omi_ohmy | A Year of Writing

My review of the year comes a little later than others, because it marks a year since I started writing, rather than review of 2012. Although of course they are the more or less the same. If that makes any sense, bravo, read on.

I have written seventeen fics, with a total of about 225,000 words.

My masterlist is, at present, a list of all my writing in 2012 (well, it will be once I add my Hols fic after the reveal tomorrow). I have started and not finished many others fics, so my total wordage for the year is probably nearer 250k. From the first time I wrote, when I remember thinking to myself, 'I've only got this one story to tell,' to now, when I'm constantly chasing plot bunnies and eyeing up prompts, I have loved the process of writing. I hope that my writing improves a little, fic to fic (although I am currently at the 'throw-hands-up-in-the-air-in-horror' stage of writing my Remix fic) and that people enjoy reading whatever it is I happen to write. I still have tons to learn, and bizarrely I'm still following a pattern of one angsty fic then one fluffy fic.

It's hard to name a favourite fic, but maybe the last two I wrote fit the bill: The Haunting of Draco Malfoy, and, er, my Hols fic. Both are very different. My least favourite was a drabble I wrote about Pansy. The most popular thing I wrote was Trust in Hope, the Eighth Year fic I wrote for Smoochfest. I have loved taking part in fests (Smoochfest, Glompfest, HD Fan Fair, HD Hols, and at the moment, HD Remix) and I'm looking forward to signing up again this year. Although perhaps I won't end up writing three fics for one fest again.

My favourite thing however, is being part of this lovely HD fandom: meeting people on LJ and twitter and in person, and finding a space to make stories and read those written by others. I know that this isn't the fast-moving fandom that it was a few years ago, but I like it here. The people who have stayed, and the ones who have joined more recently, like myself, are here because we love it, and things are still happening, I am enjoying the bubbling away beneath the surface that keeps it alive. I don't join in with every meme or fest, being a bit of a shrinking violet, but it is just great to see it all happening.

Especial thanks go to

birdsofshore for all the prereading and cheerleading she does, as well as a daily stream of emails to make me smile (and for letting me preread her comedy gold),

evilgiraff for betaing, chatting, and being a great friend,

eidheann_writes for being so encouraging,

oakstone730 or sharing my vanilla tastes and love of books, and to

dysonrules for being so overwhelmingly positive, and for seeming to quite literally carry fandom along at times. I'd also like to say that I have enjoyed talking to

writcraft and

melusinahp, as they make me think about HP and meta and I LOVE that kind of thing. So thanks. ♥