Fanfic Recap 2019
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xancredibleI'll (hopefully!) make a separate post for podfic, given how much of it there is now.
2016 a | 2016 b | 2016 c || 2017 || 2018
Here we go. They're relatively boring because I only published one new fic this year, but I can't just skip a year XD
Quick note: I don't remember if I deliberately didn't count my alternate versions of Standing Right in Front of You, but I'll be combining it into one count this year since it is the same fic only in different posting formats, and so the stats should be combined. Also, I only published one new fic this year so this is mainly popularity stats.
Quick note two: I'll use ⏫ to indicate that something has gone up in the ranks since last year, ⏹️ to indicate that it stayed where it was, and ⏬ that it moved down. ▶️ will show that it's new on the list.
What's your first and second most common work ratings? Any surprises?
Most common: Explicit (25)
Second most common: General Audiences (21)
No surprises. This was what it looked like last year, too, and like I said, I only published one new work.
What's your most common archive warning? Least common? Do you consider yourself an adventurous writer?
Most common: No Archive Warnings Apply (52)
Least common: Underage (1)
Again, no surprises, same reason. I only consider myself adventurous in that I take on projects that I don't think I can write, and then write them anyway.
How many fics have you written in each relationship category? Is this more accidental, or do you have preferences?
M/M: 41
Gen: 10
Multi: 5
F/M: 3
F/F: 1
Other: 1
This is going to be a super boring post since nothing changes except for one number going up XD
I've had a preference almost as long as I've been reading fanfic and I doubt it's going to change any time soon.
What are your top 4 fandoms by numbers? Are you still active in any of them, and do you tend to migrate a lot?
Merlin (TV): 37, apart from doing the podcast (and a handful of podfics), I've stopped creating content for this fandom. Finally XD
Sherlock (TV): 7, no longer active, still trying hard to forget I ever was xD
Leverage: 6, no longer active, might go back one day?
Supernatural (RPF): 2, no longer active and no desire to go back
What are your top 4 character tags? Does this match how you feel about the characters, or are you puzzled?
Morgana (Merlin) (8)
Percival (Merlin) (6)
Lancelot (Merlin) (6)
Uther Pendragon (Merlin) (5)
Can't wait for this to change one day XD
What are your top 2 most used additional tags, and your bottom 2? What would happen if you combined all 4 of these into a fic?
Most used: AU - Modern Setting (24); Blow Jobs (14)
Least used: Fluff (6) Romance (6)
I'm pretty sure I HAVE combined all four of those into a fic.
Total Stories Published 2018: 1
Total Words Published: 17,366 words
Average Words Per Story: 17,366 words (it was only the one XD)
Shortest Story: something in your smile (is so exciting)
Longest: something in your smile (is so exciting)
Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted?
Definitely wrote much less than expected, but I'm still finding my writing mojo for this fandom. It's harder because I lost interest in the pairing I feel I know best XD I wrote 32k in the last couple of weeks but they're not published yet so they won't count until next year.
What pairing/genre/fandom did you write most?
Romance :) and Sid/Geno.
What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January?
I did predict this pairing and this fandom AND this genre. I just didn't predict it'd be so few fics XD
Did you take any writing risks this year?
Nope, nothing I can talk about yet. It'll have to wait until next year's review.
Do you have any fanfic or general writing goals for the new year?
Write more. Trust myself more. Experiment with unfamiliar pairings more. It's work but it's also working out.
From the past year of writing, what was your…
... all of them are the same fic so I'm skipping this category this year. Refer back to 2018 for individual sub-categories.
Totals**
Includes ALL works, not just fic.
User Subscriptions: 135 (2016: 28 | 2017: 47 | 2018: 104)
Kudos: 10,989 (2018: 7,377) [1,387 kudos for podfics included]
Comment Threads: 800 (2017: 272 | 2018: 548) [229 comment threads for podfic works included]
Bookmarks: 2,645 (2017: 845 | 2018: 1,766) [233 bookmarks for podfic works included]
Word Count: 546,677 (2017: 464,789 | 2018: 527,641) [8,706 words for podfic works included]
Hits: 224,865 (2017: 75,017 | 2018: 146,782) [52,231 hits on podfic works included]
I didn't exclude comments and the likes on podfic works in the years before because I didn't have enough podfic works published yet to make much of a dent.
No. of fics per fandom
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: 1 (as part of a crossover/fusion)
Cabin Pressure: 1
Fullmetal Alchemist: 1
Hockey RPF: 2
Supernatural RPF: 2
Sherlock (BBC): 5
Leverage: 6
Merlin: 37
Top 10 by Hits [1]
Top 10 by Kudos [1]
Top 10 by Bookmarks [1]
Top 10 by Comments [1]
Top 10 by wordcount [1]
** Note to myself: Kudos for works* posted in previous years: 2008: 3 | 2009: 282 | 2012: 477 | 2013: 109 | 2015: 228 | 2016: 697 | 2017: 3,687 | 2018: 1,894. | 2019: 1030
[1] Leaving out bonus materials and any content that isn't actual fiction. I did create an alternate pseudonym for podfics, etc. though, so the data should be more accurate. Also, I've added the year in which these fics were published as another point of reference.
2016 a | 2016 b | 2016 c || 2017 || 2018
Here we go. They're relatively boring because I only published one new fic this year, but I can't just skip a year XD
Quick note: I don't remember if I deliberately didn't count my alternate versions of Standing Right in Front of You, but I'll be combining it into one count this year since it is the same fic only in different posting formats, and so the stats should be combined. Also, I only published one new fic this year so this is mainly popularity stats.
Quick note two: I'll use ⏫ to indicate that something has gone up in the ranks since last year, ⏹️ to indicate that it stayed where it was, and ⏬ that it moved down. ▶️ will show that it's new on the list.
What's your first and second most common work ratings? Any surprises?
Most common: Explicit (25)
Second most common: General Audiences (21)
No surprises. This was what it looked like last year, too, and like I said, I only published one new work.
What's your most common archive warning? Least common? Do you consider yourself an adventurous writer?
Most common: No Archive Warnings Apply (52)
Least common: Underage (1)
Again, no surprises, same reason. I only consider myself adventurous in that I take on projects that I don't think I can write, and then write them anyway.
How many fics have you written in each relationship category? Is this more accidental, or do you have preferences?
M/M: 41
Gen: 10
Multi: 5
F/M: 3
F/F: 1
Other: 1
This is going to be a super boring post since nothing changes except for one number going up XD
I've had a preference almost as long as I've been reading fanfic and I doubt it's going to change any time soon.
What are your top 4 fandoms by numbers? Are you still active in any of them, and do you tend to migrate a lot?
Merlin (TV): 37, apart from doing the podcast (and a handful of podfics), I've stopped creating content for this fandom. Finally XD
Sherlock (TV): 7, no longer active, still trying hard to forget I ever was xD
Leverage: 6, no longer active, might go back one day?
Supernatural (RPF): 2, no longer active and no desire to go back
What are your top 4 character tags? Does this match how you feel about the characters, or are you puzzled?
Morgana (Merlin) (8)
Percival (Merlin) (6)
Lancelot (Merlin) (6)
Uther Pendragon (Merlin) (5)
Can't wait for this to change one day XD
What are your top 2 most used additional tags, and your bottom 2? What would happen if you combined all 4 of these into a fic?
Most used: AU - Modern Setting (24); Blow Jobs (14)
Least used: Fluff (6) Romance (6)
I'm pretty sure I HAVE combined all four of those into a fic.
Total Stories Published 2018: 1
Total Words Published: 17,366 words
Average Words Per Story: 17,366 words (it was only the one XD)
Shortest Story: something in your smile (is so exciting)
Longest: something in your smile (is so exciting)
Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted?
Definitely wrote much less than expected, but I'm still finding my writing mojo for this fandom. It's harder because I lost interest in the pairing I feel I know best XD I wrote 32k in the last couple of weeks but they're not published yet so they won't count until next year.
What pairing/genre/fandom did you write most?
Romance :) and Sid/Geno.
What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January?
I did predict this pairing and this fandom AND this genre. I just didn't predict it'd be so few fics XD
Did you take any writing risks this year?
Nope, nothing I can talk about yet. It'll have to wait until next year's review.
Do you have any fanfic or general writing goals for the new year?
Write more. Trust myself more. Experiment with unfamiliar pairings more. It's work but it's also working out.
From the past year of writing, what was your…
... all of them are the same fic so I'm skipping this category this year. Refer back to 2018 for individual sub-categories.
Totals**
Includes ALL works, not just fic.
User Subscriptions: 135 (2016: 28 | 2017: 47 | 2018: 104)
Kudos: 10,989 (2018: 7,377) [1,387 kudos for podfics included]
Comment Threads: 800 (2017: 272 | 2018: 548) [229 comment threads for podfic works included]
Bookmarks: 2,645 (2017: 845 | 2018: 1,766) [233 bookmarks for podfic works included]
Word Count: 546,677 (2017: 464,789 | 2018: 527,641) [8,706 words for podfic works included]
Hits: 224,865 (2017: 75,017 | 2018: 146,782) [52,231 hits on podfic works included]
I didn't exclude comments and the likes on podfic works in the years before because I didn't have enough podfic works published yet to make much of a dent.
No. of fics per fandom
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: 1 (as part of a crossover/fusion)
Cabin Pressure: 1
Fullmetal Alchemist: 1
Hockey RPF: 2
Supernatural RPF: 2
Sherlock (BBC): 5
Leverage: 6
Merlin: 37
Top 10 by Hits [1]
- Inkling Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Mature, 6,823 words, 25,284 Hits (2017: 6,212 | 2018: 15,727) ⏹️
- Standing Right in Front of You [Illustrated] + [Text Only] Merlin (BBC) | 2016, Mature, 78,020 words, 9,763 Hits (both versions counted as one ; 2018: 8,195) ⏹️
- Road of Ruins Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Explicit, 72,389 words, 7,581 Hits (2017: 3,584 | 2018: 5,961) ⏫
- All those things I told myself to forget (And to make it through) Sherlock (BBC) | 2012, Explicit, 41,824 words, 7,002 Hits (2016: 6,140 | 2017: 6,718 | 2018: 7,002) ⏬
- You Swiped Right Merlin (BBC) | 2018, Explicit, 22,038 words, 6,681 Hits (2018: 4,831) ⏫
- The Cat's Meow Merlin (BBC) | 2018, Explicit, 8,666 words, 6,393 Hits (2018: 4,369) ⏫
- Love You All the Time Merlin (BBC) | 2018, Explicit, 4,329 words, 5,527 Hits (2018: 3,554) ⏫
- Common Law Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Explicit, 39,727 words, 5,434 Hits (2017: 3,075 | 2018: 4,386) ⏫
- Clickbait Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Mature, 4,910 words, 5,357 Hits (2017: 2,718 | 2018: 4,299) ⏫
- A Thousand Summers Sherlock (BBC) | 2012, Explicit, 4,376 words, 5,087 Hits (2016: 4,424 | 2017: 4,698 | 2018: 4,886) ⏬
Top 10 by Kudos [1]
- Inkling Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Mature, 6,823 words, 2,434 Kudos (2017: 642 | 2018: 1,532) ⏹️
- The Cat's Meow Merlin (BBC) | 2018, Explicit, 8,666 words, 929 Kudos (2018: 637) ⏹️
- Clickbait Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Mature, 4,910 words, 578 Kudos (2017: 323 | 2018: 477) ⏹️
- Standing Right in Front of You [Illustrated] + [Text Only] Merlin (BBC) | 2016, Mature, 78,020 words, 466 Kudos (both versions counted together) (2018: 389) ⏹️
- You Swiped Right Merlin (BBC) | 2018, Explicit, 22,038 words, 461 Kudos (2018: 345) ⏫
- Common Law Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Explicit, 39,727 words, 459 Kudos (2017: 256 | 2018: 357) ⏬
- No Winter Lasts Forever Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Explicit, 37,579 words, 366 Kudos (2018: 262) ⏹️
- A Prince’s Tale Merlin (BBC) | 2017, General, 4,333 words, 328 Kudos (2017: 189 | 2018: 257) ⏹️
- Road of Ruins Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Explicit, 72,389 words, 250 Kudos (2017: 114 | 2018: 186) ⏫
- All those things I told myself to forget (And to make it through) Sherlock (BBC) | 2012, Explicit, 41,824 words, 220 Kudos (2016: 149 | 2017: 188 | 2018: 200) ⏬
Top 10 by Bookmarks [1]
- Inkling Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Mature, 6,823 words, 699 Bookmarks (2017: 125 | 2018: 438) ⏹️
- The Cat's Meow Merlin (BBC) | 2018, Explicit, 8,666 words, 252 Bookmarks (2018: 174) ⏹️
- Standing Right in Front of You [Illustrated] + [Text Only] Merlin (BBC) | 2016, Mature, 78,020 words, 195 Bookmarks (both versions counted together) (2017: 102 | 2018: 169) ⏹️
- Common Law Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Explicit, 39,727 words, 172 Bookmarks (2017: 67 | 2018: 134) ⏹️
- You Swiped Right Merlin (BBC) | 2018, Explicit, 22,038 words, 162 Bookmarks (2018: 125) ⏹️
- No Winter Lasts Forever Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Explicit, 37,579 words, 136 Bookmarks (2017: 22 | 2018: 89) ⏹️
- Clickbait Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Mature, 4,910 words, 113 Bookmarks (2017: 41 | 2018: 86) ⏹️
- Road of Ruins Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Explicit, 72,389 words, 97 Bookmarks (2017: 35 | 2018: 78) ⏹️
- A Prince’s Tale Merlin (BBC) | 2017, General, 4,333 words, 87 Bookmarks (2017: 35 | 2018: 60) ⏫
- All those things I told myself to forget (And to make it through) Sherlock (BBC) | 2012, Explicit, 41,824 words, 76 Bookmarks (2016: 51 | 2017: 48 | 2018: 66) ⏬
Top 10 by Comments [1]
- Standing Right in Front of You [Illustrated] + [Text Only] Merlin (BBC) | 2016, Mature, 78,020 words, 133 Comments (in 63 Threads) (2016: 43 Threads | 2017: 105 Comments in 49 Threads | 2018: 125 Comments in 59 Threads) ⏹️
- Common Law Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Explicit, 39,727 words, 125 Comments (in 55 Threads) (2017: 86 Comments in 36 Threads | 2018: 103 Comments in 44 Threads) ⏹️
- Inkling Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Mature, 6,823 words, 112 Comments (in 52 Threads) (2017: 55 Comments in 26 Threads | 2018: 83 Comments in 38 Threads) ⏫
- The Cat's Meow Merlin (BBC) | 2018, Explicit, 8,666 words, 108 Comments (in 54 Threads) (2018: 87 Comments in 44 Threads) ⏹️
- You Swiped Right Merlin (BBC) | 2018, Explicit, 22,038 words, 93 Comments (in 46 Threads) (2018: 68 Comments in 34 Threads) ⏹️
- Road of Ruins Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Explicit, 72,389 words, 73 Comments (in 33 Threads) (2017: 25 Comments in 12 Threads | 2018: 56 Comments in 25 Threads) ⏫
- No Winter Lasts Forever Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Explicit, 37,579 words, 70 Comments (in 32 Threads) (2017: 27 Comments in 12 Threads | 2018: 62 Comments in 28 Threads) ⏬
- Clickbait Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Mature, 4,910 words, 47 Comments (in 23 Threads) (2017: 35 Comments in 17 Threads | 2018: 43 Comments in 21 Threads) ⏹️
- and one makes three Hockey RPF | 2018, Explicit, 4,164 words, 34 Comments (in 17 Threads) (2018: 30 Comments in 15 Threads) ⏫
- All those things I told myself to forget (And to make it through) Sherlock (BBC) | 2012, Explicit, 41,824 words, 33 Comments (in 15 Threads) (2016: 14 Threads | 2017: 33 Comments in 15 Threads | 2018: 33 Comments in 15 Threads) ⏬
Top 10 by wordcount [1]
- Standing Right in Front of You [Text Only] Merlin (BBC) | 2016, Mature, 78,020 words ⏹️
- Road of Ruins Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Explicit, 72,389 words ⏹️
- All those things I told myself to forget (And to make it through) Sherlock (BBC) | 2012, Explicit, 41,824 words ⏹️
- Common Law Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Explicit, 39,727 words ⏹️
- No Winter Lasts Forever Merlin (BBC) | 2017, Explicit, 37,579 words ⏹️
- Christmas Holidays (Aren’t What They Used to Be) Merlin (BBC) | 2016, Explicit, 32,557 words ⏹️
- You Gotta Dance Supernatural RPF | 2012, Explicit, 24,084 words ⏹️
- You Swiped Right Merlin (BBC) | 2018, Explicit, 22,038 words ⏹️
- something in your smile (is so exciting) Hockey RPF | 2019, Explicit, 17,366 words ▶️
- What nonsense! Merlin (BBC) | 2017, General, 8,735 words ⏬
** Note to myself: Kudos for works* posted in previous years: 2008: 3 | 2009: 282 | 2012: 477 | 2013: 109 | 2015: 228 | 2016: 697 | 2017: 3,687 | 2018: 1,894. | 2019: 1030
[1] Leaving out bonus materials and any content that isn't actual fiction. I did create an alternate pseudonym for podfics, etc. though, so the data should be more accurate. Also, I've added the year in which these fics were published as another point of reference.
