::grins:: I've wondered, sometimes, if people might be interested in that process.
I can't speak for all reccers. I can only tell you what works for me.
First of all, when I read a fic I like, I check that author's fic list - on AO3, a master list on DW, their own site, whatever - and read everything that has an interesting summary.
Second, there's Debrief! \0/ I've found a good fic or fifteen that way.
Third, there's... stargateficrec. :) It doesn't happen often - and it's rarer of late, with so few gen SG-1 reccers these days - but I will sometimes follow a rec to a great story (and author!), and mark it down to rec myself. I will also check out fancake sometimes, although stuff recced there is very rarely gennish.
Fourth, I occasionally browse various archives. Yes, even FF.net has some gems on occasion. That's how I first discovered Magistrate (<lj user=magibrain), and fell in love with Beneath a Beating Sun as a WIP and nagged and begged until I was technically made beta and got to read most of it before it got posted. :D
There's also ficathons! When I'm in the mood to rec a certain type of fic - this happens less, since I dropped the "rec by category" thing and started reccing at random - I'll look through ficathon archives to see what was submitted there. Admittedly, I've usually recced at least half of those already. :)
I keep track of recs I plan to make by saving the links of delicious. I've learned the hard way that it's not always wise to save a rec for a long time, though, as authors move on, change websites, or remove their fics entirely.
Hope this answers your question!
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I can't speak for all reccers. I can only tell you what works for me.
First of all, when I read a fic I like, I check that author's fic list - on AO3, a master list on DW, their own site, whatever - and read everything that has an interesting summary.
Second, there's Debrief! \0/ I've found a good fic or fifteen that way.
Third, there's... stargateficrec. :) It doesn't happen often - and it's rarer of late, with so few gen SG-1 reccers these days - but I will sometimes follow a rec to a great story (and author!), and mark it down to rec myself. I will also check out fancake sometimes, although stuff recced there is very rarely gennish.
Fourth, I occasionally browse various archives. Yes, even FF.net has some gems on occasion. That's how I first discovered Magistrate (<lj user=magibrain), and fell in love with Beneath a Beating Sun as a WIP and nagged and begged until I was technically made beta and got to read most of it before it got posted. :D There's also ficathons! When I'm in the mood to rec a certain type of fic - this happens less, since I dropped the "rec by category" thing and started reccing at random - I'll look through ficathon archives to see what was submitted there. Admittedly, I've usually recced at least half of those already. :) I keep track of recs I plan to make by saving the links of delicious. I've learned the hard way that it's not always wise to save a rec for a long time, though, as authors move on, change websites, or remove their fics entirely. Hope this answers your question!