Stolen: AO3 Fic Stats Because Why Not?
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hiddencaitStolen from tielan who was tagged by beatrice_otter (LOL) as I couldn't help being curious about my own fics:
Give us the links to your fics with the most hits, most kudos, most comments, most bookmarks, most words, and least words.
Most Hits: "Private Car" North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV - John Thornton/Margaret Hale archiveofourown.org/works/1173758
I won't lie there's something a little bittersweet knowing my fic with the most hits (and interestingly, the 2nd highest amount of kudos) is one of my shortest at only 542 words.
Most Kudos: "Fire, Love, and Rock and Roll" Sky High (2005) - Warren Peace/Layla Williams archiveofourown.org/works/2803055
I don't know what it is about this fic - how do people stumble on it? I have noticed that my Yuletide fics often get a lot more attention than expected, but this much?? And it's an older fic - back from 2014, and yet I still get kudos fairly regularly. I am just baffled LOL
Most Comments: "An Exchange of Letters" Black Sails - Billy Bones/Abigail Ashe archiveofourown.org/works/7460253
On the other hand, this one surprises me not at all. Bless the AsheBones rowboat - I love you all! :D
Most Bookmarks: "In Which a Letter's Response Could Change Things for the Better" Harry Potter - Hermione Granger/Viktor Krum archiveofourown.org/works/36753976
Another that doesn't really surprise me: massive fandom and a semi-rare pair that folks tend to OTP with bonus other fandom tropes plus it was part of a popular fic exchange.
Most Words: "From the Last to the First" Aliens (1986) - Ellen Ripley/Dwayne Hicks
Another sort of bittersweet feel as it's one of my oldest fics (from way back when with either the 2nd or first HetBigBang when it was hosted on its own website!) and yet still the one with the longest wordcount. I wish I could find that kind of writing speed and inspiration again!
Least Words: Not counting a fic cover post, I have 2 100 word drabbles (there's a third I think was SUPPOSED to be exactly 100 words as well but AO3 decided to make it 101 - who knows lol):
"Not for Me" Chronicles of Riddick - gen archiveofourown.org/works/1100599
"The Stolen Boy" Dragon Jousters - Mercedes Lackey - gen archiveofourown.org/works/1100656
I... had honestly forgotten I wrote these lol
Consider any of my flist who wants to take a look tagged. I am terrible at actually choosing folks, but I do enjoy seeing these kinds of stats!
tielan who was tagged by beatrice_otter (LOL) as I couldn't help being curious about my own fics: Give us the links to your fics with the most hits, most kudos, most comments, most bookmarks, most words, and least words.
Most Hits: "Private Car" North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV - John Thornton/Margaret Hale archiveofourown.org/works/1173758
I won't lie there's something a little bittersweet knowing my fic with the most hits (and interestingly, the 2nd highest amount of kudos) is one of my shortest at only 542 words.
Most Kudos: "Fire, Love, and Rock and Roll" Sky High (2005) - Warren Peace/Layla Williams archiveofourown.org/works/2803055
I don't know what it is about this fic - how do people stumble on it? I have noticed that my Yuletide fics often get a lot more attention than expected, but this much?? And it's an older fic - back from 2014, and yet I still get kudos fairly regularly. I am just baffled LOL
Most Comments: "An Exchange of Letters" Black Sails - Billy Bones/Abigail Ashe archiveofourown.org/works/7460253
On the other hand, this one surprises me not at all. Bless the AsheBones rowboat - I love you all! :D
Most Bookmarks: "In Which a Letter's Response Could Change Things for the Better" Harry Potter - Hermione Granger/Viktor Krum archiveofourown.org/works/36753976
Another that doesn't really surprise me: massive fandom and a semi-rare pair that folks tend to OTP with bonus other fandom tropes plus it was part of a popular fic exchange.
Most Words: "From the Last to the First" Aliens (1986) - Ellen Ripley/Dwayne Hicks
Another sort of bittersweet feel as it's one of my oldest fics (from way back when with either the 2nd or first HetBigBang when it was hosted on its own website!) and yet still the one with the longest wordcount. I wish I could find that kind of writing speed and inspiration again!
Least Words: Not counting a fic cover post, I have 2 100 word drabbles (there's a third I think was SUPPOSED to be exactly 100 words as well but AO3 decided to make it 101 - who knows lol):
"Not for Me" Chronicles of Riddick - gen archiveofourown.org/works/1100599
"The Stolen Boy" Dragon Jousters - Mercedes Lackey - gen archiveofourown.org/works/1100656
I... had honestly forgotten I wrote these lol
Consider any of my flist who wants to take a look tagged. I am terrible at actually choosing folks, but I do enjoy seeing these kinds of stats!
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Date: 2023-08-16 03:58 am (UTC)It's one of those mysteries when one of your fics becomes popular (for a NNF definition of 'popular') and suddenly is gaining kudos, and you're not quite sure how people got there in the first place...
I do rather wish that AO3 had a 'trackback' option, so you could see where people came from. I'd love to know where people stumbled onto my fics from!