I am participating in the 2014 Snowflake Challenge and this is my post for day one.
Day One: In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you have created. It can be your favorite fanworks that you've created, or fanworks you feel no one ever saw, or fanworks you say would define you as a creator.
As I wrote this post, it was not only difficult to find fanworks I felt like I could rec, but then I had to figure out what I was going to say about them. I found that it is surprisingly difficult to find nice things to say about your own work. Every time I thought I'd found something worth reccing or words worth writing, I could find ten things that made it not so good to me.
Having completed this challenge, though, I think that this is something people should do more often. It's a good way to remember that you like what you're doing when you create fanworks.
1Title: [podfic] Like Love by solarcat05
Reader: Sly
Fandom: Marvel comics 'verse
Pairing: Peter Parker/Johnny Storm
Rating: Explicit
Rec:This is my very first podfic, ever, and it is something that I always enjoy listening to. I think that, in the beginning of my podfic life, I was able to read with more feeling without worrying about things like flow, characterization, etc. Now, when I record, those things are always in the back of my mind as I work.
This is why I enjoy listening to this and other of my earliest podfic projects. They show a side of my podfic style that isn't readily apparent in my current works. I hope that people enjoy listening to [podfic] Like Love as much as I do.
2Title: [fanfic] The Other Winchester 'verseAuthor: Sly
Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing: Castiel/Adam Milligan
Rating: G to Teen
Rec:I wrote these stories awhile ago, but I really like how this 'verse turned out and would very much like to continue writing in this 'verse in the future... If they ever remember that Adam is still in hell, that is, lol.
Anyways. I can't remember what it was that prompted me to write The Other Winchester 'verse, but if someone were to ever podfic my fanfiction, I would want them to podfic these stories (which is saying a lot, because I'm normally insecure about people wanting to record my fanfic). Knowing how I approach the recording of an author's work, I think it would be very cool to hear a podficcer's reading of my own story.
Regardless of what readers might think, I am particularly proud of every single word I've written in this 'verse and will continue to feel this way no matter what.
3Title: [podfic] Growing Pains by leigh_adams
Reader: Sly
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Fleur Delacour/Bill Weasley
Rating: G
Rec:For personal reasons, I tend to steer clear of heterosexual relationships in my fanworks, but there are some exceptions and Fleur Delacour/Bill Weasley is one of them. I love reading about the relationship these two characters have and to have the opportunity to podfic a story with them as the main pairing was the icing on the cake. The story is brilliantly written and it was a pleasure to record.
Lol, I'm not exactly language savvy, but with the help of my good friend,
cantarina, I was able to wrangle (or mangle) the French words/phrases in the story.
I remember that I was getting over a cold when I recorded this podfic, so it sounds a bit nasally, but that doesn't make me enjoy this podfic any less. It gives me warm fuzzies listening to Fleur thinking about her marriage with Bill and worrying about the war going on around them.
4Title: [fanfic] NoiseAuthor: Sly
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Anthony DiNozzo/Jethro Gibbs
Rating: Mature
Rec:While it is a very short little story, coming in at just under 400 words, I am happy with the emotion and characterization that I wrote into this tiny NCIS ficlet. Tony is my favorite character in the show and it makes me absolutely giddy inside that this is one of the top 5 kudos'd stories I've posted to AO3.
5Title: [art] TransparencyArtist: Sly
Fandom: Pacific Rim
Pairing: Raleigh Becket/Chuck Hansen/Mako Mori
Rating: G
Rec:I created the cover art for
snack_size's Pacific Rim Mini Bang story and I love how it turned out!!! Actually, I might like the cover more than I like the podfic sneak peak I recorded. *le gasp*
When I started working on the art for Transparency, I knew that I wanted to include the few words that Chuck was still capable of saying, then I found the pic of Rob Kazinsky, played around with things a bit, and suddenly I had the cover that I had been seeing in my minds eye. I am most pleased with how this turned out. ;)
6Title: [fanfic] Cambion 'verseAuthor: Sly
Fandom: The Losers
Pairing: General fiction
Rating: G
Rec:This is one of the few stories I've ever written that, I feel, had a very original idea when it came to the writing. As I wrote this story, I felt that I understood my writing of Jensen and the things he was going through almost as if I could feel them myself. It was a strange thing to write, I felt like my pen was possessed at times, but it is also one of my favorite stories.