30 Days of Fanfic - Day 30!

[sharelle]

Actually made it faithfully to the last day! Wow!



30 – Do you have a favorite fic you've written? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link!

I have a tendency to like my own writing. Honestly, I do. I know a few people who can't really go back to read and enjoy their own work, and I think that's a shame. (Because if one enjoys writing fic, why not find enjoyment in the finished product, too?) But I'm happy to say that I feel very proud of the things I've created. It's been a collaborative effort in many ways - I've had excellent betas, without whom many of my fics probably wouldn't have been nearly as polished - but, overall, I do genuinely like my stories.

If I had to pick favorites, I'd probably choose the following:

Legacy (D&DC) - I probably worked longest and hardest on this one. It's my one, true epic story.

Balance of Power (D&DC) - I was very proud of how this turned out since it felt the closest to an actual episode of the series.

Begin the Beguine (Firefly) - I simply loved writing this one. It practically wrote itself, and (as I mentioned the other day) it's really stood the test of time for me.

(And although I'm not finished with it yet, Rain on the Just is starting to look like something I'll be very proud of in the end as well!)

I have a hard time playing favorites, though. I can probably find something to love about every story I've done. I've put a lot of love into each of them, after all. It's very rewarding when I revisit them and they give a little love back! :)



Master List of Questions can be found here.

Comments

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

Kudos to you for doing the whole meme! Nice job. And I agree with you; I tend to like my own stuff as well, even a few years after I post it.

I wish I'd stuck with this meme; I did a few days and then let it go.

[sharelle.livejournal.com]

Yay! Thank you! (I'm feeling an odd sort of accomplishment at seeing all those little calendar boxes highlighted!) I saw this meme a few places over the summer, but your LJ was definitely one of them.

P.S.

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

Almost forgot! Begin the Beguine is a classic. Definitely one fo the best FF fics.

Re: P.S.

[sharelle.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, sweetie! *HUGS* I loved the Firefly fandom. I had so much fun with those stories, and met so many wonderful people! *nudge nudge* :)

Re: P.S.

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

Firefly and the fandom was and is awesome! Even though I'm not 'into' it the way I used to be, I'll always feel love for it. What a great show and characters! And fans too. *nudges back*

[seal-girl.livejournal.com]

Yay! Tis done!
Now I can close the tab of your journal with the list of questions on it that I was copying and pasting from :D

Balance of Power - oh, yeah, liked that one. Alt episodes are such good fun!

Thanks for finding such a fun meme - it was very interesting :)

[sharelle.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm glad you had a good time with it, too! It was a fun little excuse to really think about what we write, wasn't it? (Though I must admit, I'm glad it's finished. I have enough deadlines to meet!)

And thank you, my dear! (You made me such a lovely book for that one!) Alternate episodes are definitely some of my favorite stories!

[mist72.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this!! (I'll have to check out 'Begin the Beguine' :) You are the only one on my flist that did this - how many on yours? I would actually like to read some other responses to this...

[sharelle.livejournal.com]

It was fun to do, though I'm definitely glad to have the daily commitment finished! There were quite a few on my flist who were doing the meme over the summer, but about 4 or 5 who started doing it along with me this month. I really liked reading their answers, too!

"Begin the Beguine" is my favorite Wash-centric story that I wrote! (Like some of my other favorites, it came from a fic-a-thon. Funny how some of my favorites were stories I may not have written if it hadn't been for the specs provided by a challenge!)