reflections

[salixbabylon]

Looking at my resolutions from the last year always feels like a depressing failure. 2007 was mostly a blur for some reason, so I went through and read most of my RL posts to see just what the fuck I actually did for the last 12 months. I whined a lot. Sorry – I'll make an effort to stop that this year.

Good Things:

- Exercised pretty regularly
- Published a few short stories
- Found out what kind of work schedule works best for me
- Went to Ashland Shakespeare festival
- Went to Georgia in May with slashy girls
- Edited book, contacted publishers, investigated self-publishing
- Spoke at an erotica panel
- Started coaching other people and actually made some money at it and fell in love with the process of helping people
- Created a website
- Created a business plan
- Had some issues with friends. I think they're mostly worked out at this point, and for the better.
- Founded the Ladies NaughTea Society
- Lots and lots of writing – both fiction and non-fiction

Not-So-Good Things:

- Coven split up
- Lots of health issues, but they were either resolved or I decided to just live with them
- LJ turned into a not-so-safe-place and there's still no good alternative, despite IJ and ScribLit
- Harry Potter series ended, and was a much bigger emotional thing for me than anticipated
- Family crap

Fics I wrote in 2007


Asterisks Code:
* = Fic I liked, or liked writing it, or liked the end result.
** = REALLY REALLY liked it


Sun White - Eomer/Legolas (NC-17, 100 words)
**An Academic Delimma (original fiction) – Rodrigo/Ian/Daniel (NC-17, 19,517 words)
Full-bodied - Orlando/Eric (R, 152 words)
Innocence - Orlando/Elijah (PG-13, 145 words)
Too Much (Handcuffs) – Ewan/Eric (NC-17, 527 words) – part of kinkfEEst
Chase - Orlando/Viggo (PG-13, 200 words)
*The Silver Spoon - Harry/Remus (NC-17, 1946 words)
What Do Cowboys Think About? - Karl.Sean (PG-13, 198 words)
Balance (Vibrators) – Ewan/Eric (R, 452 words) – part of kinkfEEst
Eros' Altar (Orgy) – Ewan/Eric (NC-17, 440 words) – part of kinkfEEst
Present - David/Karl/Sean/Viggo(NC-17, 233 words
His (Blood Play) – Ewan/Eric (R, 474 words) – part of kinkfEEst
*Surrender (Fear Play) – Ewan/Eric (NC-17, 354 words) – part of kinkfEEst
*Why Buy the Cow... – Ewan/Eric (NC-17, 787 words)
**Moon to Moon - Remus/Severus, Remus/Sirius, Remus/Charlie (posted in 30 parts, NC-17, ~17,225 words)
Improv (Restraints) – Ewan/Eric (NC-17, 1168 words) – part of kinkfEEst
Choices - Orlando/Viggo (PG, 565 words)
*Taming of the Hugh (More-some) – Ewan/Eric/Hugh (NC-17, 2764 words) – part of kinkfEEst
Teeth (Biting) – Ewan/Eric (R, 666 words) – part of kinkfEEst
Flirting with Immortals Eomer/Legolas (PG-13, 400 words)
Waiting for the Bell - Orlando/Elijah/Sean (PG, 291 words)
Filial Concerns - Bill, Fred/George (R, 236 words)
The Path to the Force - Qui-Gon/himself (PG-13, 517 words)
**Not What He Expected (Writer's Choice - Boots)> – Ewan/Eric (NC-17, 1331 words) – part of kinkfEEst
Chafed and Raw - Lucius Malfoy/Barty Crouch, Jr. (NC-17, 779 words)
*Old Dogs - Viggo/Sean (NC-17, 758 words)
Birched - Johnny/Sean (PG, 334 words)
*Alone (Locked Up) – Ewan/Eric (R, 1928 words) – part of kinkfEEst
*Last Time (Writer's choice - Speed) (cowritten) – Ewan/Eric (NC-17, 1485 words) – part of kinkfEEst
Denied - Eric/Karl (NC-17, 481 words)
**What Are Words For? - Harry/Draco (NC-17, posted in 6 parts, ~27,369 words)
Muggle Nonsense - Harry/Draco (PG, 1055 words)
*Why Harry and Ron Were Late - Harry/Ron (NC-17, 923 words)
Promises in the Dark - Ewan/Liam/Orlando (NC-17, 1159 words)
Naughty Padawans - Obi-Wan/Anakin (NC-17, 1338 words)
*Definitely A Thing - Gerard Way/Frank Iero (PG-13, 1205 words)
Proper - Jack/Ianto (NC-17, 1043 words)
Harry's Favorite Sandwiches - Harry/Remus/Severus (NC-17, 1882 words)
*Ewan's Most Boring Fetish Ewan/Eric (NC-17, 1006 words)
Young Again - Karl/Sean (PG, 1099 words)
*Ron's Ribbons - Harry/Ron (NC-17, 1345 words)
Thrust and Parry Liam/Viggo (PG-13, 890 words)
Apologies Are The Hardest Things - Remus/Sirius (R, 2067 words)


43 fics total. OMG – so that's what I did with all my time.

Total (fictional) words written in 2007: 98,834

If you count Virulentus Somnium - Harry/Severus (posted in 9 parts, NC-17, ~36,607 words), which wasn't written in 2007 but was massively rewritten/edited:

135,441 words for 2007

That is way way WAY more than I have ever written before. More fics overall, more long multi-chaptered fics, more finished projects, more everything. There might have been a lot of things I didn't get done this year, but I certainly earned the right to call myself a "writer."

Comments

[jackieville.livejournal.com]

*sends happy, healthy, and magical 2008 wishes*

I cannot wait to read your stories!!! *bounces*

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Happy 2008 to you too! *hug* I hope you enjoy the stories. :)

[rifleman-s.livejournal.com]

Wow! Busy, busy, busy!!

Hope 2008 will be just as creative for you.

Happy New Year!!

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

I hope it's a little *less* creative, to be honest. I need to actually get some real work done this year. ;)

May 2008 bring you whatever you most desire!

[mistry89.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!
I hope 2008 is more kind to RL, plays nicely with health, and has even more fun with writing.
Cheers :)

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Thank you - me too! I plan to turn more of my energy to pursuits that will result in monetary income, but still take time to play with p0rn as the mood strikes me. :)

[oceansecrets2.livejournal.com]

I certainly earned the right to call myself a "writer."

And a published writer at that, and a pretty incredible woman all around.

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Funny how I forgot about the published bit - I guess sometimes it really does take your friends and loved ones to point out to you the success you had. *hug* Thanks for falling into both groups. You're pretty incredible, too.