The Meme I Do Every Year

[smallhobbit]

I've done this meme for the last three years, so I thought I'd do it again.  I've included the figures for 206-2018 in brackets for comparison.

Total works to date (this is 13 months after the last time I did it) 825 [692, 543, 400].

What's your first and second most common work rating?
General: 532 [430, 320, 223]
Teen & Up: 290 [259, 217, 171]
Nothing's changed there.

How many fics have you written in each relationship category?
Gen: 422 [346, 264, 191]
M/M: 368 [315, 247, 181]
F/M: 38 [33, 30, 25]
Other: 3 [3, 2, 2]
F/F: 1 [1, 1, 0]
Again this year there are slightly more Gen, but often my characters could be in a relationship but that isn't relevant to the plot.

What are your top four fandoms by number?
Sherlock (BBC): 215 [192, 176, 156]
Sherlock Holmes (ACD): 212 [173, 121, 79]
Spooks: 109 [87, 60, 32]
Lewis: 60 [54, 48,45]
Still waiting for ACD Holmes to exceed BBC Sherlock.  I am trying to broaden my writing, but at the same time it can be easier to work within a known fandom when tackling a different genre.

Who are your top six characters?
Sherlock Holmes: 339 [290, 234, 184]  (ACD 172, BBC 167)
John Watson: 316 [267, 217,167]  (ACD 172, BBC 144)
(Greg) Lestrade: 209 [187, 172, 147]  (ACD 56, BBC 154)
Lucas North: 107 [85, 59, ?]
Stanley Hopkins: 88 [76, 61, ?]  (ACD 48, BBC 40)
Mrs Hudson: 86 [75, 60, 49]  (ACD 52, BBC 34)
This year I decided to include the breakdown between the two Sherlock Holmes fandoms.  So technically my top two characters are tied in being ACD Holmes and Watson, followed by their BBC counterparts with Lestrade coming between Sherlock and John.

And top six relationships?
Adam Carter/Lucas North: 62 [51, 29, ?]
Sherlock Holmes/John Watson: 56 [47, 37, 25]  (ACD 40, BBC 16)
Sherlock Holmes/Stanley Hopkins: 42 [34, 28, 18]  (ACD 8, BBC 34)
John Watson/(Greg) Lestrade: 33 [32, 32]  (ACD 12, BBC 21)
Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield: 27 [23, ?, ?]
Guy of Gisborne/Much: 25 [25, 20, ?]
Probably the most interesting answer and one which shows clearly my lack of interest in writing relationship fics.  Adam and Lucas I adore together.  Holmes and Watson are very much a retirement era couple, although in case fics they may be in a relationship I don't write about it.  And Sherlock and Stanley relies on my own interpretation of Stanley Hopkins based on the ACD version, before BBC introduced Stella Hopkins.

Comments

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Cool! If I don't catch it, you must tell me when you hit 1000 fanworks on your AO3 account. I love nice round numbers!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you - I will, although it will be some time yet, I'm not as prolific as you.

[corvidology]

I'm always fascinated by the relationships that catch a fan fic writer's attention, particularly when they're not the 'central' pairing.

[smallhobbit]

There are very few where I do write the central pairing - not by deliberate choice, I go with what appeals to me.

[corvidology]

I totally get that as it's the explanation for why I write for very small fandoms, for the most part. They're just the ones that appeal to me and it has nothing to do with the size of the fandom.

[debriswoman]

Interesting to see the pattern of your writing...and yes...which relationships you prefer to include. You have written a lot...in how long?

[smallhobbit]

Yes, it appears the nuances of relationships don't appeal. I started posting on AO3 in 2011, but not much at first.

[moth2fic]

I'm familiar with all your fandoms and have written in Spooks, The Hobbit and Lewis myself. I like your Bilbo/Thorin stories best - you seem to hit the right note of fantasy and everyday realism. But then I also adore Mouselet and her friends in your gen fantasy au! My own writing is much more along the lines of one or two a year... but then I don't often get involved in anything short!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you - I find pure fantasy quite hard, which is why realism nearly always creeps in. I suppose I view my fantasies, like Mouselet, as being superimposed on the real world.

Your enjoyment of writing is different from mine - you're much more involved in world building, hence the length - whereas I like the challenge of writing drabbles, and get bored quickly. I think it's great we can all write in the way we enjoy and get a lot out of it.

[moth2fic]

Yes, and still share experiences as writers!