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Reflections, Goals, and Looking Forward
Nov. 20th, 2021 09:19 pm2021 was hard. Much harder than I expected. Pushing through graduate school with declining mental health and the neat little bow of a global pandemic really hit hard. One thing I'm proud of though, that despite everything, I was able to come back to writing fanfiction after years of not publishing anything due to my own perfectionism. I hadn't posted since my 2019 piece tulips, violets, and roses (i love you) until this year.
It's been refreshing. And has made me want to push through to finally write WIPs that I've had sitting from a period of weeks to some that have been in the vault for years. I definitely wouldn't be back if it weren't for the friends I've met here on twitter and I'm so grateful for those friendships.
AO3 Wrapped
AO3 Wrapped is currently trending between my author friends and I decided to give it a go in a more condensed format to start using this account. I have a lot of goals for this year for multiple things and hopefully this will help me stay organized & more disciplined compared to other years
Total fic count: 3
Total word count: 11,963
Fandoms: Seventeen
Ships: Kwon Soonyoung/Jeon Wonwoo
When I wrote this fic, it was truly just something I wrote after the selfie Hoshi posted of him and Wonwoo back in January. You know the one.
So after friends and I discussed the picture, making the observation that hey....Wonwoo's mask is pulled down....lol.....
And honestly? I'm really proud of this fic. Yeah it's a short 600 word drabble, but it was the first time I wrote something in over two years and was genuinely proud of it – despite it being from lack of sleep and rushing to get onto zoom for class. It's still one that I go back to read a few times.
I'm also surprised it's clocked in over 100 kudos. For a 600 word drabble, that was crazy. Especially because my other fic didn't have that much until recently.
Another short drabble that I wrote after just waking up and feeling the need to write. This one specifically came after Wonwoo posted his poem on Weverse. There's really nothing that I thought of, I just had my phone open and started typing into Google Docs, published it without reading it over, and then fell asleep after my Zoom class.
Probably my most ambitious fic that I've written and one that I truly love with my entire heart. I was so happy to be able to gift this to Xia for her birthday.
I love discussing Seventeen and the way they achieve their dreams, especially when it comes to Soonyoung. He's someone who pushes himself for both his family and his own dreams, but doesn't stray to hold his hand out. Writing this in Wonwoo's POV was something that just came naturally to me, and one of my goals is to write more in Soonyoung's POV. But I loved being able to have Wonwoo watch Soonyoung's dreams come true while also finding himself to achieve his own dreams as an artist.
I was also very surprised about the love that this fic was given. It's probably my most popular as of today, and one that I really truly love rereading and think "Wow, I wrote this." It's one that's given me my passion back and the love for writing that made me step out of my comfort zone to join a fanzine after years of pushing myself down.
Goals
So....2022....what do you have for me?
Some writing goals that I have are as follows:
There's only a few fics that I know for sure I would love to put out. Persona AU is my baby and one that I've been studying and putting time in for years upon years since I've joined Seventeen ficdom. Persona is my favorite video game of all time and some aspects I want to tackle are those of jealousy, family dynamics, imposter syndrome, and other gritty things while also looking inside yourself to become better and accepting the bad sides of yourself. Persona 4 is a game that holds so much value to me (despite some short comings it does have) and Persona 5 is a great addition to the storyline.
Another fic that I've started is my Dreams fic being in Soonyoung's POV as just a side story. I feel like I'm a repeated record lol but I really do love the aspect of Soonyoung accomplishing his dreams while still standing beside his brothers to keep his hand out. It's something I always end up rambling about like a broken record ; ____ ;
I also really want to talk to people more in DMs and become closer with others. I'm still battling my own anxiety with talking to friends online (compared to in person), and it's been a struggle to isolate myself, but meeting so many wonderful people I would love to get to know them more and support this hobby we have together.
One other goal I have is to 1) read more fics, 2) comment on all the fics I've read start to finish, and 3) start compiling a recommendation list/thread for fics. For all ships, not just SoonWoo.
I feel like I'm talking in a circle, and finishing these kinds of posts are always awkward, but for once I'm looking forward to the new year. I hope this next year is full of warmth and kindness to you, because you deserve it. Thank you for being here and thank you for being my friend <3
It's been refreshing. And has made me want to push through to finally write WIPs that I've had sitting from a period of weeks to some that have been in the vault for years. I definitely wouldn't be back if it weren't for the friends I've met here on twitter and I'm so grateful for those friendships.
AO3 Wrapped is currently trending between my author friends and I decided to give it a go in a more condensed format to start using this account. I have a lot of goals for this year for multiple things and hopefully this will help me stay organized & more disciplined compared to other years
Total word count: 11,963
Fandoms: Seventeen
Ships: Kwon Soonyoung/Jeon Wonwoo
When I wrote this fic, it was truly just something I wrote after the selfie Hoshi posted of him and Wonwoo back in January. You know the one.
So after friends and I discussed the picture, making the observation that hey....Wonwoo's mask is pulled down....lol.....
And honestly? I'm really proud of this fic. Yeah it's a short 600 word drabble, but it was the first time I wrote something in over two years and was genuinely proud of it – despite it being from lack of sleep and rushing to get onto zoom for class. It's still one that I go back to read a few times.
I'm also surprised it's clocked in over 100 kudos. For a 600 word drabble, that was crazy. Especially because my other fic didn't have that much until recently.
Another short drabble that I wrote after just waking up and feeling the need to write. This one specifically came after Wonwoo posted his poem on Weverse. There's really nothing that I thought of, I just had my phone open and started typing into Google Docs, published it without reading it over, and then fell asleep after my Zoom class.
Probably my most ambitious fic that I've written and one that I truly love with my entire heart. I was so happy to be able to gift this to Xia for her birthday.
I love discussing Seventeen and the way they achieve their dreams, especially when it comes to Soonyoung. He's someone who pushes himself for both his family and his own dreams, but doesn't stray to hold his hand out. Writing this in Wonwoo's POV was something that just came naturally to me, and one of my goals is to write more in Soonyoung's POV. But I loved being able to have Wonwoo watch Soonyoung's dreams come true while also finding himself to achieve his own dreams as an artist.
I was also very surprised about the love that this fic was given. It's probably my most popular as of today, and one that I really truly love rereading and think "Wow, I wrote this." It's one that's given me my passion back and the love for writing that made me step out of my comfort zone to join a fanzine after years of pushing myself down.
Goals
So....2022....what do you have for me?
Some writing goals that I have are as follows:
- Write at least 100k words
- Write for 5 different ships
- Publish Persona AU fic
- Start writing more NSFW fics
There's only a few fics that I know for sure I would love to put out. Persona AU is my baby and one that I've been studying and putting time in for years upon years since I've joined Seventeen ficdom. Persona is my favorite video game of all time and some aspects I want to tackle are those of jealousy, family dynamics, imposter syndrome, and other gritty things while also looking inside yourself to become better and accepting the bad sides of yourself. Persona 4 is a game that holds so much value to me (despite some short comings it does have) and Persona 5 is a great addition to the storyline.
Another fic that I've started is my Dreams fic being in Soonyoung's POV as just a side story. I feel like I'm a repeated record lol but I really do love the aspect of Soonyoung accomplishing his dreams while still standing beside his brothers to keep his hand out. It's something I always end up rambling about like a broken record ; ____ ;
I also really want to talk to people more in DMs and become closer with others. I'm still battling my own anxiety with talking to friends online (compared to in person), and it's been a struggle to isolate myself, but meeting so many wonderful people I would love to get to know them more and support this hobby we have together.
One other goal I have is to 1) read more fics, 2) comment on all the fics I've read start to finish, and 3) start compiling a recommendation list/thread for fics. For all ships, not just SoonWoo.
I feel like I'm talking in a circle, and finishing these kinds of posts are always awkward, but for once I'm looking forward to the new year. I hope this next year is full of warmth and kindness to you, because you deserve it. Thank you for being here and thank you for being my friend <3
