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2017 FanFic/Art Retrospective

As the year comes to a close, let’s take some time to reflect and pat ourselves on the back. Answer the questions about your 2017 works (complete or WIP), and then tag or pass along the ask to others can share what they accomplished this year, too! 

1. What are your top 3 fav works from this year? 2. Which work didn’t get the love you wanted it to? 3. Which was the most challenging? 4. Which was the most successful? 5. What works/ideas do you have planned for 2018?

I was tagged by @flipperbrain! Thank you :)

1. What are your top 3 fav works from this year?

In no particular order:

A Spark Can Do Miracles, a ficlet from Megara’s POV as she watches a hurt Killian stand up and help her escape. I like that I explored her character, because I think she was criminally underdeveloped in the show, to the point where she looked boring and unispiring, so I turned the tables and allowed this fact to inspire me :)

This angsty ficlet about Killian’s reaction (or lack thereof) to his father telling him he’s sorry he abandoned him.

A Song for Goodnight, Mama Jones and KnightRook feels. I’m not sure if it’s my favourite because of the way I wrote it or because of the new-found love for those two relationships. But I am happy with the way it came out.

2. Which work didn’t get the love you wanted it to?

It’s not About the Taste. Look, I won’t be one to cry because my fic's notes didn’t even reach two digits... but I actually put some thought into it and it derives from an old headcanon of mine that Emma is struggling to be good at cooking because she feels like it’s a way to show her gratitude at someone... like cooking for Mary Margaret to thank her for offering her the room in her place for example. And I am kinda sad that it didn’t really go anywhere. It’s my fic with the lowest hit count in AO3.

3. Which was the most challenging?

Closer than Expected, the fic I wrote for CS Secret Valentines. While I enjoyed my discussions with my recipient very much, I was actually too anxious to make it look good, write it on time and was worried my recipient would not like it after all. Everything went well in the end, but after that experience and some afterthought I realized I’m not good with time limits for fan-related stuff, which is the main reason I dropped out for the CS Secret Santas and Little Bang this year. At least it was a successful fic and I learnt some stuff from it.

4. Which was the most successful?

According to AO3, Closer than Expected.

According to Tumblr (and higher for just one note), A Young Tempest. I loved how a simple KnightRook fic pretty much exploded (for my standards) in such a short time, though I was a little bummed that I got so many things wrong regarding Killian raising Alice.

5. What works/ideas do you have planned for 2018?

A fic that’ll mostly be an excuse to weave a Killian Jones character study/analysis into it, then perhaps the story I wanted to write for CSLB, and then of course some KnightRook stuff! I want to write “a lot” but I know I’m not gonna say that because I’m really not gonna do that, so I’ll settle for “some” :)

#fanfic retrospective #flipperbrain