opalmatrix: Portrait of Inami, an older female character (Default)

(Reposted from my main account.)

Rules: How many letters of the alphabet have you used for [starting] a fic title? One fic per line, 'A' and 'The' do not count for 'a' and 't'. Post your score out of 26 at the end, along with your total fic count.

A - Aedificāre(The Eagle of the Ninth - Rosemary Sutcliff, Marcus Flavius Aquila/Cottia, Marcus Flavius Aquila/Esca)
B - By the Chimney, With Care (Foreigner Series - C. J. Cherryh, Cajeiri, Jago (Foreigner), Banichi, Irene (Foreigner), Madam Saidin (Foreigner), Tano (Foreigner))
C - Captain Courageous (Saiyuki, Cho Hakkai/Sha Gojyo)
D - Do You Get Me? (Saiyuki, Cho Hakkai/Sha Gojyo)
E - Education of Prince Sai Tian, The (Saiyuki, Saiyuki Gaiden, Genjo Sanzo/Son Goku, Son Goku/Other(s))
F - Five Times the White Rat Was Able to Help, and One Time It Couldn't (The Saint of Steel - T. Kingfisher, Paladins & White Rat Clerics (Saint of Steel))
G - Good Will (Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies), Peter Quill & Yondu Udonta)
H - Haunting of Aquilegia College, The (Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold, Penric kin Jurald, Desdemona (Chalion), Original Characters)
I - In the Fencing Salon (The Goblin Emperor - Katherine Addison, Csethiro Ceredin/Maia Drazhar)
J - Just Like Starting Over(Fandom, Saiyuki, Cho Hakkai/Sha Gojyo)
K - Kindred Lives (The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin, Original Characters)
L - Lost Shadows (Chronicles of the Kencyrath - P. C. Hodgell, Jamethiel "Jame" Priest's-bane & Torisen Black Lord)
M - Mission of Mercy (Chanur Series - C. J. Cherryh, Pyanfar Chanur, Hilfy Chanur, Khym Mahn, Keia Nomesteturjai, Ana Ismehanan-min, Tirun Araun, Haral Araun, Geran Anify, Chur Anify, Original Characters)
N - Nailed (Saiyuki, Cho Hakkai/Sha Gojyo)
O - Outside Advice (Alliance-Union - C. J. Cherryh, Sal Aboujib/Meg Kady, Catlin AC-7892 II/Ariane Emory II)
P - Putting on the Glitsch (Discworld - Terry Pratchett, Maladict/Polly Perks)
Q - Quiet Place, A (Chronicles of the Kencyrath - P. C. Hodgell, Kindrie)
R - Return to Me (Saiyuki, Cho Hakkai/Sha Gojyo)
S - Shining Silver, Shining Gold (Mushishi, Karibusa Tanyuu, Ginko)
T - Time after Time (Homeward Bounders - Diana Wynne Jones, Jamie Hamilton (Homeward Bounders)/Helen Haras-Uquara, Joris (Homeward Bounders)/Helen Haras-Uquara, Konstam Khan, Vanessa Macready, Original Characters)
U - Under Cover (Saiyuki, Cho Hakkai/Sha Gojyo)
V - [zilch]
W - We Remember (The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, Sam Gamgee & Elanor Gardner, Elanor Gardner & Rose Cotton Gardner)
X - [zilch]
Y - [zilch]
Z - [zilch]

22/26 letters, out of 387 stories on AO3.

No stories starting with V, X, Y, or Z (I was surprised about V and Y).

I did pick and choose to get a wide variety of fandoms, and I ignored the 100 drabbles that I wrote for a challenge (their titles all started with numbers).

opalmatrix: Portrait of Inami, an older female character (Default)

With one exception, my most heavily viewed stories are all from writing challenges:

  1. Return: 2009 CE - 1327 hits (Good Omens, rated T, 1004 words; Purimgifts 2010)
  2. Aedificāre - 1289 hits (Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff, rated T, 7305 words; Yuletide 2010)
  3. Turning Points - 1143 hits (Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfield, rated G, 3,123 words; Yuletide 2009)
  4. In Harmony - 429 hits (Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey, rated G, 1217 words; Yuletide treat 2010)
  5. Like New - 333 hits (Abhorsen/Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix, rated G, 1492 words; Yuletide treat 2009)
  6. Perfect Fit - 273 hits (Discworld by Terry Pratchett, rated M, 551 words; Springkink)
  7. Like Likes Like - 258 hits (xxxHolic/Pet Shop of Horrors crossover, rated T, 2005 words; Springkink)
  8. Return: 950 CE - 249 hits (Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon, rated G, 866 words; Purimgifts 2010)
  9. Return: 700 BCE - 237 hits (Torah, a/k/a Hebrew Bible, rated G, 588 words; Purimgifts 2010)
  10. Flesh of My Flesh - 210 hits (Saiyuki, rated T, 142 words; not from a challenge)

I'm guessing that Aedificāre will soon surpass Return: 2009 CE - the movie The Eagle and recs in communities drawing on that buzz have given it a huge boost.

opalmatrix: Portrait of Inami, an older female character (Gojyo - King of Hearts)

I most recently saw this at nouvellebrielle's, although I know I've seen it other places as well. This was a real pain - sort of like doing a crossword puzzle and writing drabbles at the same time:

    
  1. Write down the names of 10 characters.
  2. Write a fic of fifteen words or less for every prompt, using the characters determined by the numbers. Do NOT read the prompts before you do step 1.

My characters were:

  1. Balalaika (Black Lagoon)
  2. Manji (Blade of the Immortal)
  3. Eda (Black Lagoon)
  4. Sanada Yukimura (SDK)
  5. Sanzo
  6. (Saiyuki)
  1. Gojyo (Saiyuki)
  2. Onime-no-Kyo (SDK)
  3. Hakkai (Saiyuki)
  4. Revy (Black Lagoon)
  5. Matsumoto Rangiku (Bleach)

I'll freely admit that I gave up on my first run. Then I used random numbers to re-sort the same list and got some really great crack. Can anybody guess which prompt+characters made me squee most?
 

Cut for prompts and results ... rating perhaps soft R at most )

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