I did this last year, so....

I only wrote one story more than I did in 2016, fourteen in all. Mostly, they were a fairly average sort of length, plus a couple of ficlets. Sadly, I was not inspired to write any longer fic. (I'm a bit disappointed in myself.)

Most of the stories were written for gift exchanges; and, not for the first time, I got matched with Flo a couple of times. This is fine if I've deliberately angled for it in order to write her a pet fandom-of-the-rarest. Otherwise, it's a nuisance: there's more of a challenge (and more fun) in writing for anyone else.

Sadly, two exchanges I've done in the past, Rarewomen and My Old Fandom, didn't run last year, and seem likely not to do so in the future either. However, I did the new Worldbuilding Exchange, Exchange at Fic Corner, Everywoman, Trick or Treat, and Yuletide. Plus, of course, FK Fic Fest (which has its own special place in my heart!) for the however-manyeth time. In addition, it occurred to me—not for the first time—that the very abrupt ending of Dick Francis's Flying Finish, which I was rereading, left quite a large number of dangling questions. As the Be the First Challenge was just shy of reveals, I had time to dash off a hasty postscript.

All in all, an adequate but not very exciting showing. I'm reasonably pleased with what I wrote; but I had a hard time getting fingertips to keyboard.

The list:

• "Exiles of the Sunless Sea" (website, AO3)
  
  • The Chronicles of Narnia, 2958 words, 1 April, written for deepdarkwaters in the Worldbuilding Exchange (worldbuildingex)
    


• "Fenlanding" (website, AO3)
  
  • Dick Francis's Flying Finish, 2377 words, 21 April, written for the Be the First Challenge
    


• "The Siege of Hastingues" (website, AO3)
  
  • Forever Knight, 3723 words, 28 May, written for nicholas_lucien in FK Fic Fest (fkficfest)
    


• "In the Event of War" (website, AO3)
  
  • The Charioteer, 1371 words, 23 June, written for fawatson in the Everywoman Exchange (everywoman)
    


• "Long Time, No See" (website, AO3)
  
  • ITOWverse (The Charioteer), 3209 words, 30 June, written for fawatson in the Everywoman Exchange (everywoman)
    


• "Sesquicentennial" by (website, AO3)
  
  • Forever Knight, 732 words, 2 July
    Not written as a gift for anyone, just a celebratory idea that it occurred to me would be appropriate for Canada Day in 2017. Posted first to FKFIC-L.


• "Mine at Christmas" (website, AO3)
  
  • Swallows and Amazons series, 4107 words, 22 August, written for elennare in the Exchange at Fic Corner (fic_corner)
    


• "Hairy Maclary - Big Game Hunter" (AO3)
  
  • Lynley Dodds' Hairy Maclary series, 297 words/14 illustrations, 25 August, written/painted for daisyninjagirl in the Exchange at Fic Corner (fic_corner)
    


• "The Art of Reading Letters" (website, AO3)
  
  • The Charioteer, 1377 words, 19 October, written for fawatson in the Trick or Treat Exchange (trickortreatex)
    


• "Showstopper" (website, AO3)
  
  • The Great British Bake Off, 352 words, 24 October, written for mlravenwrites (mlraven) in the Trick or Treat Exchange (trickortreatex)
    


• "Entire of Herself" (website, AO3)
  
  • Swallows and Amazons series, 2702 words, 17 December, written for swmbo in Yuletide (yuletide_admin)
    


• "Don't Insult My Intelligence" (website, AO3)
  
  • The Charioteer, 2120 words, 23 December, written for moetushie (havisham) in Yuletide (yuletide_admin)
    


• "A Tale of Cain and Abel" (website, AO3)
  
  • Forever Knight, 2102 words, 25 December, written for androcksandthings in Yuletide (yuletide_admin)
    


• "A Rat's Eye View of the World" (website, AO3)
  
  • Forever Knight, 1080 words, 25 December, written for ladygray99 in Yuletide (yuletide_admin)