Okay, so I'm taking some of the questions from the fic meme that's going around and using them to help summarize and make sense of what I've done this year.
According to AO3 statistics, I posted 236,411 words this year, compared to 195,698 in 2014. I posted lucky number thirteen stories, including the five drabbles I posted as one story for the

I participated in ten community challenges in 2015 (compared with none in 2014):
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Most of my fics in 2015 were Wincest, either explicit or implied, except one J2 story (Stars in the Southern Sky), three Sam & Dean Gen (Over the Rainbow, In My Hour of Darkness, and Christmas Drabbles) and one Sam/Dean unrelated AU (Another Time, Another Place).
The story I found most challenging was definitely Over the Rainbow. I wasn't sure I could write Gen, and I wasn't even sure what it meant. No non-canon sexual relationship I understood, but I wasn't sure if it was okay to let the characters use their big-boy words, so I kept the language to show-level as well, which was hard! I'm proud of the result, although it feels like I cheated a little on the relationship side of things by giving Sam a sexual relationship and making Dean obviously jealous (but of course he would be, wouldn't he?)
Also challenging was my

I'm proud of myself for keeping up with the once-every-other-month posting schedule of

I totally failed at the

The one I most enjoyed writing was Stars in the Southern Sky. Research on West Texas gave me the most awesome setting, near where Giant was filmed, and I've always loved James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor together, so the chemistry of those two and the rural Texas setting became the backdrop (in my mind) for this story, along with my favorite novel of all time, of course! I probably could have done it more justice, but I like the way it turned out.
And anyway, who doesn't go back and tweak their old stories sometimes? Maybe nothing major, but if I find errors or problems when I re-read, there's no way I won't fix them. Am I alone in this? I doubt it...
I am most grateful during the past year for the wonderful new fandom friends and collaborators I have found. I'm grateful to
Looking forward, I'm working on stories for



Goals: I probably need to think about writing other characters, not just Sam and Dean. I could try new narrative structures. I want to continue to learn about the craft, maybe re-read a style manual and memorize some grammar rules so I can be a better beta, if not writer. Experiment a little. Drabbles, poetry, epistolary styles are good.
Maybe I should try writing original characters.
Nah. Who am I kidding? I love Sam and Dean too much! For now, they're pretty much all I need. Gonna curl up with some favorite writers (runedgirl, queenklu, dollylux, oh yeah!) and a cup of tea and my cat.
Life is good!