Author's Notes: Year in Review

Well, today marks my fandom anniversary, as close as I can tell. I’m not exactly sure when I first dipped my toes into the fanfic/fanart world; I watched the Inuyasha anime and read the manga up-to-date sometime during the summer of 2007, and then started looking for fanart, which lead to fanfic, which lead to Christmas ’07 as a Tales from the House of the Moon timesink, which lead to even more reading of ‘major fandom works.’ But I *do* know that on March 11, 2008 I signed up for an account at Media Miner and posted the first three chapters of Every Heart, with no small amount of trepidation.

The rest, as they say, is history…

2008 in review | 2009 in review | 2010 in review | 2011 in review

( What have I accomplished in the last twelve months? )

( 2012 Goals ~ How did I do? )

But what are your thoughts on yaoi?
This last year of fandom – my fifth, holy fuck o.O – was pretty much nothing like I expected it to be.

( A look back: 2012 in review )

Somehow, I guess it’s truly fitting that – five years after jumping feet-first into it – I have come full-circle back to IY fandom. This time last year, I was ready to be done with it for good – but now it’s a completely different story. Finding “new” characters to love (like SessMom) + returning to old comforts (like Sesshoumaru himself) has made me actually think about breaking out some of those stories I’d long ago shelved. I never thought I’d say this, but damn am I happy to be actively writing for IY again! :D

( Personal favorite stories of the last year )

( Goals for the year ahead )