2007 Fic Output. Do I need a plumber?

[icarus]

2007 Fic Output. Do I need a plumber?

Usually, I write about 1-2 stories a month, with a run of drabbles somewhere in the year.

This year, with a massive WIP, my fic production seems ... low.

Out Of Bounds - word count this year ~61,000. Total word count thus far ~92,000.
Tanlines & Dogtags
No More Quasi-Religious Alien Sex Rituals
Liar's Chair
The Quick Bird On Hot Sand, aka Civilian Authority
Lost in the Temple of Law
Self Sufficiency

Then some drabbles in February:

And Liberty For All
Betrayal
Coming Attractions

I mean, I wrote 61,000 words of Out Of Bounds. Intellectually, I realize it's the equivalent of a dozen average-length 5,000 word stories.

I recognize that I had a death in the family which took a lot of time, energy, and school-and-writing-sapping enthusiasm. But still....

Compare that to 2006 -- and yes, this is normal:

The Stars Look Very Different Today
Early Birds
Necromancy for the Living
Power Napping
Compassion For The Enemy
First Time A Soldier
Last Port Of Call
About Ten Days Before The Wraith Attack
In The Spotlight (the Unicorn Remix)
Colony Atlantis
Breeding Ground
Traces Through Time

And some February/March drabbles (I drabble in winter, it seems):

Pavlovian
Appalling Hurt/Comfort Fic
Class A's
Double Bed
Doo-Wop
Pastoral Symphony
Nowhere But Up
Taking Stock
First Christmas

Plus I wrote the first 31,000 words of Out Of Bounds.

But maybe I haven't slowed. Maybe the total word count is the same, and I'm just not used to a large WIP. I could open all those stories and add all the word counts, and compare.

...

That's way too anal even for me.

I've signed up for sga_santa and kicked a Supernatural story out the door to keep myself moving forward. The fics must go on!

Comments

[bruinsfan.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's a lot of words. If you don't count fanfic I'm not sure I read that many in the past year.

Mostly the drawing just got put aside and forgotten about once the whirlwind of other stuff began in May—I really only need to do the background and a bit of shading on the figure's left side (I've got Lorne's face just as I want it, and everything that's not finished at least outlined). But once I get clear of the end of this month I should have plenty of time complete with morning sunlight to work on it.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

A gift for you. Also, something of a bribe or inspiration. Consider it what you will

Curious (http://kylielee1000.livejournal.com/217803.html) - John/Lorne, NC-17, kylielee1000

Icarus