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writing year in review [2023]
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hyojungss> see previous years here
> spans dec 18, 2022 - dec 31, 2023
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looking back, did you expect to write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you’d expected?
omg i truly had no idea what i was gonna write this year for ao3 but i'm amazed that i was able to write 3k by march and 13k by july and then NOTHING for the rest of the year. what an inspiring trajectory. i enjoyed writing that 13k but i don't think i will ever have the drive to write something like that again for the rest of my life T___T
what pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January?
i wrote a short hyjkcw last year so that in itself wasn't surprising but it (the 13k) just doesn't correlate with the fact that i don't have a lsfm ficdom to engage with!!
on the flip side i spent 4 months trying to write 814 and i just have a draft sitting there... it's soooooooo hard i cannot write white men
events you participated in this year:
kinda sad to know that 17hols won't appear on next year's list :') + i don't know if dgf is going to run again this year either. it's just a lot of work for everyone involved. it's crazy that i've been modding fic events for over 7 years.... can some new 18 year olds pick up the slack!!
even though my igff was subpar by my standards it's what pushed me to write both my ao3 fics last year (2023) so i do think i need to do one or two events this year T___T hope igff comes back it's one of my favorite concepts! maybe i will do for the record if it returns this year... i mainly did not participate because it was too similar to the crj ggjb round i did a few years ago (in the sense that i had "done" the event already with a song from that album so it wouldn't have been fun).
etc:
i'm skipping a few of my favorite questions this year because i can't think of answers and already wrote quite extensive commentary about both ao3 fics. it's rather sad that after rereading both of them i feel like both but particularly every second counts, for its length and the time invested into it, was just Okay in the grand scheme of things and has a lot of shortcomings. i've also read it like 20 times since i published it so i hope other people reading it for the first time feel otherwise. but it just made me realize that chasing the longfic (over 10k) goal was pointless if in truth i think my flash fiction is better, and more satisfying for me to have written. to be fair i did not go into every second counts planning for it to be that long, and i'm really glad that i did write it because i wanted to tell that story... but i won't make length a goal moving forward. if i can be effective in less words - as many people i idolize can - i think that's enough of an accomplishment!
favorite fic you read this year:
i have a goldfish brain and should be keeping better track of these esp. with the amount of dw fic i read... my views do not represent my views etc and also there is more f1 rpf in my bookmarks. i do not like recommending longfic because usually i need to reread a fic before i can give a "new" recommendation but if i bookmarked it i'm sure i thought it was a very good first read!
favorite opening line(s):
synonyms for confession
favorite closing line(s):
_ _ _ and i don't know how to say it
favorite 3 line(s) from anywhere:
idolization
the innocence of those in their youth
every second counts
2023:
goals:
so thankful flo ran dgf with me this year, it was a longtime desire :'') i wrote two things over 2k but ironically i felt like both of them should have been longer.... plot is simply not my strength and i don't want to commit to that kind of writing.
wrote an original at the very end of the year because i could not write a word of f1 fic in december... i don't really consider it part of a&a although theoretically it could be. i'm just doing whatever!!
i am still staying up late to write but that will never change, and i think i am being more personal with my writing in some ways but also trying to remain protective of what i haven't figured out for myself
2024:
goals:
i think some of the things i *think* i want to change about my writing are really things that are at the root of my writing style. the basis of dialogue to reveal information over interiority in the narration is one of them. i simply let other people interpret based on the revealed facts. and this is all part of my fundamental desire to be understood without having to make myself vulnerable.... i don't know. i take it as a good sign that i still have the desire to reinvent my writing to some extent. we'll see what happens this year :')
> spans dec 18, 2022 - dec 31, 2023
# OF AO3 FICS: 2 (▼1)
# OF AO3 WORDS: 16.3k (▲12.0k)
# OF DW FICS: 6 (▼1)
# OF DW WORDS: 4.4k (▼0.3k)
# OF TOTAL WORDS: 20.7k (▲11.7k)
# OF AO3 WORDS: 16.3k (▲12.0k)
# OF DW FICS: 6 (▼1)
# OF DW WORDS: 4.4k (▼0.3k)
# OF TOTAL WORDS: 20.7k (▲11.7k)
WORK SUMMARY
SVT/PRISTIN 1 (▲1)
LE SSERAFIM 1 (NEW)
SEVENTEEN, STAYC 0 (▼3)
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17HOLS 2
DREAM GIRLS FEST (kep1er, twice, stayc) 2
ORIGINAL 1
LE SSERAFIM 1 (NEW)
SEVENTEEN, STAYC 0 (▼3)
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17HOLS 2
DREAM GIRLS FEST (kep1er, twice, stayc) 2
ORIGINAL 1
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the innocence of those in their youth
nayoung/jeonghan, 2974
igff 2023, march
every second counts
chaewon/yunjin, 13402, july
nayoung/jeonghan, 2974
igff 2023, march
every second counts
chaewon/yunjin, 13402, july
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QUESTIONS
looking back, did you expect to write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you’d expected?
omg i truly had no idea what i was gonna write this year for ao3 but i'm amazed that i was able to write 3k by march and 13k by july and then NOTHING for the rest of the year. what an inspiring trajectory. i enjoyed writing that 13k but i don't think i will ever have the drive to write something like that again for the rest of my life T___T
what pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January?
i wrote a short hyjkcw last year so that in itself wasn't surprising but it (the 13k) just doesn't correlate with the fact that i don't have a lsfm ficdom to engage with!!
on the flip side i spent 4 months trying to write 814 and i just have a draft sitting there... it's soooooooo hard i cannot write white men
events you participated in this year:
kinda sad to know that 17hols won't appear on next year's list :') + i don't know if dgf is going to run again this year either. it's just a lot of work for everyone involved. it's crazy that i've been modding fic events for over 7 years.... can some new 18 year olds pick up the slack!!
even though my igff was subpar by my standards it's what pushed me to write both my ao3 fics last year (2023) so i do think i need to do one or two events this year T___T hope igff comes back it's one of my favorite concepts! maybe i will do for the record if it returns this year... i mainly did not participate because it was too similar to the crj ggjb round i did a few years ago (in the sense that i had "done" the event already with a song from that album so it wouldn't have been fun).
etc:
i'm skipping a few of my favorite questions this year because i can't think of answers and already wrote quite extensive commentary about both ao3 fics. it's rather sad that after rereading both of them i feel like both but particularly every second counts, for its length and the time invested into it, was just Okay in the grand scheme of things and has a lot of shortcomings. i've also read it like 20 times since i published it so i hope other people reading it for the first time feel otherwise. but it just made me realize that chasing the longfic (over 10k) goal was pointless if in truth i think my flash fiction is better, and more satisfying for me to have written. to be fair i did not go into every second counts planning for it to be that long, and i'm really glad that i did write it because i wanted to tell that story... but i won't make length a goal moving forward. if i can be effective in less words - as many people i idolize can - i think that's enough of an accomplishment!
favorite fic you read this year:
i have a goldfish brain and should be keeping better track of these esp. with the amount of dw fic i read... my views do not represent my views etc and also there is more f1 rpf in my bookmarks. i do not like recommending longfic because usually i need to reread a fic before i can give a "new" recommendation but if i bookmarked it i'm sure i thought it was a very good first read!
sunlit daze by klav
svt ww/jn thg au
so we could call it even by yoonbot (iverins)
inyyjh
double or nothing by jolach
f1 nico/lewis/seb rancid vibes
crossroads by goaltender
f1 c2 more rancid vibes
svt ww/jn thg au
so we could call it even by yoonbot (iverins)
inyyjh
double or nothing by jolach
f1 nico/lewis/seb rancid vibes
crossroads by goaltender
f1 c2 more rancid vibes
LINES
favorite opening line(s):
synonyms for confession
“We can’t date,” Junhui says.
It’s five days after Wonwoo said something, an ill-advised and clumsy decision. No one thought it would be him, and worse, no one thought Junhui would say anything but yes, or me too, or whatever it is that would be a positive response to Wonwoo doing the equivalent of walking in front of an incoming train and waiting for someone to save him, the red warning lights flashing in tandem.
It’s five days after Wonwoo said something, an ill-advised and clumsy decision. No one thought it would be him, and worse, no one thought Junhui would say anything but yes, or me too, or whatever it is that would be a positive response to Wonwoo doing the equivalent of walking in front of an incoming train and waiting for someone to save him, the red warning lights flashing in tandem.
favorite closing line(s):
_ _ _ and i don't know how to say it
Josephine nodded, head on her chest. “I love you,” she said, because it was easy to pass off in context.
“Bad het writing,” Lydia said.
“Bad het writing,” Lydia said.
favorite 3 line(s) from anywhere:
idolization
“Of course,” Yujin said, her cheeks flushed red. It always sounded almost like worship, the way she’d thank Xiaoting for the opportunity to perform kindness for her. It was egotistical to think that way, but Yaning said the same thing, albeit facetiously.
the innocence of those in their youth
When she turned towards Jeonghan again he was gazing at her. Instead of acting like he’d been caught, Jeonghan tilted his head, asking her why she was looking at him.
“I hope you find something fulfilling,” Nayoung said, fully ignoring any implications.
“I hope you find something fulfilling,” Nayoung said, fully ignoring any implications.
every second counts
Chaewon looked at her almost critically, but there was still this element of sadness to it. Yunjin had spent all this time trying to decide if it was more meaningful to be respected by Chaewon or loved by her. But then when she was right in front of her, when Chaewon let her in, both of those desires were overwritten with another type of longing. It was hard not to want everything when it was right in front of you. All you had to do was reach out.
WIP/GOALS
2023:
goals:
run gg dw fest ✓
write something over 2k lol ✓
continue developing a&a universe ~✓
stop staying up late to write things no one will read!!! [...]
do something about this [...]
write something over 2k lol ✓
continue developing a&a universe ~✓
stop staying up late to write things no one will read!!! [...]
do something about this [...]
so thankful flo ran dgf with me this year, it was a longtime desire :'') i wrote two things over 2k but ironically i felt like both of them should have been longer.... plot is simply not my strength and i don't want to commit to that kind of writing.
wrote an original at the very end of the year because i could not write a word of f1 fic in december... i don't really consider it part of a&a although theoretically it could be. i'm just doing whatever!!
i am still staying up late to write but that will never change, and i think i am being more personal with my writing in some ways but also trying to remain protective of what i haven't figured out for myself
2024:
goals:
write f1 fic in some capacity (500 words is acceptable!)
use more incisive language - if not metaphorical, use key moments to spell out feeling in contrast to the ambiguity of the rest of the fic
lean into toxicity in the context of character study
use more incisive language - if not metaphorical, use key moments to spell out feeling in contrast to the ambiguity of the rest of the fic
lean into toxicity in the context of character study
i think some of the things i *think* i want to change about my writing are really things that are at the root of my writing style. the basis of dialogue to reveal information over interiority in the narration is one of them. i simply let other people interpret based on the revealed facts. and this is all part of my fundamental desire to be understood without having to make myself vulnerable.... i don't know. i take it as a good sign that i still have the desire to reinvent my writing to some extent. we'll see what happens this year :')