kriadydragon | New Years Day (Because I suck at titles)

I'm not really a goal setter, so don't really have any goals save for two.

1. Get my foot through the publishing door by getting some short stories out there.
2. Write novel-length (or so) SGA fic and, possibly, Dr. Who fic because I've been wanting to do both like crazy.

2009 was an interesting year for me, which is saying a lot since up until 2009 one year was pretty much like another. Then we moved into a new house, and had tons and tons and tons of family visit (which thus led me to have a few emotional break downs). I had to call 911 twice when my grandpa fell and couldn't get up (he's fine, now. He was sick at the time, and when sick it weakens him so that he can't walk at all, let alone stand). I finally got to participate in Big Bang and write the big dragon AU epic. I finished an original novel that I actually like, got to actually hand out candy to trick-or-treaters for once, and this years Christmas totally made up for last years (since we were moving, so couldn't decorate).

All in all, for me, it was actually an eventful year :D

Fandom-wise, I seem to have hit a bit of a decline. Still love SGA, still like writing and reading fic, but not as much as I used to. With writing, it has been a matter of having a lot on my plate, so much that I pretty much put the muses in a coma :P With reading, I seem to have hit an all time high with my pickiness. There's just so much I have little to no tolerance for that it's made me nervous to read fic. It's no longer a matter of "I'm not really fond of this trope, so I'll stop reading now" as "for friggin' crying out loud Sheppard is not an idiot, so stop writing him like that!" In other words, some fics have a way of setting me off. I've also found myself more protective of Sheppard, which kind of makes me nervous as I really don't want to be one of those fans who sees Sheppard being belittled in everything I read. Then there are other issues, such a squicks, that I won't get into.

Big Bang and

sheppard_hc Secret Santa, and the

sgahcchallenges comment fic have really been getting me back into reading, though :D Part of my problem was that I would look for stuff to read, and so stumble onto stories that really raised my hackles. Either that or felt like a rehash of the usual whump method (with gut wounds, and you all know how I feel about gut wounds).

I'm hoping this year will be a good fandom year for me. I'm still a tad nervous about what I read, but it's not so bad, now. I think as long as I can stay away from stories that set me off, then fandom become my happy place again. I'm also hoping that getting back into longer fic will help. I'm miss writing long stories.

On the flip side, I'm hoping to write more original short stories. I have the worst luck with it, since they keep trying to turn into novels, but I have a few ideas in the works, and one I've already started (and really need to finish). I'm always reading how most publishing companies and agents won't take you unless you've been published before. I have a self-published book, but feel it a good idea to back it up with a few short fics in magazines. After that, then the big attempt - a professional company for my novel.