Eight years of active SG-1 fandom! Still declining numbers in fannish activity, with a few advances in last year's numbers... and a few retreats. Sigh.
in fandom
Three Alphabet Soups this year mean that I have directly enabled over 75 gen fics! Go me. :)
stargateficrec continues to run quite smoothly. Really, outside of a few modly posts every month, there's not much to do there. There were almost 350 recs this past year - a few cry from the comm's heyday, but quite satisfactory considering how long it's been since the last eps aired. Lots of people signed up to rec in January, and I hope that's a positive portent for months to come.
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sg1friendathon this past year, but that's par for the course - it's usually biennial.
in recs
Only 56 recs, as I only managed four recs per month in most cases. That's less than last year; the current total at![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
figs_sg1_rec is now 962. Still, believe me when I say that when I first started reccing back in 2006, that number would have been unimaginable. Yay for SG-1 fan writers, generating so much joy!
in writing
Erm. More than last year, but not as much as I'd hoped. This... sounds kinda familiar, by now. I broke 16,000 words of fic this year, which is a huge improvement from last year but pitifully less than any other year. Still - heading in the right direction is a good thing.
No, I didn't finish the On the Outside, Looking In series yet. But I did at least finish Seasons Seven and Eight. Too bad the ones left are the seasons I like least.
I contributed four stories for the three Alphabet Soups:
A is for Alien (G). Cassandra isn't so sure that she's going to be able to fit in properly on Earth, but Teal'c, her fellow alien, can be very reassuring. Rated G.
X is for Unknown. A tag for 1969 for Episode Alphabet Soup. When SG-1 returns to their own time, they try to find out what happened to Michael and Jenny. Rated G.
Kishotenketsu (PG). Backup fic for Episode Alphabet Soup. Jack does a little reflecting on how his understanding of the universe have changed since Stargate: the Movie. A direct lead-in to Jack's first appearance in COTG. Rated PG.
R is for Rapport. Meditation isn't kel no reem, but it serves a purpose just the same. Teal'c and Daniel friendship, with references to Crossroads, Meridian, Revelations, and Changeling. ~1,410 words. PG.
Other than that, the rest of my writing was inspired by mygenprompt_bingo bingo card. None of these turned out to be particularly long - the really short ones, ep related and ranging from about 350 to 550 words, are tagged as "bingo in SG-1 minor" - but it's still fourteen stories (well, eighteen, really, but one of them was the Season Eight installment of On the Outside, three were Alphabet Soup fics, and the other was a podfic) that I probably wouldn't have written otherwise.
...And Eat Pie (G). For Teal'c, exploring worlds through the Stargate isn't half as enjoyable as exploring Earth. Some Teal'c introspection within the framework of Urgo. Includes references to Teal'c's backstory and S1. Rated G.
Quarantine (G). When the team is stuck in special quarantine, it's hard to find a way to pass the time. A little exploration of Jack's head space. Rated G.
Transferring from the Pentagon. Captain Sam Carter, transferring from the Pentagon in COTG. G.
Eyes on the Stars. An experiment in 2nd-person POV, from Torment of Tantalus. G.
The Art of Smiling. Teal'c has new skills to learn as a member of SG-1, but he's a relatively quick study. Spoilers for First Commandment and Singularity. ~385 words, rated G.
Strategem. A bit of stream-of-consciousness for poor Skaara, at the moment when Klorel was doing its best to fry Daniel's brains. 305 words. PG.
Sentry Duty. Some thoughts from an ordinary soldier, standing guard on not-so-ordinary duty. No real spoilers outside a reference to events in COTG. 747 words, rated PG.
Magnificence. Jack's thoughts during a bittersweet moment of The Serpent's Lair. 363 words. Rated PG.
For Want of a Symbiote (the World was Lost). Sam's choices in In the Line of Duty had tremendous impact on the universe. 464 words. Rated PG, with multiple AU deaths and apocalyptic histories, and spoilers for various S2 through S6 episodes.
Reflection. It's unpleasant to hear your own words reflected back at you, especially when you know they're right. Teal'c and Daniel, Family and Secrets. 406 words, and let's call it PG-13 for the subject matter.
Seven for a Secret. A bit of teamy goodness with Daniel in babble mode in the wake of Spirits. 408 words. Rated G.
Twisted Senses. A bit of Janet POV from Legacy. What do you when you can't trust your own perceptions? 420 words, rated G.
One Minute to Curtain. Jack will do his duty, even if he hates playing the game. Jack's thoughts on his team in Shades of Grey. 555 words, rated PG.
Fifty Credits on the Wookiee. When Jack introduces Teal'c to Star Wars, he never imagines how obsessed his friend will become. Set immediately after 1969 with a few vague spoilers. ~1,400 words. Rated G.
Podfic: Your Regularly Scheduled Programming. Short (as in, 5 minutes!) podfic of an older fic. Sam and Teal'c friendship, Jack and Daniel sniping.
No favorite fic bits this year, so let's move onto
reviewing the recap
My favorite story this year (of my own): It feels odd to point to such a short ficlet, but I really like For Want of a Symbiote (the World was Lost). It's an AU exploration of what would have happened in the SG-1 universe if Sam hadn't blended with Jolinar. Aside from managing to be comprehensible (I think) despite all the tense twists, I think it gives a thoughtful pointer at how much the Tok'ra really impact the team, despite their fascinating ambiguity as allies.
Most fun story: Probably Fifty Credits on the Wookiee. Teal'c's fascination with Star Wars is always fun. And I like the quirkiness of that last line. :)
Hardest story to write: Definitely Eyes on the Stars. Again, a very short ficlet to choose, but it was my first attempt at 2nd person POV.
Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted? Less than I hoped, more than I feared.
Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them?: I learned that there's a reason why I don't often write 2nd person POV. :) Other than that, I had some fun exploring Jack's headspace a bit more than usual, especially in One Minute to Curtain. I also got more Teal'c POV written, which is always a pleasure.
Did you meet last year's goals? Three Soups instead of one! My volume of fics increased, yay! The fics I wanted to finish didn't get completed. Not so yay. Also, I'd kinda dreamed of breaking 1,000 fic recs this past year. I'll still 38 shy of that goal.
Do you have any goals for the coming year? Write moar, plz. Break that shiny four-digit rec count. Have more Soups, do another round ofsg1friendathon. FINISH that Clark Kent and Daniel crossover. And, as always, bask in the SG-1 squee. :)
Previous yearly reviews: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007.
in fandom
Three Alphabet Soups this year mean that I have directly enabled over 75 gen fics! Go me. :)
stargateficrec continues to run quite smoothly. Really, outside of a few modly posts every month, there's not much to do there. There were almost 350 recs this past year - a few cry from the comm's heyday, but quite satisfactory considering how long it's been since the last eps aired. Lots of people signed up to rec in January, and I hope that's a positive portent for months to come.No
sg1friendathon this past year, but that's par for the course - it's usually biennial. in recs
Only 56 recs, as I only managed four recs per month in most cases. That's less than last year; the current total at
figs_sg1_rec is now 962. Still, believe me when I say that when I first started reccing back in 2006, that number would have been unimaginable. Yay for SG-1 fan writers, generating so much joy!in writing
Erm. More than last year, but not as much as I'd hoped. This... sounds kinda familiar, by now. I broke 16,000 words of fic this year, which is a huge improvement from last year but pitifully less than any other year. Still - heading in the right direction is a good thing.
No, I didn't finish the On the Outside, Looking In series yet. But I did at least finish Seasons Seven and Eight. Too bad the ones left are the seasons I like least.
I contributed four stories for the three Alphabet Soups:
A is for Alien (G). Cassandra isn't so sure that she's going to be able to fit in properly on Earth, but Teal'c, her fellow alien, can be very reassuring. Rated G.
X is for Unknown. A tag for 1969 for Episode Alphabet Soup. When SG-1 returns to their own time, they try to find out what happened to Michael and Jenny. Rated G.
Kishotenketsu (PG). Backup fic for Episode Alphabet Soup. Jack does a little reflecting on how his understanding of the universe have changed since Stargate: the Movie. A direct lead-in to Jack's first appearance in COTG. Rated PG.
R is for Rapport. Meditation isn't kel no reem, but it serves a purpose just the same. Teal'c and Daniel friendship, with references to Crossroads, Meridian, Revelations, and Changeling. ~1,410 words. PG.
Other than that, the rest of my writing was inspired by my
genprompt_bingo bingo card. None of these turned out to be particularly long - the really short ones, ep related and ranging from about 350 to 550 words, are tagged as "bingo in SG-1 minor" - but it's still fourteen stories (well, eighteen, really, but one of them was the Season Eight installment of On the Outside, three were Alphabet Soup fics, and the other was a podfic) that I probably wouldn't have written otherwise....And Eat Pie (G). For Teal'c, exploring worlds through the Stargate isn't half as enjoyable as exploring Earth. Some Teal'c introspection within the framework of Urgo. Includes references to Teal'c's backstory and S1. Rated G.
Quarantine (G). When the team is stuck in special quarantine, it's hard to find a way to pass the time. A little exploration of Jack's head space. Rated G.
Transferring from the Pentagon. Captain Sam Carter, transferring from the Pentagon in COTG. G.
Eyes on the Stars. An experiment in 2nd-person POV, from Torment of Tantalus. G.
The Art of Smiling. Teal'c has new skills to learn as a member of SG-1, but he's a relatively quick study. Spoilers for First Commandment and Singularity. ~385 words, rated G.
Strategem. A bit of stream-of-consciousness for poor Skaara, at the moment when Klorel was doing its best to fry Daniel's brains. 305 words. PG.
Sentry Duty. Some thoughts from an ordinary soldier, standing guard on not-so-ordinary duty. No real spoilers outside a reference to events in COTG. 747 words, rated PG.
Magnificence. Jack's thoughts during a bittersweet moment of The Serpent's Lair. 363 words. Rated PG.
For Want of a Symbiote (the World was Lost). Sam's choices in In the Line of Duty had tremendous impact on the universe. 464 words. Rated PG, with multiple AU deaths and apocalyptic histories, and spoilers for various S2 through S6 episodes.
Reflection. It's unpleasant to hear your own words reflected back at you, especially when you know they're right. Teal'c and Daniel, Family and Secrets. 406 words, and let's call it PG-13 for the subject matter.
Seven for a Secret. A bit of teamy goodness with Daniel in babble mode in the wake of Spirits. 408 words. Rated G.
Twisted Senses. A bit of Janet POV from Legacy. What do you when you can't trust your own perceptions? 420 words, rated G.
One Minute to Curtain. Jack will do his duty, even if he hates playing the game. Jack's thoughts on his team in Shades of Grey. 555 words, rated PG.
Fifty Credits on the Wookiee. When Jack introduces Teal'c to Star Wars, he never imagines how obsessed his friend will become. Set immediately after 1969 with a few vague spoilers. ~1,400 words. Rated G.
Podfic: Your Regularly Scheduled Programming. Short (as in, 5 minutes!) podfic of an older fic. Sam and Teal'c friendship, Jack and Daniel sniping.
No favorite fic bits this year, so let's move onto
reviewing the recap
My favorite story this year (of my own): It feels odd to point to such a short ficlet, but I really like For Want of a Symbiote (the World was Lost). It's an AU exploration of what would have happened in the SG-1 universe if Sam hadn't blended with Jolinar. Aside from managing to be comprehensible (I think) despite all the tense twists, I think it gives a thoughtful pointer at how much the Tok'ra really impact the team, despite their fascinating ambiguity as allies.
Most fun story: Probably Fifty Credits on the Wookiee. Teal'c's fascination with Star Wars is always fun. And I like the quirkiness of that last line. :)
Hardest story to write: Definitely Eyes on the Stars. Again, a very short ficlet to choose, but it was my first attempt at 2nd person POV.
Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted? Less than I hoped, more than I feared.
Did you take any writing risks this year? What did you learn from them?: I learned that there's a reason why I don't often write 2nd person POV. :) Other than that, I had some fun exploring Jack's headspace a bit more than usual, especially in One Minute to Curtain. I also got more Teal'c POV written, which is always a pleasure.
Did you meet last year's goals? Three Soups instead of one! My volume of fics increased, yay! The fics I wanted to finish didn't get completed. Not so yay. Also, I'd kinda dreamed of breaking 1,000 fic recs this past year. I'll still 38 shy of that goal.
Do you have any goals for the coming year? Write moar, plz. Break that shiny four-digit rec count. Have more Soups, do another round of
sg1friendathon. FINISH that Clark Kent and Daniel crossover. And, as always, bask in the SG-1 squee. :)Previous yearly reviews: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007.
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