I don't believe my eyes
Dec. 31st, 2010 02:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sirona_ficsSoooo. Since it's the end of the year and all, it's a time for taking stock of what's been happening in the last twelve months.
2010 has been EVIL. Not just for me, but for a lot of people I know. It's been a year of being stuck in a rut, going nowhere. Thankfully, 2011 is rumoured to be a year of transit, so things should finally be HAPPENING. I'm rather looking forward to it, if I'm honest.
But that's not what has be gaping. I've just done a tally of all the fics I've written this year (as you do), and the total word count of finished and posted stories is 185,000 words, and spans 17 fics, god only knows how many drabbles, and four fandoms. I SHIT YOU NOT. And there's another 10,200 words from stories in various stages of completion.
I JUST.
I had NO IDEA I could be so prolific! Every last one of those words has been scrutinised to within an inch of its life, lovingly edited and juggled so it fits just right. For every one word staying, there's probably five that have been deleted as being inconsequential. For every story posted, there's been a trusty, invaluable beta somewhere in the sidelines, helping me grow and change and not fall flat on my face.
I had no idea when I started off last January that Inception and Sherlock would bowl me over so completely, or that I would branch out of my safe zone and join in with such enthusiasm. Moreover, for every word I've written, I've read at least a hundred (if not a thousand) in the aforementioned fandoms, and each new story reached a part of me that I never knew I had. I can't help but think of that quote; "They say life's the thing, but I prefer reading." I can't help but think of all the myriad lives I've lead in the past year, all thanks to so very many well-crafted fics. The talent of people out there continues to astound me, uplift me, and give me hope for the future of humanity.
Who knows what might happen in the next year? Will a new fandom wallop me over the head and drag me lovingly to its cave? Will I return to my first loves, Harry/Draco and Naruto/Sasuke? Can I possibly grow as a writer in such huge leaps and bounds as I have done this year?
One thing's for sure. I'm going to enjoy the hell out of it, and I'll continue pushing myself above and beyond my comfort zones, in the hopes that when I jump off the ledge, I won't plunge -- I'll soar.
Here's to the next twelve months! \0/
2010 has been EVIL. Not just for me, but for a lot of people I know. It's been a year of being stuck in a rut, going nowhere. Thankfully, 2011 is rumoured to be a year of transit, so things should finally be HAPPENING. I'm rather looking forward to it, if I'm honest.
But that's not what has be gaping. I've just done a tally of all the fics I've written this year (as you do), and the total word count of finished and posted stories is 185,000 words, and spans 17 fics, god only knows how many drabbles, and four fandoms. I SHIT YOU NOT. And there's another 10,200 words from stories in various stages of completion.
I JUST.
I had NO IDEA I could be so prolific! Every last one of those words has been scrutinised to within an inch of its life, lovingly edited and juggled so it fits just right. For every one word staying, there's probably five that have been deleted as being inconsequential. For every story posted, there's been a trusty, invaluable beta somewhere in the sidelines, helping me grow and change and not fall flat on my face.
I had no idea when I started off last January that Inception and Sherlock would bowl me over so completely, or that I would branch out of my safe zone and join in with such enthusiasm. Moreover, for every word I've written, I've read at least a hundred (if not a thousand) in the aforementioned fandoms, and each new story reached a part of me that I never knew I had. I can't help but think of that quote; "They say life's the thing, but I prefer reading." I can't help but think of all the myriad lives I've lead in the past year, all thanks to so very many well-crafted fics. The talent of people out there continues to astound me, uplift me, and give me hope for the future of humanity.
Who knows what might happen in the next year? Will a new fandom wallop me over the head and drag me lovingly to its cave? Will I return to my first loves, Harry/Draco and Naruto/Sasuke? Can I possibly grow as a writer in such huge leaps and bounds as I have done this year?
One thing's for sure. I'm going to enjoy the hell out of it, and I'll continue pushing myself above and beyond my comfort zones, in the hopes that when I jump off the ledge, I won't plunge -- I'll soar.
Here's to the next twelve months! \0/
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Date: 2010-12-31 07:12 pm (UTC)and each new story reached a part of me that I never knew I had. I can't help but think of that quote; "They say life's the thing, but I prefer reading." I can't help but think of all the myriad lives I've lead in the past year, all thanks to so very many well-crafted fics. The talent of people out there continues to astound me, uplift me, and give me hope for the future of humanity.
It's an extraordinary accomplishment to have written 185K, and it's very clear from your writing that, as you say, there were probably five words written for every one that made it past your editorial scrutiny. I'm glad I've started to get to know you and your writing this year. Happy 2011! *hugs*
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Date: 2010-12-31 07:52 pm (UTC)Here's to hoping you'll jump off the ledge this year, too, and manage to soar higher than you did last year~ HAPPY NEW YEAR, NEVE!♥
xoxo,
indira~♥
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Date: 2011-01-01 10:08 am (UTC)Well, I sort of got distracted. I planned to do NANO this year, but then I took on yet another fest, and it sort of petered out. Next year, for sure!
As for writing quickly -- I do when the muse strikes, but then I have days and weeks without inspiration, and it's really depressing. But if there's one thing I've learned this year, it's that writing is at least 90% hard work and research, and just 10% inspiration and magic. So I'm forewarned and forearmed! :D I can't wait to see what I come up with next year! The human brain is a trully extraordinary thing.
♥!
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