LamiaCalls

Yuletide 2023 Letter

2023-10-21T08:14:19Z

( yuletide 2023 )

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Rule 63 2022

2022-06-09T07:01:15Z

( R63 )

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May '22 Books

2022-06-02T07:33:59Z

My reading slowed down significantly in May, mostly due to being pretty damn sick for a week and a half. But I still read more than usual, and enjoyed what I got to! Here is way too many thoughts about them ^_^

( books! )

11 books is still pretty good and hopefully I can keep that momentum up through June, even though it'll be a busy month for me.

I would love to hear what other people are read this month!

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Summer of Horror

2022-05-29T07:02:39Z

( horror )

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April '22 Books

2022-05-05T06:28:53Z

I’m back on my reading bullshit thanks to a Readathon this month. My stats for April were 22 books, coming to around 1,500 pages and 100+ hours of audio.

My thoughts aren’t very organised, but!

( books! )

I will almost certainly slow down my reading a bit in May, although I have some horror middle grade on deck since it’s halfway to Halloween and there’s nothing I like better than themed reading! Gonna try and update during the month so it isn’t this ridiculously long post where I ramble about books in the future ^_^;

What has everyone else been reading this last month?

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Little Black Dress 2022

2022-05-03T05:59:34Z

( LBD )

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Q1 2022 Writing Updates

2022-04-13T05:50:52Z

Where the actual fuck is this year going?! Not sure, but apparently my dedication to updating my journal more often really failed me. Let’s try that again, this time with some writing stats, although I’m yanno, fashionably late with it.

Fanfiction

Words published: 8,112
That might be a new low since 2019. I had a bit of dip over winter, although I’m getting back into fanfic at the moment. I’m also not counting my FFFX fic, because while I did heavy rewrites this quarter, I wrote the first draft last year and I don’t want to try to calculate that.

Fandoms: 5 — Dimension 20, The Folk of the Air, Stardew Valley, Yellowjackets*, One of Us is Lying*
* Indicates it’s a new-to-me fandom. Yellowjackets is my new obsession. The One of Us is Lying fic was super fun for two reasons: firstly, it’s the first non-exchange fic I’ve put out there since July 2020 (oh dear god). Secondly, because it’s the first time in ages I’ve watched something, immediately had an idea because of a single scene and had the feeling that I must write it, right now.

Category Split:
M/M: 2
F/F: 2
F/M: 1

I’ve definitely been on a bit of an M/M kick recently, so that checks out.

( Q1 2022 Fanfic Links )

Man, seeing them all laid out like that, I really need to work on my summary game!

WIPs Word Count: 787
This doesn’t include a ton of drafts I started but didn’t finish, only things I’m actively working on right now. All 700ish words are one fic that’s extremely self-indulgent and I’m still working through the embarrassment but, uh, it’s fun. I just stalled out when I realised I’m in the wrong POV and haven’t got around to switching yet. Next quarter!

Overall: 8,899
It’s low, but I’m okay with it. I burnt out a little on fanfic and needed some time to lay off of it. Which brings me to my next section…

Original Fic

Words Written: 15,240
Yay, I’m finally back to working on original stuff! It’s been way too long. This quarter has been kind of amazing, especially given it’s been a horrendously stressful few months at work as we close out some projects.

( Overview )

Really successful quarter for origfic! I even started getting a bunch of new ideas again, which kind of hasn’t happened since early 2020. A relief to know my brain still works in that direction.

Next Quarter Goals

- FF: I’m extremely late on some auction fic, and only realised that this week, so I need to sort that out!
- FF: Finish WIP mentioned
- FF: Weekly Dick or Treat entries
- OF: Continue work on the novel

My May & June are set to be pretty busy, so I think these are going to be my main goals.

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Kink Lucky Dip 2022 Rec Post

2022-03-30T04:52:51Z

Kink Lucky Dip proved to be a veritable cornucopia of delicious smutty fics! I wanted to share some faves. I have limited time at the moment, so all the recs are under 2k.

FYI, the first three are my gifts, and while I might be biased, all three were amazing. Highly recommended!

( Recs for Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Yellowjackets, Archer, Fate: The Winx Saga, Doctor Who and Original Work )

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Intro Post!

2022-01-03T06:51:28Z

Hello, I’m Lamia! Any pronouns are fine.

You can find me as LamiaCalls on AO3 or Lamia#4569 on Discord. I don’t have much presence elsewhere.

My journal is mainly a repository for exchange letters at the moment, but I’m hoping to use it a bit more actively over 2022. My fandoms vary, but some major mainstays these last few years are The Folk of the Air trilogy by Holly Black, Dimension 20 and Star Wars Sequel Trilogy.

My hobbies outside of fandom are board games, reading, cooking and comedy podcasts.

I can be a bit shy but I really love getting to know new people ^_^ Comments of all stripes are welcome.

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Chocolate Box 2022

2022-01-02T23:08:17Z

( chocbox )

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Heart Attack 2021

2021-11-09T07:30:49Z

( heart attack )

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AFK Note: Update

2021-10-18T06:10:52Z

Thank you to my authors for their patience. I have now had a chance to read all my gifts, which were all so so good. Damn. I am lucky.

Though my personal life remains rocky, it's markedly less turbulent so I'm hoping I will be able to squirrel out time going forward to do what I love, which is reading fic! But, just, apologies in advance if I drop any balls.

Feel free to let me know, also, if I miss a gift or anything over the next month or so as I try to get some life things settled, because I will never purposefully not comment on a gift.

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AFK Note

2021-10-03T09:01:01Z

I'm currently having some issues in my personal life that have dragged me away from the internet and not given me enough mental space to read or think about things.

Because of that, I'm aware I'm behind on reading some gifts and getting back to some messages. I should get to them over the next week or so because I think things are started to get better again, but just...apologies. I'm not ignoring them nor will they go commentless for too much longer, just even the thought of opening anything online that requires me to communicate with people is a lot right now (like, I wanted to post this almost a month ago, but have only now gotten around to it). I'm really sorry about that.

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Fic in a Box 2021

2021-08-21T10:35:29Z

( fiab )

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Five Figure Fanwork Exchange

2021-08-05T06:06:55Z

( fffx )

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Pine4Pine

2021-07-18T05:49:27Z

( pining away )

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Multifandom Horror Exchange 2021

2021-05-28T20:48:38Z

( horror )

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Little Black Dress

2021-05-20T06:03:19Z

( “little )

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Summertime Sadness

2021-04-24T20:46:39Z

( summertime sadness )

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Id Pro Quo

2021-01-29T06:24:51Z

( id pro quo )

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Chocolate Box 2020

2021-01-04T08:16:03Z

( chocolate box )

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Holiday Horror

2020-11-14T21:11:27Z

( dear krampus )

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Consent Issues

2020-10-24T06:00:55Z

( Consent )

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Yuletide 2020 Letter

2020-10-16T21:06:47Z

( yuletide )

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Femslashex Letter

2020-09-24T00:36:42Z

( women loving women )

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