November's Fic List

[donutsweeper]

The Furry Doorstop, DS/TW, Jack/Fraser, Ray is confused, rated G, 100 words (written for unfeathered)
How Death Comes, none, rated G, 100 words(written for the Moving Words and Pictures Flashfic Challenge)
I Must Be Strong, and Carry On, Jack/Jack, rated G, 411words (written for the Moving Words and Pictures Flashfic Challenge)
Opening The Door, 4th in 'The Old Man' universe, Jack/Doctor, rated R, 796 words
The Weapons Test, Jack surprises Elizabeth, none, rated G, 100 words ( "Time Stamp Meme" for _medley_ )
The Wolf at the Door, Jack and Diefenbaker talk, prequel to The Furry Doorstop, rated G, 100 words, (Timestamp meme for rustydog  )
The Case of the Pine Cone Liberation Organization, "Murray the squirrel" crack!fic, rated G, 777 words
The Baby Shower, rated G, 100 words, (written for fandom_me  )
Oops!, prequel to Uh-Oh, rated G,100 words, (Timestamp meme for aeron_lanart  )
These Changes, Jack looks at the past, rated G, 100 words (written for the Moving Words and Pictures Flashfic Challenge)
The Powdered Sugar Tornado, alien donuts have interesting effects, rated PG, 100 words (written for rustydog  and mad_jaks  )
Alien Donuts, TW/SGA, Jack/John, rated G, 100 words (written for hellenebright  and _medley_  )
Alien Donut Aftermath, TW/SGA, Jack/John implied, sequel to Alien Donuts, rated G, 100 words
Conversations with the Dead, DS/TW, Bob Fraser&Jack, rated G, 416 words (prompt from
travels_in_time  and _medley_  )
Alien Donut Discussions, TW/SGA Jack/John, 3rd alien donut crack!fic, rated PG, 100 words
A Face from the Past Someone recognizes Jack, none, rated G, 862 words (written for smithy161  )
Powdered Sugar Reprise, sequel to Powdered Sugar Tornado, rated G, 100 words (written for mad_jaks  )
Alien Donut Discoveries, TWW/SGA, Jack/John, 4th alien donut crack!fic, rated G, 100 words
Superman, Clark Kent and Me, Jack's musings, rated G, 100 words (written for the Moving Words and Pictures flashfic Challenge)
Powdered Sugar Regrets, 3rd powdered sugar crack!fic, rated G, 100 words
Powdered Sugar Research, 4th in the powdered sugar crack!fic, rated G, 100 words
Caffeine Fumes, none, rated G, 100 words (tw100  challenge: the future)
Scents and Sensibilities, DS/TW, Dief POV, rated G, 1000 words (written for rustydog  )
Alien Donut Denial, TW/SGA crossover, Rodney/Ronon , 5th alien donut crack!fic, rated G, 100 words
Alien Donut Discretion, TW/SGA crossover, 6th alien donut crack!fic, rated G, 100 words
Powdered Sugar Results, 5th powdered sugar crack!fic, rated G, 100 words
Trapped, Jack/Nine trapped in an elevator, rated G, 148 words (written for smithy161  and _medley_  )
Powdered Sugar Requiem, 6th powdered sugar crack!fic, rated G, 100 words
A Pair of Jacks, Jack/Jack, none, rated PG, 100 words
Glory Days, Jack reminisces, rated G, 100 words
Jack's Special Thanksgiving Plans, 7th powdered sugar crack!fic, rated G, 100 words
Owen's Thanksgiving Musings, 7th powdered sugar crack!fic, rated G, 100 words
Alien Donut Dismissals TW/SGA crossover, 7th alien donut crack!fic, rated PG, 100 words
Alien Donut Disquiet, TW/SGA crossover, Jack/John, 8th alien donut crack!fic, rated PG, 100 words
Lifetime Guarantee, Jack ponders, none, rated G, 100 words
Alien Donut Détente, TW/SGA crossover, Jack/John, 9th alien donut crack!fic, rated G, 100 words
The Birthday Memory, Jack and a little girl, none, rated G, 100 words
The Bedtime Ritual, Jack and a little girl, none, rated G, 100 words
Alien Donut Doings, TW/SGA crossover, Jack/John, 10th alien donut crack!fic, rated G, 100 words

other things:
Timestamp Meme
feedback exchange
meta on writing the drabble "Lifetime Guarantee"
Character Meme

I also did my first work as a beta this month. Honestly, it was humbling to have been asked to help, and a little scary to make suggestions, but really, really nice to hopefully have helped others the way my amazing betas have helped me.

This month the idea of the alien donuts was born, with the creation of two crack!verses here (and two others in friend's journals).

All in all though, this month was not one I care to repeat, ever. I've completely lost the ability to write anything longer than a ficlet. And while 40 fics in a month is impressive, the quality of said fics was just nowhere near where it should be, there's only a handful here worth being proud of.


40 fics, 7710 words (33 drabbles)

Comments

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Heck, I'm impressed with the work it took just to compile and format this list!

It was a fun month for me, reading your stuff, plus you're responsible for the only things I wrote this month, and you beta'd for me. :) But I know you had the craptastic trolls, which was not fun to deal with.

I've completely lost the ability to write anything longer than a ficlet.

I have no expertise on the matter except for what I've read professional writers say, but apparently sometimes it's good just to keep flexing your muscles even if you're not writing what you really want to write. You know, the advice, "Write *something* every day." Which you have literally done!

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

coding this was a nightmare.

Some things this month were great, I love that people took my ideas (the OC from the guilty pleasures and the donuts) and were inspired to write more with them.

And I'm very happy with how the Nancy fic and Jack/original Jack ficlet turned out. And, Dief POV, because, well, he's a wolf! And I did take that advice to heart and *wrote* nearly every damn day, but too much turned out like junk food- it's there and people liked it but there's no meat or substance to it.

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Maybe sometimes writing is like science, where 80 percent (or more? I don't have the figures on that) of the experiments you set up don't lead to anything, but you have to get through them to get where you're going. (And sometimes the "failed" experiments actually turn out unexpectedly good results, just in a different direction.) Or like photography, where a lot of times you have to take 30 pictures to get a couple of good ones.

I think if you're critically happy with even a portion of that list, you've done well. I know I don't have much experience though.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

where 80 percent of the experiments you set up don't lead to anything, but you have to get through them to get where you're going

that's brilliant. utterly brilliant. thanks

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Yay science! Supposedly Edison tried 2000 substances before he found a material that would work as the light bulb filament. I don't know if it's true, but I find it encouraging.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I think I've heard that before. It makes sense. A lot of stuff is all how you look at it

[itsarift-thing.livejournal.com]

Really rapidly as I should already be out of the house
I've completely lost the ability to write anything longer than a ficlet
It's just mislaid - so you'll find it again - unlike, say, those of us who could never really do it in the first place *hugs*

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

*Hugs back*

[unfeathered]

It's been a bit of a weird month for several of us, hasn't it?

But I really don't think you need to put yourself down about your fics. There are some really, really good ones in that lot, and you've made a lot of people smile and giggle and laugh, and that's worth a hell of a lot. :-)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

thanks kiddo!

[unfeathered]

No problem. :-)