elrhiarhodan

The ~~Messy~~ Merry Month of Masturbation is over, and I'm not quite sure it was a rousing (or arousing) success for me. I don't think I'll be doing this challenge again - I just don't have another 31 days of wank!fic in me.

Technically, I did not complete the challenge under the prescribed rules. There were several days that I didn't write a fic, and the last five stories weren't finished until June 1 and 2nd. Not to justify my failure, there were a lot of obstacles in completing the challenge - work has been very busy, I've been stressed and distracted by house hunting and my imagination just totally gave out. I think about half of the fics I did publish were sparked by ideas by my dear friend

coffeethyme4me.

You can find the complete list of MMOM 2012 fic here.

To summarize

31 fics over 33 days
12,800 Words
5 RPS fics
1 Sherlock Fic
1 Timestamp for Don't Ask, Don't Tell/Don't Ask, Don't Care
1 Timestamp for Love As Rich As the Sea
3 Timestamps for The Wonder(ful) Years Verse

Many of the remaining ficlets were coupled:

Push (Magnetic North) and Pull (Pressing Insight) were told from the first person POV. First Peter, then Neal.

Sticky (A Sticky Situation) and Indecent (Exposure) sent Diana to the ladies room to jill off after encountering the Burkes and Neal.

Thighs (Happy Birthday, Sara Ellis) and Back (Money Shot) were written in reverse order - because my lovely flist wanted to see Elizabeth make that porno.

Front (These Are the Ways of Holding On) and Fast/Slow (Bring Me Something Real) are linked.

Maybe it's because this is the third year that I'm doing MMOM (2010 had only 3 fics), but I feel like I've scraped the bottom of the creative barrel. Last year's stories seemed so much better, fresher and more original. And I really got the feeling that by the end of the month, almost everyone on my flist was just way too tired of seeing another story from me.

But for those who read and commented and let me know how much they enjoyed these stories, you have my deepest gratitude. Without your feedback and encouragement, I couldn't have written any of this.

And the promised Tatt DeBomer!