Self Rec Meme

[igrockspock]

Comment with a number and receive a recommendation for one of my own fics!

1. Favorite genfic

2. Favorite shipfic

3. Favorite fic over 5k words

4. Favorite fic under 2k words

5. Favorite fic for [genre of your choice]

6. Favorite underrated fic

7. Favorite smutty fic (lol, no, that is not my strength)

8. Favorite fic for a weird concept

9. Favorite 5 fics that you think represent your breadth & writing style

10. Favorite [pick your own question here]

Comments

[maplemood]

How about 9?

[igrockspock]

Eek! This was really hard!

Let's start with the weirdest thing I've ever written:
How to Transform Your Life Through Reality TV (Avengers) - the one where Natasha Romanov goes on a reality cooking show

One thing I think I do well is sell people on rare pairs that don't seem to make sense, so here's an example of that:
Sex, Adrenaline, and a Maximum of Three Feelings (Star Wars) - when Leia sleeps with Poe and accidentally develops feelings for him

Here is one I like for character voices and for managing a slightly different narrative structure:
The Money Shot (Veronica Mars) - in which Veronica is forced to write a short story about herself that follows the conventions of the hero's journey

This one also has a slightly different narrative structure, and I think I managed the "coming out" theme without being too heavy handed:
What Pride Doesn't Know (Harry Potter) - Percy Weasley falls in love with Oliver Wood and totally fails at telling his family

I really like fleshing out minor characters, and I also think this story is funny:
Marci Stahl, Avocado at Law (Daredevil) - Marci is forced to take a job working for Matt and has to confront her feelings for Foggy

[maidenjedi]

6

[igrockspock]

I always feel weird about saying any of my stories are underappreciated, because it's not like they deserve a certain level of attention from the world, you know? But if I had to pick one, it would be story I wrote about Leia and Ben, Any Scar You Give Me (I Will Endure It). I restarted it multiple times and worked on it for over a year, so I had secretly hoped it would be one of those stories with a vast hit count and tons of recs, but that didn't really happen. My recipient really liked it though, so that's what really matters.

[minoanmiss]

So many possibilities@! *contemplates*

[musesfool]

4?

[igrockspock]

I had to go digging for this! I used to write so many short fics, and now I'm struggling to write stories that are less than 5K.

If I Die in a Combat Zone (Give My Vibrator a Good Home) - Gaila and Uhura say goodbye right before warping off to Vulcan.

[musesfool]

Oh heart.

[illariy]

1, please :-)

[igrockspock]

Not sure if this is your fandom, but...

The Ladies Book Club of the Ninety-Ninth Precint (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - Amy and Gina start a book club, and it doesn't work out as planned.

[illariy]

Not my fandom at all but I'm always down for reading about book clubs. This was funny and very cool. When she suggested Fahrenheit 451, I LOled. Incidentally, it is one of my favourite books :D I cannot find my AO3 login data or I would have left a comment on the site.