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[radiowrites]

2023 Writer Year-In-Review

Hi, I’m RaisedonRadio & FortressofmyPast on AO3 and FF.net. This is an on-going tradition since 2015. Check out my past year-end posts: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015.

Tagging a few, but if you come across this, consider it an open tag! You’re welcome to tag me back, I’d love to read it!

@writercorianarose @shesailsships @talesofsorrowandofruin @azdesertwillow @goneahead @littlemissfandomworld @dreams-of-kalopsia @halleyuhm

Big change for me compared to last year—in addition to NaNoWriMo, I actually posted fanfics! I tried to add some new questions to this year’s edition, I hope they might even move out of my tiny circle.

Total Word Counts: 51,920 for 2023 NaNoWriMo 15,570 on 2022 NaNoWriMo project 19,193 for July 2023 Camp NaNoWriMo (mostly fanfics) 28,310 in published fanfics (this number is overlapping with camp nano, I wasn’t paying attention, so I’m not going to add everything together)

Total Number Of Completed Works: 10 Total Number of WIPS worked on this year: 10 or so How Many WIPs do you still have: 23

Looking back, did you write more than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you’d expected? I wrote way more than expected! I seriously didn’t think I would do NaNoWriMo again. And I published ten fics! That’s ten more than last year!

Did you take any writing risks this year? The NaNoWriMo project was definitely a risk for me. I basically had an idea and no outline. It was quite a challenge to my perfectionism issues—I had to basically never reread anything and just keep going, fully aware that I can better foreshadow the ideas that came up halfway through in the next rewrite.

Biggest Surprise: I wrote for NaNoWriMo again, which I was pretty sure wouldn't happen lol, and hit the word count, all through discovery writing, and having very little idea where I was going with it.

Biggest Disappointment: I dropped that above mentioned project the moment November ended! I can tell it has potential, hidden in there. I will definitely return to it.

Do you have any writing goals for the new year? I’d love to at least finish the first draft of the 2023 NaNoWriMo project, bringing it to a tentative end so I can actually reread it and go from there. And keep writing fanfic, and maybe even work on the 2022 nanowrimo project…

Fanfiction Questions Below! (if you don’t write fanfiction feel free to skip or rework the questions for your original works.)

Fandoms I’ve written in this year: I wrote fics for 7 different fandoms! For the following kdramas: Island, Tale of the Nine Tailed, Memorist, Royal Secret Agent, W: Two Worlds, May I Help You?, and a little Korean Web drama called Handmade Love.

Your most popular story of the year? That would be Besides You with 327 hits and 47 kudos. However Superhero got the most comment interaction with 4!

The story that was easiest/or most fun to write: I Think He Knows was fun to write! I do just love brooding with a heart of gold formerly immortal male leads.

Hardest story to write: Rescue Me, Superhero, Restore, and Prayers & Promises were four works that I had left for dead, and came back and found them to be basically finished and just needed proofreading. (So just in case anyone wondered how I turned out three of those in like two days: they were actually done and I was hellbent on getting them out of my WIPs list)

Your sweetest story: That would definitely be Superhero. I altered my normal narrative style to better fit the child’s character, and I was really pleased with how it turned out.

Your saddest scene: I feel like I hit a lot of angst this year, but nothing really sad?

The sexiest moment you’ve written this year? *coughs* I wrote five pieces of smut. (Half of my fanfics were smut this year?!) Umm, I’m torn between Beside You and Don’t Blame Me? But also Never Be the Same and Take On Me???

Your favorite tag: (whether you use it the most or just something witty/perfect for the story) My brother announced to me that he reads all my tags (he was trying to embarrass me about one of my smut pieces) so I did a shout out to him in the next fic. He saw it within the day, I was actually impressed.

Most unintentionally telling story: (have you accidentally or purposefully exposed a detail about yourself?) Religious guilt seems to be a reoccurring tag this year. In all seriousness, not quite sure why, but yet it kinda makes sense? (its complicated lmao) And for some reason not one, but two fics ended with marriage proposals?! (I’m so single.)

Are any of your fics named after/heavily inspired by music? I’m RaisedonRadio and it would be concerning if—checks list—less than 8 of the 10 fics weren’t named after songs, haha! (I’m actually just really bad at naming fics…)

Good To You and Besides You are both songs by the band Marianas Trench, and are heavily inspired by the songs. Rescue Me is by OneRepublic, one of those more vibes than lyrics inspired. I Think He Knows by Taylor Swift was definitely on repeat for that fic, as well as Don't Blame Me. (Poems), Prayers, and Promises was more a steal the name of the song by John Denver, for some reason I think Cold by Corbyn was on repeat when writing that one. Take On Me was named more for the similarities between the MV and the series! Never Be The Same was for the vibes of the song by Camila Cabello but not really the lyrics.

What’s your own favorite story of the year? Maybe it’s cheating but I’m not sure if I can really choose? I know it’s not a common writer sentiment but I really do like them all for different reasons.

Like I churned out Good To You and Besides You within ten days of each other in July, after not writing any fanfic basically for a year and a half.

And then I pulled Rescue Me out of the dead drafts pile and made myself work on more description.

I Think He Knows was my first foray into a brand new fandom.

Don’t Blame Me is one of my rare canon divergence fics.

Restore was another dead draft that I found to be mostly complete, and decide to release into the world even if I knew there was so much more I could have done with it.

Prayers and Promises was not only another new fandom, but for some reason, I decided to write for a side character. It’s still sitting on just 1 hit and that makes it all the better that I really wrote it for myself.

Superhero was out of my comfort zone of writing for a kid’s perspective and I was so happy with how it turned out.

Take On Me was a draft sitting at less than 1k words and I challenged myself to finish it before the new year, and got it done in two days.

And then, to finish it all off with the intense desire to have ten fics under the belt for 2023, I wrote Never Be The Same in less than two days for the last drama I had watched, and the speed that the last two fics were actually finished was a huge change for me.

Fanfiction risks you took this year? I wrote fanfic for not one, but two fandoms that I had to create the first tags for on AO3! Also, as I started to slip into just writing for kdramas this year, I’ve basically become my own proofreader and editor at this point. Any mistakes are my own, lol.

My favorite part of fandom this year: That would be getting two kudos and a comment on I Think He Knows, one of the fics that is the first in its fandom tag. To actually connect with more fans of such a tiny project was so cool!

Thanks for reading and here’s to next year!

#fic in review #writer year in review #fanfiction #radiowrites #raisedonradio #fortressofmypast

[fortressofmypast]

Being with her was effortless.

One shot, rated E, 1350 words

#may I help you #kdrama #fanfiction #fortressofmypast #radiowrites #one hundred won butler

[raisedonradio]

Do Hee only has her thoughts for company as she waits for the warrant to be reviewed.

One shot, episode 8, 2600 words

#my demon #마이 데몬 #fanfiction #jeong gu won #do do hee #sbs my demon #my demon netflix #kdrama #raisedonradio #radiowrites

[shesailsships]

This fic is written in honor of my dear friend’s ( @radiowrites ) birthday! My goal was to write her dream fic, which incidentally is almost identical to what my own dream fic would be #goodtaste 

The requirements:

Ayako/Bou-san centric 

fake dating

“there was only one bed”

hand holding

face holding

meet-the-parents

#ghost hunt #radiowrites #HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAREST !!! #hope this fulfills the dream #<333

[25centsoda]

You ever get the urge to throw a fanfic into the world even though it’s not finished

#was cleaning up my fanfic writing folder tonight and stumbled across another good one where i was like WHERE'S THE REST OF IT wait i'm the a #uthor #fanfic #writing #this one would be: #star wars #luke skywalker #teen age ish #vader gets him #just #scoop scoop #beru was there #luke's like hey! what's the big idea! #gave me Radiowriter vibes tbh #good stuff

[kjscottwrites]

Survey Results are In!

>> CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL SURVEY

** The doc is NSFW and meant for 18+ readers **

Thanks to everyone who filled out the survey. The results are in and they are so fascinating, and I'm stoked to share them with you!

Those who asked to be tagged in the results are under the cut!

@writingpotato07 @notwritinganyflufftoday @contra-diction816 @concerningwolves @cryingwriter @antique-symbolism @princessneleam @dreamsdescent @radiowrites @wildjuniperjones @aestatismors @morbidjazz @acavatica @celestialily @thefollow-spot @unseeliefaerie

#I am: so sorry about the fruit graphics they were too funny to pass up #writeblr #writing #bookblr #fic #writers on tumbr #survey #romance novels #romance #language #writing resources #writing tips #booklr #fanfiction #writing advice #writing help #writer things #writerscommunity #writers on tumblr

[romances-not-tragedies]

Out of Context Line Tag

Thank you @chauceryfairytales for the tag.

From a snippet as part of my ongoing Perfect 'Verse project:

Madre de Dios, why must he think of them at a time like this? Perhaps the elders were right. Be careful what you wish for, they had warned.

Soft-tagging: @radiowrites, @avoidingcertaindoom, @bookish-karina, and @thewriteflame. This is also an open tag for those who want to participate.

Happy Writing!

#out of context line tag #writeblr #writeblr tag game #perfect 'verse #suffice to say someone is going through some shit #that's all

[talesofsorrowandofruin]

Two Truths and a Lie Tag

Thanks for tagging me, @eccaiia! :D

Rules: make a poll listing two truths and a lie about one of your OCs. I'll do this for Helena the First from Uneasy Money:

Tagging @lightgriffinsect, @radiowrites, @macabremoons, and anyone else who wants to do this! :D

#tag game #writing #my polls #my characters #WIP: money

[magswrite]

thoughts on a radiowrites collaboration for a gnomeo and juliet jegulus au......

radio ive received ur transmission and i think,,, it needs 2 happen. the world must know of gnames and gnegulus. must read of them, in fact

#mil tag xoxo #mags answers #i'm aware that those names do not sound right

[tokkiheart]

Managed to reach the max!

I won’t opt out/turn off the function, so as to allow others to boop to their hearts delight until they get the badge(s) they want (or cause the maximum chaos!)

Thank you to everyone who let me boop them, especially those who let me spam boop them! Particularly @radiowrites who I definitely booped the most!

Happy April Fool’s Day everyone! 💜

#boop o meter #boop #thank you #this is your signal to spam boop me if you aren’t already

[danafaithwriting]

Seven Last Lines

tagged by @late-to-the-fandom

“I appreciate the thought,” they said. “Thank you, really. But it’s alright, I know I’ve been nothing but trouble. I don’t need sympathy.” Her smile dropped, and she rested her elbow on the counter and her chin in her hand. She watched them in the mirror until they felt too scrutinised and looked away. “I think you deserve some sympathy,” she said. Their heart ached. “Do you?”

tagging @surroundedbypearls @thenewsthaturdead (i don't know if urs is a writing project but i know u have ocs so just in case) @radiowrites. no oblies.

#writblr #writeblr #the polite amnesiac #my last post is like wow esra you're such an unrepentant bitch #and this one is like but what if... sad baby with feelings? #anyway this is amaryllis she's a delight right before this bit she went on a whole excited thing about brunch

[radiowrites]

Find the Word Game

I was tagged by @theprissythumbelina for the Find the Word Game, and I finally dragged up my WIPs to see if they have any connections! (psa to everyone, I love being tagged, even when I forget to actually play the games lol)

The words are: craft, exclude, marsh, and fuss.

There were only two word connections on nano2022, so I pulled up nano2023 - the first time I've actually opened that file since November lmao. No "Marsh" unfortunately. They are in a very dry area haha

Craft: It smelled very, very clean in there, and there were no lights and no windows. She reached her hand out and felt around, and immediately came to an edge, it felt like folded craft paper.

Exclude: “So if you come over here, I had brought out a few options for you,” Pete said, throwing out an arm for her companion to follow. She could tell she was being excluded and tried not to be bothered.

Fuss: The car was stopped, and she realized they were in the parking lot of a big box store, not quite loitering, though probably at enough risk if someone wanted to throw up a fuss.

#writing #radiowrites #I should definitely play the find the word games more often! It makes me open my original WIPs occasionally!

[theprissythumbelina]

Find The Word

I was tagged by @writernopal to find the words ache, mortal, ancient, divine. I'm broadening this to all my random writings on the world of Mortal Sparks in the hopes I can fill at least one for each. So prepare for no context!

Ache

Something had moved in the dark. She hadn’t seen it so much as felt it. The glass an inch from her nose fogged from her breath. She swept a hand through it, looking for whatever it was. After several long moments, her eyes started to ache. She pulled away with a last look.

Mortal

Title: Mortal Sparks

Ancient

 Aslos and Kostha declared war on the Republic. Jadra realized they had miscalculated and declared neutrality. A few days later, lumbering, ancient Bresia declared war on the Gresian Republic, forcing Ritania and Espala to follow. The second Continental War had begun. 

Divine - despite my best efforts, no divine was found :(

I'm going to tag (no pressure!) @athenswrites @radiowrites @teacupsandstarlight @mister-writes for the words craft, exclude, marsh, and fuss.

#find the word tag game #find the word #writeblr tag games #wip mortal sparks #my writing #tag games

[raisedonradio]

When it comes to memories, he learns to remove, and to return.

One shot, 1600 words, episode 16 timeline

#memorist #fanfiction #dong baek #raisedonradio #kdrama #radiowrites

[goneahead]

I was tagged by @radiowrites and @stephmcx thank you♥️!!

Hi! I am @goneahead on tumblr. I am also goneahead on A03 and goneahead over on dreamwidth (see links in my pinned post - my internet has gone wonky again)

So, this was definitely not one of my better years. I have three WIPs and while I plodded away at all three, I was never happy enough to post new chapters.

What’s really sad is I finally hit 1 million words posted on dreamwidth—and then I pretty much struck out this year. I’m mostly posting this cuz I think its good for newer writers to realize that yes, even experienced writers have years where things just go all pear-shaped.

My grand total for fanfic was: 1,513😳

I don’t keep track of my poetry word count, but I started the year writing poem #926 and ended the year writing poem #947

Total Number of Fanfics: about 150

Total Number Of Completed Works: this year? 0

Total Number of WIPS worked on this year: 3

How Many WIPs do you still have: 4

Looking back, did you write more than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you’d expected? Much less. In fact, this year was pretty much a bust.

Did you take any writing risks this year? Well considering I spent all year writing three fics and wasnt happy enough to post anything….

Biggest Surprise: I would love to say I was surprised at how little I posted, but I am a disorganized idjit and—yeah. nobody is shocked.

Biggest Disappointment: see above😆

Do you have any writing goals for the new year? Finish Home verse. Let’s see how that goes….

Fanfiction Questions Below! (if you don’t write fanfiction feel free to skip or rework the questions for your original works.)

Fandoms I’ve written in this year? Hawaii Five-0

Your most popular story of the year? sadly, I didn’t post a new story, just a poem and a tiny addition to another verse.

The story that was easiest/or most fun to write? Still enjoying my MIB AU. Now if I could actually finish it…

Hardest story to write: Lead Me Through the Fire from 2022 was one of those fics where all the different pieces of the plot had to fit together just so. I spent more time than I’d like to admit second-guessing myself on how I arranged the chapters.

Your sweetest funniest story: I have a soft spot for Hawaii Five-0’s Eric Russo. The character is very funny and often wildly inappropriate. I wrote a scene in one of my WIPs where Eric is just soooo Eric

Your saddest scene: I didn’t write anything sad this year.

The sexiest moment you’ve written this year? again, nada.

Your favorite tag: diplomatic javelining😆

Most unintentionally telling story: hmmm. I can’t think of anything too revealing in my fic? Except a tendency to write too many AUs?

Are any of your fics named after/heavily inspired by music? Yes. A lot of my fics have their own playlists and that music definitely influenced those fics. I don’t usually share these songs—or name my fics after songs—because I listen to a lot of obscure stuff most people have never heard of.

What’s your own favorite story of the year? I continued to get a lot of interesting and thought-provoking comments on Care and Feeding of a Super SEAL this year. There are many amazing fix-it fics for S10xE22 written by insanely talented writers—so its crazy and humbling that people are continuing to read and comment on mine.

Fanfiction risks you took this year? sadly, none.

My favorite part of fandom this year: We had new people join our fandom!

You know, I really don’t get what has happened to fandoms these last few years. It used to be that fans just shrugged and continued to write, create, and have fun—even their fandom didn’t have any new content being made. Am I the only one who thinks its weird that most fans now book it for the nearest exit as soon as a show is canceled or a movie series is over?

letsee, tagging um, @cowandcalf @bennyokelly @itwoodbeprefect @stellagioia @redgoldblue

#answered #h50 #a03

[autumnsunshine10]

10 Song Tag

I was tagged by @radiowrites and @poppiesandpromises (thank you both again!) to shuffle my library and post 10 songs. So here goes:

I now tag any music lovers who would have fun doing this!

#Spotify #10 song tag #playlists #music #song recs