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Self-Indulgent Spooktober Fic Thoughts
Nov. 12th, 2024 09:17 pm***
This is of little interest to anyone but me but wouldn't you know it's my blog so I'm going to post about it anyway.
2023: First time I did the Spooktober challenge of 31 ficlets in 31 different fandoms for 31 thematic prompts. Last year's list and some thoughts here in case you are so inclined. I didn't actually finish the challenge until just before NY but I was also moving house last year so allowances are made.
This year I smashed it, ficlet per day, like a boss. I also decided that to make it extra fun for myself and pick 31 different fandoms again but not reuse any of the ones from last year. Because of my personality. On one hand, I'm like chronically multifandom so it's not that much of a stretch. On the other, I had used all of the big, easy fandoms last year already. So this year it was a lot of smaller ones, and this also really showed in the hit and kudos count. In fact, for a long time one of the ficlets had 0 hits and 0 kudos on AO3 and I was actually so gleeful about that, not seen it happen before at all :D Almost disappointed that it now has 2 whopping hits (still no kudos though, let's see how long that streak lasts, no one go find it and kudos on it just because, this is an experiment!).
In the end I also ended up writing in 13.5 totally new fandoms to me. These are noted in the list with ๐
Last year I was hugely amused that I lost a good handful when I posted Delayed Reaction that includes underage incest (thoughts, no graphic actions). So this year I kept a more systematic eye on the subscription numbers by checking them a few times between posting each fic. I am fully aware that this is a very imperfect science because people can subscribe or unsubscribe for any variety reasons and fics. However, the fact that I was posting a ficlet per day meant that those who do subscribe were getting a daily email about this and they were almost inevitably about a fic in a fandom they didn't care about and unlikely one they subscribed for in the first place. Anyway, this too is noted in the list below too with โฌ๏ธfor subscriber gained and โฌ๏ธ for subscriber lost.
Overall, this year most of the fics didn't actually end up particularly spooky or scary or supernatural or even sad, but often had more mundane or literal interpretations. Some were melancholy but I think only a handful would probably count and thematically appropriate... So, let's see, other notable things...
Longest: Corrupture
Shortest: Resurrection
Most hits: Harvest (I was surprised but I guess with the new movie the fandom is experiencing a revival) and Rabid Response (big popular fandom)
Most fun: ๐
Most sexy: ๐ฆ
Angstiest: ๐ข
Creepiest: ๐
Personal favourite: โญ
1. ATEEZ leave-taking - ๐
2. The Professionals Chase
3. ๅใจๅๅฐใฎ็ฅ้ ใ | Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi | Spirited Away (2001) Resonance - ๐โญ
4. Person of Interest Resurrection - โฌ๏ธ
5. Extraordinary Attorney Woo Splash - โฌ๏ธ
6. The Mummy Mumkitty - ๐ โฌ๏ธ๐โญ
7. Merlin the long night shall fall - โญ
8. Cobra Starship Eye of the Beholder ๐
9. Mission Impossible Grave Outlook
10. Enola Holmes Myristica Fragrans - ๐ โฌ๏ธ
11. Star Trek: The Next Generation Quagmire - ๐๐
12. Lord of the Rings Corrupture - ๐โญ
13. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in your head (they are lying) - ๐โฌ๏ธ๐ข
14. Good Omens Purled Protection - โฌ๏ธ๐ฆโญ
15. Discworld (Witches) Effigial Extermination - ๐๐โญ
16. From Dusk Till Dawn if the world is night (shine my life like a light) - ๐โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ(yes 2 lol) โญ
17. Call the Midwife (hear my words) that might teach you - โฌ๏ธ๐ข
18. American Idol RPF Herald - โฌ๏ธ
19. SEVENTEEN Temptation - ๐ โฌ๏ธ๐ฆโญ
20. Shetland Early Morning
21. Firefly Asset Protection - ๐
22. Being Human Twilight - ๐โญ
23. Due South Community Intelligence
24. Doctor Who Deliverance - โญ
25. Howl's Moving Castle New Adventures - ๐๐ฆโญ
26. 9-1-1 Rabid Response - ๐ โฌ๏ธ
27. Sherlock Holmes (Guy Ritchie Movies) Clearing Out the Cobwebs - ๐ โฌ๏ธ
28. Deadpool/Spiderman Goblinesque - Partly ๐ (haven't written Spiderman before) ๐
29. Angel: The Series Sacrifice - ๐ขโญ
30. Venom Harvest - ๐โญ
31. The Fabulous Killjoys Sweet Treats - ๐
Next year... 31 new fandoms again? Or... 31 ficlets all in one fandom? Hmmm.
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This is of little interest to anyone but me but wouldn't you know it's my blog so I'm going to post about it anyway.
2023: First time I did the Spooktober challenge of 31 ficlets in 31 different fandoms for 31 thematic prompts. Last year's list and some thoughts here in case you are so inclined. I didn't actually finish the challenge until just before NY but I was also moving house last year so allowances are made.
This year I smashed it, ficlet per day, like a boss. I also decided that to make it extra fun for myself and pick 31 different fandoms again but not reuse any of the ones from last year. Because of my personality. On one hand, I'm like chronically multifandom so it's not that much of a stretch. On the other, I had used all of the big, easy fandoms last year already. So this year it was a lot of smaller ones, and this also really showed in the hit and kudos count. In fact, for a long time one of the ficlets had 0 hits and 0 kudos on AO3 and I was actually so gleeful about that, not seen it happen before at all :D Almost disappointed that it now has 2 whopping hits (still no kudos though, let's see how long that streak lasts, no one go find it and kudos on it just because, this is an experiment!).
In the end I also ended up writing in 13.5 totally new fandoms to me. These are noted in the list with ๐
Last year I was hugely amused that I lost a good handful when I posted Delayed Reaction that includes underage incest (thoughts, no graphic actions). So this year I kept a more systematic eye on the subscription numbers by checking them a few times between posting each fic. I am fully aware that this is a very imperfect science because people can subscribe or unsubscribe for any variety reasons and fics. However, the fact that I was posting a ficlet per day meant that those who do subscribe were getting a daily email about this and they were almost inevitably about a fic in a fandom they didn't care about and unlikely one they subscribed for in the first place. Anyway, this too is noted in the list below too with โฌ๏ธfor subscriber gained and โฌ๏ธ for subscriber lost.
Overall, this year most of the fics didn't actually end up particularly spooky or scary or supernatural or even sad, but often had more mundane or literal interpretations. Some were melancholy but I think only a handful would probably count and thematically appropriate... So, let's see, other notable things...
Longest: Corrupture
Shortest: Resurrection
Most hits: Harvest (I was surprised but I guess with the new movie the fandom is experiencing a revival) and Rabid Response (big popular fandom)
Most fun: ๐
Most sexy: ๐ฆ
Angstiest: ๐ข
Creepiest: ๐
Personal favourite: โญ
1. ATEEZ leave-taking - ๐
2. The Professionals Chase
3. ๅใจๅๅฐใฎ็ฅ้ ใ | Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi | Spirited Away (2001) Resonance - ๐โญ
4. Person of Interest Resurrection - โฌ๏ธ
5. Extraordinary Attorney Woo Splash - โฌ๏ธ
6. The Mummy Mumkitty - ๐ โฌ๏ธ๐โญ
7. Merlin the long night shall fall - โญ
8. Cobra Starship Eye of the Beholder ๐
9. Mission Impossible Grave Outlook
10. Enola Holmes Myristica Fragrans - ๐ โฌ๏ธ
11. Star Trek: The Next Generation Quagmire - ๐๐
12. Lord of the Rings Corrupture - ๐โญ
13. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in your head (they are lying) - ๐โฌ๏ธ๐ข
14. Good Omens Purled Protection - โฌ๏ธ๐ฆโญ
15. Discworld (Witches) Effigial Extermination - ๐๐โญ
16. From Dusk Till Dawn if the world is night (shine my life like a light) - ๐โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ(yes 2 lol) โญ
17. Call the Midwife (hear my words) that might teach you - โฌ๏ธ๐ข
18. American Idol RPF Herald - โฌ๏ธ
19. SEVENTEEN Temptation - ๐ โฌ๏ธ๐ฆโญ
20. Shetland Early Morning
21. Firefly Asset Protection - ๐
22. Being Human Twilight - ๐โญ
23. Due South Community Intelligence
24. Doctor Who Deliverance - โญ
25. Howl's Moving Castle New Adventures - ๐๐ฆโญ
26. 9-1-1 Rabid Response - ๐ โฌ๏ธ
27. Sherlock Holmes (Guy Ritchie Movies) Clearing Out the Cobwebs - ๐ โฌ๏ธ
28. Deadpool/Spiderman Goblinesque - Partly ๐ (haven't written Spiderman before) ๐
29. Angel: The Series Sacrifice - ๐ขโญ
30. Venom Harvest - ๐โญ
31. The Fabulous Killjoys Sweet Treats - ๐
Next year... 31 new fandoms again? Or... 31 ficlets all in one fandom? Hmmm.
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