Writing Goals 2023
No specific word count goal. The goal here is to finish at least one (perhaps two) of my longer wips and then clean up a bunch of other wips to clear the slate for new works. Let’s go with finishing 8 fics this year from this list. This is me putting out goalposts for myself (that hopefully I won’t have to move closer). Please note that word totals are for current chapters only and don’t reflect how much I have written past them. I often am nonlinear in how I write then have to fill-in between scenes.
Year-to-date posted word count: 445,976 words (updated 01.01.2024)
Finished fics:
Fragments and Fractals, 911 one-shot, 6b speculation/coda to lightning strike, first time/get together Buddie with a side of canon whump, written in one go. (1,518 words) Published 04.03.2023.
Promise Me You Won’t Let Me, Wheel of Time Cauthor reworking of Season 1. (35,895 words). Complete as of 22.03.2023.
Sleepless in LA, 911 holiday fic, Alternative Universe/Alternative first meetings. Complete as of 28.04.2023
Suspicions, a Teen Wolf Firefighter!Derek AU story, Sheriff Stilinski POV. Complete as of 20.05.2023
What are the Odds? 911 Buddie ABO kink fic that the muse went rabid on. Complete as of 18.09.2023
Bound by Blood, MReyder Spookyseason creature fic. Vampire/werewolf porn with plot. Complete as of 22.10.2023
Bradley the Damned. Generation Kill AU. Brad/Nate, Ray/Walt. Complete as of 31.10.2023
January writing goals: priority works:
Total words published this month: 13,939
Family, Familia, ‘Ohana: Chapter 9 SNAFU (911, H50, NavySeal!Buck, SWAT) (9,904 words)—posted 22.01.2023
Death, Rebirth and the Jackal, chapter VII, Reyes POV—94 words (MReyder)
Promise Me You Won’t Let Me, chapter IX Mat—2,041 words (Wheel of Time, Cauthor)—posted 26.01.2023
Mana’olana, Chapter 4, Steve POV—1,994 words (H50 McDanno, season 5 finale fix-it)—posted 26.01.2023
February writing goals: priority works:
Total words published this month: 28,831
Sleepless in LA (911) Valentine’s Day Fic 2023
Chapter 2 (4,782 words)—posted 6.02.2023
Chapter 3 (5,619 words)—posted 8.02.2023
Chapter 4 (3,131 words)—posted 11.02.2023
Chapter 5 (5,027 words)—posted 22.02.2023
Chapter 6 (5,522 words)—posted 23.02.2023
Chapter 7 (4,750 words)—posted 25.02.2023
March writing goals: priority works
Total words published this month: 32,314
Sleepless in LA (911 Valentine’s Day fic 2023–oh the shame….)
Chapter 8 (4,923 words) posted 07.03.2023
Chapter 9 (6,986 words) posted 30.03.2023
Promise Me You Won’t Let Me,
Chapter X (3,071 words) posted 18.03.2023
Chapter XI (4,246 words) posted 21.03.2023
Chapter XII (3,271 words) posted 22.03.2023
Epilogue (727 words) posted 22.03.2023 and COMPLETE
Death, Rebirth and the Jackal chapter VII, Reyes POV (2,947 words)—posted 11.03.2023
Fragments and Fractals, one-shot, Buddie, 6b speculation/coda (1518 words) posted 03.04.2023
The First Spectre, Eventual Buddie slow burn Mass Effect AU, Chapter One: A Milk Run? (4,625 words) posted 09.03.2023
April writing goals: priority works:
Total words posted this month: 33,989
Mana’olana, chapter 5 (3,550 words) —posted 29.04.2023
The First Spectre, Chapter Two: Eden Prime (1,865 words)
Sleepless in LA
Chapter 10 (4,925 words)—posted 02.04.2023
Chapter 11: (4,926 words)—posted 08.04.2023
Chapter 12: Valentine’s Day part 1 (3,343 words)—posted 16.04.2023
Chapter 13: Valentine’s Day part 2 (8,184 words)—posted 18.04.2023
Epilogue (9,061 words)—posted 28.04.2023
May writing goals:
Total words posted this month: 20,708
Family, Familia, ‘Ohana, Chapter 10: FUBAR
Buck (3,430 words)—complete and edited 24.05.2023 ✔️
Steve (1,189 words)
Eddie (479 words)
Danny (4,529 words)—complete and edited 30.05.2023 ✔️
Suspicions, Firefighter!Derek verse, one-shot, Sheriff Stillinski (14,764 words)—posted 20.05.2023
Bradley the Damned, Generation Kill AU, BradNate, RayWalt, WIP Big Bang fic
IV (1,365 words)
The First Spectre, Chapter Two: Eden Prime, Part 1 (5,944 words) (april hangover writing)—posted 13.05.2023
June writing goals:
Total words posted this month: 16,143 words
Bradley the Damned, WIP Big Bang fic
IV (2,704 words)—first draft done 11.06.2023 ✔️
V (5,866 words)—first draft done 12.06.2023 ✔️
VI (4,564 words)—first draft done 15.06.2023 ✔️
VII (4,887 words)—first draft done 18.06,2023✔️
VIII (2,485 words)—first draft done 18.06.2023✔️
IX (3,522 words)—first draft done 24.06.2023✔️
X (2,914 words)—first draft done 25.06.2023✔️
XI (2,463 words)—first draft done 29.06.2023✔️
Family, Familia, ‘Ohana, chapter 10: FUBAR (hangover may chapter) (12,515 words)—posted 01.06.2023
Afterthoughts, a 911 rewatch collection of codas
1.01 (1,050 words)—posted 26.06.2023
1.02 Buck (1,127 words)—posted 29.06.2023
1.02 Athena (1,451 words)—posted 29.06.2023
July writing goals:
Total words posted this month: 41,633 words
Scintillation, July Rough Trade project—goal 25,000 words written in July. Sentinel/Guide, MCU. Tony Stark/James “Bucky” Barnes, Erik Killmonger/T’Challa, Tony Stark & Yinsen Ho, one-sided Steve Rogers/James “Bucky” Barnes. Not Steve Rogers friendly at first. Current WC: 24,953/25,000–SO CLOSE!!
Bradley the Damned, WIP Big Bang fic
XII (5,118 words)—first rough draft done 01.07.2023✔️
An Andromeda Tale: Arrival in Andromeda (Book 1) (rewrite)
Prologue (4,129 words)—posted 07.07.2023
Chapter 1 (12,149 words)—posted 15.07.2023
Chapter 2 (6,563 words)—posted 23.07.2023
Chapter 3 (8,844 words)—posted 30.07.2023
Afterthoughts, a 911 rewatch collection of codas
1.03 Bobby (983 words) posted 03.07.2023
1.04 Hen (1,877 words) posted 7.07.2023
1.05 Karen (1,383 words) posted 08.07.2023
1.06 Bobby (981 words) posted 13.07.2023
1.07 Hen (433 words) posted 14.07.2023
1.08 Karen (1,010 words) posted 14.07.2023
1.09 Buck (595 words) posted 16.07.2023
1.10 Buck (795 words) posted 23.07.2023
2.01 Buck(881 words) posted 23.07.2023
2.02 Eddie (1,010 words) posted 23.07.2023
August
Words posted this month: 62,996
An Andromeda Tale: Arrival in Andromeda (Book 1) (rewrite)
Chapter 4 (10,905 words) posted 08.08.2023
Chapter 5 (10,251 words) posted 12.08.2023
Chapter 6 (10,572 words) posted 19.08.2023
Chapter 7 (9,739 words) posted 27.08.2023
Bradley the Damned
Chapter IV (2,700 words) posted 08.08.2023
Chapter V (3,522 words) posted 14.08.2023
Chapter VI (5,866 words) posted 22.08.2023
Chapter VII (4,905 words) posted 29.08.2023
Family, Familia, ‘Ohana Chapter 11
Buck (4,250 words) ✔️ rough draft done 08.09.2023
Eddie (2,457 words)✔️rough draft done 24.08.2023
Steve (3,465 words) ✔️ rough draft done 06.09.2023
Danny (2,511 words)
Afterthoughts, a 911 rewatch collection of codas
2.03 Karen (645 words) posted 02.08.2023
What are the Odds?
Chapter 1 (1,655 words) posted 21.08.2023
Chapter 2 (2236 words) posted 28.08.2023
September
Words posted this month: 77,257
An Andromeda Tale: Arrival in Andromeda (Book ) (rewrite)
Chapter 8 (9,115 words) posted 04.09.2023
Chapter 9 (8,277 words) posted 10.09.2023
Chapter 10 (10,283 words) posted 27.09.2023
Chapter 11 (10,556 words) posted 30.09.2023
Bradley the Damned
Chapter VIII (4,887 words) posted 05.09.2023
Chapter IX (2,485 words) posted 12.09.2023
Chapter X (2,914 words) posted 18.09.2023
Chapter XI (2,463 words) posted 26.09.2023
Alley with a View (Buddie Spooky season 2023 fic)
Chapter 1 (3,174 words) posted 19.09.2023
What are the Odds?
Chapter 3 (2285 words)
Chapter 4 (1897 words) posted 13.09.2023
Chapter 5 (3296 words) posted 17.09.2023–complete
Afterthoughts,a 911 rewatch collection of codas
2.04 Eddie (1,286 words) posted 05.09.2023
2.05 Athena (1,042 words) posted 06.09.2023
Family, Familia, ‘Ohana: Chapter 11: Proof of life (13,297 words) posted 08.09.2023
October
**update 20/10/2023–cutting expectations for the month due to job search/negotiations creating a black hole of a time suck
Words posted this month: 36,311
Bound by Blood (3,678 words) posted 22.10.2023–COMPLETE
Bradley the Damned
Chapter XII (5,118 words) posted 02.10.2023
Chapter XIII (3.687 words) posted 15.10.2023
Chapter XIV (3,338 words) posted 20.10.2023
Chapter XV (4,877 words) posted 23.10.2023
Chapter XVI/epilogue (2,390 words) posted 31.10.2023
Arrival in Andromeda
Chapter 12 (8,762 words) posted 01.10.2023
Scintillation—chapter 1 (4,461 words) posted 01.10.2023
November
Words posted this month: 6,720
Choices and Regrets, NaNoWriMo/November Rough Trade. Goal 50k words. 911/Dark Matter (book) fusion/crossover. Buddie.
Current WC: 50,293/50,000
Chapter 1 (6,658 words) posted 05.11.2023 ☑️
Chapter 2 (6,486 words) posted 07.11.2023 ☑️
Chapter 3 (5,961 words) posted 10.11.2023 ☑️
Chapter 4A(6,433words) posted 13.11.2023 ☑️
Chapter 4B (3,136 words) posted 15.11.2023 ☑️
Chapter 5 (7,880 words) posted 21.11.2023 ☑️
Chapter 6 (6,188 words) posted 27.11.2023 ☑️
Chapter 7(7,751 words) posted 30.11.2023 ☑️
Scintillation, chapter 2 (6720 words) posted 01.11.2023
December
Words posted this month: 75,135
Home Found (Big Moxie Q4 challenge—time travel), Eureka fix-it, Jack Carter/Nathan Stark
Chapter 1 (372 words) posted 01.12.2023
Chapter 2 (2,178 words) posted 15.12.2023
Chapter 3 (1,612 words) posted 16.12.2023
Chapter 4 (2,245 words) posted 17.12.2023
Chapter 5 (2,019 words)
Chapter 6 (2,890 words) posted 22.12.2023
Chapter 7 (3,304 words) posted 29.12.2023
Chapter 8
Arrival in Andromeda
Chapter 13 (11,061 words) posted 03.12.2023
Chapter 14 (11,753 words) posted 06.12.2023
Chapter 15 (13,383 words) posted 14.12.2023
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Scintillation, (4,814 words) Chapter 3 posted 01.12.2023
Family, Familia, ‘Ohana, chapter 12 (9,949 words)
Steve (4,541 words)—complete 24.12.2023
Buck (2,172 words)
Danny (2,144 words)—complete 30.12.2023
Eddie (901 words)
Choices and Regrets
Chapter 1: Are You Happy With Your Life? (6,922 words) posted 15.12.2023
Chapter 2: Cognitive Dissonance (6,527 words) posted 21.12.2023
Chapter 3: Distortions in the Mirror (6,055 words) posted 28.12.2023
All Works in Progress:
Mass Effect/Mass Effect Andromeda MReyder or MShenko
An Andromeda Tale
Reinventing Scott
Bound by Blood complete 22.10.2023
What Happens in Vegas, one shot
To Follow
The Marks We Leave on One Another
Your Guide to Andromeda, one shot
If I See You in My Dreams
Recurrence
Shipwrecked
Death, Rebirth and the Jackal
911/Buddie
Sleepless in LA—complete 28.04.2023
Christmas for Cowboys (aka Christmas fic)
Alley with a View—aka Buddie Rear Window (Halloween 2023 fic)
A New Version of Foreplay
Family, Familia, ‘Ohana
The First Spectre (added March 2023)
An All Time High (added May 2023)
Choices and Regrets—November Rough Trade project (Added August 2023)
Teen Wolf/Sterek
To Catch a Fallen Star
Connie the Librarian one-shot (Firefighter Derek Verse)
Suspiscions—Sheriff Stilinski one-shot (Firefighter Derek Verse)—complete 20.05.2023
Generation Kill
Bradley the Damned complete 31.10.2023
Mayans MC
The Outlaw and the Cartel Boss
Moonknight/Suits
Cousin Harvey
Hawaii 5-0
Mana’olana
Wheel of Time
Promise Me You Won’t let me—complete 22.03.2023
MCU
Scintillation—July Rough Trade. Tony/Bucky, T’Challa/Erik
Eureka
Home Found—Big Moxie Q4 project (added 20.10.2023)
Foundation
Reunion (added September 2023)
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how was the finale fam? what is our status, tell me everything
You always make my whole week with your asks @gottaboldlygo
McDanno Review H50 – 9.25
Okay, honestly, I was so churned up by the way Lenkov answered these questions in that interview that I really embraced myself for a hard impact. So, I frantically scrolled through my Twitter to get the latest news on the season finale as soon as it was aired. I got all the info and I knew what I could expect. So, uhm, this impact never came. But still, I needed some time to muse over each scene to calm down enough to get my words into a coherent state.
My gorgeous friend, @gottaboldlygo you always make me grin goofily when I read your ask. And I always feel treasured that you want to read my take on the last episode. I gladly obey. I hope it makes some sense. I could easily fall in love with the way you ask me. Seriously, so seductive. Even if you didn't want to make it sound like that. It has a special effect.
So, Whassup? Howzit?
I plunge right into my fandom heaven!
GUYS! I NEED TO SCREAM BECAUSE THERE'S SUCH A RESEMBLANCE TO SEASON ONE! DID YOU FEEL THAT, TOO! OhMygoD!!!
Okay, get this. Jesus! Do you remember the ending of season 1?
There was Danny, getting back together with Rachel, too. At least he tried. But Steve got arrested when Wo Fat overpowered him, making it look like he killed the Governor. Danny made a decision in a split second and no way he could leave Steve. He never wanted to but he ended up with Rachel again. And the tides turned again. The shit hit the fan for Danny relationship wise and it got him on a painful, heart-wrenching trip. We all know that. Charlie was a result of the time he spent together with Rachel.
But Danny stayed with Steve because Steve, guys, Steve is Danny's universe. It was from the get-go. The only difference here is that Danny never actually told Steve anything about his plans with Rachel, time issues and such. And of course, Danny also knew Steve wouldn't approve. Steve never asked for any decisions. Danny made up his mind because Steve held his heart in his hands. And Danny just ended up with Rachel because of his yearning of having an intact, well-functioning family he could take care after. And they were young and Danny is shy when it comes to approaching the one and only, he really loves.
And here we are at the end of season 9 and history repeats itself. There's Danny, again hooking up with Rachel and spending time with her, not telling Steve. No, he actually lied to him, blunt and born from a hunch that Steve wouldn't agree on the fact that he tried to get back with Rachel. Because it doesn't make any sense!
And again, there's an ugly twist in the actions. From zero to hundred in a split second everything turns again. We don't know who's got shot at the end of the season but the uttered words from Danny: "Oh my God!" were clearly audible as the last sentence from this season. And if anything might happen to Steve, I'd sell my soul that Danny is going to stay by Steve's side, come what may because Danny loves Steve, is in love with Steve, wholeheartedly. And he would once again turn his back on Rachel to be there for Steve. I just hope Danny's wise enough to use condoms this time. He's such a moron sometimes. But Steve loves him. Damn, he does.
So, that’s the resemblance between those season endings. Quite interesting.
Danny hasn't told Steve what's going on with Rachel. Steve has asked many times after Grace's accident if there's something up between him and Rachel. So far, Danny has denied any affair, any love interest. Because he's afraid of Steve's reaction. Because Danny isn't sure either! It's not a healthy ground he walks on with Rachel.
Danny has a funny way to cope with tension and with telling the truth when he knows it's going to hurt someone else. Or when he knows it's not the right thing to do!
Danny behaves secretively. He tries to brush off Steve's curious questions and…man…I had to laugh. Steve sees right through Danny attempt to hide it from him. Steve knows Danny and he knows that there's something going on with him and Rachel. He toys with Danny just to test the waters if Danny's willing to share. Steve's actually amused. I never got the feeling that he feels threatened by what's happening between Rachel and Danny. It's just like Danny can't really face the fact that he and Rachel are history. Nothing to prove there. And Steve reads Danny's fake attempts to act cool. I mean the way Steve didn't let go of that phone call and just tells Danny right in the face that he knows Rachel's on the phone. God, this made me laugh.
For sure Danny sat at his desk afterward and he knew he had to be honest with Steve. So, he tells him later that day and even then, Danny can't admit that he lied to Steve. And Steve teases him, goes easy on him but the way Steve's smiling during the whole scene shows that he can't take anything seriously. Rachel and Danny? It's just a big joke to him and at that point, I guess, Steve also has learned one lesson: Danny has to get burnt twice to finally understand that Rachel isn't it.
And let's be honest here. Danny isn't convinced that he does the right thing. He knows, he fucking knows, that this is bullshit but it seems he can't stop himself from falling deeper into this shit hole. He can't end a relationship. The same happened with Melissa. He knew there was something wrong. He couldn't even tell her that he loved her because he didn't. But he just kept being with her until he didn't
And another VERY INTERESTING FACT is, that Danny MADE HOLIDAYS WITH RACHEL IN HAWAII. Huh? What does this prove? Ah, so many signs that this won't work. And whenever Steve forces Danny to talk about Rachel, Danny squirms, he deflects, he brushes everything off. He hides. Damn, he behaves so funny because he knows it's wrong! Period!
Danny has a serious case of eleventh-hour panic. Meaning he's middle-aged (he referred to himself as very old) and he's still single and without a serious relationship. So, he takes what's there. And that's Rachel at the moment.
The guys had some great spirit in this last episode from season 9. Danny called Steve 'babe' and that didn't happen for a long time until now. Steve was relaxed and whenever he was around Danny there was either some meaningful tension or a playful smile around his lips.
BUT: Yes, when Danny came into his office Steve braced himself. He crossed his arms over his chest and stayed that way, shielding himself from what may hit him in the chest (heart). He never loosened up.
And Danny, c'mon guys, he asked for permission to sit! SERIOUSLY DANNY? YOU FEEL THAT DAMN UNCOMFORTABLE? That was meaningful because Danny respects Steve and he's afraid of what he might think of him.
From my point of view, Rachel isn't a threat. She's there, yes, but she's kinda floating above and without having Danny's heart. Maybe this is very difficult to understand but I feel that Steve's safe. Steve feels safe, even Danny is on holidays with Rachel. Rachel will never have permission to enter the depth of Danny's heart. Not in the way Steve owns that place. Only Steve has the key to this unique place. And Steve knows that.
So, where are we?
Nothing changed much on the surface. We have proof that Danny is back together with Rachel. They had sex I'm sure of that, they're back in a love affair, in a relationship, they went on holidays together and I just hope Danny pulled a stupid hoodie over his dick. If Rachel gets pregnant…I don't know. I can't go there right now. I don't want to jump too far ahead. I would fly over to Hawaii and smack him myself over the back of the head.
Steve's seems to be cool, or fake-cool, about what Danny has going on. He knows he can't stop it. But during the night there is for sure some serious hurt and loneliness lurking in the dark. Steve's still grieving. Joe's ashes in his desk drawer still kinds of throws me for a loop. But so far, Steve's coping well with what's going on. He's not dating anyone.
The guys have still a unique bond. McDanno is fully alive and breathing for my senses.
The cliffhanger – it wasn't the ugliness I've expected. Someone got shot, maybe – maybe not. Also possible. Jerry yelled "Gun!" and there's a shot and a longer pause until we hear Danny's "oh my God!"…
It could also be that when this stupid, reckless, selfish mother did miss that she ordered her son to draw a weapon and point it at Steve. Maybe this little guy stands now at the ready, pointing a gun at Steve just like his father did when the SEALs came to kill his grandfather.
I've read a version that they killed off Steve that he could leave the show. And that's utter bullshit in my opinion. Because without Alex/Steve no H50. Simple and true.
And Lenkov's way to whip up the fans with his interview paid off. Everyone watched H50 and the ratings went up! Without money no H50. It's a business. He spiced up my week that's for sure.
End of freaking long essay!
My God! I hope any of this makes sense. Thank you again so much for your ask! Hugs!
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