Sometimes it's okay to pimp yourself out. Post a list of your top five fic-favorites you've written, regardless of fandom or the reason you love them. This isn't about the BEST things you've written, but what you LOVE most. Then tag five other people to do the same.
Okay, so I wasn't tagged by anyone specific to do this, but I'm being an egotist and doing it anyway. It's an interesting question, because I've always agreed with Bryce Courtney, who said that your favourite story is your most recent one. However it's interesting to reflect on my Doctor Who stories. (I've limited it to that because I've done this before for my other fandoms.)
1. She Never Really Forgot. The original and, for many reasons, still one of the best fics I've written. A strong storyline that takes time to explore all of the different characters and gives them backgrounds and futures they never had on the show. It was also my chance to explore the idea of writing in the present tense, which I really haven't done before. I'm seriously considering self-nominating this one for the next round of the COT awards.
2. Revisiting the Past. My first attempt at a dialogue-only story that turned out pretty well. I've always loved the idea of exploring behind the scenes a bit and this was a great chance to do that.
3. Her. I love throwing readers a curve ball and this really seems to have achieved that. Short and sweet. I rarely manage a drabble in the strictest sense of the word, still less one that tells as much of a story as this does. (Okay, so it's a drabble and a half, but the point still stands.)
4. Nightmares and its sequel Daydreams. I couldn't say where this story was going when it started, but it certainly got there in one heck of a fashion. This was probably the first fic I wrote that I was completely and totally happy with. I didn't go back and tweak it forever until I posted it. It stands just as it did when I finished it (well, except the typos).
5. If You Knew Your Future. I love this story for many reasons, but primarily because I think it does a good job of sending Donna's character into a place that's almost impossible for her and shows how it affects the person she becomes by the end of the story. It's also a chance for the Doctor to become almost a secondary character and yet still grow and change as the story goes on. I'm often guilty of neglecting my secondary characters, so this was a chance to avoid that. I also have a glorious pic that someone was inspired to make for it and I'm both surprised and delighted to be able to inspire people in that way.
Bonus. Friends or Strangers. My latest fic. I am deeply fond of this tale because it explores a story from an angle I haven't yet explored and it's been an incredible experience to create. I haven't ever struggled with a story before as much as I have with various elements of this because they made me profoundly uncomfortable, but I hope it will be worthwhile. The first part will be posted tomorrow.
And yes, I'm aware that I'm a tease.
If you haven't done this yet, consider yourself tagged!
Okay, so I wasn't tagged by anyone specific to do this, but I'm being an egotist and doing it anyway. It's an interesting question, because I've always agreed with Bryce Courtney, who said that your favourite story is your most recent one. However it's interesting to reflect on my Doctor Who stories. (I've limited it to that because I've done this before for my other fandoms.)
1. She Never Really Forgot. The original and, for many reasons, still one of the best fics I've written. A strong storyline that takes time to explore all of the different characters and gives them backgrounds and futures they never had on the show. It was also my chance to explore the idea of writing in the present tense, which I really haven't done before. I'm seriously considering self-nominating this one for the next round of the COT awards.
2. Revisiting the Past. My first attempt at a dialogue-only story that turned out pretty well. I've always loved the idea of exploring behind the scenes a bit and this was a great chance to do that.
3. Her. I love throwing readers a curve ball and this really seems to have achieved that. Short and sweet. I rarely manage a drabble in the strictest sense of the word, still less one that tells as much of a story as this does. (Okay, so it's a drabble and a half, but the point still stands.)
4. Nightmares and its sequel Daydreams. I couldn't say where this story was going when it started, but it certainly got there in one heck of a fashion. This was probably the first fic I wrote that I was completely and totally happy with. I didn't go back and tweak it forever until I posted it. It stands just as it did when I finished it (well, except the typos).
5. If You Knew Your Future. I love this story for many reasons, but primarily because I think it does a good job of sending Donna's character into a place that's almost impossible for her and shows how it affects the person she becomes by the end of the story. It's also a chance for the Doctor to become almost a secondary character and yet still grow and change as the story goes on. I'm often guilty of neglecting my secondary characters, so this was a chance to avoid that. I also have a glorious pic that someone was inspired to make for it and I'm both surprised and delighted to be able to inspire people in that way.
Bonus. Friends or Strangers. My latest fic. I am deeply fond of this tale because it explores a story from an angle I haven't yet explored and it's been an incredible experience to create. I haven't ever struggled with a story before as much as I have with various elements of this because they made me profoundly uncomfortable, but I hope it will be worthwhile. The first part will be posted tomorrow.
And yes, I'm aware that I'm a tease.
If you haven't done this yet, consider yourself tagged!
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Dialogue only is something i have truly amazing respect for, because it's bloody hard. To get as much story in as you did was just... it blows my mind a little. And for many many reasons (partly because you stole a bit of my brain at the end), i adore If You Knew Your Future. Even if it did give me serious wibbles at times.
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Couldn't possibly have been the alcohol and what followed, could it?And I'm sorry about the brain-stealing and the wibbles. *huggles you*
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I'm feeling sorry that i still haven't managed to get caught up with more of your writing, but one shining day I will, and it will be epic!
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And yay for a new story - I can't wait! :)
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Also - and this is totally unrelated - I'm sorry I haven't commented on 'Second Chances'. I generally don't like baby fic very much, but I have to say that I did actually enjoy that one more than most because I thought you captured them really well as they would be if they were parents. So good job on that one as well! =D
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