2018 Recap

My first attempt at writing up a 2018 recap for Tumblr produced an overwrought wall of text that I posted at 3:00 in the morning, reconsidered, and immediately deleted. In the light of day, I posted only the recap without wall of text, earning the displeasure of a friend who damn well wanted to read it and was grumpy that I was holding out. It's all on Tumblr, and now it's here too. :D

Total word count: On AO3: 694 words of poetry, 181 words of fiction

Poetry forms written: Villanelle, sestina, sonnet, terza rima, limerick

Fests: Birthday Mini-Fest, NextGen, peripheral Erised

Writing posted: Short intro to paper art, four poems on AO3, five limericks on Tumblr

Baked with fannish love:
Tried-and-true recipes: Treacle tart, chocolate-chip cookies
New recipes: Oatmeal raisin cookies, shortbread cookies, blondies

Crafted with fannish love: 2 pairs of earrings, 15 glass ornaments, 20 embroidered cards

Paper artworks: 27 in 26 weeks (!!!)

Other cool things:
Was engaged for two art commissions
Gave and garnered Ko-fi support
Received first invitation to beta
First fest participation
Was told I inspired other traditional artists to participate in fanart (!!!!!)

Goals for 2019
— To make at least two pieces of paper fanart each month
— To keep going down the list of poetry forms. Next up is a Drarry pantoum.
-- To collaborate with other artists
— Going way the hell out on a limb: To finish — FINISH, I say! — the Hermione fic I’ve been working on since 2016. Fiction is not my strength and it’s slow going, but Very Good Fic Writers have told me it’s a story worth writing, so I’ll keep trying.

Overwrought Wall of Text under the cut.

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