New Year, New...something or other :)

Happy new year to one and all!

I think I forgot to say that yesterday.

I finished the second draft of my fic for john_w_bigbang this morning. 22,800 words. Actually, I don't think it's very good. At least not yet. It feels more like the beginning of the story than a story in itself but I don't have any plans to continue it.

It's a Haven crossover, and that's one of the reasons it's sort of slippery plot-wise: Haven has so many unanswered questions that I found it difficult to merge the canons in a way that satisfied me. But I think I can bang it into shape and iron out the crappy bits. It's only on draft two; I usually go through at least four.

Finishing this one was my end-of-year goal; I didn't want to have to drop out of another big bang. I want to finish the first sequel to When The World Is Burning next. It's all there in my head, I'm just procrastinating because I have to write something that squicks me. Big time, but the plot demands it.

Other than that, my main writing goal for the new year is going to be my novel. I mentioned it in this post just before Christmas. While I was away I did some more work on the idea and I do think it will work. Me writing original fic? It's been a hell of a long time. But I can do this. I will share, when I have some written, but that may be a while yet. I can't write the way I write fanfic, because I've got to create the world myself. Which means planning is everything.

My other new year goal is to get back into baking, properly. I asked for (and received) Dan Lepard's Short and Sweet for Christmas - it's a brilliant baking book. Much more than just a recipe collection, though it's that too. I am tempted to try to do a "Julie and Julia" with it - bake everything, in other words, but that would be expensive and there are bound to be things in there not to my taste. But I'm going to do a lot. Starting with re-learning how to bake my own bread. I used to do it all the time but I've rather lost the knack. Time to get down and practice.

Day 2 of the snowflake project coming up later!

Fandom Snowflake Challenge - Day 2

Day Two of the Fandom Snowflake Challenge:

In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you did not create. Drop a link to your post in the comments. See if you can rec fanworks that are less likely to be praised: tiny fandoms, rare pairings, fanworks other than stories, lesser known kinks or tropes. Find fanworks that have few to no comments, or creators new to a particular fandom and maybe aren't well known or appreciated. Appreciate them.

( This is hard for me, because... )