors Can't Be Trusted, 3103 words
Smooth, 8628 words
Out in the black ain't nothing so much as time, 3737 words

Fringe
Who you turn to when you can't stand the dark, 1630 words

LA Confidential
Can't Keep Doing This, 856 words

Mad Men
Here's to knowing what you want and getting it, 7763 words (For yuletide)

The Prestige
Only one of us, 2891 words (For yuletide)

Stargate Atlantis
The Trading Customs of MCX-534, 718 words (For oxoniensis' Porn Battle)
Erotic Reconstruction, 1021 words (For oxoniensis' Porn Battle)
Gotta Dance!, 5099 words (For Surfacing zine)
There's A New Kid In Town, 3021 words
A Boyfriend For Christmas, 19,640 words (For barely_bean's birthday!)

Supernatural
From The Inside Out, 2671 words

Torchwood
Among the porcelain, among some talk of you and me, 1000 words (For slodwick's A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words challenge)

Total fandom: 108,054


Original m/m:

Advertising story: 23,550
Baseball story: 31,400

Total original: 54,950


Grand total: 163,004




For 2009, I'm doing getyourwordsout, with a goal of 250,000 words for the year. I want to work on writing longer stories, and I want to submit at least one original m/m romance to an e-publisher. Those are my main objectives for the year. And of course, I'll write some fannish stuff. Because having fun is always one of my resolutions! :D

Here are the ideas I'm either working on now or planning to work on:

--Advertising story, with Rodney-esque character who's a genius creative director and a John-esque character who's a prospective client with his company on the line. There's flirting and secret liaisons and intrigue, because all's fair in love and advertising. (Written ~30,000, with about 10,000 more to go.)

--Baseball story, with an aging pitcher and a puppyish young catcher just called up from the minors. It's attraction right from the start, but can our heroes put together a winning season and a lasting romance when getting found out could mean the end of both their careers? (Written ~30,000 words, about halfway finished.)

--Bandom-inspired romance #1. The Patrick-esque character is a massage therapist, whose aspirations toward a music career had to be put on hold after his parents died leaving him to take care of his younger brother. The Pete-esque character is an entertainment lawyer who has a standing weekly appointment with Patrick. When things go from professional to personal between them, will it mean the start of big things for Patrick? Or is this Peter Pan with the charming smile just another heartbreak waiting to happen?

--Bandom-inspired romance #2. This one is a sci-fi AU. The Patrick-esque character is an eminent mathematician and amateur musician who is all work, work, work. He takes a security consulting assignment on a casino world where everything is all pleasure, pleasure, pleasure. Things get really interesting when the impresario of the casino world insists that Patrick avail himself of one of the amenities of the place: a beautiful, dark-eyed companion (aka hooker!Pete-esque character). But is there more to Patrick's seductive new paramour than meets the eye? Will the secrets of Pete's past destroy more than their budding romance?

Also, fanfic wise, I'm working on the Pete-in-a-skirt story, because I just can't help myself!

If I decide to natter on more about this stuff, I'll set up a filter, so I won't torture people who don't want to be tortured. For now, though, I'm trying to talk less and do more. That usually works better for me! *g*