2022 Fic Roundup

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Tagged by @illusivesoul​! Fics are listed in the order they were written



Total Words Published at end of year: 47, 826. It’s a huge drop from last year which was over 100k, but I also discovered kink meme writing last January (2021) and went absolutely nuts, including writing a single fic that was almost half my entire wordcount for this year, so that’s not surprising.

Additional Words Written: I’m not counting those

Fandoms: Tolkien with a sprinkling of Mass Effect

Highest Everything (raw kudos, hits, comments):

• Hits: A Difference of Interpretation, A Similarity of Intent (429)
• Kudos: A Difference of Interpretation, A Similarity of Intent (63)
• Comments: Secrets of a Princess’ Boudoir (9)

New Things I Tried:

Not really much this year; school kept me very busy. I wrote a few “flash fiction” pieces although I usually avoid pieces shorter than 1k just because I decided I’d rather write something short than nothing. These ones are difficult because you have to be so economical with the words you do use. I’m not sure I pulled them off as well as I’d like, but it’s something to work on.

Fic I Spent the Most Time On:

It was probably An Endless Tide on Endless Shores, just because that’s far and away the longest thing I wrote this year.

Fic I Spent the Least Time On:

A Promise.

Favorite Thing I Wrote:

I’m still fairly pleased with United We Stand. I really enjoyed poking at those character dynamics although I do still pick over it and wonder if I could’ve gone deeper.

Favorite Thing(s) I Read:

• A King, Uncrowned (A King, Enthroned) by HewerOfCaves is an absolutely fantastic look at Maedhros and Fingolfin’s relationship.
• A loss of something ever felt I by arriviste is an excellent Finarfin-centric piece.
• Wintering in Thargelion by Lady_Gavroche is a delightful look at Celebrimbor’s relationship with his uncle Caranthir.          
• Greensleeves by bravelittlescrib is a heartbreaking exploration of Nerdanel’s personal relationships.   
• loving them for their uselessness, not wanting to be saved by Dialux - Maedhros assigns lands to his brothers after his rescue. They do not make it easy.
• The Other Things We Never Knew About Frodo's Soulmate by Tozette is an insanely good exploration of a prompt where Sauron is Frodo’s soulmate. It’s unfinished, but still so worth reading.
• Little Tenderness by batshape is a deliciously angsty instance of frustrated long-distance fea sex between Feanor and Nerdanel during Feanor’s exile in Formenos.
• You throw away your sadness, but you are still left with your hands by mornen is a wonderful wonderful look at the end of Maglor’s life before the end of the First Age.
• But Daeron in his heart's delight/Now lived and played by starlit night by am_fae was written for me <3 <3 <3 We need more Daeron/Thingol in this fandom!!!
• Better a Holy Discord by clothono is the Valar perspective on the First Age.
• The One With All the Birds by clothono is a fantastic “Elwing in Valinor” fic with some of the best reflection by Elrond on his time with Maedhros and Maglor that I’ve seen.
• You Are Coming Down with Me by TheLionInMyBed is a wonderful and imo more realistic look at the “kidnap family” where Maedhros is dysfunctional and Maglor wants to play pretend.
• A King is He That Can Hold His Own by iddump is a steamy Maedhros/Thingol fic with lots of political machinations and lots of handjobs.

Writing Goals for 2023:

As usual the last couple years, being able to write anything is all I can hope for, with how busy school keeps me ORZ