#my fics: the gilded lily fallacy

[snarkyfivehargreeves]

The playlist is almost done, folks. I just gotta figure out how the story ends...it's almost there.

[chromatic-lamina]

2024 Writing Roundup

I think I deleted my round up on the AO3-looking template, so, at the nnntthhhh hour, using it in text form, tagged by @hyperions-light . Thank you very much! I'm taking this from AO3. I've had a few meta on tumblr, but not many. I've got five fics outstanding for 2024, that I guess we'll see in 2025. I also didn't do any secret santas this year (I told myself I was too busy). It was a bit strange! Anyway--

words posted: 28,656 on main, and 12,362 on anon

additional words written: not sure what this means. I didn't have too many meta, so I'd say about 500? Ooh, wait, unpublished zine pieces: about 8000.

fandoms: One Piece

highest kudos: It's been a quiet year (no Bioluminescent Hearts this year!) so Heart Pirates' Week at 47 kudos. 72 on anon, and cumulatively, Dark like the North Blue Sea (aka The Sea-Hill you Die On) drew in 336 kudos. valuta , which was published in late December 2023, 92 kudos.

highest hit one-shot: Decomposers, my fic for the LawZo zine, has 586 hits. Fic on anon, 5,500 hits (but it's not a one-shot!).

new things I tried: I did the Davy Back Fight <- fic here, written with 3 others, and the remix project <- fic here. I was happy to try both!

fic I spent the most time on: Probably Welding, which was written for the KidLaw zine, just because the timeline/schedule on preparation for that zine stretched across almost two years. Also, it had a higher word count, and I really wanted to do it right (as with most pieces!).

fic I spent the least time on: Probably Sunk Cost Fallacy, which is a Heart Pirates fic written for the Davy Back Fight. Mostly because it was written between four people, and we wanted to keep a fairly low word limit. The ficlets I wrote for the Heart Pirates' Week took longer, but not that long.

favourite thing I wrote: It's a draw between three: Welding (6,767 words), my KidLaw fic; Decomposers (3,006 words), my LawZo fic; and water fills the shape of the holder (2,125 words), Law reflection fic, remixing one of @purplehairedwonder's fic.

I also had fun with the Kaidou, Queen, King and Black Maria piece (Remedy for Errors) I wrote for @crowbarsolo in support of Palestine, and Widi's Waddle (about Penguin's penguin), written for the OP Friend-Shaped Zine.

favourite thing(s) I read: Aw, a ton of stuff. I always like @anarchycox's LawZoLaw (also a great SmoLaw, but I'm not sure if it was this year), and all of the stories for the LawZo and KidLaw zines. I especially liked @alpha-hydra's Liminal Space (KidLaw), beautiful story by @/gammacavy from 2022 (The Caravel who Dared the Tempest) about Going Merry, but I just read it this year, and anything @crowbarsolo wrote, but especially the Cavendish/Nico Robin piece The Special Guests. ALSO! must mention home (the gilded lily remix) by @gladdecease who wrote a beautiful story springboarding from an older story of mine (house / yorishiro). Also loved Only You And I Remain (KidLaw) by @betsib and Give it to me, show me what you're feeling (show me that you need me) (LawZo) by @/CursedHoneyB. Maybe just check out my bookmarks (watch out for the kink!). Have been reading the multi-chap Warsong about my favourite rarepair, MarcoLaw, but it might've just gone beyond my word count limit (it's about 100K beyond my limit. Haha). It is beautifully written, though.

Give @hyperions-light's The Road(trip) to Hell Is Paved with Questionable Decision Making a read! It's a lot of fun, but all of their work is good (paying back, but also true!) They write under @flyiing-giraffe

Two more!

I'm really enjoying the Going Merry: A Poor Substitute for Romance series by Springtime4Persephone. Focus is ZoSan, and I'm not a ZoSan shipper, but I enjoy it, and what I enjoy even more is the LawBin, and side servings of ZoLaw and LawSan. Very empathetic, fun and also a good serving of angst. Also, @/TerrifiedAristocat's Somebody Write Down the Recipe (LawSan, vampire and creatures of wonder in a modern day setting) is very good. Ongoing. Last two are E ratings.

Also, there are a dozen things I've read and loved and haven't mentioned here. I read a lot less this year though. All of the stuff for the Heart Pirates' Week was great, and I really enjoyed the beginning of ghosts speak in whispers and lies; can't know what's real 'til you're the one who's died (E rated, LawBin) by @nehswritesstuffs (Nehszriah) on AO3.

writing goals for 2025: None so far. Maybe return to my own work (rather than fanfic). BUT, who knows :D

new works: Again, nothing lined up at the moment. I do have a story in the gorgeous Pigment of Imagination (ophuezine). Pre-sales open now (closing soon). And four ficlets for the upcoming Fate and Fortune, one piece anthology digital zine. Stay-tuned for both! OH, also, I have a piece for the Baltigo Manifesto zine (about one piece revs). Due for publication in 2025.

tagging: only do it if you want to! (and I know there's not much time, and I know you might've already finished!). @purplehairedwonder , @ninhaoma-ya , @anarchycox , @kookoofufu (even if you don't play on tumblr anymore :D), @fowlfics @starlightbelle and anyone, anyone who'd like to play.

[snarkyfivehargreeves]

Coming up with a good ending is so hard! I have something like 85% of the fic planned, but just realized I need a solid ending and a way to get from where I leave Five (he's in a bit of a less than pleasant situation) to the HEA I want to write.

Why is writing so difficult?

[snarkyfivehargreeves]

I have a playlist going now for the fic, that's exciting.

I'm working on the graphic now, and once it's done, I'll put it on Spotify. If you wanna get a feel for the vibes of the fic, go listen to it, eh!

[snarkyfivehargreeves]

So I did a thing. I made a graphic for a fic I'm going to be started in the relatively near future, called The Gilded Lily Fallacy. It's TUA of course, with Five/Dolores at the centre BUT it's a bit of an AU. I pick and choose what I want from Seasons 1 to 3, but I promise, it makes sense! My beta's told me it sounds good and I hope it'll turn out!

Anyway, here's the cover graphic. (I've taken Anya Taylor-Joy as inspiration for Dolores)

[snarkyfivehargreeves]

So I've officially started The Gilded Lily Fallacy, but I'm writing a particular...emotional scene. Or it's supposed to be at least.

[snarkyfivehargreeves]

Okay, exciting news! The playlist, as promised, is done.

I've made this pretty little graphic with the songs and artists on it, and I'm currently setting up the playlist on Spotify. I'll be putting a link to it here and on the fic once I have it up.

So if you wanna get an idea of the vibes for The Gilded Lily Fallacy, have a listen. Though bear in mind, the songs are exactly that. It's more the vibes of the scenes in the fic rather than songs specifically Five-esque or Dolores-esque. Five and Dolores are the main characters, so all of these songs have to do with them, but have no fear, all the other Hargreeves and a few other commonly known characters in TUA will be included.

So here it is, the playlist.

People, I'm really excited about this fic. Can you tell?

[snarkyfivehargreeves]

Playlist is done! Tomorrow, it's going on Spotify and onto the graphic I made for it, then I'll post it here.

We're getting closer, folks. Once I have everything done, then I will start writing. Big thank you to my fantastic beta who's been an absolutely wonderful help in this project of madness.

[snarkyfivehargreeves]

People, I'm really excited about this fic.

This is the first time I've had a playlist going before I start writing with ideas already connected to the songs, which scenes they will inspire etc.

I'm so very excited about it.

Will I be able to start it immediately, like this week? Or this month? No. I'm ridiculously busy also because my parents are coming all the way across the ocean to visit me so I'll be gone for two weeks tops.

But the good thing is, the story is all set more or less and I've got the vibes and all that stuff. So it's only a matter of having time to write.