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blog: 2023 in review
first of all, where did this year go and what do you mean we're not in february anymore?
I did one of these for 2021 and 2022, so let's do one for 2023 too! I didn't write nearly as much this year as I usually do, so instead of answering the usual fic retrospective meme, I'll just freestyle it.
2023 wordcount on ao3: 46,062
2023 wordcount on writetrack/gywo: 86,855
things posted this year: 5 dreamwidth fills + 6 ao3 fics + 7 unlisted/private kissing prompts
➔ I joined![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
getyourwordsout for the first time and had a good time! it made following my progress much easier. I took the 75k words pledge because I figured that would be safe enough to accomplish, and sure enough, I reached that number in november.
➔ I found writetrack to actually keep track of my wordcount, and while I may or may not have forgotten to update it several times (shhh), it was helpful.
➔ writing longhand! not gonna lie, not a big fan of having to type it all out later on... the phone camera recognition feature doesn't really work all that well with my handwriting, so it's mostly nonsense when I try to do things that way. but during insufferable heat waves where even holding my phone makes me angry? longhand it is.
➔ more juric! I even mentioned in my 2021 retrospective that juric was the ship I had the most drafts for but never really posted, so having 3 published (!) juric fics now makes me happy.
➔ joined and managed to write for 2 fests: olymfics and eric fest. we also had our first event attbzofourown! <3
➔ again, I wrote far less than I usually do, but that makes sense, because I *read* way less than I usually do, too. both in terms of books and in terms of fic, I read far below my average, so it tracks that I would write less too. for half of the year my vibe was, quite literally, no thoughts, head empty.
➔ this is probably related to that last part but conversely, I watched way more movies than normal, upwards of 90?! yay movies?? lol
➔ kinda gave up trying to fandom on twitter because I just can't handle it, I'm sorry... I'm only there to see videos and translations but reading the timeline? anxiety festival and I'm the headliner.
➔ maybe it's because I read ted chiang this year, or maybe it's because I was so profoundly disappointed by "foundation" and "invasion" (both appletv shows), but I've been in a bit of a scifi vibe! I haven't done anything about it yet, but I think I'm in the right mood to at least think about some scifi ideas.
➔ yellowjackets s02 came out this year too so that means I was thinking themes of survival, of literal and metaphorical consumption, of who am I without you, of being haunted by those you love, etc but more importantly! the tai and lottie motif of not trusting your own mind! if I have any ideas in that sense I'll most likely go for it because it's a theme I'm really, really interested in.
➔ juric, yeah, I'm thinking about juric. yeah, still. yeah, I know.
➔ I titled the first draft of the bbanghak acting line fic "acting chops" and almost left it as that because I ended up liking it.
➔ the sunhak canon divergence for olymfics was an exercise in "what if the roles were reversed?" with a sprinkle of "what if hyunjun had never left?" so that was fun. what if sunwoo was the one keeping his distance from the group and being pushed back during promotions in the 2020-2021 interim? what if hyunjun never left and "the stealer" era was HIS era alongside juyeon's, and juhwall were the 2020-2021 jumil? how would that change maknaeline dynamics? and what if sunhak never divorced but they still had to go through the mnet survivals, IST merge, eric's hiatus, etc?
➔ I first entertained the thought of writing the sangric fic I wrote for eric fest back in late 2021/early 2022, but had to put it on hold when eric went on hiatus. so having the chance to join eric fest AND actually write that prompt felt great! challenging but great LOL
➔ junyu the x-files/dollhouse (fox) AU. I was so set on making it my halloween fic this year... I haven't given up on it, though. my main issue with it right now is that I'm struggling to figure out the ideal balance between action and like, dialogue/inner monologue. how much action is too much action? should I be thorough explaining the plotty bits or just skim over it and get to the more personal interactions? no idea. can you tell I don't usually write plot-heavy stuff?
➔ milbbang scifi/space opera AU. meant to be like the shortest thing in the world, 1k tops, but now I'm thinking it wouldn't hurt to make it longer... I mean, just a liiitle 🤏 longer. the tiniest bit longer.
➔ sangmilcob non-famous getting back together AU that I've been tinkering with since last year. I WILL finish this soon. this is a threat.
➔ nyumoon angsty college AU. started this on a whim and now I'm excited to finish it!
➔ [redacted]. this is a prompt I saw for sunwoo fest this year but since I didn't think I could make that commitment and join the fest itself, I've just been writing it for myself. if this prompt is still available later on I might consider posting it? it's really short though, just a bit of strangers to lovers fluff.
➔ I'm joining gywo again, but doing a habit pledge instead - so no wordcount, just committing to writing a number of days throughout the year. if there's one thing I'm not is disciplined, so anything to help me with that is welcome.
➔ and I really, really, REALLY want to write bbangric. no matter how or when, I just hope to finally find the right idea for it!!!
I did one of these for 2021 and 2022, so let's do one for 2023 too! I didn't write nearly as much this year as I usually do, so instead of answering the usual fic retrospective meme, I'll just freestyle it.
2023 wordcount on ao3: 46,062
2023 wordcount on writetrack/gywo: 86,855
things posted this year: 5 dreamwidth fills + 6 ao3 fics + 7 unlisted/private kissing prompts
what was new this year:
➔ I joined
getyourwordsout for the first time and had a good time! it made following my progress much easier. I took the 75k words pledge because I figured that would be safe enough to accomplish, and sure enough, I reached that number in november. ➔ I found writetrack to actually keep track of my wordcount, and while I may or may not have forgotten to update it several times (shhh), it was helpful.
➔ writing longhand! not gonna lie, not a big fan of having to type it all out later on... the phone camera recognition feature doesn't really work all that well with my handwriting, so it's mostly nonsense when I try to do things that way. but during insufferable heat waves where even holding my phone makes me angry? longhand it is.
something I'm happy about:
➔ more juric! I even mentioned in my 2021 retrospective that juric was the ship I had the most drafts for but never really posted, so having 3 published (!) juric fics now makes me happy.
➔ joined and managed to write for 2 fests: olymfics and eric fest. we also had our first event at
tbzofourown! <3how the year went:
➔ again, I wrote far less than I usually do, but that makes sense, because I *read* way less than I usually do, too. both in terms of books and in terms of fic, I read far below my average, so it tracks that I would write less too. for half of the year my vibe was, quite literally, no thoughts, head empty.
➔ this is probably related to that last part but conversely, I watched way more movies than normal, upwards of 90?! yay movies?? lol
➔ kinda gave up trying to fandom on twitter because I just can't handle it, I'm sorry... I'm only there to see videos and translations but reading the timeline? anxiety festival and I'm the headliner.
what's on my mind:
➔ maybe it's because I read ted chiang this year, or maybe it's because I was so profoundly disappointed by "foundation" and "invasion" (both appletv shows), but I've been in a bit of a scifi vibe! I haven't done anything about it yet, but I think I'm in the right mood to at least think about some scifi ideas.
➔ yellowjackets s02 came out this year too so that means I was thinking themes of survival, of literal and metaphorical consumption, of who am I without you, of being haunted by those you love, etc but more importantly! the tai and lottie motif of not trusting your own mind! if I have any ideas in that sense I'll most likely go for it because it's a theme I'm really, really interested in.
➔ juric, yeah, I'm thinking about juric. yeah, still. yeah, I know.
about the stuff I've posted:
➔ I titled the first draft of the bbanghak acting line fic "acting chops" and almost left it as that because I ended up liking it.
➔ the sunhak canon divergence for olymfics was an exercise in "what if the roles were reversed?" with a sprinkle of "what if hyunjun had never left?" so that was fun. what if sunwoo was the one keeping his distance from the group and being pushed back during promotions in the 2020-2021 interim? what if hyunjun never left and "the stealer" era was HIS era alongside juyeon's, and juhwall were the 2020-2021 jumil? how would that change maknaeline dynamics? and what if sunhak never divorced but they still had to go through the mnet survivals, IST merge, eric's hiatus, etc?
➔ I first entertained the thought of writing the sangric fic I wrote for eric fest back in late 2021/early 2022, but had to put it on hold when eric went on hiatus. so having the chance to join eric fest AND actually write that prompt felt great! challenging but great LOL
wips I thought I would finish this year and didn't:
➔ junyu the x-files/dollhouse (fox) AU. I was so set on making it my halloween fic this year... I haven't given up on it, though. my main issue with it right now is that I'm struggling to figure out the ideal balance between action and like, dialogue/inner monologue. how much action is too much action? should I be thorough explaining the plotty bits or just skim over it and get to the more personal interactions? no idea. can you tell I don't usually write plot-heavy stuff?
➔ milbbang scifi/space opera AU. meant to be like the shortest thing in the world, 1k tops, but now I'm thinking it wouldn't hurt to make it longer... I mean, just a liiitle 🤏 longer. the tiniest bit longer.
wips I'm invested in right now:
➔ sangmilcob non-famous getting back together AU that I've been tinkering with since last year. I WILL finish this soon. this is a threat.
➔ nyumoon angsty college AU. started this on a whim and now I'm excited to finish it!
➔ [redacted]. this is a prompt I saw for sunwoo fest this year but since I didn't think I could make that commitment and join the fest itself, I've just been writing it for myself. if this prompt is still available later on I might consider posting it? it's really short though, just a bit of strangers to lovers fluff.
plans for 2024:
➔ I'm joining gywo again, but doing a habit pledge instead - so no wordcount, just committing to writing a number of days throughout the year. if there's one thing I'm not is disciplined, so anything to help me with that is welcome.
➔ and I really, really, REALLY want to write bbangric. no matter how or when, I just hope to finally find the right idea for it!!!
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and thank you, I hope so too!! T_T <3