immolate_the_silence | Entries tagged with misc: end of year wrapup

It's been a great year for writing, considering I wrote very little last year. Looking back, I actually only wrote in January of 2018 and didn't post anything else until January of 2019. Wow, considering that writing is my passion, 2018 really was a terrible year and a year I must have had zero self-confidence in myself, since I don't tend to write unless I have confidence. Anyway, I wrote a LOT of stuff this year, which I am VERY happy about. 48 fic were submitted to AO3 for a total of 147,426 words, so I'm counting that as my total.

Questions shamelessly taken from HERE, though altered somewhat.

favorite fic you wrote this year
the corroding of the sun, Dark Angel, Alec/Ames
I've always wanted to write a mindfuck and viewed it as the unattainable until earlier this year. I remember sitting in my room one day and just having this spill out of me. Every time I go back to it I'm amazed.

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Favorite Films You've Seen This Year For the 1st time (the year of release doesn't matter)

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2006)

I actually really loved this film despite that most people probably have never seen it because it hasn't gotten good ratings. I get why it would bore some people because it is very slow burn, but I think that's what I like most about it. I'm very impatient when it comes to films, especially as the years go by and I find less and less films I like (especially if they came out the year I'm watching them in), and will drop most films in the first fifteen minutes or so, but this film has kept me hooked the four or so times I've watched it. Before this film, I would have said that I don't like slow burn films, but I feel that this is the epitome of a slow burn and actually does it superbly well.

The characters are raw and real, whether emotional or emotionless. For me, Clive Owen's "It matters" is filled with believable conviction and is perfect for his numb, hopeless yet vengeance seeking character, while others might very well say its bland and stilted. Jonathan Rhys Meyers, while having little screen time, steals every scene he's in (let's face it, he's the reason I checked out the film in the first place, though I also really love Clive Owen). Jamie Foreman, however, gives one of the best performances I have ever seen when he stumbles upon his friend's suicide. It's heart-wrenching and difficult to watch and I really liked how this film showed the contrasts of emotional trauma, teetering between cold numbness and heated outbursts.

Okay, shutting up about this movie now.

The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
One of the best movies I have EVER seen, hands down. Matt Damon and Emily Blunt have possibly the best chemistry I have ever seen captured on film. Plus this is just so original and romantic and just beautiful. What a film.

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So I've decided to make a list of some of my favorite writing material of 2015. In the below lists I have drabbles, fic and stories that are either my favorites or that I am most proud of, or usually both.

Favorite Drabbles:

All the Pieces Don't Fall into Place - Supernatural - Bela/Ruby

You've Got a Way of Watching the World Divide - Supernatural - Sarah/Bela

Cure My World - Supernatural - Bela/Ruby

I Hold Your Hand So Hard (My Knuckles Turn White) - Supernatural - Casey/Bela

Some of Your Power - Supernatural - Sarah/Ruby

There Are All Your Intentions Drained Dry - Vampire High - Merrill/Sherry

Favorite Short Fics:

Our Fated Endeavors - Poltergeist: The Legacy - Nick/Derek

(So Don't Come Round Here) And Tell Me I Told You So - Supernatural - Dean/Gabriel

A Winchester's Guide to True Feelings - Supernatural - Dean/Gabriel

On the Table, Under the Knife - Supernatural - Dean/Gabriel