2019 writings in review

So I’ve been seeing other people posting about their writings over the past year and went to have a look at mine and was a bit depressed by it as compared to previous years. That said, this year is the first year of my life that I’ve had an officially full-time job, plus multiple part-time jobs on top of it, and it’s been so busy from October through Christmas Day that I’ve barely had time to breathe, no joke. I’ve been burning the candle at both ends and it’s just been so much, plus I got really sick (shingles) for the month of November and had no energy to spare for anything - I didn’t have enough to even do all the stuff I’m already scheduled for. So, bear that in mind, if you would? Also, the only two fics I posted this last year were LONG, and I have another long one in the works right now. Here’s my entire summary from 2019 (and if you’re looking at ao3 and confused, ignore The Bells of King’s College - it was originally written and posted in 2018, but I split it into chapters at the request of the Johnlock Fic Club when they read it and reposted it that way in January 2019. Doesn’t count!): 

Isosceles: 56,672 words, 7 chapters. AO3 summary: After solving a case for a major celebrity, Sherlock gets himself asked out. When John asks, he discovers that Sherlock has no intention of going, at least not until John agrees to coach him through whatever he might need to know for his date…

This is the story of Sherlock beginning a relationship with an international celebrity whom I unapologetically based on Chris Evans (with a dash of Justin Hartley from This is Us). Sherlock only agrees to the first date because John feels bizarrely compelled to urge him to, in an effort to disguise his own feelings for Sherlock. Sherlock balks, confessing to his lack of experience and ends up asking if John would coach him through it, whatever that entails. John agrees, and much jealousy ensues. :)

Rebuilding Rome: 94,099 words, 15 chapters. AO3 summary: When a case unexpectedly forces John to acknowledge some difficult truths about himself and his life, he spirals downward, leaving Sherlock to do his best to rescue him from his own darkness and somehow try to build something new on broken foundations.

This one is difficult. It involves a lot of John facing his demons, though not before they pull him even further into the depths. It’s also a story of redemption and of him and Sherlock learning to work through their problems in a raw, realistic, messy, and eventually beautiful (I hope!) way. It doesn’t pull any punches or sugarcoat any part of the process and features POVs from both John and Sherlock, as well as Ella Thompson and Molly. :)

Total: 150,771 words

Total if you count works-in-progress (there are currently two!): 180,266 words