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( Stories I wrote this year )
( Theatrical_Muse writings )
My favorite story this year
I'm torn between two, actually, both dealing with gentlemen sharing the same initials:
Facets (aka my Arvin Sloane portrait via his five main relationships, minus the one with Nadia, because at the time I wrote this we hadn't seen enough of that one yet), because that was the first time I thought I did him justice, both the dastardly and the compelling aspects, and Five Senses, which was my fanfic reaction to watching Revenge of the Sith. My Anakin muse had come back with a vengeance, no pun intended.
My best story this year
Coming in from the Cold, a DS9/B5 crossover I wrote for Multiverse2005. Or rather, since it starred Garak and Alfred Bester, it basically wrote itself. Doing justice to two ruthless bastards with a gift for one-liners was a joy anyway, but the challenge, as with all crossovers, was not to bore readers who were familiar with both universes with too much exposition but otoh provide enough explanations for readers who only knew one of the two.
Story most underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion: I got nice feedback for most of them. Hm. Maybe Secret Keepers, which got some at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
alias_fiction but not elsewhere, as it dealt with Dr. Barnett and Arvin Sloane.
Most fun story: definitely Story of a Lifetime. I love writing tabloid reporters. And if there is anything that didn't please me about Lucy Lawless' character D'Anna, it was that I wanted Playa to be that reporter giving us the inside scoop on Galactica.*g*
Most sexy story: Err, none? I mean, sex is eventually had in one of them, Pretty in Pink, but that's not what the story is about.
Story with single sexiest moment: Hm, maybe Sloane's eyes meeting Irina's when she puts back the chess game in Jack's favour in Facets, because that is the moment when he realizes she's not nice, kind Laura and he'll have sex with her. But I really think my sexiest writing this year was done over attheatrical_muse, and if I had to pick one point, then it would be the climax of the poker game, specifically "So if you really want to know what I'm able to do, anywhere at all... you're going to have to ask. With a "please" at the end. Loudly, clearly, and without any coy metaphors or excuses involving magic or drugs. Until then? Enjoy the flannel."
Err, I guess you had to be there.
Hardest story to write: Pretty in Pink. For the general challenge in writing a crossover (i.e. which amount of exposition to give), see above. This one involved two nice characters, Inara from Firefly and Vir Cotto from Babylon 5. And it was a request fic, which meant I had to get them into bed with each other at the end. Two bastards like Garak and Bester playing verbal chess? No problem. Two very nice people meeting each other? Far more difficult. Plus over at t_m Vir already had had sex with Inara due to Londo hiring her for him, and as the request for the fanfic came from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
hobsonphile who wrote Vir, I knew I couldn't repeat that scenario. I wanted both characters to get something other than sex out of it, too. Finally I decided that Inara post-show and Vir post-Cartagia are definitely in need to figure out where their life is going and in need for some h/c, and that worked, but then several other characters, like Zack Allen and Lyta Alexander, insisted on show up as well...
"Holy crap, that's *wrong*, even for you" story: *looks innocent* I don't know what you mean. Err, all the more outrageous parts of the t_m stuff?
Story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters: Sole Occidente got written mainly because I wanted to explore the relationship between Padmé and Palpatine, but as it turned out it also gave me an explanation for Padmé's passivity in Revenge of the Sith.
Biggest disappointment: perhaps frustration is the better word, but: Pretty in Pink. I keep thinking I could have done it better.
Biggest surprise: Coming Through. Because that was my response the aftermath of Katrina in New Orleans, and to the sheer coincidence of Brock Peters, the actor who played Joseph Sisko on DS9, dying at the same time.
Most unintentionally telling story: Well, if I knew that, it wouldn't be unintentional, would it? Hm. Perhaps Word Made Flesh, because anything dealing with Jasmine is bound to bring up some personal theological ponderings.
( Theatrical_Muse writings )
My favorite story this year
I'm torn between two, actually, both dealing with gentlemen sharing the same initials:
Facets (aka my Arvin Sloane portrait via his five main relationships, minus the one with Nadia, because at the time I wrote this we hadn't seen enough of that one yet), because that was the first time I thought I did him justice, both the dastardly and the compelling aspects, and Five Senses, which was my fanfic reaction to watching Revenge of the Sith. My Anakin muse had come back with a vengeance, no pun intended.
My best story this year
Coming in from the Cold, a DS9/B5 crossover I wrote for Multiverse2005. Or rather, since it starred Garak and Alfred Bester, it basically wrote itself. Doing justice to two ruthless bastards with a gift for one-liners was a joy anyway, but the challenge, as with all crossovers, was not to bore readers who were familiar with both universes with too much exposition but otoh provide enough explanations for readers who only knew one of the two.
Story most underappreciated by the universe, in my opinion: I got nice feedback for most of them. Hm. Maybe Secret Keepers, which got some at
alias_fiction but not elsewhere, as it dealt with Dr. Barnett and Arvin Sloane. Most fun story: definitely Story of a Lifetime. I love writing tabloid reporters. And if there is anything that didn't please me about Lucy Lawless' character D'Anna, it was that I wanted Playa to be that reporter giving us the inside scoop on Galactica.*g*
Most sexy story: Err, none? I mean, sex is eventually had in one of them, Pretty in Pink, but that's not what the story is about.
Story with single sexiest moment: Hm, maybe Sloane's eyes meeting Irina's when she puts back the chess game in Jack's favour in Facets, because that is the moment when he realizes she's not nice, kind Laura and he'll have sex with her. But I really think my sexiest writing this year was done over at
theatrical_muse, and if I had to pick one point, then it would be the climax of the poker game, specifically "So if you really want to know what I'm able to do, anywhere at all... you're going to have to ask. With a "please" at the end. Loudly, clearly, and without any coy metaphors or excuses involving magic or drugs. Until then? Enjoy the flannel." Err, I guess you had to be there.
Hardest story to write: Pretty in Pink. For the general challenge in writing a crossover (i.e. which amount of exposition to give), see above. This one involved two nice characters, Inara from Firefly and Vir Cotto from Babylon 5. And it was a request fic, which meant I had to get them into bed with each other at the end. Two bastards like Garak and Bester playing verbal chess? No problem. Two very nice people meeting each other? Far more difficult. Plus over at t_m Vir already had had sex with Inara due to Londo hiring her for him, and as the request for the fanfic came from
hobsonphile who wrote Vir, I knew I couldn't repeat that scenario. I wanted both characters to get something other than sex out of it, too. Finally I decided that Inara post-show and Vir post-Cartagia are definitely in need to figure out where their life is going and in need for some h/c, and that worked, but then several other characters, like Zack Allen and Lyta Alexander, insisted on show up as well..."Holy crap, that's *wrong*, even for you" story: *looks innocent* I don't know what you mean. Err, all the more outrageous parts of the t_m stuff?
Story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters: Sole Occidente got written mainly because I wanted to explore the relationship between Padmé and Palpatine, but as it turned out it also gave me an explanation for Padmé's passivity in Revenge of the Sith.
Biggest disappointment: perhaps frustration is the better word, but: Pretty in Pink. I keep thinking I could have done it better.
Biggest surprise: Coming Through. Because that was my response the aftermath of Katrina in New Orleans, and to the sheer coincidence of Brock Peters, the actor who played Joseph Sisko on DS9, dying at the same time.
Most unintentionally telling story: Well, if I knew that, it wouldn't be unintentional, would it? Hm. Perhaps Word Made Flesh, because anything dealing with Jasmine is bound to bring up some personal theological ponderings.
